Florida State Football - 1977 Year In Review |
Coaching Staff
Bobby Bowden, Head Coach
Jerry Bruner, Offensive Line
Jim Gladden, Defensive Ends
George Haffner, Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks, Running Backs
Bob Harbison, Staff Coordinator, Offensive Line
Steve Hardin, Graduate Assistant
George Henshaw, Defensive Line
Nick Kish, Graduate Assistant
Gene McDowell, Linebackers
Kent Schoolfield, Wide Receivers
Billy Sexton, Graduate Assistant
Jack Stanton, Defensive Coordinator, Defensive Backs
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1977 FSU Football Press Guide
Coach Bobby Bowden, Larry Key, FSU Majorette
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1977 Florida State Signees/Newcomers
From the 1977 FSU Football Press Guide, page 54.
Trent Barnes, 6-4, 230, OT-C, Lakeland
- One of the big offensive linemen head coach Bobby Bowden and his staff recruited last winter...was a three sport standout at Lakeland Senior High School...selected to numerous all-star teams
including all-county, all-central Florida and all-state...captained the all-state offensive unit...son of Mr. and Mrs. George French.
Monk Bonasorte, 6-1, 177, DB, Pittsburgh, PA
Tom Brannon, 6-3, 240, OT, Albany, GA
- Played tackle at Riverview Academy during prep years...was a three-time selection to all-area and all-region teams...picked all-state after junior and senior years...son of Mr. and Mrs. James
Brannon.
Bobby Butler, 5-11, 185, DB, Delray Beach
- Played in the defensive secondary at Atlantic High School...helped guide Atlantic High to conference, district and regional titles and runners-up in state championship for 1975 and 1976...selectted
Orlando Sun-Sentinel Player of the Year...son of Mr. and Mrs. Rochard Butler.
Bill Capece, 5-11, 190, PK, Miami
- Recruited as a kicking specialist from Chaminade High School...highly sought by many colleges as kicker but also played running back...selected to numerous all-star teams including all-state and
high school All-American...also tabbed for weekly and annual awards for his performances...son of Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Capece.
Mitchell Chuvalo, 5-9, 190, FB, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- One of few high school players recruited to United States colleges from Canada...played fullback and linebacker at Thistletown Collegiate Institute...picked all-Borough three times...also competed
in weightlifting, wrestling and track...father was Canadian heavyweight boxing champion...son of Mr. and Mrs. George Chuvalo.
Bryan Cobb, 6-3, 200, FB-LB, Glennville, GA
- Comes to Florida State with excellent credentials from Glenville High School...is an aggressive hard-hitting player who moves to the ball well.
Mike Coleman, 6-4, 235, OT-DT, Savannah, GA
- Lettered three years as an offensive and defensive tackle at Savannah Country Day School...picked to the defensive unit of all-city and all-state teams...guided Savannah Country Day to Regional
III-B championship...selected Lineman of the Year in district.
Richard Davis, 6-4, 250, DT, Lakeland
- Recruited as a defensive tackle from Kathleen Senior High School...another of the big linemen that has joined the Tribe trench corps...lettered two years while being picked to all-city and all-state
teams...son of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Davis.
Joe Demarest, 6-2, 205, LB, Tampa
- Lettered two years as a linebacker at Jefferson High School...helped the Dragons win the district and regional crowns in 1975...son of Mr. Joseph Demarest.
Everett DeVeaux, 5-9, 180, RB, Cocoa
- Played tailback for three years at Rockledge High School...selected all-Space Coast, all-conference and all-state...gained 1,461 yards rushing in senior season...also competed in track, wrestling
and basketball...son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Deveaux.
Steve Dykes, 6-0, 180, PK-P, Orlando
Jeff Field, 6-1, 225, TE, Albany, GA
- Recruited as a tight end from West High School where he lettered three years...also played basketball, baseball and track...selected all-city three times and all-region twice...son of Mr. and Mrs.
Pat Field.
Greg Futch, 6-3, 245, OT, Ocala
Reggie Herring, 6-2, 195, DB, Titusville
- Played both tailback and safety at Astronaut High School...selected all-conference, all-Central Florida, all-state and prep All-America...also lettered in baseball...son of Mr. and Mrs. William
Herring.
Fred Igaz, 6-0, 205, NG, South Bend, IN
Homes Johnson, 5-10, 180, RB, Lake Hamilton
- One of the top prep running backs in Florida...played at Haines City High School for Don Herndon...complied some of the most outstanding schoolboy statistics in central Florida.
Keith Jones, 5-11, 185, QB-DB, Wildwood
- Played quarterback and defensive back at Wildwood High School...lettered four times and is an outstanding student in the classroom...selected to numerous post-season honors including all-state on
tow occasions...guided team to district and regional crowns in 1975 and 1976...son of Mr. and Mrs. Jonnie Jones.
Bill Keck, 6-4, 220, TE, Newark, OH
- Was a two-year starter at tight end for Newark Senior High School...picked all-Central Ohio, all-region and all-district...played in the Ohio High School North-South all-star game...his high school
team twice won Central Ohio League crown...son of Mr. and Mrs. Don Keck.
Keith Kennedy, 5-10, 180, RB, Red Bay, AL
Mike Kennedy, 6-1, 200, QB, Red Bay, AL
- Played quarterback at Red Bay High School for four years, but can also play runningback...captained his high school team and was an all-state selection...high school reached the state playoffs
during his junior and senior years...brother also plays for the Seminoles...son of Mr. and Mrs. Jerold Kennedy.
Ken Lanier, 6-4, 260, OT, Columbus, OH
- Played both offensive and defensive line at Marion Franklin High School...lettered three years and was tabbed all-metro, all-city, all-district and all-state...also competed in track and
field...holds several Ohio high school records in shot and discus...son of Mr. and Mrs. James Lanier.
Mark Macek, 6-2, 235, MG, Wyandotte, MI
- Recruited as a defensive lineman from Theodore Roosevelt High School...earned three letters and captained his team during senior season...holder of school record for 138 tackles in one season...son
of Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Macek.
John Madden, 6-2, 218, C, Fort Walton Beach
- Played center for Choctawatchee High School under Eddie Feely, a former Seminole quarterback...picked all-city, all-area, all-district and all-state...named Northwest Florida Athlete of the
Year...son of Mr. and Mrs. Don Madden.
Ken McCranie, 6-5, 220, DE, Jacksonville
Jeremy Mindlin, 6-3, 230, DT, Miami
Paul Piurowski, 6-3, 205, SS, Sarasota
- Signed as a defensive back from Sarasota High School...considered one of Florida's outstanding "blue chippers" in 1976...played both strong safety and quarterback in high school...led team to
post-season playoffs.
Sam Platt, 5-11, 175, RB, Jacksonville
- Played running back at Wolfson High School, the same school that produced defensive end Ken McCranie...a possibility at wide receiver for the Seminoles...played in Florida's High School All-Star
game.
Dmitri Rigas, 6-2, 210, MG, Augusta, GA
- Will play on the defensive line for the Seminoles...was tackle and linebacker for Glenn Hills High School...following junior and senior year was an all-city and all-state selection...considered one
of Georgia's leading high schoolers last year...son of Mr. and Mrs. Theophilos Rigas.
Ron Simmons, 6-1, 220, MG, Warner Robins, GA
- One of the leading high school linebackers in the nation while at Warner Robins High School...voted most outstanding defensive linemen in Georgia last fall...his high school team was considered one
of the top five ini the counrty during 1976.
Ernie Sims, 6-1, 190, RB, Tampa
- Hails from Jefferson High School where he was a running back...brings good blend of blocking and running talents...runs the 100 yard dash in 9.7.
Mike Smith, 5-11, 185, DB, Panama City
- Signed as a defensive back prospect...also played quarterback for Bay High School where he led Tornadoes to AAA state championship...scored winning touchdown in title game...selected to district,
region, section and state "all" teams...a participant in Florida's North-South High School all-star game...son of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Smith.
Bill Sparrow, 6-2, 225, LB, O'Brien
- Played linebacker at Branford High School where he lettered four times...selected all-conference and all-state...was a member of the Bucs' conference and district championship teams...son of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Sparrow.
Rick Stockstill, 6-1, 182, QB, Fernandina Beach
Barry Voltapetti, 6-5, 225, OL, Miami
- Another big offensive lineman who's expected to add depth in that area this season for the Seminoles...played tackle at Chaminade High School in Hollywood, the same school that gave the Semnioles
kicker Bill Capece...named to several all-star teams including section and state clubs...was a member of the district championship team in '76...son of Mr. and Mrs. Gino Voltapetti.
1977 Roster - By Name
From the 1977 FSU Football Press Guide, page 52.
