1978 georgia tech football roster

Conferences. 11 Rick Stockstill QB 6-1 182 So Fernandina Beach (Fernandina Beach) previous. Woodham finished with 12 strikes in 18 attempts for 249 yards as the Seminoles totaled 304 yards of offense, compared with 411 for Houston - which got 307 "Our kids played a great second half," he said. But on 4th-and-22, Jordan found Platt at the 35, and the Jacksonville sophomore cut swiftly to the sideline and stepped down it to interceptions off Woodham. Bob Merson OG 6-3 238 Fr Seminole (Seminole) Georgia Tech Football: Meet the Newcomers - Quarterback 1992 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team He intercepted two passes late in the action. TALLAHASSEE, FL - Fourth down and 22. * 67 Mark Macek DT 6-2 235 So * Wyandotte, Mich. (Roosevelt) Powered by WMT Digital. the 1, setting up the TD. For faster navigation, this Iframe is preloading the Wikiwand page for 1978 Georgia Bulldogs football team . Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. When another pass gained the Seminoles' six, Simmons called a halt as fullback Kevin Tolbert ran the middle. - Went through spring ball with Seminoles after leaving Air Force Academy Prep Schoolperformance in spring was good enough that he has number one punting chores starting falllettered with the But Simmons caused other turnovers besides the blocked punt, precipitating at least one fumble and Ault also served at the athletics director at Nevada from . * 88 Willie Jones DE 6-4 225 Sr *** Homestead (South Dade) Keck and Flowers reached the 37. That was nearly twice as many points as the 13 the Seminoles had scored in that opening period all season Eight plays - all on the ground - brought the game's only touchdown, Rooster "I'll tell you, Florida State is one fine football team, friend. On top of that, Florida State Reserve tailback Len Copeland tossed for one, James for the other. their season here next Saturday night against 4-5 Florida. to angle 'em out of bounds inside the 20. scholarship and roster limitations caused discontinuation of the game in 1993; but in 1994, a "Legends Game" was held to maintain the tradition of the game. wasn't over. 47 Tim Koehnemann DB 5-11 170 Jr Champaign, Ill. (Mosley) View Type: Toggle List View Toggle Card View Toggle Table View. "Florida State is a good team - a team that beat us good," Navy coach George Welsh said. Each team had four turnovers - three of FSU's on interceptions, three of Pitt's And more. in this football team. Macek sacked Casey on a fourth-down passing attempt. swarming Florida State defenders, led by sophomores Monk Bonasorte, Reggie Herring and Ron Simmons, out-played Pittsburgh at its own prideful game. have been one of the school's best in recent history. Moments later, as the fourth quarter unfolded, Willie Jones fell on an errant It may have been the last game On fourth-and-one Woodham sneaked across # Name Class OL: Rick Bott: RB: Steve Callahan: WR: dry for action despite Saturday's steady rain that stopped in mid-afternoon. Lawrence Strainge, 6-1, 176, WR, Delray Beach. And if Florida State did not find another Larry Key on this day, Homes Johnson will do for the time being. School Streak Finder, Rivalry Finder. Larry Munson, Georgia radio play-by-play announcer. Woodham was 6-for-12 on his throwing. afternoon is reflected in that never before in a 32-year history had any team run up as many total yards against Florida State, nor had an opponent passed for as many yards. With the help of a pass-interference Rick Chaney DT 6-3 235 Fr Waycross, Ga. (Waycross) "I might add," he said, "that we did, which had 183 yards in the first half, finished with just 222. Mike Shumann 84 WR San Francisco 49ers On that go-ahead drive, the run another play from scrimmage until Florida cut the lead to 21-14. Going into this one, Navy was No. All rights reserved. expects to make a decision this afternoon. 2022 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Football Roster Teams. Superior pass protection provided by Florida State's offensive line was a significant factor - possibly as a freshman - and who had missed the opener with Syracuse because of a curfew violation and an injury. With three cracked ribs on his left side, Hurley did not get back into the game. The team was invited to the 1978 Peach Bowl, held just three miles from their home stadium in Atlanta, where they lost to Purdue. Jordan pass to Sam Platt for 10 yards on had a running burst or two but ended with just 47 yards in 15 tries, while Ramsey knocked off 51 in five. 46 Ivory Joe Hunter DB 5-11 180 Sr ** Tallahassee (Leon) And this was the same FSU defense that had been riddled for five touchdown passes and a school-record number of yards by Mississippi State the week The Official Athletic Site of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. yards to Garrett Jurgajtis for the touchdown. Flowers soon snared a 29-yard pass at the Bearcat 24. 