1972 Football - Year In Review |
Coaching Staff
Larry Jones, Head Coach
Bill Canty, Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks
Jon Conlin, Graduate Assistant
John Devlin, Defensive Ends, Defensive Tackles
Jim Donnan, Running Backs
Bob Harbison, Offensive Line
Gene Henderson, Defensive Coordinator, Defensive Backs
Larry Holton, Defensive Backs, Scout Squad
Wayne McDuffie, Graduate Assistant
Bill Parcells, Linebackers
Jim (Red) Phillips, Receivers
Mike Pope, Director of HS Relations
Bob Sanders, Graduate Assistant
Bill Shaw, Graduate Assistant
Hank Small, Graduate Assistant
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1972 FSU Football Handbook
Gary Huff and James Thomas
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On January 9, 1972, the NCAA decided freshmen could play varsity football and basketball starting August 1, 1972.
1972 Florida State Signees/Newcomers
From the 1972 FSU Football Handbook, page 28.
Mike Allen, 6-4, 180, WR, Willoughby, Ohio
- Has all the physical tools to become an outstanding receiver. Needs experience. Had some exceptional moments during spring practice. Showed he could catch the long ball. His height will be a
definite advantage. He'll be competing for the wide receiver spot opposite Barry Smith. If he matures early enough, he could help receiving corps greatly.
Bob Anderson, 6-2, 218, OT, Rockledge
- Because of injuries and some players missing spring practice, was weak tackle starter all spring. Took advantage of this opportunity showing coaches he's not far away. Showed much improvement as
practice progressed and impressed staff with willing attitude. Proved he likes game by hard work. Will give depth to a position where depth is needed.
Ahmet Askin, 6-0, 175, PK, Tallahassee
- Graduated from Tallahassee's Godby HS in February and enrolled in Florida State in time for spring practice. Born in Cyprus but nicknamed "Turk." Family moved to United States in 1968. Had played
soccer in Cyprus and thus kicks soccer-style. Is Florida State's second straight foreign-born kicker since Frank Fontes was born in North Africa. Has strong leg but was inconsistent in the spring.
He'll battle for kicking job.
Paul Baker, 6-1, 215, C, Doraville, Ga.
Bruce Bell, 6-0, 195, LB, Pensacola
Ricky Blythe, 6-2, 210, TE, Winter Park
Brooks Burroughs, 6-0, 205, RB, Somerset, N.J.
Phil Cahoon, 5-10, 175, WR, Mobile, Ala.
- Moved from defensive back to wide receiver late in spring and showed definite possibilities. Caught the ball as well or better than any of the young receivers. Could add depth if he starts off well
this fall.
Tom Chandler, 6-1, 210, LB, Pensacola
Jeff Chestnut, 6-0, 180, RB, Stone Mountain, Ga.
- Was capable runner with the freshmen last season but was switched to wide receiver before spring drills in an effort to give depth to that position. Then moved back to running back for last two
weeks of practice and was impressive. Could be a factor this fall if he shows as much day-by-day improvement as he did in spring. Good outside runner and better than average receiver.
Randy Coffield, 6-3, 215, DE, Hialeah
Tom Cooper, 6-2, 205, RB, Panama City
John Henry Davis, 6-1, 210, DE, Orlando
Mike Davison, 5-11, 200, RB, Bradenton
- Outstanding spring practice after solid freshman performance. Showed improvement with every week of spring drills. Gained confidence as drills progressed and moved up the ladder. Ended up as the No.
1 fullback. Coaches consider him to be one of top four running backs. Runs to daylight well and his open field running improved. He was leading receiver among the running backs this spring. Needs to
improve his blocking. A definite prospect.
Mike Dely, 6-4, 200, DE, Miami
Bobby Donald Elam, 6-2, 230, DT, Centreville, Ala.
Jimmy Everett, 6-3, 190, TE, Tallahassee
Jeff Gardner, 5-11, 225, OL, Miami
- Considered best offensive lineman on last season's freshman team. Was making outstanding progress during spring practice before knee injury sidelined him near end. Coaches think he can be good one.