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T PY
R No Name Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown (Prior School)
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* 22 Mike Barnes WR 5-11 180 Sr-R * Titusville (Titusville)
Trent Barnes OT-C 6-4 230 Fr Lakeland (Lakeland)
* 42 Monk Bonasorte DB 6-1 177 Fr Pittsburgh, PA (Bishop Boyle)
75 Tom Brannon OT 6-3 240 Fr Albany, GA (Riverview Academy)
Brent Brock OG 6-4 235 So Albany, GA (Albany)
* 21 Bobby Butler DB 5-11 185 Fr Delray Beach (Atlantic)
* 17 Bill Capece PK 5-11 190 Fr Miami (Chaminade)
* 1 Dave Cappelen PK 5-9 140 So * Vero Beach (Vero Beach)
* 51 Aaron Carter LB 5-8 185 Sr *** Gainesville (Gainesville)
* 76 Walter Carter DT 6-4 240 So * Richmond, VA (Walker)
31 Gator Cherry FB 6-0 205 Jr * Lake Wales (Lake Wales)
Mitchell Chuvalo FB 5-9 190 Fr Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Thistletown Collegiate Inst)
Bryan Cobb FB-LB 6-3 200 Fr Glennville, GA (Glennville)
Mike Coleman OT-DT 6-4 235 Fr Savannah, GA (Savannah Country Day)
52 Tom Coll OL 6-4 230 So Miami
53 Ronnie Crawford OG 6-2 225 So Dothan, AL
* 72 Doug Dane OT 6-5 250 Sr-R ** Altamonte Springs (South Plantation)
Richard Davis DT 6-4 250 Fr Lakeland (Kathleen)
41 Joe Demarest LB 6-2 205 Fr Tampa (Jefferson)
Everett DeVeaux RB 5-9 180 Fr Cocoa (Rockledge)
* 3 Bill Duley P 5-11 175 Sr ** Ocala (Vanguard)
11 Steve Dykes PK-P 6-0 180 Sr Orlando
38 Larry Ellison DB 5-11 177 Jr Fort Lauderdale
Jeff Field TE 6-1 225 Fr Albany, GA (Westover)
* 23 Jackie Flowers WR 6-2 195 So * Jacksonville (Raines)
* 26 Jesse Forbes DB 6-0 175 Sr Tallahassee (Leon)
27 Vic Fowler DB 6-0 184 Jr Clearwater (Largo)
* 70 Greg Futch OT 6-3 245 So Ocala (Forest)
* 69 Mike Good OG 6-2 230 So * Sanford (Seminole)
42 Hector Gray DB 6-1 190 Jr Miami (Miami Springs)
* 49 David Hanks LB 6-2 215 Jr-R West Palm Beach (Edgewater)
* 62 Bruce Harrison OG-OT 6-2 245 Sr-R ** Vero Beach (Vero Beach)
* 56 Jimmy Heggins LB 5-11 196 Sr *** Salisbury, NC (North Rowan)
* 78 Nat Henderson OT 6-5 258 Jr-R Albany, GA (Albany)
39 Reggie Herring DB 6-2 195 Fr Titusville (Astronaut)
* 46 Ivory Joe Hunter DB 5-11 180 Jr Tallahassee (Leon)
* 52 Fred Igaz NG 6-0 205 Jr South Bend, IN (Saint Joseph's/Santa Barbara CC)
30 Nat Italiano FB 6-0 195 Jr Tampa (Robinson)
* 40 Bobby Jackson DB 5-11 185 Sr *** Albany, GA (Albany)
Homes Johnson RB 5-10 180 Fr Lake Hamilton (Haines City)
* 61 Wade Johnson OG 6-1 220 Sr-R ** Valdosta, GA (Valdosta)
63 Carlton Jones DT 6-1 230 So Fitzgerald, GA (Irwin County)
Keith Jones QB-DB 5-11 185 Fr Wildwood (Wildwood)
* 88 Willie Jones DE 6-4 225 Jr ** Homestead (South Dade)
* 15 Jimmy Jordan QB 6-1 185 So * Tallahassee (Leon)
83 Bill Keck TE 6-4 220 Fr Newark, OH (Newark)
30 Keith Kennedy RB 5-10 180 Jr Red Bay, AL (Red Bay)
Mike Kennedy QB 6-1 200 Fr Red Bay, AL (Red Bay)
* 44 Larry Key RB 5-10 180 Sr *** Inverness (Citrus)
* 24 Mike Kincaid DB 6-0 175 Sr * Waukegan, IL (Waukegan)
* 85 Grady King TE 6-4 205 So Satellite Beach (Satellite)
* 72 Ken Lanier OT 6-4 260 Fr Columbus, OH (Marion Franklin)
* 84 Greg Lazzaro TE 6-6 220 Sr * Hialeah (Hialeah)
14 Ryals Lee PK 6-0 195 Jr Tallahassee (Leon)
* 48 Mark Lyles FB 6-4 232 So * Buffalo, NY (Cleveland)
* 67 Mark Macek MG 6-2 235 Fr Wyandotte, MI (Roosevelt)
58 John Madden C 6-2 218 Fr Fort Walton Beach (Choctawhatchee)
87 Ken McCranie DE 6-5 220 Fr Jacksonville
* 77 Mark Meseroll OT 6-6 275 Sr * Piscataway, NJ (Piscataway/Middlesex CC)
60 Jeremy Mindlin DT 6-3 230 Jr Miami (South Miami)
81 Edgar Morales DE 6-3 215 So Miami
* 86 Roger Overby WR 6-0 170 Sr ** Tallahassee (Robinson)
74 Paul Phillippy DT 6-3 235 So Norristown, PA
* 53 Paul Piurowski SS 6-3 205 Fr Sarasota (Sarasota)
Sam Platt RB 5-11 175 Fr Jacksonville (Wolfson)
* 32 Greg Ramsey RB 5-10 170 Jr Fort Lauderdale (Dothan)
* 90 Edenbur Richardson DE 6-3 206 So Crystal River (Crystal River)
* 79 Louie Richardson DT 6-6 235 Sr-R Crystal River (Crystal River/Western New Mexico)
65 Dmitri Rigas MG 6-2 210 Fr Augusta, GA (Glenn Hills)
* 71 Tom Rushing OT 6-4 265 Sr-R ** Redding, CA (Palo Verde JC)
36 Chip Sanders RB 5-10 188 Jr Macon, GA (Southwest)
54 Arthur Scott LB 6-2 222 So Tampa (Brandon)
* 20 Mike Shumann WR 6-0 170 Sr-R *** Tallahassee (Leon)
* 50 Ron Simmons MG 6-1 220 Fr Warner Robins, GA (Warner Robins)
* 35 Ernie Sims RB 6-1 190 Fr Tampa (Jefferson)
* 68 Abe Smith MG 6-1 235 Jr * Tallahassee (Godby)
37 Mike Smith DB 5-11 185 Fr Panama City (Bay)
Bill Sparrow LB 6-2 225 Fr O'Brien (Branford)
66 Mike Stewart LB 6-0 200 Jr * Hazlehurst, GA (Jeff Davis)
11 Rick Stockstill QB 6-1 182 Fr Fernandina Beach (Fernandina Beach)
27 Pat Tedesco SS 6-0 175 So Williamsport, PA
* 47 Nat Terry DB 5-11 170 Sr * Tampa (Robinson)
64 Robert Thompson NG 6-1 228 So Tampa (Tampa Catholic)
* 19 Kurt Unglaub WR 5-11 175 So * Tallahassee (Leon)
Barry Voltapetti OL 6-5 225 Fr Miami (Chaminade)
* 18 Clyde Walker QB 6-3 207 Sr-R ** Lawrence, KS (Chapel Hill)
* 80 Scott Warren DE 6-3 210 So * Titusville (Astronaut)
29 Ernie Washington RB 6-1 210 So Canton, OH
26 Sterling Watson DB 5-9 170 Jr Gretna
* 55 Gil Wesley C 6-1 210 So Birmingham, AL (Woodlawn)
* 12 Wally Woodham QB 5-11 182 So-R Tallahassee (Leon)
57 Cedric Wyatt C 6-4 240 So Ramer, AL
1977 Roster - By Number
From the 1977 FSU Football Press Guide, page 52.
L
T PY
R No Name Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown (Prior School)
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Trent Barnes OT-C 6-4 230 Fr Lakeland (Lakeland)
Brent Brock OG 6-4 235 So Albany, GA (Albany)
Mitchell Chuvalo FB 5-9 190 Fr Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Thistletown Collegiate Inst)
Bryan Cobb FB-LB 6-3 200 Fr Glennville, GA (Glennville)
Mike Coleman OT-DT 6-4 235 Fr Savannah, GA (Savannah Country Day)
Richard Davis DT 6-4 250 Fr Lakeland (Kathleen)
Everett DeVeaux RB 5-9 180 Fr Cocoa (Rockledge)
Jeff Field TE 6-1 225 Fr Albany, GA (Westover)
Homes Johnson RB 5-10 180 Fr Lake Hamilton (Haines City)
Keith Jones QB-DB 5-11 185 Fr Wildwood (Wildwood)
Mike Kennedy QB 6-1 200 Fr Red Bay, AL (Red Bay)
Sam Platt RB 5-11 175 Fr Jacksonville (Wolfson)
Bill Sparrow LB 6-2 225 Fr O'Brien (Branford)
Barry Voltapetti OL 6-5 225 Fr Miami (Chaminade)
* 1 Dave Cappelen PK 5-9 140 So * Vero Beach (Vero Beach)
* 3 Bill Duley P 5-11 175 Sr ** Ocala (Vanguard)
11 Steve Dykes PK-P 6-0 180 Sr Orlando
11 Rick Stockstill QB 6-1 182 Fr Fernandina Beach (Fernandina Beach)
* 12 Wally Woodham QB 5-11 182 So-R Tallahassee (Leon)
14 Ryals Lee PK 6-0 195 Jr Tallahassee (Leon)
* 15 Jimmy Jordan QB 6-1 185 So * Tallahassee (Leon)
* 17 Bill Capece PK 5-11 190 Fr Miami (Chaminade)
* 18 Clyde Walker QB 6-3 207 Sr-R ** Lawrence, KS (Chapel Hill)
* 19 Kurt Unglaub WR 5-11 175 So * Tallahassee (Leon)
* 20 Mike Shumann WR 6-0 170 Sr-R *** Tallahassee (Leon)
* 21 Bobby Butler DB 5-11 185 Fr Delray Beach (Atlantic)
* 22 Mike Barnes WR 5-11 180 Sr-R * Titusville (Titusville)
* 23 Jackie Flowers WR 6-2 195 So * Jacksonville (Raines)
* 24 Mike Kincaid DB 6-0 175 Sr * Waukegan, IL (Waukegan)
* 26 Jesse Forbes DB 6-0 175 Sr Tallahassee (Leon)
26 Sterling Watson DB 5-9 170 Jr Gretna
27 Vic Fowler DB 6-0 184 Jr Clearwater (Largo)
27 Pat Tedesco SS 6-0 175 So Williamsport, PA
29 Ernie Washington RB 6-1 210 So Canton, OH
30 Nat Italiano FB 6-0 195 Jr Tampa (Robinson)
30 Keith Kennedy RB 5-10 180 Jr Red Bay, AL (Red Bay)
31 Gator Cherry FB 6-0 205 Jr * Lake Wales (Lake Wales)
* 32 Greg Ramsey RB 5-10 170 Jr Fort Lauderdale (Dothan)
* 35 Ernie Sims RB 6-1 190 Fr Tampa (Jefferson)
36 Chip Sanders RB 5-10 188 Jr Macon, GA (Southwest)
37 Mike Smith DB 5-11 185 Fr Panama City (Bay)
38 Larry Ellison DB 5-11 177 Jr Fort Lauderdale
39 Reggie Herring DB 6-2 195 Fr Titusville (Astronaut)
* 40 Bobby Jackson DB 5-11 185 Sr *** Albany, GA (Albany)
41 Joe Demarest LB 6-2 205 Fr Tampa (Jefferson)
* 42 Monk Bonasorte DB 6-1 177 Fr Pittsburgh, PA (Bishop Boyle)
42 Hector Gray DB 6-1 190 Jr Miami (Miami Springs)
* 44 Larry Key RB 5-10 180 Sr *** Inverness (Citrus)
* 46 Ivory Joe Hunter DB 5-11 180 Jr Tallahassee (Leon)
* 47 Nat Terry DB 5-11 170 Sr * Tampa (Robinson)
* 48 Mark Lyles FB 6-4 232 So * Buffalo, NY (Cleveland)
* 49 David Hanks LB 6-2 215 Jr-R West Palm Beach (Edgewater)
* 50 Ron Simmons MG 6-1 220 Fr Warner Robins, GA (Warner Robins)
* 51 Aaron Carter LB 5-8 185 Sr *** Gainesville (Gainesville)
52 Tom Coll OL 6-4 230 So Miami
* 52 Fred Igaz NG 6-0 205 Jr South Bend, IN (Saint Joseph's/Santa Barbara CC)
53 Ronnie Crawford OG 6-2 225 So Dothan, AL
* 53 Paul Piurowski SS 6-3 205 Fr Sarasota (Sarasota)
54 Arthur Scott LB 6-2 222 So Tampa (Brandon)
* 55 Gil Wesley C 6-1 210 So Birmingham, AL (Woodlawn)
* 56 Jimmy Heggins LB 5-11 196 Sr *** Salisbury, NC (North Rowan)
57 Cedric Wyatt C 6-4 240 So Ramer, AL
58 John Madden C 6-2 218 Fr Fort Walton Beach (Choctawhatchee)
60 Jeremy Mindlin DT 6-3 230 Jr Miami (South Miami)
* 61 Wade Johnson OG 6-1 220 Sr-R ** Valdosta, GA (Valdosta)
* 62 Bruce Harrison OG-OT 6-2 245 Sr-R ** Vero Beach (Vero Beach)
63 Carlton Jones DT 6-1 230 So Fitzgerald, GA (Irwin County)
64 Robert Thompson NG 6-1 228 So Tampa (Tampa Catholic)
65 Dmitri Rigas MG 6-2 210 Fr Augusta, GA (Glenn Hills)
66 Mike Stewart LB 6-0 200 Jr * Hazlehurst, GA (Jeff Davis)
* 67 Mark Macek MG 6-2 235 Fr Wyandotte, MI (Roosevelt)
* 68 Abe Smith MG 6-1 235 Jr * Tallahassee (Godby)
* 69 Mike Good OG 6-2 230 So * Sanford (Seminole)
* 70 Greg Futch OT 6-3 245 So Ocala (Forest)
* 71 Tom Rushing OT 6-4 265 Sr-R ** Redding, CA (Palo Verde JC)
* 72 Doug Dane OT 6-5 250 Sr-R ** Altamonte Springs (South Plantation)
* 72 Ken Lanier OT 6-4 260 Fr Columbus, OH (Marion Franklin)
74 Paul Phillippy DT 6-3 235 So Norristown, PA
75 Tom Brannon OT 6-3 240 Fr Albany, GA (Riverview Academy)
* 76 Walter Carter DT 6-4 240 So * Richmond, VA (Walker)
* 77 Mark Meseroll OT 6-6 275 Sr * Piscataway, NJ (Piscataway/Middlesex CC)
* 78 Nat Henderson OT 6-5 258 Jr-R Albany, GA (Albany)
* 79 Louie Richardson DT 6-6 235 Sr-R Crystal River (Crystal River/Western New Mexico)
* 80 Scott Warren DE 6-3 210 So * Titusville (Astronaut)
81 Edgar Morales DE 6-3 215 So Miami
83 Bill Keck TE 6-4 220 Fr Newark, OH (Newark)
* 84 Greg Lazzaro TE 6-6 220 Sr * Hialeah (Hialeah)
* 85 Grady King TE 6-4 205 So Satellite Beach (Satellite)
* 86 Roger Overby WR 6-0 170 Sr ** Tallahassee (Robinson)
87 Ken McCranie DE 6-5 220 Fr Jacksonville
* 88 Willie Jones DE 6-4 225 Jr ** Homestead (South Dade)
* 90 Edenbur Richardson DE 6-3 206 So Crystal River (Crystal River)
1977 All-Americans
Name Organization
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Wade Johnson Associated Press - All-American - Honorable Mention
Willie Jones Associated Press - All-American - Honorable Mention
Larry Key Associated Press - All-American - Honorable Mention
