American college football season
The 1978 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University as an independent during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Bobby Bowden, the Seminoles compiled a record of 8–3. Florida State played home games at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida.
Schedule[edit]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 9 | | at Syracuse | No. 17 | | | W 28–0 | 24,272 | |
September 16 | | Oklahoma State | No. 16 | | | W 38–20 | 40,338 | |
September 23 | | at Miami (FL) | No. 13 | | ABC | W 31–21 | 25,002 | |
September 30 | | Houston | No. 10 | - Doak Campbell Stadium
- Tallahassee, FL
| | L 21–27 | 41,142 | |
October 7 | | Cincinnati | No. 18 | - Doak Campbell Stadium
- Tallahassee, FL
| | W 26–21 | 39,599 | |
October 14 | | at Mississippi State | No. 15 | | | L 27–55 | 36,000 | [1] |
October 21 | | at No. 16 Pittsburgh | | | | L 3–7 | 55,104 | |
October 28 | | at Southern Miss | | | | W 38–16 | 23,248 | [2] |
November 11 | | Virginia Tech | | - Doak Campbell Stadium
- Tallahassee, FL
| | W 24–14 | 38,654 | [3] |
November 18 | 12:50 p.m. | Navy | | - Doak Campbell Stadium
- Tallahassee, FL
| ABC | W 38–6 | 45,795 | |
November 25 | | Florida | | - Doak Campbell Stadium
- Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)
| | W 38–21 | 48,432 | [4] |
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Personnel[edit]
1978 Florida State Seminoles football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense Pos. | # | Name | Class | OL | | Lee Adams | OL | | Brent Brock | RB | | Gator Cherry | TE | | Sam Childers | WR | | Jackie Flowers | OL | | Greg Futch | OL | | Mike Good | OL | | Nate Henderson | RB | | Homes Johnson | QB | | Jimmy Jordan | TE | | Bill Keck | RB | | Keith Kennedy | TE | | Grady King | OL | | Ken Lanier | RB | | Mark Lyles | RB | | Sam Platt | RB | | Greg Ramsey | WR | | Milton Raysor | RB | | Ernie Sims | WR | | Lawrence Strainge | WR | | Kurt Unglaub | RB | | Wade Wallace | OL | | Gil Wesley | RB | | Michael Whiting | WR | | Phil Williams | QB | | Wally Woodham | | Defense Pos. | # | Name | Class | DB | | Monk Bonasorte | DB | | Bobby Butler | DL | | Walter Carter | DL | | Jarvis Coursey | LB | | David Hanks | DB | | Ozzie Harrell | DB | | Gary Henry | LB | | Reggie Herring | DB | | Keith Jones | DL | | Willie Jones | DB | | Mike Kincaid | DL | | Mark Macek | DL | | Jeremy Mindin | LB | | Paul Piurowski | DL | | Ed Richardson | DL | | Arthur Scott | DL | | Ron Simmons | DB | | Mike Smith | DL | | Scott Warren | | Special teams Pos. | # | Name | Class | K | | Bill Capece | K | | Dave Cappelen | P | | Rohn Stark | | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Game summaries[edit]
At Syracuse[edit]
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Oklahoma State[edit]
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At Miami (FL)[edit]
#13 Florida State Seminoles (2–0) at Miami (FL) Hurricanes (0–1)
at Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida
- Date: September 23, 1978
- Game weather: Cloudy, 83 °F (28 °C)
- Game attendance: 25,003
- Box Score
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Florida St | Passing | Jimmy Jordan | 8/12, 83 Yds, TD, INT |
Rushing | Homes Johnson | 23 Rush, 90 Yds |
Receiving | Mark Lyles | 5 Rec, 58 Yds, TD |
Miami (FL) | Passing | Mark Richt | 5/11, 74 Yds, TD, 3 INT |
Rushing | Ottis Anderson | 15 Rush, 137 Yds, TD |
Receiving | Mark Cooper | 3 Rec, 48 Yds |
Scoring summary |