Has ability to be good drive blocker.
Ben Graham, 6-3, 175, DB, Punta Gorda
Chris Griffin, 5-11, 160, DB, Tampa
Jeff Gunby, 6-2, 204, DE, Thomson, Ga.
Mike Harder, 6-4, 190, TE, Bristol, Pa.
David Harper, 6-3, 234, OT, Farmville, Va.
Donnie Holley, 5-11, 182, WR, Elba, Ala.
Earl Humes, 5-11, 174, DB, Miami
Bill Johnson, 6-0, 205, LB, Cocoa Beach
- Ran second string weak side LB all spring behind veteran Clint Parker. Has good athletic ability. Will probably also be used on specialty teams. Coaches are looking for progress so that he can give
mid-season help.
Greg Johnson, 6-4, 240, DT, Fruitland Park
Ken Johnson, 5-11, 175, WR, Lutz
Vic Johnson, 6-3, 225, OT, Lake City
- Youngster who performed well in spring. Did a good job of getting his weight down which pleased coaches. Improved his pass protection. Should give added depth at strong tackle.
Bob Jones, 6-3, 225, C-OG, Lighthouse Point
- Came on extremely strong during spring practice after being moved from defensive tackle. Has perfect build for center. Showed so much talent during spring that he may be moved to guard and get a
chance to start. Even if he was moved, he would still be No. 2 center. Biggest asset is speed. Also has good quickness. Is an all around athlete. The class of the upcoming freshmen offensive linemen.
Randy Kaiser, 5-11, 174, DB, Oak Park, Ill.
John Kilmurray, 6-1, 190, WR, Lanoka Harbor, N.J.
David McGinn, 6-2, 185, RB, Jacksonville
Mike McGowan, 5-8, 169, DB, Norfolk, Va.
Bobby McKinnon, 6-1, 190, RB, Lake Worth
Scott Meseroll, 6-1, 220, FB, Piscataway, N.J.
Fred Miller, 6-1, 210, RB, Jacksonville
Mike Norman, 5-8, 185, RB, Tallahassee
- Hampered by injuries most of spring. However, had two excellent scrimmages. Despite size, has good upper body strength which makes him tough to pull down. An outstanding blocker. Has shown
tremendous desire and is counted on for duty this fall. Was teammate of David Miles on state championship team at Leon High. Might be given shot at place kicking duties.
Paul Oglesby, 6-2, 229, OT-OG, Jacksonville
- Played weak tackle in spring. Showed great promise but needs experience. Went through learning process and responded well. Vast improvement over the final two weeks of drill.
Mark Orlando, 6-1, 185, QB, Westfield, N.Y.
John Palermo, 6-4, 220, TE, Newburgh, N.Y.
Earl Passwaters, 6-3, 215, TE-DE, Bridgeville, Del.
Lester Payton, 6-0, 190, RB, Orlando
- This youngster was having an outstanding spring when he suffered a shoulder separation during the third week of practice. Was wide receiver on freshman team. Fastest offensive back who is definite
breakaway threat. Needs to work on receiving and blocking technique. Figures in 1972 plans if he regains early spring form.
Ralph Petrillo, 6-1, 186, DB, Newburgh, N.Y.
Greg Pounds, 6-3, 200, LB, Daytona Beach
Tom Prestwood, 6-4, 220, DE, Chattanooga, Tenn.
Smokey Ragins, 6-1, 238, OT, Plant City
Mark Reeves, 5-10, 180, DB, Nashville, Tenn.
Lewis Risk, 6-0, 190, DB, Miami
Rusty Russell, 5-11, 205, LB, Athens, Ga.
Rocky Saldana, 6-1, 223, C-OG, Dallas, Tex.
Melvin Scruggs, 5-11, 221, DT, Dixie, Ga.