Ron Simmons Football News - 1st Team Freshman All-American
Associated Press - All-American - Honorable Mention
Football News - All-American - Honorable Mention
Nat Terry Associated Press - All-American - Honorable Mention
Scott Warren Churchman's - 1st Team All-American
Gil Wesley Churchman's - 1st Team All-American
Football News - 3rd Team Sophomore All-American
All-Americans - 7
1977 Noles in the Pros
Name No Pos Team
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Ed Beckman 85 TE Kansas City Chiefs
Fred Biletnikoff 25 WR Oakland Raiders
Duane Carrell 3 P New York Jets
Duane Carrell 12 P St. Louis Cardinals
Gary Huff 19 QB Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Greg Johnson 79 DE Baltimore Colts
Greg Johnson 72 DE Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Eddie McMillan 41 CB Seattle Seahawks
Lee Nelson 38 DB St. Louis Cardinals
Gary Parris 84 TE Cleveland Browns
J.T. Thomas 24 DB Pittsburgh Steelers
Noles in the Pros - 9
1977 Schedule and Results
Overall Home Away Neutral
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FSU RECORD IS 10- 2 4-1 5-1 1-0
FINAL AP - 14
FINAL UPI - 11
1977 - 100 Yard Rushing Club
Name Date Opponent Att Yds Avg TDs
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Larry Key 10/22/1977 AUBURN 25 170 6.80 2
Larry Key 12/03/1977 FLORIDA 20 143 7.15 0
Larry Key 10/01/1977 OKLAHOMA STATE 32 127 3.97 0
Larry Key 09/17/1977 KANSAS STATE 24 120 5.00 0
Larry Key 11/12/1977 MEMPHIS STATE 24 110 4.58 0
1977 - 100 Yard Receiving Club
Name Date Opponent Rec Yds Avg TDs
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Roger Overby 10/08/1977 CINCINNATI 9 136 15.11 1
Roger Overby 12/03/1977 FLORIDA 6 124 20.67 3
Mike Shumann 12/03/1977 FLORIDA 5 111 22.20 0
Mike Shumann 09/17/1977 KANSAS STATE 5 108 21.60 2
Larry Key 12/23/1977 TEXAS TECH 6 100 16.67 0
1977 - 300 Yard Passing Club
Name Date Opponent Att Cmp Yds Int Avg TDs
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Jimmy Jordan 12/23/1977 TEXAS TECH 25 18 311 0 12.44 2
1977 EOY Stats
From the 1978 FSU Football Press Guide, page 51.
Overall Team Statistics
TEAM STATISTICS FSU OPP
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SCORING....................... 274 153
Points Per Game............. 24.9 13.9
TOUCHDOWNS.................... 34 16
TDs Rushing................. 13 10
TDs Passing................. 18 5
TDs Fumble Return........... 1 0
TDs Punt Return............. 2 1
TDs Interception............ 0 0
TDs Kickoff Return.......... 0 0
TDs Lateral................. 0 0
TDs Free Kick............... 0 0
PAT-ATTEMPTS.................. 28-34 15-16
Kick........................ 27-30 15-15
Pass........................ 1- 3 0- 0
Run......................... 0- 1 0- 1
FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS.......... 13-23 14-19
SAFETY........................ 1 0
FIRST DOWNS................... 224 166
Rushing..................... 92 109
Passing..................... 120 49
Penalty..................... 12 8
RUSHING YARDAGE............... 1637 1773
Yards gained rushing........ 2085 2211
Yards lost rushing.......... 448 438
Rushing Attempts............ 462 560
Average Per Rush............ 3.5 3.2
Average Per Game............ 148.8 161.2
PASSING YARDAGE............... 2466 1167
Att-Comp-Int................ 323-176-16 215- 91-14
Efficiency.................. 127.10 82.57
Average Per Pass............ 7.6 5.4
Average Per Catch........... 14.0 12.8
Average Per Game............ 224.2 106.1
TOTAL OFFENSE................. 4103 2940
Total Plays................. 785 775
Average Per Play............ 5.2 3.8
Average Per Game............ 373.0 267.3
KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS......... 31- 611 43- 777
Average Per Return.......... 19.7 18.1
PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS......... 38-326 14- 91
Average Per Return.......... 8.6 6.5
INT RETURNS: #-YARDS.......... 14-107 16- 86
Average Per Return.......... 7.6 5.4
FUMBLES-LOST.................. 22-14 33-14
PENALTIES-YARDS............... 58- 496 48- 473
Average Per Game............ 45.1 43.0
PUNTS-YARDS................... 51-1900 80-3010
Average Per Punt............ 37.3 37.6
Net punt average............ 35.5 33.6
3RD DOWN CONVERSIONS-3RD DOWN. 65-169 63-191
3rd-Down Pct................ .385 .330
SACKS BY-YARDS................ 43-302 -
ATTENDANCE.................... 197,003 242,592
Games-Avg Per Game.......... 5-39,401 6-40,432
| | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
Total |
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| Florida State | 33 | 73 |
65 | 103 |
274 |
| Opponents | 41 | 63 |
20 | 29 |
153 |
Overall Individual Statistics
RUSHING G Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G
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Larry Key 11 239 1186 69 1117 4.7 3 38 101.5
Mark Lyles 10 70 302 4 298 4.3 4 41 29.8
Greg Ramsey 9 41 232 25 207 5.0 1 28 23.0
Mike Shumann 5 117 4 113 22.6 0 44
Ernie Sims 27 98 4 94 3.5 0 12
Keith Kennedy 2 21 0 21 10.5 0 12
Jackie Flowers 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3
Jesse Forbes 2 2 1 1 0.5 0 2
Chip Sanders 3 1 0 1 0.3 0 1
Wally Woodham 10 41 96 103 -7 -0.2 5 37 -0.7
Team 3 0 52 -52 -17.3 0
Jimmy Jordan 9 29 28 187 -159 -5.5 0 9 -17.7
Total......... 11 462 2085 448 1637 3.5 13 44 148.8
Opponents..... 11 560 2211 438 1773 3.2 10 161.2
PASSING G Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Long Avg/G
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Wally Woodham 10 137.06 154- 94- 8 .610 1270 8 54 127.0
Jimmy Jordan 9 114.87 166- 80- 9 .482 1139 10 48 126.6
Mike Shumann 427.60 1- 1- 0 1.000 39 0 39
Clyde Walker 251.20 1- 1- 0 1.000 18 0 18
Mike Kennedy 0.00 1- 0- 0 .000 0 0 0
Total......... 11 127.10 323-176-16 .545 2466 18 54 224.2
Opponents..... 11 82.57 215- 91-14 .423 1167 5 106.1
RECEIVING G No Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G
------------------------------------------------------
Mike Shumann 33 701 21.2 6 54
Roger Overby 38 626 16.5 5 36t
Larry Key 11 22 243 11.0 1 48 22.1
Jackie Flowers 13 191 14.7 0 17
Grady King 18 166 9.2 0 23
Kurt Unglaub 9 157 17.4 3 35t
Mark Lyles 10 16 138 8.6 0 18 13.8
Greg Lazzaro 12 136 11.3 2 34t
Greg Ramsey 9 7 31 4.4 1 12t 3.4
Chip Sanders 2 31 15.5 0 18
Mike Barnes 3 26 8.7 0 15
Keith Kennedy 1 22 22.0 0 22
Ernie Sims 2 -2 -1.0 0 1
Total......... 11 176 2466 14.0 18 54 224.2
Opponents..... 11 91 1167 12.8 5 106.1
PUNT RETURNS No Yds Avg TD Long
------------------------------------------
Nat Terry 19 144 7.6 0 21
Bobby Jackson 7 78 11.1 0 54
Kurt Unglaub 8 38 4.8 0 11
Bobby Butler 2 22 11.0 0 16
Ron Simmons 1 21 21.0 0 21
Ivory Joe Hunter 0 19 1 19t
Scott Warren 1 3 3.0 1 3t
Total......... 38 326 8.6 2 54
Opponent...... 14 91 6.5 1 50t
INTERCEPTIONS No Yds Avg TD Long
------------------------------------------
Ivory Joe Hunter 4 0 0.0 0
Bobby Jackson 3 59 19.7 0
Nat Terry 3 34 11.3 0
Mike Kincaid 1 14 14.0 0
Scott Warren 1 0 0.0 0
Aaron Carter 1 0 0.0 0
David Hanks 1 0 0.0 0
Total......... 14 107 7.6 0
Opponent...... 16 86 5.4 0
KICK RETURNS No Yds Avg TD Long
------------------------------------------
Larry Key 21 461 22.0 0 60
Greg Ramsey 8 129 16.1 0 23
Bobby Jackson 1 16 16.0 0 16
Jackie Flowers 1 5 5.0 0 5
Total......... 31 611 19.7 0 60
Opponent...... 43 777 18.1 0
Fum
FUMBLE RETURNS No Yds Avg TD Long For
-----------------------------------------------
Jimmy Heggins 4 0 0.0 0 . 1
Willie Jones 2 0 0.0 1 . 3
Scott Warren 2 0 0.0 0 . 1
Mike Kincaid 2 0 0.0 0 . 1
Ron Simmons 1 0 0.0 0 . 13
Nat Terry 1 0 0.0 0 . 1
Aaron Carter 1 0 0.0 0 . 0
Edenbur Richardson 1 0 0.0 0 . 0
Fred Igaz 0 0 . 0 . 2
Monk Bonasorte 0 0 . 0 . 1
Walter Carter 0 0 . 0 . 1
David Hanks 0 0 . 0 . 1
Paul Piurowski 0 0 . 0 . 1
Abe Smith 0 0 . 0 . 1
Total......... 14 0.0 1 27
Opponent...... 14 0.0 0
|-------- PATs --------|
Name TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Dave Cappelen 0 13-20 27-29 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 66
Mike Shumann 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 38
Roger Overby 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30
Wally Woodham 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30
Larry Key 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24
Mark Lyles 4 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0-0 0 0 24
Kurt Unglaub 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18
Greg Lazzaro 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12
Greg Ramsey 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12
Willie Jones 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
Ivory Joe Hunter 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
Scott Warren 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
Louie Richardson 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 2
Bill Capece 0 0-3 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0
Jimmy Jordan 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1-4 0 0 0
====================================================================
FSU 34 13-23 27-29 0-1 1 1-4 0 1 274
Opponent 16 14-18 15-15 0-1 0 0-0 0 0 153
| Touchdowns | R | C |
P | I | FR |
PR | KR | L | FK |
|---|
| Mike Shumann |
. |
6 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Roger Overby |
. |
5 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Wally Woodham |
5 |
. |
8 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Larry Key |
3 |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Mark Lyles |
4 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Kurt Unglaub |
. |
3 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Greg Lazzaro |
. |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Greg Ramsey |
1 |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Willie Jones |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Ivory Joe Hunter |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
| Scott Warren |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
| Jimmy Jordan |
. |
. |
10 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Total |
13 |
18 |
18 |
. |
1 |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
| Opponents |
10 |
5 |
5 |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
R = Rushing
C = Catch
P = Pass
I = Interception
FR = Fumble Recovery/Return
PR = Punt Return/Blocked Punt
KR = Kickoff Return
L = Lateral
FK = Free Kick Return
TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G
--------------------------------------------------
Wally Woodham 10 195 -7 1270 1263 126.3
Larry Key 11 239 1117 0 1117 101.5
Jimmy Jordan 9 195 -159 1139 980 108.9
Mark Lyles 10 70 298 0 298 29.8
Greg Ramsey 9 41 207 0 207 23.0
Mike Shumann 6 113 39 152
Ernie Sims 27 94 0 94
Keith Kennedy 2 21 0 21
Clyde Walker 1 0 18 18
Jackie Flowers 1 3 0 3
Jesse Forbes 2 1 0 1
Chip Sanders 3 1 0 1