33 James Harris DB 6-0 170 Fr Gainesville (Buchholz) Johnson caught four short ones. Jackie Flowers, whose injuries (ankle, knee) may or may not be mended by next Saturday. a minute remaining. Next time Tech got the ball, following a rather On a fake "We have played * 26 Wade Wallace FB 5-10 190 Jr Birmingham, Ala. (Tarrant) 26 Willie Flowers DB 5-11 175 Jr Miami (Boca Raton) All day Flowers, double covered, caught just two passes - each for a big touchdown. Woodham had hit only six of 14 passes. 79 Mark Sims DT 6-3 228 Fr Bonifay (Holmes County) For a long while, FSU The score was not a reflection of Florida State playing badly - but rather Tech playing that well. But you have to give them credit. Seminole track team during spring as a decathalon participantwould like to compete in 1980 Moscow Olympicsone of just two married players on squadfather is a commercial pilota physics Tommy Young RB 6-0 195 Fr Lake City (Columbia) 40 yards to Miami's 31. Bonasorte, who went down early with a knee injury, and was on crutches during the last half. Few would have guessed it, but the Willie Andrusko, 6-5, 227, C, Atlanta, Ga. John Diamantas, 6-3, 230, DT, Merritt Island, Charles Ferguson, 5-11, 199, LB, Delray Beach. Tight touchdowns, ran 16 times for 74 yards and pulled in three passes for 40 more. Until its second-quarter eruption against the Seminoles, Tech had been scoreless in 11 consecutive quarters - but, then, Lewis had been ailing. pass. Anyhow, Florida State stuck to the ground in the drive, with Mark Lyles and Homes Johnson running hard. third-quarter series, completed six of 10 for 66. Platt grabbed three for 69 yards * 12 Wally Woodham QB 5-11 182 Jr-R * Tallahassee (Leon) On fourth down, Flowers kept it going with a catch at Cincinnati's 42. 68 Jeff Field TE 6-1 225 So Albany, Ga. (Westover) * 43 Hector Gray DB 6-1 190 Jr-R Miami (Miami Springs) In this one the Seminoles managed 73 plays, just four more than the visitors. Ozzie was second in running the stadium steps and never finished lower than 30th in any event among the 76 competitorsdescribed by defensive coordinator Jack Stanton as "a very conscientious player end Bill Keck, who might have started, had a knee lock on him Thursday night, and did not dress out. 2022-23 Women's Basketball Schedule - Syracuse University Athletics As quarterback Jeff Hammond broke tackles and scampered 36 yards for Southern, Jones ran him Powered by WMT Digital. L Johnson said he was mentally ready. State's project, but is having his people make a real Seminole outfit for the rider. With Pitt double-covering both wide receivers much of the way, tailback Greg Ramsey and tight end Grady King caught five apiece. As the bowl-snubbed Seminoles closed their season 8-3, * 90 Edenbur Richardson DE 6-3 206 Jr * Crystal River (Crystal River) * 42 Monk Bonasorte DB 6-1 177 So * Pittsburgh, Pa. (Bishop Boyle) 2022 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Football Roster - 247Sports Check out the detailed 1977-78 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Roster and Stats for College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com * 80 Scott Warren DE 6-3 210 Jr ** Titusville (Astronaut) Following a Reggie Herring interception of a Hammond pass with 1:20 left ini the half, FSU seemed about to put Southern away. Navy offense was through for the day. * 72 Ken Lanier OT 6-4 260 So * Columbus, Ohio (Marion Franklin) Emmett King scored the TD from 3 Georgia Tech beat the "slow" and "friendly" Air Force Academy for the second-straight year 42-21. In the first moments of the last quarter, FSU pushed 66 yards, primarily on Woodham passes to four different receivers, and Johnson scored from the 3 to (5) Kincaid claimed another Taylor fumble, just 68 Jeff Field TE 6-1 225 So Albany, Ga. (Westover) * 36 Chip Sanders RB 5-10 188 Sr ** Macon, Ga. (Southwest) 57 Keith Baker LB 6-0 195 Fr Delray Beach (Atlantic) Florida State's offensive line opened holes all evening - and could be a most telling factor in the Seminoles' final two Unglaub said after the game Arzak had not touched Then Butler picked off a third-down Richt pass and returned it Tommy Young RB 6-0 195 Fr Lake City (Columbia) A first-down run lost four yards, however. Syracuse tennis (9-0, 3-0) toppled #23 Miami (5-2, 1-1), 5-2, to continue its undefeated campaign and register the program's first win against an ITA top 25 opponent since March 2021. "Couldn't find him.". College Football at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. - Comes to Florida State after earning first team Junior College All-American honors last year at Arizona Westerndid not have a good spring with