- Best of young defensive linemen. Came out of pack during spring practice and caught coach's eye. Had fine game in Orlando. Good quickness and outstanding effort. Should be good run defender when he
gains maturity during season. Size and ability compare favorably to Bobby Anderson. Counted on for depth after he gains some experience.
Billy Sexton, 6-2, 187, QB, Tallahassee
Harry Slagle, 6-4, 205, OG, Phenix City, Ala.
Andy Stockton, 6-0, 175, WR, Saint Petersburg
Jerry Taylor, 6-0, 203, LB, Jacksonville
Steve Vickers, 6-0, 175, DB, Tampa
Jim Welch, 6-2, 214, C, Jacksonville
1972 Roster - By Name
From the 1972 FSU Football Handbook, page 42.
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T PY
R No Name Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown (Prior School)
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Tommy Abbott TE 6-2 215 So-R West Palm Beach (Forest Hill)
* 82 Mike Allen WR 6-4 180 So Willoughby, Ohio (Union)
* 71 Bob Anderson OT 6-2 218 So Rockledge (Rockledge)
* 69 Bobby Anderson DT 5-10 210 Jr-R * Tifton, Ga. (Tift County)
* 61 Phil Arnold OG 6-0 220 Jr * Hollywood (South Broward)
* 11 Ahmet Askin PK 6-0 175 Fr Tallahassee (Godby)
Paul Baker C 6-1 215 So Doraville, Ga. (Sequoyah)
Bruce Bell LB 6-0 195 So Pensacola (Pensacola Catholic)
47 Brian Bengtson PK 6-3 205 Sr-R * Green Bay, Wis. (Premontre)
Ricky Blythe TE 6-2 210 So Winter Park (Winter Park)
* 57 Steve Bratton DE 6-0 210 Jr-R * Oviedo (Oviedo)
* 33 Mack Brown RB 6-0 195 Jr-R Cookeville, Tenn. (Putnam County/Vanderbilt)
54 Brooks Burroughs RB 6-0 205 Jr Somerset, N.J. (Ferrum JC)
12 Mike Cadwell QB 6-1 190 Jr-R Saint Louis Park, Minn. (Saint Louis Park/Minnesota)
81 Phil Cahoon WR 5-10 175 So Mobile, Ala. (Davidson)
89 Russ Castleberry DE 6-0 205 So-R Palatka (Palatka)
Tom Chandler LB 6-1 210 Fr Pensacola (Washington)
31 Jeff Chestnut RB 6-0 180 So Stone Mountain, Ga. (Tucker)
48 Randy Coffield DE 6-3 215 So Hialeah (Hialeah)
* 83 Bert Cooper DE 6-1 220 Jr Tallahassee (Florida)
Tom Cooper RB 6-2 205 Fr Panama City (Rutherford)
Sam Cowart DB 5-11 160 Jr Lithia (Pinecrest)
73 Dan Daniels OG 6-3 230 Sr * Pensacola (Marion Institute)
* 32 Ed Davis WR 6-1 190 Jr-R * Lakeland (Lakeland)
51 John Henry Davis DE 6-1 210 So Orlando (Edgewater)
* 28 Mike Davison RB 5-11 200 So Bradenton (Manatee)
* 55 Allen Dees C 6-2 202 Sr-R ** Lakeland (Lakeland)
88 Mike Dely DE 6-4 200 Jr Miami (Miami Springs)
* John DeMaria DT 6-3 220 Sr ** Newport News, Va. (Ferguson)
14 Frank Deming QB 6-0 170 Jr-R Valdosta, Ga. (Valdosta)
31 Mark Dowey RB 5-11 185 So-R Mobile, Ala. (McGill Institute)