Team 3 -52 0 -52
Total......... 11 785 1637 2466 4103 373.0
Opponent...... 11 775 1773 1167 2940 267.3
FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Dave Cappelen 13-20 .650 0- 0 6- 7 4- 8 3- 4 0- 1 47
Bill Capece 0- 3 .000 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 1 0- 2 0
| FG SEQUENCE |
Dave Cappelen |
Bill Capece |
|---|
| SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI |
34, 27 |
None |
| KANSAS STATE |
(27) |
None |
| MIAMI |
(41) |
None |
| OKLAHOMA STATE |
(36), (30) |
53 |
| CINCINNATI |
None |
53 |
| AUBURN |
(20), 35 |
None |
| NORTH TEXAS STATE |
None |
None |
| VIRGINIA TECH |
(42), 49, (26), (29) |
48 |
| MEMPHIS STATE |
50, (30), (37), 33, (21) |
None |
| SAN DIEGO STATE |
(22) |
None |
| FLORIDA |
(47), 37 |
None |
| TEXAS TECH |
(23), (22) |
None |
() For made field goals
PUNTING No Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd
-------------------------------------------------------
Bill Duley 44 1762 40.0 60
Steve Dykes 4 110 27.5 40
Team 3 0 0.0 0 3
Total......... 51 1900 37.3 60 3
Opponent...... 80 3010 37.6 3
ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KR IR FR Tot Avg/G
----------------------------------------------------------------
Larry Key 11 1117 243 0 461 0 0 1821 165.5
Mike Shumann 113 701 0 0 0 0 814
Roger Overby 0 626 0 0 0 0 626
Mark Lyles 10 298 138 0 0 0 0 436 43.6
Greg Ramsey 9 207 31 0 129 0 0 367 40.8
Jackie Flowers 3 191 0 5 0 0 199
Kurt Unglaub 0 157 38 0 0 0 195
Nat Terry 0 0 144 0 34 0 178
Grady King 0 166 0 0 0 0 166
Bobby Jackson 0 0 78 16 59 0 153
Greg Lazzaro 0 136 0 0 0 0 136
Ernie Sims 94 -2 0 0 0 0 92
Keith Kennedy 21 22 0 0 0 0 43
Chip Sanders 1 31 0 0 0 0 32
Mike Barnes 0 26 0 0 0 0 26
Bobby Butler 0 0 22 0 0 0 22
Ron Simmons 0 0 21 0 0 0 21
Ivory Joe Hunter 0 0 19 0 0 0 19
Mike Kincaid 0 0 0 0 14 0 14
Scott Warren 0 0 3 0 0 0 3
Jesse Forbes 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Wally Woodham 10 -7 0 0 0 0 0 -7 -0.7
Team -52 0 0 0 0 0 -52
Jimmy Jordan 9 -159 0 0 0 0 0 -159 -17.7
Total......... 11 1637 2466 326 611 107 0 5147 467.9
Opponent...... 11 1773 1167 91 777 86 0 3894 354.0
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Aaron Carter 82 99 181 7.0- 16.0 . 1- 0 . . 1- 0 . . .
Jimmy Heggins 67 90 157 4.0- 19.0 3.0- 6.0 . . . 4- 0 1 . .
Ron Simmons 76 52 128 13.0- 24.0 12.0-117.0 . . . 1- 0 13 1 .
Scott Warren 56 54 110 12.0- 40.0 2.0- 7.0 1- 0 . . 2- 0 1 1 .
Walter Carter 47 56 103 3.0- 14.0 5.0- 38.0 . . . . 1 . .
Willie Jones 63 38 101 8.0- 26.0 7.0- 43.0 . . . 2- 0 3 . .
Nat Terry 41 39 80 1.0- 2.0 . 3- 34 . . 1- 0 1 . .
Louie Richardson 29 47 76 2.0- 4.0 5.0- 37.0 . . . . . . 1
Mike Kincaid 48 26 74 4.0- 9.0 1.0- 4.0 1- 14 . . 2- 0 1 . .
David Hanks 33 27 60 . 1.0- 4.0 1- 0 . . . 1 . .
Ivory Joe Hunter 32 19 51 2.0- 5.0 . 4- 0 . . . . . .
Bobby Jackson 29 17 46 . . 3- 59 . . . . . .
Fred Igaz 24 16 40 2.0- 4.0 4.0- 33.0 . . . . 2 . .
Edenbur Richardson 12 7 19 2.0- 3.0 . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Mark Macek 8 9 17 . 1.0- 10.0 . . . . . . .
Abe Smith 6 9 15 2.0- 3.0 1.0- 1.0 . . . . 1 . .
Jeremy Mindlin 4 9 13 . 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . . .
Paul Piurowski 8 3 11 . . . . . . 1 . .
Monk Bonasorte 11 7 3 10 . . . . . . 1 . .
Bobby Butler 5 4 9 . . . . . . . 1 .
Vic Fowler 9 . 9 . . . . . . . . .
Paul Phillippy 2 3 5 . . . . . . . . .
Ken McCranie . 3 3 . . . . . . . . .
Reggie Herring 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Jesse Forbes . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jackie Flowers . . . . . . . . . . . .
Greg Futch . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mike Good . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nat Henderson . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wade Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . .
Larry Key 11 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ken Lanier . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bill Capece . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dave Cappelen . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hector Gray . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jimmy Jordan 9 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mark Meseroll . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mike Shumann . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kurt Unglaub . . . . . . . . . . . .
Barry Voltapetti . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gil Wesley . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wally Woodham 10 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mike Barnes . . . . . . . . . . . .
Trent Barnes . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tom Brannon . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gator Cherry . . . . . . . . . . . .
Doug Dane . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bill Duley . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bruce Harrison . . . . . . . . . . . .
Homes Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . .
Keith Jones . . . . . . . . . . . .
Grady King . . . . . . . . . . . .
Greg Lazzaro . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mark Lyles 10 . . . . . . . . . . . .
John Madden . . . . . . . . . . . .
Roger Overby . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sam Platt . . . . . . . . . . . .
Greg Ramsey 9 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tom Rushing . . . . . . . . . . . .
Arthur Scott . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ernie Sims . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mike Smith . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mike Stewart . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rick Stockstill . . . . . . . . . . . .
Clyde Walker . . . . . . . . . . . .
Keith Kennedy . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chip Sanders . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nat Italiano . . . . . . . . . . . .
Brent Brock . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tom Coll . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ronnie Crawford . . . . . . . . . . . .
Carlton Jones . . . . . . . . . . . .
Edgar Morales . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ryals Lee . . . . . . . . . . . .
Steve Dykes . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ernie Washington . . . . . . . . . . . .
Joe Demarest . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bryan Cobb . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dmitri Rigas . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cedric Wyatt . . . . . . . . . . . .
Robert Thompson . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jeff Field . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mike Coleman . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bill Keck . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pat Tedesco . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mitchell Chuvalo . . . . . . . . . . . .
Richard Davis . . . . . . . . . . . .
Everett DeVeaux . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mike Kennedy . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bill Sparrow . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sterling Watson . . . . . . . . . . . .
Larry Ellison . . . . . . . . . . . .
FLORIDA STATE 35, SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI 6
09/10/1977, HATTIESBURG, MS
From the 1978 FSU Press Guide, Page 40
HATTIESBURG, MS - Throughout pre-season practice it was the offense which drew the positive reviews from the Florida State training camp. The defense according to observers was suspect.
So guess what happens? Yes, that's right, it was the defense which kept FSU in it's opening victory (35-6) over Southern Mississippi until the offense could become untracked.
It was the defense that gave the Seminoles their first touchdown of the season. With the Garnet and Gold trailing 3-0, freshman noseguard Ron Simmons, playing his first collegiate game, blocked a
Golden Eagle punt that was picked up by end Scott Warren and carried two yards for six points. Dave Cappelen's kick made it 7-3.
Southern Mississippi came back to score three more points before the half, but that was it for the night. The Seminoles, however, added seven points in the third quarter and added to the cushion with
a 21 point fourth quarter.
As expected, the FSU offense centered around the pass. Quarterbacks Jimmy Jordan and Wally Woodham, both sophomores, combined to complete 19 of 32 passes for 265 yards. Most of the damage was done by
Jordan, making his first collegiate start, who hit for 14 of 26 accounting for 202 yards and two touchdowns.
A total of 10 players caught at least one pass. The leader was Mike Shumann, who grabbed four for 80 yards. Greg Lazzaro and Mark Lyles each had three receptions while Jackie Flowers picked up two.
The victory was the first ever in six tries for the Seminoles here. Their best previous effort was a 0-0 deadlock in 1963. The win also snapped a four game losing streak for FSU in opening games.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| FLORIDA STATE |
0 |
7 |
7 |
21 |
35 |
| SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
1st 0- 0 Opp, 48, field goal failed
2nd 0- 3 Opp, 26, field goal, 14:17
0- 3 Dave Cappelen, 34, field goal blocked
7- 3 Scott Warren, 2, punt return/blocked punt (Dave Cappelen, kick), 0:55
7- 6 Opp, 31, field goal, 0:03
3rd 14- 6 Greg Lazzaro, 34, pass from Jimmy Jordan (Dave Cappelen, kick), 9:27
14- 6 Dave Cappelen, 27, field goal failed
4th 21- 6 Mark Lyles, 1, run (Dave Cappelen, kick), 14:18
28- 6 Kurt Unglaub, 8, pass from Jimmy Jordan (Dave Cappelen, kick), 12:14
35- 6 Greg Ramsey, 12, pass from Wally Woodham (Dave Cappelen, kick), 1:22
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 25 9
Rushes-yards 36- 62 48-134
Passing 265 72
Att-Comp-Int 32-19-1 16-6-2
Total Yards 68-327 64-206
Punt Returns 5-14 3-19
Kickoff Returns 2-60 5-101
Interception Ret. 2-18 1-0
Fumble Returns 1-0 2-0
Punts 5-37.2 8-29.4
Fumbles-Lost 2-2 3-1
Penalties-Yds 5-25 4-21
Attendance 19,376
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing
Larry Key 19- 67
Mark Lyles 7- 20
Wally Woodham 2- 7
Chip Sanders 1- 0
Greg Ramsey 3- -4
Jimmy Jordan 4- -28
Receiving
Mike Shumann 4- 80
Greg Lazzaro 3- 64
Jackie Flowers 2- 28
Keith Kennedy 1- 22
Grady King 1- 14
Mark Lyles 3- 13
Chip Sanders 1- 13
Greg Ramsey 1- 12
Larry Key 1- 9
Kurt Unglaub 1- 8
Roger Overby 1- 2
Passing
Jimmy Jordan 26-14-1-202
Wally Woodham 6- 5-0- 63
Punt Return
Nat Terry 2- 2
Scott Warren 1- 2
Scott Warren 0- 0
Kickoff Return
Larry Key 2- 60
Punting
Bill Duley 5- 186
Bobby Jackson 2- 10
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jimmy Heggins 11 6 17 . . . . . . . . .
