1978 Florida State Seminoles football team

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1978 Florida State Seminoles football
Florida State Seminoles old logo.svg
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–3
Head coach
Offensive coordinator George Haffner (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorJack Stanton (3rd season)
Home stadium Doak Campbell Stadium
(Capacity: 47,413)
Seasons
←  1977
1979  →
1978 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Penn State  – – 11 –1 –0
North Texas State  – – 9 –2 –0
East Carolina  – – 9 –3 –0
Navy  – – 9 –3 –0
No. 7 Notre Dame  – – 9 –3 –0
Rutgers  – – 9 –3 –0
Florida State  – – 8 –3 –0
Temple  – – 7 –3 –1
Pittsburgh  – – 8 –4 –0
Holy Cross  – – 7 –4 –0
Louisville  – – 7 –4 –0
UNLV  – – 7 –4 –0
Southern Miss  – – 7 –4 –0
Northeast Louisiana  – – 6 –4 –1
Georgia Tech  – – 7 –5 –0
Hawaii  – – 6 –5 –0
Miami (FL)  – – 6 –5 –0
South Carolina  – – 5 –5 –1
William & Mary  – – 5 –5 –1
Cincinnati  – – 5 –6 –0
Villanova  – – 5 –6 –0
Army  – – 4 –6 –1
Memphis State  – – 4 –7 –0
Tulane  – – 4 –7 –0
Virginia Tech  – – 4 –7 –0
Air Force  – – 3 –8 –0
Colgate  – – 3 –8 –0
Richmond  – – 3 –8 –0
Syracuse  – – 3 –8 –0
Illinois State  – – 2 –9 –0
West Virginia  – – 2 –9 –0
Boston College  – – 0 –11 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Bobby Bowden and played their home games at Doak Campbell Stadium.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 9at Syracuse No. 17
W 28–024,272
September 16 Oklahoma State No. 16
W 38–2040,338
September 23at Miami (FL) No. 13
 ABC W 31–2125,002
September 30 Houston No. 10
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
L 21–2741,142
October 7 Cincinnati No. 18
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 26–2139,599
October 14at Mississippi State No. 15
L 27–5536,000 [1]
October 21at No. 16 Pittsburgh
L 3–755,104
October 28at Southern Miss
W 38–1623,248 [2]
November 11 Virginia Tech
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 24–1438,654 [3]
November 1812:50 p.m. Navy Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
ABCW 38–645,795
November 25 Florida
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)
W 38–2148,432 [4]

[5]

Personnel

1978 Florida State Seminoles football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
K Bill Capece
K Dave Cappelen
P Rohn Stark
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
    • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Season summary

At Syracuse

Oklahoma State

At Miami (FL)

#13 Florida State Seminoles (2–0) at Miami (FL) Hurricanes (0–1)
Period1234Total
Florida St 01471031
Miami (FL) 770721

at Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida

  • Date: September 23, 1978
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 83 °F (28 °C)
  • Game attendance: 25,003
  • Box Score
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Florida StPassing Jimmy Jordan 8/12, 83 Yds, TD, INT
RushingHomes Johnson23 Rush, 90 Yds
ReceivingMark Lyles5 Rec, 58 Yds, TD
Miami (FL)Passing Mark Richt 5/11, 74 Yds, TD, 3 INT
Rushing Ottis Anderson 15 Rush, 137 Yds, TD
ReceivingMark Cooper3 Rec, 48 Yds

Houston

Cincinnati

At Mississippi State

At Pittsburgh

At Southern Mississippi

Virginia Tech

Navy Midshipmen (7–2) at Florida State Seminoles (6–3)
Period1234Total
Navy 33006
Florida St 07171438

at Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, Florida

  • Date: November 18, 1978
  • Game time: 12:50 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 76 °F (24 °C)
  • Game attendance: 45,795
  • Referee: W.T. Miller
  • TV: ABC
  • Box Score
  • ABC Players of the Game: Jimmy Jordan & Sam Platt (off), Ron Simmons (def) 10 tackles, FR, FF
External video
Nuvola apps kaboodle.svg Game broadcast (part 1)
Nuvola apps kaboodle.svg Game broadcast (part 2)
Nuvola apps kaboodle.svg Game broadcast (part 3)
Nuvola apps kaboodle.svg Game broadcast (part 4)
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
NavyPassingBob Leszczynski10/20, 188 Yds, INT
RushingKevin Tolbert5 Rush, 27 Yds
ReceivingSandy Jones2 Rec, 51 Yds
Florida StPassing Jimmy Jordan 15/27, 280 Yds, 4 TD
RushingGreg Ramsey5 Rush, 51 Yds, TD
ReceivingSam Platt6 Rec, 145 Yds, 3 TD

Florida

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References

  1. ↑ "Ill wins, defense doom Florida State". The Palm Beach Post-Times. October 15, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Woodham's passing hurls Seminoles past surprised Southern Miss., 38–16". The Miami Herald. October 29, 1978. Retrieved March 25, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Seminoles rally past VPI, 24–14". The Miami Herald. November 12, 1978. Retrieved December 15, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Gators muff Dickey's sendoff". St. Petersburg Times. December 3, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "1978 Football - Year in Review".


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