* 3 Joe Downey P 5-11 204 So-R Mobile, Ala. (Theodore)
John Drews OG 5-11 205 Jr Hollywood (South Broward)
54 Jim Dundala C-OG 5-11 205 Sr Morrisville, Pa. (Pennsbury)
* Bobby Donald Elam DT 6-2 230 Jr Centreville, Ala. (Marion Institute)
* Jimmy Everett TE 6-3 190 Fr Tallahassee (Godby)
29 Dano Fiore WR 6-0 175 Jr-R * Chattahoochee (Chattahoochee)
Jeff Gardner OL 5-11 225 Fr Miami (Columbus)
11 Fred Geisler QB 6-1 188 So-R Orlando (Edgewater)
* 72 Shane Gibbs OG 6-3 216 Sr ** Bay Minette, Ala. (Baldwin County)
* 75 Mike Glass OT 6-3 214 Sr-R ** Tampa (Leto)
* 21 Joe Goldsmith WR 6-0 175 So-R Lakeland (Kathleen)
39 George Gould DB 6-1 177 Jr Tallahassee (Florida)
Ben Graham DB 6-3 175 Fr Punta Gorda (Charlotte)
Chris Griffin DB 5-11 160 Fr Tampa (Hillsborough)
Jeff Gunby DE 6-2 204 So Thomson, Ga. (Thomson)
Mike Harder TE 6-4 190 Fr Bristol, Pa. (Woodrow Wilson)
David Harper OT 6-3 234 So Farmville, Va. (Prince Edward Academy)
Jimbo Hensley OT 6-3 221 So-R Orlando (Oak Ridge)
Bill Hogue OG 6-1 204 Jr Smyrna, Ga. (Campbell)
Donnie Holley WR 5-11 182 So Elba, Ala. (Elba)
90 Dick Hopkins TE 6-2 202 So-R West Palm Beach (Forest Hill)
77 Jim Howard DT 6-5 230 So-R Jacksonville (Paxon)
Darrell Howton DB 6-0 184 Jr Tampa (Robinson)
* 19 Gary Huff QB 6-1 190 Sr ** Tampa (Leto)
43 Earl Humes DB 5-11 174 So Miami (Miami Beach)
* 80 Charlie Hunt DE 6-3 210 Sr ** Jacksonville (Wolfson)
48 Don Huzzie LB 5-11 190 So Miami (Edison)
* 79 Howard Jacobi DT 6-3 240 Sr-R * Vero Beach (Marion Institute)
49 Bill Johnson LB 6-0 205 So Cocoa Beach (Cocoa Beach)
Greg Johnson DT 6-4 240 So Fruitland Park (Leesburg)
Ken Johnson WR 5-11 175 Fr Lutz (Chamberlain)
66 Vic Johnson OT 6-3 225 So Lake City (Columbia)
* 62 Bob Jones C-OG 6-3 225 So Lighthouse Point (Pompano Beach)
Ralph Jones DB 6-0 183 Jr Cairo, Ga. (Cairo)
31 Randy Kaiser DB 5-11 174 So Oak Park, Ill. (Oak Park-River Forest)
John Kilmurray WR 6-1 190 Fr Lanoka Harbor, N.J. (Central Regional)
* 38 Buzzy Lewis DB 6-1 185 Jr * Bristol (Liberty County)
Walt Lindsey TE 6-2 210 Jr Bay Minette, Ala. (Baldwin County)
* 17 Gary Loucks P 6-3 195 So-R Merritt Island (Merritt Island)
* 70 Jim Malkiewicz DT 6-3 225 Jr-R Perth Amboy, N.J. (Ferrum JC)
David McGinn RB 6-2 185 Fr Jacksonville (Terry Parker)
* 27 Mike McGowan DB 5-8 169 Jr Norfolk, Va. (Ferrum JC)
Bobby McKinnon RB 6-1 190 Fr Lake Worth (Lake Worth)
* 40 Eddie McMillan DB 6-2 180 Sr ** Tampa (Blake)
Scott Meseroll FB 6-1 220 Jr Piscataway, N.J. (Piscataway/Wesley JC)
* 46 David Miles LB 5-11 210 Jr * Tallahassee (Leon)
* 29 Fred Miller RB 6-1 210 Fr Jacksonville (Paxon)