Ron Simmons 6 4 10 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . 1 .
Aaron Carter 3 5 8 . . . . . . . . .
Walter Carter 5 2 7 . . . 1 . . . . .
Willie Jones 5 1 6 1.0- 14.0 . . 1 . 1- 0 . . .
Abe Smith 1 3 4 . . . . . . . . .
Scott Warren 4 . 4 3.0- 9.0 . . . . . . . .
Edenbur Richardson 4 . 4 . . . . . . . . .
Mike Kincaid 2 1 3 . . 1- 14 . . . . . .
Nat Terry 1 2 3 . . 1- 4 . . . . . .
Ivory Joe Hunter 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Bobby Jackson 2 . 2 1.0- 1.0 . . 1 . . . . .
Vic Fowler 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Bobby Butler 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Jeremy Mindlin . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Fred Igaz . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
David Hanks . 1 1 . . . 1 . . . . .
Monk Bonasorte 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Louie Richardson 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Gil Wesley 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Mike Smith . . . . . . 1 . . . . .
FLORIDA STATE 18, KANSAS STATE 10
09/17/1977, MANHATTAN, KS
From the 1978 FSU Press Guide, Page 40
MANHATTAN, KS - Florida State's winning streak over a two year period reached five games as the Seminoles battled back deficits of 7-0 and 10-8 to bump Kansas State, 18-10.
A stingy Seminole defense kept the Big Eight Conference member Wildcats in check throughout the afternoon. In fact, the only K-State TD came on a blocked punt when the Seminole defense wasn't even on
the field. And, the Wildcat field goal in the fourth quarter was set up by a pass interception.
Florida State got on the scoreboard with 7:59 remaining in the third quarter when Mike Shumann caught a nine yard TD pass from QB Jimmy Jordan. Shumann also caught Jordan's conversion pass that made
it 8-7.
Only 36 seconds had passed in the fourth quarter when Kansas State got its go ahead field goal by Chuck Thompson. A field goal by Dave Cappelen with 6:58 left put FSU back in the lead and the visiting
'Noles, who were playing their second road game, added some insurance with 2:17 showing on the clock with Jordan finding Shumann on a 36 yard scoring strike.
Seminole defenders gave K-State just 173 yards total offense. That total included 101 along the ground on 48 attempts and another 72 through the air. FSU, meanwhile, was compiling 363 total offense
yards - 138 rushing and another 225 passing. The passing yards came with Jordan completing 16 of 37. His favorite targets were Mike Shumann (five catches), Jackie Flowers (four) and Larry Key
(three).
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| FLORIDA STATE |
0 |
0 |
8 |
10 |
18 |
| KANSAS STATE |
0 |
7 |
0 |
3 |
10 |
2nd 0- 0 Opp, 42, field goal failed, 8:59
0- 7 Opp, 50, punt return/blocked punt (kick), 6:33
3rd 8- 7 Mike Shumann, 9, pass from Jimmy Jordan (Mike Shumann, pass from Jimmy Jordan), 7:59
4th 8-10 Opp, 19, field goal, 14:24
11-10 Dave Cappelen, 27, field goal, 6:58
18-10 Mike Shumann, 36, pass from Jimmy Jordan (Dave Cappelen, kick), 2:17
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 19 7
Rushes-yards 42-138 48-101
Passing 225 72
Att-Comp-Int 37-16-2 22-4-2
Total Yards 79-363 70-173
Punt Returns 7-56 3-59
Kickoff Returns 1-23 3-44
Interception Ret. 2-17 2-35
Fumble Returns 0-0 3-0
Punts 10-40.3 14-37.5
Fumbles-Lost 4-3 0-0
Penalties-Yds 6-49 4-37
Attendance 26,200
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing
Larry Key 24- 120
Jesse Forbes 1- 22
Greg Ramsey 4- 19
Mark Lyles 6- 18
Jimmy Jordan 7- -41
Receiving
Mike Shumann 5- 108
Jackie Flowers 4- 43
Larry Key 3- 32
Mark Lyles 1- 17
Grady King 2- 15
Passing
Jimmy Jordan 37-16-2-225
Punt Return
Nat Terry 4- 45
Bobby Jackson 3- 11
Kickoff Return
Larry Key 1- 23
Punting
Bill Duley 8- 375
Team 2- 28
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jimmy Heggins 5 11 16 . . . 1 . . . . .
Ron Simmons 6 5 11 . . . . . . . . .
Walter Carter 3 6 9 . . . . . . . . .
Willie Jones 4 3 7 . . . . . . . . .
Aaron Carter 1 6 7 . . . 1 . . . . .
Mike Kincaid 5 1 6 . . . 2 . . . . .
Ivory Joe Hunter 3 2 5 . . 1- 0 1 . . . . .
Nat Terry 1 4 5 . . . . . . . . .
Abe Smith 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Scott Warren 1 1 2 . . . 1 . . . . .
Mike Good 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Mark Macek 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Bobby Jackson 1 1 2 . . 1- 17 2 . . . . .
Vic Fowler . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Jimmy Jordan . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Gil Wesley . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Bobby Butler . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
David Hanks . . . . . . 1 . . . . .
MIAMI 23, FLORIDA STATE 17
09/24/1977, TALLAHASSEE, FL
From the 1978 FSU Press Guide, Page 41
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Miami's Hurricanes pulled a Florida State.
Through its last five games - two this season and three last - the Seminoles had to come from behind to gain victories. This time it was Miami's turn. Trailing 17-10 starting the fourth quarter, the
Hurricanes put 13 points on the board in the final stanza and left Tallahassee with a 23-17 victory, their first of the young season.
Although Miami scored 10 points in the first quarter, Seminole fans were not worried. And they shouldn't have been as the Seminoles picked up 11 points in the second quarter to take an 11-10 lead at
intermission.
FSU hiked the cushion to 17-10 in the opening 4:19 of the second half after junior running back Greg Ramsey rumbled 16 yards for six points. The conversion was muffed.
That, however, is where the Seminole problems began. FSU had trouble moving the sticks the rest of the quarter while Miami was getting cranked up. Early in the last quarter, the 'Canes drove 71 yards
in seven plays for a TD and Chris Dennis booted the PAT that tied the count.
Seconds later a Jimmy Jordan pass was intercepted at the Seminole 47. Miami reached the FSU 30 before the drive stalled and Dennis, who had beat the Seminoles in the closing seconds at Doak Campbell
two years earlier, kicked what proved to be the winning field goal. Dennis then added an insurance field goal with 2:09 remaining after FSU turned the ball over on downs at its 40.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| MIAMI |
10 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
23 |
| FLORIDA STATE |
0 |
11 |
6 |
0 |
17 |
1st 0- 3 Opp, 17, field goal, 6:56
0-10 Opp, 23, pass (kick), 1:07
2nd 3-10 Dave Cappelen, 41, field goal, 13:36
5-10 Louie Richardson, safety, 7:53
Quarterback tackled in the endzone by Louie Richardson and
Ron Simmons
11-10 Kurt Unglaub, 11, pass from Jimmy Jordan (Jimmy Jordan, pass failed), 0:52
3rd 17-10 Greg Ramsey, 16, run (Jimmy Jordan, pass failed), 10:41
4th 17-17 Opp, 3, pass (kick), 8:46
17-20 Opp, 47, field goal, 5:02
17-23 Opp, 47, field goal, 2:09
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 16 20
Rushes-yards 23-104 68-145
Passing 134 142
Att-Comp-Int 40-14-5 19-13-0
Total Yards 63-238 87-287
Punt Returns 4-53 4-7
Kickoff Returns 7-137 3-72
Interception Ret. 0-0 5--3
Fumble Returns 1-0 0-0
Punts 7-41.6 8-36.6
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-1
Penalties-Yds 5-71 4-47
Attendance 40,060
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing
Greg Ramsey 7- 56
Larry Key 9- 50
Mark Lyles 4- 19
Jimmy Jordan 3- -21
Receiving
Kurt Unglaub 3- 47
Mark Lyles 4- 30
Larry Key 2- 28
Roger Overby 1- 18
Mike Shumann 1- 13
Greg Lazzaro 1- 3
Greg Ramsey 2- -5
Passing
Jimmy Jordan 38-13-4-131
Wally Woodham 2- 1-1- 3
Punt Return
Nat Terry 4- 53
Kickoff Return
Larry Key 6- 121
Bobby Jackson 1- 16
Punting
Bill Duley 7- 291
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jimmy Heggins . 16 16 . . . 1 . 1- 0 . . .
Aaron Carter 2 13 15 1.0- 3.0 . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Ron Simmons 4 10 14 3.0- 16.0 . . . . . . . .
Louie Richardson 3 8 11 1.0- 9.0 . . . . . . . 1
Scott Warren 2 9 11 1.0- 5.0 . . 1 . . . . .
Walter Carter 1 10 11 . . . . . . 1 . .
Willie Jones 5 5 10 . . . 1 . . . . .
Ivory Joe Hunter 2 7 9 . . . . . . . . .
Nat Terry 1 4 5 . . . . . . . . .
Mike Kincaid 1 3 4 . . . . . . . . .
Mark Macek . 4 4 . . . . . . . . .
Edenbur Richardson 1 3 4 . . . . . . . . .
Fred Igaz . 3 3 . . . . . . . . .
Bobby Butler 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Vic Fowler . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
David Hanks 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Wade Johnson 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Paul Phillippy . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Bill Capece 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Jesse Forbes 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
FLORIDA STATE 25, OKLAHOMA STATE 17
10/01/1977, STILLWATER, OK
From the 1978 FSU Press Guide, Page 42
STILLWATER, OK - Florida State came from behind on a Big East Conference team for the second time in three weeks and bumped the league's defending co-champion, Oklahoma State, 25-17.
This was suppose to be a day for Oklahoma State running back Terry Miller, a Heisman Trophy candidate, to run wild. He wasn't slowed down much - 156 yards in 26 carries, but the most impressive runner
this afternoon was Seminole Larry Key.
Key, a senior, totaled 259 yards in all purpose running. He gained 127 rushing with a school record 32 attempts. He also caught three passes for 72 yards and one touchdown and added another 60 yards
with a kickoff return.
That performance earned Key honors as the Associated Press Back of the Week in the Southeastern Region of the United States.
Oklahoma State had muscled its way to a 17-3 lead with 11:43 remaining in the third quarter. First Wally Woodham scored on a two yard run. When the kick failed, the Seminoles were trailing, 17-9.
Early in the fourth stanza, Mark Lyles plunged to a score from two yards away, but the run failed and it was 17-15, Oklahoma State. With 6:46 left in the game, Dave Cappelen booted a 30 yard field
goal that gave the Seminoles the lead for the first time.