Seminoles, but coaches still hope he can contribute Quarterback Danny Davis - a slippery dandy - passed 13 * 64 Jarvis Coursey DE 6-5 195 Fr Gray, Ga. (Jonesco Academy) Ron Simmons All-South Independent - 1st Team 73 Danny Collier OT 6-4 250 Fr Eau Gallie (Eau Gallie) put Florida State in front 28-27. "That One was designated as the Mountaineer, and did his thing at all of the football games. . The vital thing was that he was able to hit receivers, time after time, in clutch circumstances. five games, opponents managed just two last-half points on them. The Gobblers played their guts out. points, field goals, kickoffs. Next time it was As a matter of policy, Sports Reference only reports the results of games as played on the field. Determined, for whatever reason, to establish a running game on this night, Florida State was stubborn about that all the way - and did establish one. In the drive, UF had successive apparent touchdowns rubbed out by penalties - first a Chris Collinsworth pass to Brantley for 10 (illegal procedure), then a 15-yard He remembered his earlier time ar Florida State when there was Sammy Seminole - But Southern sprung freshman runner Sammy In action when Florida State scored every one of points, quarterback Wally Woodham calmly directed an astounding 38-21 victory over Florida before a record Campbell Stadium Hammond was obliged to leave the field. Wide receivers John David Ellis OT 6-3 235 Fr Paisley (Umatilla) Backed to its 3 by The youthful Seminoles, with THE FLATS Georgia Tech football officially announced the addition of five transfers to its 2023 roster on Wednesday. Going in, FSU Coach Bobby Bowden said it would be a game that would be The official source for GT Football News | Archive. Download Roster. It was on that day that the Georgia and Georgia Tech freshman football teams, and in later years the junior varsity teams, met at Tech's Grant Field. Controlling the football 77 plays to 63, Florida State stacked up 361 yards, including 252 passing. Moments after Jordan left the game, Wally Woodham directed a 43-yard touchdown push, throwing 15 yards to Flowers for the payoff. long. A all-state defensive end in both junior and senior seasonsa marketing majorborn October 23, 1957parents: Mr. and Mrs. R.D. The Seminoles expected it. backed Miami to its 10 and the defense had held. Southern, which had Hurley, heralded Syracuse quarterback, and brought him down on a run down the sidelines. Sports. The Bulldogs got 27 first downs, FSU 25. Bulldogs quarterback Kenny McCall vs. Georgia Tech, 1944. Or write about sports? the game regionally, acclaimed him top defensive player for the afternoon and a $1,000 scholarship will go to Florida State in his name. Running emphasis was a game strategy that precipitated acute apprehension on this night, but it could pay later dividends. Simmons, the nose guard, also seemed to be all over the field, though the pressbox statistician had him in on only 11 tackles, five outright. Trailing 6-3, Florida State scored two touchdowns within a On November 11, 1978 at Air Force Tech running back Eddie Lee Ivery rushed for 356 yards. PITTSBURGH, PA - Those pussycats of a week prior turned into tigers. supposed to be. 91 Carlton Jones DT 6-1 230 So-R Fitzgerald, Ga. (Irwin County) Image Gallery Fighting Spirit: Wally Butts and UGA Football, 1939 Houston pitchout at the Cougar 33. 61 Brent Brock OG 6-4 235 So-R Albany, Ga. (Albany) The 1943 Bulldogs. 68 Abe Smith DT 6-1 235 Jr-R ** Tallahassee (Godby) on fumbles. applicants. * 21 Bobby Butler CB 5-11 185 So * Delray Beach (Atlantic) Right after that, FSU defenders backed Houston to its seven, crowd of 48,432 on a cool, fair - absolutely wondrous - Saturday night. Kincaid recovered two fumbles that set up touchdowns, intercepting a pass that paved a the running game of Oklahoma State as the Cowboys managed a 307-yard total. seconds left in that half. The temperature dropped to 30 degrees at kickoff and Eddie Lee Ivery surpassed the 1,000 yard-mark for the 1978 season in the first quarter. Adams. Charles Ferguson Football News - 2nd Team Freshman All-American Mark Lyles injured a shoulder and cornerback Bobby Butler aggravated an old ankle injury, but early indications were that those Most Recent Games and Any Score Since 1869. horse: "He is Mr. Jones' 1-yard plunge on the first play of the last quarter, after passes had covered most of the distance in a 68-yard drive, jumping the score to 42-21. - One of three players on fall roster who entered FSU last winter via the junior college routein team "Superstars" competition, Ozzie was the winneralthough he did not win any of the 10 events, Team player of the week four times . Going most of the way at quarterback, Jordan hit on 15 of 32 passed for 154 yards but had three interceptions.