* 44 Hodges Mitchell RB 5-10 185 Jr-R Dallas, Tex. (South Oak Cliff/Texas Christian)
* 56 John Murphy LB 5-9 211 So-R Albany, Ga. (Albany)
Charlie Musser OG 6-2 220 Jr-R Graceville (Graceville)
48 Mike Norman RB 5-8 185 So Tallahassee (Leon)
30 Brent Norris RB 6-0 190 Jr-R * Thomaston, Ga. (Lee)
* 73 Paul Oglesby OT-OG 6-2 229 So Jacksonville (Paxon)
* 36 Rick Oreair RB 6-1 200 Jr-R * Jacksonville (Jackson)
18 Mark Orlando QB 6-1 185 So Westfield, N.Y. (Mindszenty)
* 87 John Palermo TE 6-4 220 Jr Newburgh, N.Y. (Wesley JC)
60 Clint Parker LB 6-2 200 Sr ** Daytona Beach (Mainland)
* 84 Gary Parris TE 6-2 210 Sr ** Vero Beach (Vero Beach)
* 85 Earl Passwaters TE-DE 6-3 215 Jr Bridgeville, Del. (Woodbridge/Wesley JC)
23 Lester Payton RB 6-0 190 So Orlando (Oak Ridge)
48 Ralph Petrillo DB 6-1 186 So Newburgh, N.Y. (Free Academy)
* 58 Greg Pounds LB 6-3 200 Fr Daytona Beach (Mainland)
* 65 Tom Prestwood DE 6-4 220 So Chattanooga, Tenn. (Baylor School)
Smokey Ragins OT 6-1 238 So Plant City (Plant City)
* 42 Ron Ratliff DB 6-0 187 Sr-R ** West Palm Beach (Forest Hill)
41 Mark Reeves DB 5-10 180 So Nashville, Tenn. (Castle Heights Military)
Lewis Risk DB 6-0 190 So Miami (Norland)
* 37 Oscar Roberts RB 5-11 180 Sr * Ocilla, Ga. (Irwin County)
Scott Robinson PK 5-7 155 So Miami (Palmetto)
Rusty Russell LB 5-11 205 So Athens, Ga. (Clarke Central)
52 Rocky Saldana C-OG 6-1 223 Jr Dallas, Tex. (Cisco JC)
Jerry Sanders PK 5-11 190 So-R Adel, Ga. (Cook County)
Ricky Satterfield TE 6-4 220 Jr Jonesboro, Ga. (Jonesboro)
Andy Schmidt LB 6-0 201 Jr Brandon (Brandon)
53 Melvin Scruggs DT 5-11 221 So Dixie, Ga. (Brooks County)
Billy Sexton QB 6-2 187 Sr Tallahassee (Leon/Alabama)
* 35 Randy Shively DB 6-0 173 Jr-R Saint Petersburg (Dixie Hollins)
Harry Slagle OG 6-4 205 Fr Phenix City, Ala. (Phenix City)
* 22 Barry Smith WR 6-1 185 Sr ** Miami (Coral Park)
Mark Smith OG 5-8 200 Sr Williston (Williston)
* 20 David Snell DB 5-8 175 Sr ** Slocomb, Ala. (Slocomb)
* 74 Don Sparkman OT 6-4 233 Jr * Jacksonville (Englewood)
Roy Stephens C 6-3 185 Sr Williston (Williston)
Andy Stockton WR 6-0 175 Fr Saint Petersburg (Boca Ciega)
* 59 Larry Strickland LB 6-1 220 Sr-R ** Tallahassee (Rickards)
Jerry Taylor LB 6-0 203 So Jacksonville (Paxon)
* 26 James Thomas DB 6-1 190 Sr ** Macon, Ga. (Lanier)
86 Joe Thomas WR 6-0 180 Jr Tallahassee (Godby)
Steve Vickers DB 6-0 175 Fr Tampa (King)
53 Jim Welch C 6-2 214 So Jacksonville (Wolfson)
* 50 Dan Whitehurst LB 6-3 225 Sr-R ** Adel, Ga. (Cook County)
1972 Roster - By Number
From the 1972 FSU Football Handbook, page 42.