After the kickoff, the Cowboys fumbled on their first scrimmage play and the ball was covered by safety Nat Terry. Three plays later, Key sprinted to the end zone with a 19 yard pass from Woodham for
the final TD. Cappelen's PAT gave FSU an eight point cushion with 5:10 still showing on the clock.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| FLORIDA STATE |
0 |
3 |
6 |
16 |
25 |
| OKLAHOMA STATE |
10 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
17 |
1st 0- 3 Opp, 27, field goal, 12:01
0-10 Opp, 17, run (kick), 6:33
2nd 0-10 Bill Capece, 53, field goal failed, 4:35
3-10 Dave Cappelen, 36, field goal, 1:22
3rd 3-17 Opp, 2, run (kick), 11:43
9-17 Wally Woodham, 2, run (Dave Cappelen, kick failed), 9:26
4th 15-17 Mark Lyles, 2, run (Mark Lyles, run failed), 12:43
18-17 Dave Cappelen, 30, field goal, 6:46
25-17 Larry Key, 19, pass from Wally Woodham (Dave Cappelen, kick), 5:16
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 21 13
Rushes-yards 54-165 52-256
Passing 216 2
Att-Comp-Int 27-15-1 6-1-0
Total Yards 81-381 58-258
Punt Returns 3-17 0-0
Kickoff Returns 4-103 4-66
Interception Ret. 0-0 1-0
Fumble Returns 2-0 0-0
Punts 4-32.8 7-40.7
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 3-2
Penalties-Yds 9-64 6-64
Attendance 46,500
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing
Larry Key 32- 127
Mark Lyles 10- 46
Jimmy Jordan 3- 9
Greg Ramsey 5- 1
Wally Woodham 3- -3
Team 1- -15
Receiving
Larry Key 3- 72
Mark Lyles 4- 43
Roger Overby 2- 40
Mike Shumann 1- 31
Grady King 2- 19
Greg Ramsey 2- 6
Greg Lazzaro 1- 5
Passing
Wally Woodham 16- 9-0-145
Jimmy Jordan 11- 6-1- 71
Punt Return
Nat Terry 3- 17
Kickoff Return
Larry Key 1- 60
Greg Ramsey 3- 43
Punting
Bill Duley 4- 131
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Scott Warren . . . . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Nat Terry . . . . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
FLORIDA STATE 14, CINCINNATI 0
10/08/1977, TALLAHASSEE, FL
From the 1978 FSU Press Guide, Page 43
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Cincinnati's defense came to Doak Campbell Stadium with a national reputation - ranked in five different categories - but it was the Florida State defense that took the spotlight in
the Seminoles' 14-0 victory over the previously unbeaten Bearcats.
FSU got a touchdown with 1:04 remaining in the first half when quarterback Wally Woodham hurled a 15 yard scoring strike to Mike Shumann. Those were the only points the Seminoles needed although they
picked up seven more early in the second half when Roger Overby caught a 36 yard Woodham aerial and Dave Cappelen booted his second conversion.
Otherwise this was a night that belonged to the defense and receiver Roger Overby.
Cincinnati often penetrated the Seminole side of the 50 but was never able to cross the goal line. The Bearcats picked up 198 yards rushing and another 112 in the air. Five times during the contest
the 'Cats penetrated inside the Seminole 30. Three times they were inside the 24 and once they made it to the 10, but somehow FSU always managed to get the ball back before a score.
Overby, who had thought about giving up football in the spring, had the finest night of his career, catching nine of Woodham's 16 completions for 136 yards. Woodham passed the Garnet and Gold to 265
yards.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| CINCINNATI |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| FLORIDA STATE |
0 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
14 |
1st 0- 0 Opp, 41, field goal failed, 8:58
0- 0 Bill Capece, 53, field goal failed, 5:09
2nd 7- 0 Mike Shumann, 15, pass from Wally Woodham (Dave Cappelen, kick)
3rd 14- 0 Roger Overby, 36, pass from Wally Woodham (Dave Cappelen, kick), 12:43
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 17 20
Rushes-yards 35- 57 58-198
Passing 265 112
Att-Comp-Int 23-16-2 17-7-4
Total Yards 58-322 75-310
Punt Returns 2-59 1-0
Kickoff Returns 0-0 2-46
Interception Ret. 4-67 2-0
Fumble Returns 0-0 2-0
Punts 3-39.3 4-45.5
Fumbles-Lost 3-2 0-0
Penalties-Yds 2-8 4-50
Attendance 33,755
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing
Larry Key 19- 72
Mark Lyles 8- 31
Team 1- -14
Wally Woodham 7- -32
Receiving
Roger Overby 9- 136
Mike Shumann 3- 85
Grady King 2- 17
Jackie Flowers 1- 17
Larry Key 1- 10
Passing
Wally Woodham 23-16-2-265
Punt Return
Bobby Jackson 1- 54
Nat Terry 1- 5
Punting
Bill Duley 3- 118
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ron Simmons 10 3 13 2.0- 14.0 . . . . . . . .
David Hanks 7 3 10 1.0- 4.0 . 1- 0 . . . . . .
Aaron Carter 4 6 10 . . . . . . . . .
Louie Richardson 5 4 9 2.0- 18.0 . . . . . . . .
Scott Warren 8 . 8 2.0- 4.0 . . . . . . . .
Willie Jones 5 1 6 2.0- 10.0 . . . . . . . .
Bobby Jackson 4 . 4 . . 1- 42 . . . . . .
Nat Terry 3 1 4 . . 1- 25 1 . . . . .
Ivory Joe Hunter 2 1 3 . . 1- 0 . . . . . .
Walter Carter 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .
Mike Kincaid 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Bobby Butler 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Vic Fowler 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Monk Bonasorte 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Paul Piurowski 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Fred Igaz 1 . 1 1.0- 4.0 . . . . . . . .
FLORIDA STATE 24, AUBURN 3
10/22/1977, TALLAHASSEE, FL
From the 1978 FSU Press Guide, Page 44
TALLAHASSEE, FL - With the sixth largest crowd in Florida State history as witnesses, senior running back Larry Key established a new single game rushing record with 170 yards and paced the Seminoles
to their first victory ever over Auburn, 24-3.
Key was sensational on this balmy fall evening. He carried 25 times for those 170 yards, but also scored two touchdowns, caught one pass and returned a kickoff 39 yards.
"There is no doubt about it," Florida State head coach Bobby Bowden was to say later, "Larry Key is one of the toughest little men I've ever seen. He is really hard to bring down once he gets going.
It was great for Larry to get that record."
This victory, like so many others during the year, was a concentrated team effort although Key stole the spotlight. On offense for instance, Wally Woodham had a sparkling night completing 12 of 20
aerials for 149 yards. Tight end Grady King grabbed five of those passes while Roger Overby, Mike Shumann and Greg Lazzaro each caught two.
Defensively the Seminoles received superb performances from noseguard Ron Simmons, 10 solos and nine assists, and linebackers Aaron Carter and Jimmy Heggins (five and four each). Among the Simmons
statistics were three tackles for loss netting 16 yards and a fumble recovery.
In previous efforts against the Tigers, FSU showed an 0-9-1 report card. The win was the first for the Seminoles against an opponent from the Southeastern Conference since 1972.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| AUBURN |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| FLORIDA STATE |
10 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
24 |
1st 7- 0 Wally Woodham, 1, run (Dave Cappelen, kick), 6:59
10- 0 Dave Cappelen, 20, field goal, 4:01
2nd 10- 3 Opp, 39, field goal, 5:37
3rd 17- 3 Larry Key, 15, run (Dave Cappelen, kick), 12:48
17- 3 Dave Cappelen, 35, field goal failed, 2:19
4th 24- 3 Larry Key, 25, run (Dave Cappelen, kick), 4:30
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 24 13
Rushes-yards 50-240 52-165
Passing 161 78
Att-Comp-Int 25-14-2 17-5-3
Total Yards 75-401 69-243
Punt Returns 0-0 0-0
Kickoff Returns 2-62 3-72
Interception Ret. 3-0 2-11
Fumble Returns 3-0 1-0
Punts 2-33.0 3-43.3
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 3-3
Penalties-Yds 9-95 6-60
Attendance 42,464
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing
Larry Key 25- 170
Greg Ramsey 6- 38
Ernie Sims 6- 28
Mark Lyles 5- 13
Mike Shumann 1- -4
Wally Woodham 7- -5
Receiving
Grady King 5- 72
Roger Overby 2- 38
Mike Shumann 2- 21
Greg Lazzaro 2- 21
Jackie Flowers 1- 11
Larry Key 1- 1
Ernie Sims 1- -3
Passing
Wally Woodham 20-12-2-149
Jimmy Jordan 5- 2-0- 12
Kickoff Return
Larry Key 1- 39
Greg Ramsey 1- 23
Punting
Bill Duley 2- 66
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ron Simmons 10 3 13 3.0- 16.0 . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Aaron Carter 5 4 9 1.0- 1.0 . 1- 0 . . . . . .
Jimmy Heggins 5 4 9 . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Willie Jones 6 2 8 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Walter Carter 2 4 6 2.0- 14.0 . . . . . . . .
Nat Terry 2 3 5 . . . 1 . . . . .
David Hanks 2 3 5 . . . . . . . . .
Mike Kincaid 3 1 4 . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Louie Richardson 2 2 4 . . . 1 . . . . .
Scott Warren 1 2 3 1.0- 2.0 . 1- 0 1 . . 1 . .
Bobby Jackson 1 1 2 . . 1- 0 . . . . . .
Ivory Joe Hunter 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Mike Good 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Paul Piurowski 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
FLORIDA STATE 35, NORTH TEXAS STATE 14
10/29/1977, TALLAHASSEE, FL
From the 1978 FSU Press Guide, Page 45
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Two North Texas State miscues forced by the Seminole defense within 44 seconds late in the second quarter resulted in Seminole touchdowns and ignited a 35-14 victory at Doak Campbell
Stadium before a Homecoming crowd of 40,597.
Locked in a 7-7 deadlock Florida State received its first break when freshman Bobby Butler blocked a punt and Ivory Joe Hunter returned it 15 yards for a TD with 3:08 remaining in the half.
Then 44 seconds later North Texas State quarterback Mike Smith and runningback Mike Jones muffed a handoff in the Mean Green end zone. They let the ball drop to the ground and it was recovered by
defensive end Willie Jones for six more Seminole points. Dave Cappelen then booted his third of five PAT's and it sent FSU to the locker room with a 21-7 halftime lead.
In the second half, the Seminoles got TDs on one yard plunges by quarterback Wally Woodham and runningback Larry Key.
The game produced one of the most brilliant efforts ever by a Florida State defensive player. Noseguard Ron Simmons was credited with 10 solo tackles and nine more assists. Included in those 10 solos
were five quarterback sacks for minus 52 yards. That performance earned Simmons honors as the Associated Press Lineman of the Week for the nation and southeast, Sports Illustrated's Defensive Player
of the Week and United Press International Defensive Player of the Week for the south.
Later in the next week, Seminole head coach Bobby Bowden was to say: "I was at West Virginia and watched what Tony Dorsett did for the Pittsburgh program. Ron Simmons is doing the same for Florida
State only he is a defensive instead of offensive player."
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| NORTH TEXAS STATE |
0 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
14 |
| FLORIDA STATE |
7 |
14 |
7 |
7 |
35 |
1st 7- 0 Wally Woodham, 1, run (Dave Cappelen, kick), 7:38
2nd 7- 7 Opp, 1, run (kick), 6:52
14- 7 Ivory Joe Hunter, 19, punt return/blocked punt (Dave Cappelen, kick), 3:08
21- 7 Willie Jones, 0, fumble recovery/return (Dave Cappelen, kick), 2:24
3rd 28- 7 Wally Woodham, 1, run (Dave Cappelen, kick), 6:47
28-14 Opp, 4, run (kick), 2:24
4th 28-14 Opp, 57, field goal failed, 14:51
35-14 Larry Key, 1, run (Dave Cappelen, kick), 1:57
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 18 18
Rushes-yards 44-161 45- 75
Passing 127 200
Att-Comp-Int 15-9-1 28-16-0
Total Yards 59-288 73-275
Punt Returns 2-35 0-0
Kickoff Returns 2-29 2-24
Interception Ret. 0-0 1-29
Fumble Returns 1-0 1-0
Punts 5-41.8 6-32.3
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-1
Penalties-Yds 2-10 4-20
Attendance 40,597
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing
Larry Key 21- 94
Ernie Sims 12- 42
Greg Ramsey 3- 19
Jimmy Jordan 1- 9
Chip Sanders 1- 0
Wally Woodham 6- -3
Receiving
Roger Overby 5- 67
Larry Key 3- 42
Mike Shumann 1- 18
Passing
Wally Woodham 15- 9-1-127
Punt Return
Ivory Joe Hunter 0- 19
Bobby Butler 1- 16
Nat Terry 1- 0
Kickoff Return
Greg Ramsey 2- 29
Punting
Bill Duley 5- 209
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ron Simmons 9 4 13 5.0- 51.0 . . . . . . . .
