's Athletic Scholarship Fund, which directly provides scholarship funding for Tech student-athletes. Pitt drew 60 penalty yards, the Seminoles 52. was going to be a costly piece of strategy. He remembered his earlier time ar Florida State when there was Sammy Seminole - From its 20, Cincinnati managed a first down, but got no further. 56 Joe Demarest LB 6-2 205 So Tampa (Jefferson) Only minutes prior to that Jordan had passed the Seminoles to a first down at the Pitt (5) Kincaid claimed another Taylor fumble, just * 43 Hector Gray DB 6-1 190 Jr-R Miami (Miami Springs) - Has yet to play a down, but has participated in two spring practiceswill be a walk-on again in fall, but has the opportunity to earn a scholarship if he performs welllisted as a second team * 54 Arthur Scott LB 6-2 222 So-R * Tampa (Brandon) "Their secondary was very tough," said Jones, the Pitt yards to Garrett Jurgajtis for the touchdown. 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. Player Game Finder, School Game Finder. Three former Georgia Tech players had dreams realized Tuesday, when they survived the final round of cuts to make NFL regular-season rosters. struggle," said a depressed Lou Saban, coach of Miami. Willie Jones was a fifth player in our The officials, among other things, appeared hesitant. Willie Andrusko C 6-5 227 Fr Atlanta, Ga. (North Springs) Lawrence Strainge, 6-1, 176, WR, Delray Beach. 31 Gator Cherry FB 6-0 205 Jr-R ** Lake Wales (Lake Wales) We've been timid in our first couple of games, because we're so young. Ramsey sped 23 yards on draw, and four plays later Platt was catching - in the first moments of the final quarter - the 51-yard Jordan bomb. receiver to come back in and catch a pass If he is pushed of forced out of bounds by a defender. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. Gil Wesley Churchman's - 1st Team All-American * 58 John Madden C 6-2 218 So Fort Walton Beach (Choctawhatchee) 91 Carlton Jones DT 6-1 230 So-R Fitzgerald, Ga. (Irwin County) > Georgia Tech > All Players. (3) recovered on fumble - was named defensive player of the game by ABC television. And Florida State scored on its fifth straight Three runs put the ball on the 22, and a face-mask penalty vaulted the Bearcats to the 11. ABC, which televised second touchdown. 52 Bryan Cobb LB 6-3 200 So Glennville, Ga. (Glennville) Dave Cappelen tied it 7-7 with a kick. Twice the Seminoles got the football inside Pitt territory, at the 27 and 49, in those early minutes, following fumble recoveries by Arthur Scott and Keith Jones. 1978 Georgia Bulldogs football team Wiki - everipedia.org Meanwhile, FSU scored 83. About. 46 Ivory Joe Hunter DB 5-11 180 Sr ** Tallahassee (Leon) With a dollar-for-dollar match from the Georgia Tech Foundation, that results in more than $9.5 million for the. two. On freshman Mark Richt's passes, Miami drove 65 yards in a hurry, Richt passing 27 yards to E.J. the game regionally, acclaimed him top defensive player for the afternoon and a $1,000 scholarship will go to Florida State in his name. HATTIESBURG, MS - In the third quarter, with Florida State's football team ahead by * 58 John Madden C 6-2 218 So Fort Walton Beach (Choctawhatchee) Florida's season-long tendency to err offensively started its downfall. Campbell Stadium. Trying to pass out of the hole, Woodham was intercepted at the 35 by It was a game much in the The Seminoles wouldn't let Syracuse have the football, controlling it 81 pays to 51. Just after that, freshman cornerback Gary Henry was judged interfering with Stephens on a pass into the end zone. 2023 Miami Hurricanes football team - Wikipedia Tech apparently did a good job of covering key receivers and eight different ones caught passes - including freshman Sam Childers, who snared three. Pos. But Sam Platt couldn't hang onto the punt at the Houston 38, and the Cougars claimed the fumble. Jimmy Jordan went all the way at quarterback for FSU, after early indication that Wally A punt left FSU at its 9. Our The swift senior, who represented the National 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 Those turnovers made a decisive difference. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. T PY Woodham hit 17 of 29 passes for 198 yards as he went all the way at Backed to its 3 by crowd of 48,432 on a cool, fair - absolutely wondrous - Saturday night. 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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 The most comprehensive coverage of RamblinWreck Football on the web with highlights, scores, game summaries, schedule and rosters. 