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T PY
R No Name Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown (Prior School)
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Tommy Abbott TE 6-2 215 So-R West Palm Beach (Forest Hill)
Paul Baker C 6-1 215 So Doraville, Ga. (Sequoyah)
Bruce Bell LB 6-0 195 So Pensacola (Pensacola Catholic)
Ricky Blythe TE 6-2 210 So Winter Park (Winter Park)
Tom Chandler LB 6-1 210 Fr Pensacola (Washington)
Tom Cooper RB 6-2 205 Fr Panama City (Rutherford)
Sam Cowart DB 5-11 160 Jr Lithia (Pinecrest)
* John DeMaria DT 6-3 220 Sr ** Newport News, Va. (Ferguson)
John Drews OG 5-11 205 Jr Hollywood (South Broward)
* Bobby Donald Elam DT 6-2 230 Jr Centreville, Ala. (Marion Institute)
* Jimmy Everett TE 6-3 190 Fr Tallahassee (Godby)
Jeff Gardner OL 5-11 225 Fr Miami (Columbus)
Ben Graham DB 6-3 175 Fr Punta Gorda (Charlotte)
Chris Griffin DB 5-11 160 Fr Tampa (Hillsborough)
Jeff Gunby DE 6-2 204 So Thomson, Ga. (Thomson)
Mike Harder TE 6-4 190 Fr Bristol, Pa. (Woodrow Wilson)
David Harper OT 6-3 234 So Farmville, Va. (Prince Edward Academy)
Jimbo Hensley OT 6-3 221 So-R Orlando (Oak Ridge)
Bill Hogue OG 6-1 204 Jr Smyrna, Ga. (Campbell)
Donnie Holley WR 5-11 182 So Elba, Ala. (Elba)
Darrell Howton DB 6-0 184 Jr Tampa (Robinson)
Greg Johnson DT 6-4 240 So Fruitland Park (Leesburg)
Ken Johnson WR 5-11 175 Fr Lutz (Chamberlain)
Ralph Jones DB 6-0 183 Jr Cairo, Ga. (Cairo)
John Kilmurray WR 6-1 190 Fr Lanoka Harbor, N.J. (Central Regional)
Walt Lindsey TE 6-2 210 Jr Bay Minette, Ala. (Baldwin County)
David McGinn RB 6-2 185 Fr Jacksonville (Terry Parker)
Bobby McKinnon RB 6-1 190 Fr Lake Worth (Lake Worth)
Scott Meseroll FB 6-1 220 Jr Piscataway, N.J. (Piscataway/Wesley JC)
Charlie Musser OG 6-2 220 Jr-R Graceville (Graceville)
Smokey Ragins OT 6-1 238 So Plant City (Plant City)
Lewis Risk DB 6-0 190 So Miami (Norland)
Scott Robinson PK 5-7 155 So Miami (Palmetto)
Rusty Russell LB 5-11 205 So Athens, Ga. (Clarke Central)
Jerry Sanders PK 5-11 190 So-R Adel, Ga. (Cook County)
Ricky Satterfield TE 6-4 220 Jr Jonesboro, Ga. (Jonesboro)
Andy Schmidt LB 6-0 201 Jr Brandon (Brandon)
Billy Sexton QB 6-2 187 Sr Tallahassee (Leon/Alabama)
Harry Slagle OG 6-4 205 Fr Phenix City, Ala. (Phenix City)
Mark Smith OG 5-8 200 Sr Williston (Williston)
Roy Stephens C 6-3 185 Sr Williston (Williston)
Andy Stockton WR 6-0 175 Fr Saint Petersburg (Boca Ciega)
Jerry Taylor LB 6-0 203 So Jacksonville (Paxon)
Steve Vickers DB 6-0 175 Fr Tampa (King)