Nat Terry 7 3 10 . . . . . . . . .
Aaron Carter 5 5 10 . . . . . . . . .
Scott Warren 7 . 7 1.0- 3.0 . . 1 . . . . .
Bobby Jackson 5 1 6 . . . . . . . . .
Ivory Joe Hunter 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . .
David Hanks 2 2 4 . . . 1 . . . . .
Walter Carter 3 1 4 1.0- 17.0 . . . . . . . .
Willie Jones 3 . 3 1.0- 4.0 . . 1 . 1- 0 . . .
Mike Kincaid 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .
Jimmy Heggins 2 1 3 1.0- 12.0 . . . . . . . .
Louie Richardson 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Paul Piurowski 1 . 1 . . . 1 . . . . .
Bobby Butler . . . . . . . . . . 1 .
FLORIDA STATE 23, VIRGINIA TECH 21
11/05/1977, BLACKSBURG, VA
From the 1978 FSU Press Guide, Page 45
BLACKSBURG, VA - Battling from behind for most of the rainy afternoon, Florida State finally got a go ahead 29 yard field goal from Dave Cappelen with 4:57 remaining in the game to spoil Virginia
Tech's Homecoming, 23-21.
From the statistics one would believe Florida State completely dominated the contest. Not true, however, even though the Seminoles out first downed the Gobblers, 21-16, and out offensed the Gobblers,
442-270, which included a 258-14 advantage in the air.
Florida State brought the reverse out of its closet for this contest. Seminole wide receiver Mike Shumann ran the reverse three times for 99 yards. But, he also ran it a fourth time, only on this
occasion Shumann, who caught five passes for 80 yards, threw to Roger Overby for 39 yards. That aerial set up Cappelen's winning field goal.
Despite a pounding rain that lasted throughout the contest, FSU relied on its passing game. Woodham completed 17 of 27 for 219 yards and one TD - a 10 yarder to Shumann. In addition to Shumann,
Woodham's other favorite target was Larry Key, who caught four for 40 yards.
Besides the Shumann TD, the only other Seminole six pointer belonged to Woodham, who plunged to paydirt from one yard away. Cappelen had three field goals and two PATs.
With the victory, Florida State gained an 11-10-1 series advantage. It was the second consecutive year the Seminoles managed a come from behind fourth quarter win over the Gobblers.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| FLORIDA STATE |
3 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
23 |
| VIRGINIA TECH |
7 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
21 |
1st 3- 0 Dave Cappelen, 42, field goal, 11:52
3- 7 Opp, 19, run (kick), 6:22
2nd 3- 7 Bill Capece, 48, field goal failed, 14:45
3- 7 Dave Cappelen, 49, field goal failed, 11:32
3-14 Opp, 5, run (kick), 4:47
10-14 Mike Shumann, 10, pass from Wally Woodham (Dave Cappelen, kick), 1:36
3rd 17-14 Wally Woodham, 1, run (Dave Cappelen, kick), 7:54
4th 20-14 Dave Cappelen, 26, field goal, 14:45
20-21 Opp, 4, run (kick), 8:27
23-21 Dave Cappelen, 29, field goal, 4:57
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 21 16
Rushes-yards 41-184 57-256
Passing 258 14
Att-Comp-Int 28-18-1 9-1-2
Total Yards 69-442 66-270
Punt Returns 3-4 1--5
Kickoff Returns 4-40 6-127
Interception Ret. 2-5 1-13
Fumble Returns 0-0 1-0
Punts 1-54.0 7-40.0
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 3-0
Penalties-Yds 7-55 3-19
3rd Down Conversions 6-15 7-17
4th Down Conversions 0-2 1-1
Time of Posession 29:18 30:52
Attendance 36,500
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing
Mike Shumann 3- 99
Larry Key 22- 70
Wally Woodham 9- 9
Ernie Sims 6- 5
Mark Lyles 1- 1
Receiving
Mike Shumann 5- 80
Roger Overby 3- 77
Larry Key 4- 40
Grady King 3- 27
Mark Lyles 1- 18
Jackie Flowers 1- 15
Ernie Sims 1- 1
Passing
Wally Woodham 27-17-1-219
Mike Shumann 1- 1-0- 39
Punt Return
Nat Terry 2- 3
Scott Warren 1- 1
Kickoff Return
Larry Key 3- 35
Jackie Flowers 1- 5
Punting
Bill Duley 1- 54
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mike Kincaid 12 2 14 1.0- . . . . . . . .
Nat Terry 6 7 13 . . 1- 5 . . . . . .
Willie Jones 10 . 10 . . . . . . . . .
Jimmy Heggins 7 2 9 . . . . . . . . .
Aaron Carter 7 1 8 . . . . . . . . .
Bobby Jackson 6 1 7 . . . 2 . . . . .
Ron Simmons 4 1 5 . . . . . . . . .
Walter Carter 2 3 5 . . . . . . . . .
Ivory Joe Hunter 2 1 3 . . 1- 0 . . . . . .
Fred Igaz 2 . 2 1.0- . . . . . . . .
Scott Warren 2 . 2 . . . . . . . 1 .
David Hanks 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Paul Piurowski 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Mark Macek 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Monk Bonasorte 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Jeremy Mindlin . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Bobby Butler . . . . . . . . . . 1 .
FLORIDA STATE 30, MEMPHIS STATE 9
11/12/1977, TALLAHASSEE, FL
From the 1978 FSU Press Guide, Page 47
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Victory number six in a row and eight of the season came before 40,127 Doak Campbell Stadium faithful. The victim: Memphis State.
The score: 30-9.
Florida State experienced a rough time with the Tigers, whom they had not beaten since 1968. It was 10-0 at halftime after Dave Cappelen booted a 30 yard field goal with 4:27 remaining in the half and
quarterback Wally Woodham and wide receiver Mike Shumann hooked up on a 27 yard TD pass play with 1:06 left. The TD was set up following a Memphis State fumble that was recovered by Seminole
linebacker Jimmy Heggins.
After Memphis State earned a field goal in the third quarter, Florida State reeled off 20 consecutive points. Eight of those markers were produced by tiny placekicker Dave Cappelen, who booted field
goals of 37 and 21 yards plus a pair of PATs. Mark Lyles rumbled four yards for a TD and Greg Lazzaro caught a 13 yard pass from Jimmy Jordan for the other score.
Larry Key, playing his last home game of a brilliant career, bowed out with a 110 yard rushing effort on 24 attempts. His efforts were backed up by fullback Mark Lyles, who added 80 in 10 stabs
through the Tiger line.
Quarterbacks Woodham and Jordan combined to complete 13 of 23 passes for 168 yards and two scores. Their favorite receiver was Roger Overby, who caught five for 66 yards.
Seminole defenders completely shackled what was suppose to be a strong Memphis State ground game. The Tigers netted just 60 yards in 53 attempts while picking up another 188 yards through the air.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| MEMPHIS STATE |
0 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
9 |
| FLORIDA STATE |
0 |
10 |
3 |
17 |
30 |
1st 0- 0 Dave Cappelen, 50, field goal failed, 7:59
2nd 3- 0 Dave Cappelen, 30, field goal, 4:27
10- 0 Mike Shumann, 27, pass from Wally Woodham (Dave Cappelen, kick), 1:06
3rd 10- 3 Opp, 40, field goal, 6:09
13- 3 Dave Cappelen, 37, field goal, 3:15
4th 13- 3 Dave Cappelen, 33, field goal failed, 14:59
20- 3 Mark Lyles, 4, run (Dave Cappelen, kick), 12:28
23- 3 Dave Cappelen, 21, field goal, 10:44
30- 3 Greg Lazzaro, 13, pass from Jimmy Jordan (Dave Cappelen, kick), 8:30
30- 9 Opp, 15, run (run failed), 2:15
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 20 19
Rushes-yards 44-258 53- 60
Passing 168 188
Att-Comp-Int 23-13-0 32-11-0
Total Yards 67-426 85-248
Punt Returns 3-10 0-0
Kickoff Returns 2-34 5-88
Interception Ret. 0-0 0-0
Fumble Returns 2-0 3-0
Punts 4-36.8 10-36.8
Fumbles-Lost 6-3 9-2
Penalties-Yds 2-20 5-63
Attendance 40,127
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing
Larry Key 24- 110
Mark Lyles 10- 80
Wally Woodham 2- 28
Greg Ramsey 5- 23
Keith Kennedy 2- 21
Jimmy Jordan 1- -4
Receiving
Mike Shumann 2- 69
Roger Overby 5- 66
Greg Lazzaro 2- 21
Mark Lyles 2- 12
Larry Key 2- 0
Passing
Jimmy Jordan 7- 4-0- 87
Wally Woodham 16- 9-0- 81
Punt Return
Bobby Butler 1- 6
Bobby Jackson 1- 3
Nat Terry 1- 1
Kickoff Return
Greg Ramsey 2- 34
Punting
Bill Duley 4- 147
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
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Jimmy Heggins 8 5 13 1.0- 2.0 . . . . 2- 0 . . .
Fred Igaz 4 4 8 3.0- 26.0 . . . . . . . .
Aaron Carter 5 2 7 . . . . . . . . .
Scott Warren 6 1 7 5.0- 19.0 . . . . . 1 . .
Willie Jones 5 2 7 2.0- 7.0 . . 1 . . . . .
Mike Kincaid 4 1 5 . . . 1 . . . . .
Ivory Joe Hunter 5 . 5 . . . . . . . . .
Nat Terry 3 2 5 . . . 2 . . . . .
Walter Carter 5 . 5 3.0- 17.0 . . . . . . . .
Louie Richardson 4 1 5 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
Monk Bonasorte 3 1 4 . . . 3 . . . . .
Bobby Jackson 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
David Hanks 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Mark Macek . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Edenbur Richardson 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
SAN DIEGO STATE 41, FLORIDA STATE 16
11/19/1977, SAN DIEGO, CA
From the 1978 FSU Press Guide, Page 46
SAN DIEGO, CA - Early turnovers - a fumble, blocked punt and fumbled punt - put Florida State in trouble during the first quarter and the Seminoles, who entered the game ranked No. 13 in both wire
service polls, bowed 41-16 to sky high San Diego State.
The Seminoles were never in this contest. It was 14-0 before 10 minutes elapsed. FSU moved as close as 21-10, but San Diego State ran off 20 consecutive points before the Seminoles were to score
again.
The second quarter was the big one for the Aztecs, who were playing before 50,453 fans, their second largest crowd in history.
"We were beaten every way possible," said FSU head coach Bobby Bowden. "You couldn't point to any particular area and say that is where the breakdown came. Everything broke down."
San Diego State quarterback Joe Davis was especially damaging to the Seminoles. He completed 21 of 30 passes for 228 yards and three touchdowns. Also a problem for the FSU defense was runningback
David Turner, who gained 189 yards in 25 carries.