Quarter | Time | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Plays | Yards | TOP | FSU | UM | 1 | 9:27 | 1 | 80 | 0:15 | Miami (FL) | Ottis Anderson 80-yard touchdown run, Danny Miller kick good | 0 | 7 | 2 | 12:57 | | | | Florida St | Blocked punt returned 48 yards for touchdown by Mark Macek, Dave Cappelen kick good | 7 | 7 | 2 | 9:25 | 2 | 52 | 0:19 | Miami (FL) | James Joiner 48-yard touchdown run, Danny Miller kick good | 7 | 14 | 2 | 2:49 | 13 | 76 | 6:36 | Florida St | Jackie Flowers 4-yard touchdown reception from Jimmy Jordan, Dave Cappelen kick good | 14 | 14 | 3 | 8:15 | 7 | 41 | 3:44 | Florida St | Wally Woodham 1-yard touchdown run, Dave Cappelen kick good | 21 | 14 | 4 | 6:58 | 4 | -3 | 0:52 | Florida St | 26-yard field goal by Dave Cappelen | 24 | 14 | 4 | 4:27 | 5 | 65 | 2:31 | Miami (FL) | E.J. Baker 27-yard touchdown reception from Mark Richt, Danny Miller kick good | 24 | 21 | 4 | 1:14 | 4 | 31 | 0:42 | Florida St | Mark Lyles 22-yard touchdown reception from Wally Woodham, Dave Cappelen kick good | 31 | 21 | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 31 | 21 | |
Houston[edit]
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Cincinnati[edit]
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At Mississippi State[edit]
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At Pittsburgh[edit]
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At Southern Mississippi[edit]
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Virginia Tech[edit]
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- ABC Players of the Game: Jimmy Jordan & Sam Platt (off), Ron Simmons (def) 10 tackles, FR, FF
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Navy | Passing | Bob Leszczynski | 10/20, 188 Yds, INT |
Rushing | Kevin Tolbert | 5 Rush, 27 Yds |
Receiving | Sandy Jones | 2 Rec, 51 Yds |
Florida St | Passing | Jimmy Jordan | 15/27, 280 Yds, 4 TD |
Rushing | Greg Ramsey | 5 Rush, 51 Yds, TD |
Receiving | Sam Platt | 6 Rec, 145 Yds, 3 TD |
Scoring summary |
Quarter | Time | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Plays | Yards | TOP | NAVY | FSU | 1 | 0:48 | 4 | 35 | | Navy | 43-yard field goal by Bob Tata | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4:10 | 3 | 60 | | Florida St | Greg Ramsey 12-yard touchdown run, Dave Cappelen kick good | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2:28 | 6 | 77 | | Navy | 46-yard field goal by Bob Tata | 6 | 7 | 3 | 11:58 | 4 | 28 | | Florida St | 38-yard field goal by Dave Cappelen | 6 | 10 | 3 | 9:38 | 3 | 11 | | Florida St | Sam Platt 4-yard touchdown reception from Jimmy Jordan, Dave Cappelen kick good | 6 | 17 | 3 | 6:55 | 4 | 56 | | Florida St | Sam Platt 36-yard touchdown reception from Jimmy Jordan, Dave Cappelen kick good | 6 | 24 | 4 | 13:50 | 5 | 90 | | Florida St | Sam Platt 51-yard touchdown reception from Jimmy Jordan, Dave Cappelen kick good | 6 | 31 | 4 | 9:00 | 7 | 53 | | Florida St | Grady King 23-yard touchdown reception from Jimmy Jordan, Dave Cappelen kick good | 6 | 38 | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 6 | 38 | |
Florida[edit]
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References[edit]
- ^ "Ill wins, defense doom Florida State". The Palm Beach Post-Times. October 15, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Woodham's passing hurls Seminoles past surprised Southern Miss., 38–16". The Miami Herald. October 29, 1978. Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Seminoles rally past VPI, 24–14". The Miami Herald. November 12, 1978. Retrieved December 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gators muff Dickey's sendoff". St. Petersburg Times. December 3, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1978 Football - Year in Review".
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