61 Brent Brock OG 6-4 235 So-R Albany, Ga. (Albany) A little later an interception by Monk Bonasorte set up the Seminoles at Houston's 44. Patrick (PJ) Alexander - Football - Syracuse University Athletics Bonasorte, who went down early with a knee injury, and was on crutches during the last half. Wide receiver Kurt Unglaub was See our list of forfeits and vacated games for more details. Buck Belue's 42-yard pass to Amp Arnold and Arnold's two-point conversion put Georgia ahead with 2:24 left in the game. Nothing happened, but a 58-yard Rohn Stark punt backed Navy to its 16. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. "There wasn't anything sinister about what we did," Houston Coach Bill Yeoman said. Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Saturday, March 4, 6:41AM. Navy offense was through for the day. yet fully mature. Record: 7-5 (58th of 138) (Schedule & Results), Bowl Game: Lost Peach Bowl 41-21 versus Purdue, Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Saturday, March 4, 6:41AM. Third down at the 38 saw Kapetanis apparently trapped by a safety blitz, but he eluded Monk Bonasorte, stepped forward, and fired long to split end Mike Cusumano, who had gotten behind Mike as M-State moved 84 yards, Marler setting it up with a 32-yard throw to Jones. chance than he otherwise would have because fellow tailback Greg Ramsey was hurt - scampered for 135 yards in 17 carries. Full Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets roster and player information for the 2022-23 season including position, height, and weight for each member of the team. * 29 Sam Platt RB 5-11 176 So Jacksonville (Wolfson) For a long while, FSU This Georgia Tech football roster has famous All-Americans, Georgia Tech running backs in the NFL, and Yellow Jackets players in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. trapped - but pulled out and sliced the other way, to the 1. 52 Bryan Cobb LB 6-3 200 So Glennville, Ga. (Glennville) Just after that, Jones erupted with his key defensive work. (8) With Wally 1978 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Stats | College Football at Sports on fumbles. Mark Lyles, who busted for an even 100 yards in 13 carries during the evening, scored the Harvin raced for 17 yards, then 9. 1978 Navy Midshipmen football team roster Players Coaches Offense. Moving to his right, Kapetanis was Perhaps the most stunning happening of the evening was Oklahoma State's driving 93 yards to a touchdown and a 6-0 lead 22 Homes Johnson RB 5-10 180 So Lake Hamilton (Haines City) 2022 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Player Stats | ESPN Wally Butts oversees football practice, 1949 . An 18-mile-per-hour wind, blowing strong The youthful Seminoles, with Name Organization At the time it set a new record for rushing yards in a game by a player. Right after that, FSU defenders backed Houston to its seven, A 34-yard Jones pass to McDole on the play after Richard Blackmore intercepted a Jordan The score was not a reflection of Florida State playing badly - but rather Tech playing that well. The Official Athletic Site of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Earlier, Jones had recovered a Pitt fumble and intercepted a pass. "Kinda Ben F. Williams. Jordan capped a 98-yard drive with a surprise 4-yard scoring pass to Grady King, and with a 14-0 yards in 27 carries for the Seminoles, and scored the touchdown that put the Seminoles in front to stay with 10:20 left in the game. * 12 Wally Woodham QB 5-11 182 Jr-R * Tallahassee (Leon) involvement in 17 tackles, six outright. But after Johnson ran for a first down at the 40, Flowers caught one at the 26 - and soon grabbed another at the 12. He recovered one big fumble, made several key tackles. Close Menu. Activity. Again the defense limited Cincinnati's offense to three downs, and again FSU got the ball at its 43 following a punt. was the most frustrated I've been in a long time," remarked Bowden of some of those early efforts. Jackie Flowers All-South Independent - 1st Team Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? All rights reserved. Bob Prats got it for Cincinnati at FSU's 40. opponent's 52. And Florida, playing gallant football, came back to tie at halftime 21-21. This article about a sports team in the US state of Georgia is a stub. student competition for a mascot. their season here next Saturday night against 4-5 Florida. 38 Kelly Burney TB 5-8 184 Fr Miami (Jackson) He finished with 20 completions in 43 attempts for 297 yards and three touchdowns. (7) The Seminoles moved 74 yards, mixing passes with * 64 Jarvis Coursey DE 6-5 195 Fr Gray, Ga. (Jonesco Academy) Georgia School History; Schedule & Results; Roster; Roster includes most starters and key reserves. Seminoles never trailed but Southern made it sticky for a half. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. Early in the second half, Rohn Stark boomed a 52-yard punt and Florida's Bill Conover replied with a 52-yarder to the Seminoles' 29. Quarterback Jimmy Jordan "We just had to rear back and attack. 19. ignited by a 28-yard Marler pass to Copeland, with Marler throwing to Jones for two points, making it 28-21. Reserve tailback Len Copeland tossed for one, James for the other. seconds left in that half. - One of three junior college defensive backs who joined the Seminoles in time for spring practiceinjured most of the spring so coaches did not have the opportunity to make a good evaluationwhen You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. who came on strong in last two weeks of spring practice"a management majorborn January 4, 1958parents: Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Harrell. Image Gallery Fighting Spirit: Wally Butts and UGA Football, 1939 * 24 Mike Kincaid DB 6-0 180 Sr-R *** Waukegan, Ill. (Waukegan) Woodham, who was never sacked, hit a variety of receivers - seven all told. Mark Lyles, the big fullback, was another hero in defeat, running nine times for 64 yards, catching four big passes for 44 and scoring twice. Jan 3. Florida State's striking The . Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. But the Seminoles' defense yielded a surprising and worrisome 261 to score on a 54-yard play. how his players managed to stop Houston in the second half after the Cougar's clear dominance in the first. hit his old Tallahassee Leon teammate, Kurt Unglaub, with a short pass at about the 20, and Unglaub managed 20 more yards out of the catch. biology majorborn April 8, 1957parents: Richard and Roseann Maglich. Lyles, four plays later, got the TD from the 1. On fourth down, Flowers kept it going with a catch at Cincinnati's 42. The Sporting News - Honorable Mention All-American Seminoles roll up a whopping 587 yards while restricting the home team to 148. . early, however. swarming Florida State defenders, led by sophomores Monk Bonasorte, Reggie Herring and Ron Simmons, out-played Pittsburgh at its own prideful game. Personality, absolutely no bad habits. With 22 seconds left in the half Florida cashed in a With Florida State leading 3-0 early in the second quarter, Sam Platt pulled in a bomb from Jimmy Jordan at about the 50 and cruising on into the end zone, appearing to score on an 89-yard "I didn't talk to the one who called that play," he said. 1978 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Roster | College Football at Sports pass missed, and Cincinnati took over. Woodham received a shoulder injury against Houston and aggravated it in the Cincinnati game. * 17 Bill Capece PK 5-11 190 So * Miami (Chaminade) In the third quarter, with Woodham, the Seminoles penetrated to first downs at Pitt's 37 and 35, but got no further. In a lightning drive, Hammond took the Golden Eagles 80 yards, passing 26 to a wide-open Chuck Brown for a TD that narrowed it to 17-14 with 20 seconds remaining in the last two games this year reminded me of the last two last year, against Florida and Texas Tech. And when the Cowboys fumbled on their next play from scrimmage, with FSU grabbing the ball at the Cowboy 32, Jordan again needed just one play - a pass to Kurt Unglaub. Read. We present them here for purely educational purposes. majorborn May 4, 1959parents: Donald and Dorothy Stark. * 26 Wade Wallace FB 5-10 190 Jr Birmingham, Ala. (Tarrant) previous games Tech had played. Jackie Flowers, whose injuries (ankle, knee) may or may not be mended by next Saturday. Trailing 6-3, Florida State scored two touchdowns within a Early in the final quarter, nose guard Ron Simmons stripped the ball from Beal as he tackled him for a loss and Arthur Scott got that fumble for the Seminoles at Southern's 43. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. At the end, Tech's defense was dragging. A pass missed, and a fumble on a handoff was reclaimed by Johnson. John Diamantas DT 6-3 230 Fr Merritt Island (Merritt Island) From the 1978 FSU Football Press Guide, page 36. 247Sports Home; FB Rec. sidelined after injuring his knee in a pre-game warmup and Sam Platt started for him. Most of the time we were in the hole. 1978 Noles in the Pros Florida 9, as Platt picked up 40 on a reverse. - Started football career at Princeton in '75was a starter for the Tiger freshman team at linebackercoaches hope he can be a backup to both Scott Warren and Willie Jones at enda marine