The loss concluded several Seminole streaks: (1) a six game win streak; (2) a five game win streak on the road.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| FLORIDA STATE |
3 |
7 |
0 |
6 |
16 |
| SAN DIEGO STATE |
14 |
24 |
3 |
0 |
41 |
1st 0- 7 Opp, 8, run (kick), 10:53
0-14 Opp, 54, pass (kick), 5:36
3-14 Dave Cappelen, 22, field goal, 0:55
2nd 3-21 Opp, 5, run (kick), 12:16
10-21 Mike Shumann, 42, pass from Wally Woodham (Dave Cappelen, kick), 10:34
10-28 Opp, 12, pass (kick), 6:27
10-31 Opp, 28, field goal, 3:11
10-38 Opp, 12, pass (kick), 0:53
3rd 10-41 Opp, 30, field goal, 0:07
4th 16-41 Roger Overby, 19, pass from Jimmy Jordan (Jimmy Jordan, pass failed), 2:07
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 25 21
Rushes-yards 43- 55 37-242
Passing 303 228
Att-Comp-Int 42-22-1 30-21-1
Total Yards 85-358 67-470
Punt Returns 0-0 2-11
Kickoff Returns 5-81 3-55
Interception Ret. 1-0 1-1
Fumble Returns 1-0 1-0
Punts 6-30.8 4-43.8
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 2-1
Penalties-Yds 5-38 7-83
Attendance 50,453
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing
Larry Key 24- 94
Mark Lyles 7- 32
Greg Ramsey 1- 13
Wally Woodham 4- -3
Bill Duley 1- -23
Jimmy Jordan 6- -58
Receiving
Mike Shumann 3- 65
Jackie Flowers 3- 60
Roger Overby 3- 48
Kurt Unglaub 2- 44
Mike Barnes 3- 26
Greg Lazzaro 2- 20
Greg Ramsey 2- 18
Grady King 2- 13
Larry Key 2- 9
Passing
Jimmy Jordan 23-12-1-171
Wally Woodham 19-10-0-132
Kickoff Return
Larry Key 5- 81
Punting
Bill Duley 5- 185
Team 1- 0
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
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Walter Carter 7 4 11 1.0- 2.0 . . 1 . . . . .
Mike Kincaid 3 6 9 . . . 2 . . . . .
Nat Terry 4 5 9 . . . . . . . . .
Aaron Carter 2 7 9 1.0- 3.0 . . . . . . . .
Ivory Joe Hunter 3 5 8 . . 1- 0 . . . . . .
Jimmy Heggins 3 5 8 . . . . . . . . .
Fred Igaz 3 4 7 . . . . . . . . .
Edenbur Richardson 3 3 6 . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Bobby Jackson 2 3 5 . . . . . . . . .
Scott Warren 3 2 5 . . . . . . . . .
Louie Richardson . 3 3 . . . 1 . . . . .
Bobby Butler 1 2 3 . . . 1 . . . . .
David Hanks 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Paul Piurowski . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Ron Simmons . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Mike Good 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Reggie Herring . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
FLORIDA STATE 37, FLORIDA 9
12/03/1977, GAINESVILLE, FL
From the 1978 FSU Press Guide, Page 48
GAINESVILLE, FL - Florida State ended a nine year drought in convincing style when it dumped arch-rival Florida, 37-9, before 63,563, the largest crowd to watch the Seminoles during the '77 season.
The victory capped a brilliant regular season for the Garnet and Gold. It was the ninth victory in 11 starts, the first time in Seminole history the school had recorded nine wins during the regular
season. And, the win also returned FSU football to respectability throughout the south since head coach Bobby Bowden had said more than once that the program "would not be turned around until we beat
Florida."
Thus the victory - only the third in the 20 year series for the Seminoles - was more important than any other win in recent memory for Seminole coaches and boosters.
The Seminoles led from the start in this one. After Florida failed to move the sticks following the opening kickoff, the Seminoles went 72 yards in six plays for their first TD. The six points
belonged to sophomore Kurt Unglaub, who caught a 35 yard Wally Woodham pass. Dave Cappelen booted the PAT.
And, that opening Seminole drive demonstrated what the Seminoles were going to do the entire afternoon - PASS. First it was Woodham, who quarterbacked the first quarter and the opening series of the
second. He completed six of 10 passes for 86 yards and a TD.
Then came Jimmy Jordan, who head coach Bobby Bowden later described as "my fast ball pitcher." Pitch is exactly what Jordan did with the pigskin. Guiding the Seminoles for all but two series during
the rest of the game, Jordan completed 13 of 19 for 240 yards and three touchdowns. That effort earned him "Offensive Player of the Game" honors from the ABC-TV broadcasting team sending the game
throughout the south on a regional basis.
Jordan wasn't the only star, however. Also drawing his share of recognition was Roger Overby, who caught three TD passes during the afternoon. Overall, he had six grabs for 124 yards. Senior Mike
Shumann was on the receiving end of five passes for 111 yards while Unglaub grabbed four for 78. The Unglaub total was just one short of his season total entering the game.
Also in the spotlight was runningback Larry Key, who rushed for 143 yards to become the first player in Seminole history to ever gain 1,000 yards rushing in a season.
Nobody could forget the defense either. Florida State limited the Gators to a mere 200 yards total offense and the hosts didn't score a touchdown for the first time in a regular season game since
1973. The defense was spearheaded by Willie Jones, a junior defensive end, who earned "Defensive Player of the Game" honors.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| FLORIDA STATE |
10 |
7 |
7 |
13 |
37 |
| FLORIDA |
0 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
1st 7- 0 Kurt Unglaub, 35, pass from Wally Woodham (Dave Cappelen, kick), 11:40
10- 0 Dave Cappelen, 47, field goal, 4:35
2nd 10- 3 Opp, 32, field goal, 13:39
17- 3 Roger Overby, 4, pass from Jimmy Jordan (Dave Cappelen, kick), 6:12
17- 6 Opp, 50, field goal, 2:32
17- 9 Opp, 41, field goal, 0:00
3rd 17- 9 Dave Cappelen, 37, field goal failed, 10:04
24- 9 Roger Overby, 20, pass from Jimmy Jordan (Dave Cappelen, kick), 5:16
4th 31- 9 Mark Lyles, 1, run (Dave Cappelen, kick), 12:30
37- 9 Roger Overby, 20, pass from Jimmy Jordan (Dave Cappelen, kick failed), 11:25
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 27 10
Rushes-yards 48-234 42-141
Passing 344 59
Att-Comp-Int 31-20-1 19-6-0
Total Yards 79-578 61-200
Punt Returns 9-57 0-0
Kickoff Returns 2-42 7-82
Interception Ret. 0-0 1-0
Fumble Returns 1-0 1-0
Punts 4-27.5 8-38.0
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 4-1
Penalties-Yds 6-61 1-5
Attendance 63,563
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing
Larry Key 20- 143
Greg Ramsey 7- 42
Mark Lyles 10- 38
Ernie Sims 3- 19
Mike Shumann 1- 18
Jackie Flowers 1- 3
Chip Sanders 1- 1
Wally Woodham 1- -5
Jimmy Jordan 4- -25
Receiving
Roger Overby 6- 124
Mike Shumann 5- 111
Kurt Unglaub 4- 78
Chip Sanders 1- 18
Jackie Flowers 1- 17
Mark Lyles 1- 5
Greg Lazzaro 1- 2
Grady King 1- -11
Passing
Jimmy Jordan 19-13-0-240
Wally Woodham 10- 6-1- 86
Clyde Walker 1- 1-0- 18
Keith Kennedy 1- 0-0- 0
Punt Return
Kurt Unglaub 8- 39
Nat Terry 1- 18
Kickoff Return
Larry Key 2- 42
Punting
Steve Dykes 4- 110
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
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Mike Kincaid . . . . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
FLORIDA STATE 40, TEXAS TECH 17
12/23/1977, Tangerine Bowl, Orlando, Fl
From the 1978 FSU Press Guide, Page 49
ORLANDO, FL - Florida State, making its first bowl appearance in seven years, demolished Texas Tech, 40-17, in the 32nd Tangerine Bowl.
A record breaking crowd of 44,502 witnessed almost total domination by the Seminoles, who became the only Division I school currently playing major college football in Florida to achieve 10 victories
in a single season.
FSU jumped ahead with 5:50 remaining in the opening quarter on a 23 yard Dave Cappelen field goal. It stayed that way until Mike Mock of Texas Tech evened the count with a 24 yarder early in the
second quarter. At that point, however, the Seminoles took over. It was a 93 yard kickoff return by Larry Key following the Tech field goal that gave the Seminoles the lead for good.
Later in the same quarter, quarterback Jimmy Jordan found tight end Grady King on a 37 yard scoring pass that boosted the Seminole lead to 16-3 at intermission.
The Seminoles continued to add to their cushion in the third quarter. First Jordan found Mike Shumann with a 40 yard scoring toss. Next Cappelen booted a 22 yard field goal. That made it 27-3.
Tech returned to the board with 7:46 remaining in the quarter on a 44 yard scoring pass to make it 27-9. The count remained that way until Wally Woodham found Roger Overby on a 15 yard scoring toss to
increase the Seminole lead with just 3:34 left.
Neither team was through yet, however. Tech came back to score on a 21 yard run by Billy Taylor and with just 48 seconds remaining, FSU completed the scoring on a 44 yard pass involving Woodham and
Chip Sanders.
The defenders were so impressive that it was hard for observers to decide who should win the Most Valuable Player Defensive trophy. The sportswriters covering the contest picked end Willie Jones while
the Mizlou TV network, which telecast the game across the nation, tagged the other end Scott Warren.
Jordan, however, took MVP honors for the game and offense. The rifle armed sophomore had his best game as a Seminole, completing 18 of 25 passes for 311 yards and two touchdowns.
Many thought the offensive and game award should have gone to Key, playing his final game for the Garnet and Gold. He rushed for 83 yards in 21 attempts, caught six passes for another 100 yards and
returned an additional three kickoffs for 131 more yards.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| TEXAS TECH |
0 |
3 |
6 |
8 |
17 |
| FLORIDA STATE |
3 |
13 |
11 |
13 |
40 |
1st 3- 0 Dave Cappelen, 23, field goal
2nd 3- 3 Opp, 24, field goal
10- 3 Larry Key, 93, kickoff return (Dave Cappelen, kick)
16- 3 Grady King, 37, pass from Jimmy Jordan (Dave Cappelen, kick failed)
3rd 24- 3 Mike Shumann, 40, pass from Jimmy Jordan (Grady King, pass from Jimmy Jordan)
27- 3 Dave Cappelen, 22, field goal
27- 9 Opp, 44, pass (kick failed)
4th 33- 9 Roger Overby, 15, pass from Wally Woodham (Dave Cappelen, kick failed)
33-17 Opp, 21, run (run)
40-17 Chip Sanders, 44, pass from Wally Woodham (Dave Cappelen, kick)
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 22 21
Rushes-yards 37- 85 44- 99
Passing 455 279
Att-Comp-Int 35-25-0 28-18-2
Total Yards 72-540 72-378
Punt Returns 1-5 2-11
Kickoff Returns 4-131 8-143
Interception Ret. 2-4 0-0
Fumble Returns 2-0 2-0
Punts 3-35.7 7-29.6
Fumbles-Lost 2-2 3-2
Penalties-Yds 10-130 3-50
Attendance 44,502
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing
Larry Key 21- 83
Mark Lyles 10- 36
Rick Stockstill 1- 5
Keith Kennedy 1- -6
Mike Shumann 1- -14
Jimmy Jordan 3- -19
Receiving
Larry Key 6- 100
Mike Shumann 4- 99
Grady King 6- 85
Roger Overby 4- 64
Chip Sanders 1- 44
Kurt Unglaub 2- 39
Mark Lyles 2- 24
Passing
Jimmy Jordan 25-18-0-311
Wally Woodham 0- 0-0- 0
Punt Return
Kurt Unglaub 1- 5
Kickoff Return
Larry Key 3- 131
Paul Piurowski 1- 0
Punting
Bill Duley 2- 66
Steve Dykes 1- 41
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
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Nat Terry . . . . . 1- 4 . . . . . .
Bobby Butler . . . . . 1- 0 . . . . . .
David Hanks . . . . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Willie Jones . . . . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Ron Simmons . . . . . . . . . . 1 .