* 3 Joe Downey P 5-11 204 So-R Mobile, Ala. (Theodore)
* 11 Ahmet Askin PK 6-0 175 Fr Tallahassee (Godby)
11 Fred Geisler QB 6-1 188 So-R Orlando (Edgewater)
12 Mike Cadwell QB 6-1 190 Jr-R Saint Louis Park, Minn. (Saint Louis Park/Minnesota)
14 Frank Deming QB 6-0 170 Jr-R Valdosta, Ga. (Valdosta)
* 17 Gary Loucks P 6-3 195 So-R Merritt Island (Merritt Island)
18 Mark Orlando QB 6-1 185 So Westfield, N.Y. (Mindszenty)
* 19 Gary Huff QB 6-1 190 Sr ** Tampa (Leto)
* 20 David Snell DB 5-8 175 Sr ** Slocomb, Ala. (Slocomb)
* 21 Joe Goldsmith WR 6-0 175 So-R Lakeland (Kathleen)
* 22 Barry Smith WR 6-1 185 Sr ** Miami (Coral Park)
23 Lester Payton RB 6-0 190 So Orlando (Oak Ridge)
* 26 James Thomas DB 6-1 190 Sr ** Macon, Ga. (Lanier)
* 27 Mike McGowan DB 5-8 169 Jr Norfolk, Va. (Ferrum JC)
* 28 Mike Davison RB 5-11 200 So Bradenton (Manatee)
29 Dano Fiore WR 6-0 175 Jr-R * Chattahoochee (Chattahoochee)
* 29 Fred Miller RB 6-1 210 Fr Jacksonville (Paxon)
30 Brent Norris RB 6-0 190 Jr-R * Thomaston, Ga. (Lee)
31 Jeff Chestnut RB 6-0 180 So Stone Mountain, Ga. (Tucker)
31 Mark Dowey RB 5-11 185 So-R Mobile, Ala. (McGill Institute)
31 Randy Kaiser DB 5-11 174 So Oak Park, Ill. (Oak Park-River Forest)
* 32 Ed Davis WR 6-1 190 Jr-R * Lakeland (Lakeland)
* 33 Mack Brown RB 6-0 195 Jr-R Cookeville, Tenn. (Putnam County/Vanderbilt)
* 35 Randy Shively DB 6-0 173 Jr-R Saint Petersburg (Dixie Hollins)
* 36 Rick Oreair RB 6-1 200 Jr-R * Jacksonville (Jackson)
* 37 Oscar Roberts RB 5-11 180 Sr * Ocilla, Ga. (Irwin County)
* 38 Buzzy Lewis DB 6-1 185 Jr * Bristol (Liberty County)
39 George Gould DB 6-1 177 Jr Tallahassee (Florida)
* 40 Eddie McMillan DB 6-2 180 Sr ** Tampa (Blake)
41 Mark Reeves DB 5-10 180 So Nashville, Tenn. (Castle Heights Military)
* 42 Ron Ratliff DB 6-0 187 Sr-R ** West Palm Beach (Forest Hill)
43 Earl Humes DB 5-11 174 So Miami (Miami Beach)
* 44 Hodges Mitchell RB 5-10 185 Jr-R Dallas, Tex. (South Oak Cliff/Texas Christian)
* 46 David Miles LB 5-11 210 Jr * Tallahassee (Leon)
47 Brian Bengtson PK 6-3 205 Sr-R * Green Bay, Wis. (Premontre)
48 Randy Coffield DE 6-3 215 So Hialeah (Hialeah)
48 Don Huzzie LB 5-11 190 So Miami (Edison)
48 Mike Norman RB 5-8 185 So Tallahassee (Leon)
48 Ralph Petrillo DB 6-1 186 So Newburgh, N.Y. (Free Academy)
49 Bill Johnson LB 6-0 205 So Cocoa Beach (Cocoa Beach)
* 50 Dan Whitehurst LB 6-3 225 Sr-R ** Adel, Ga. (Cook County)
51 John Henry Davis DE 6-1 210 So Orlando (Edgewater)
52 Rocky Saldana C-OG 6-1 223 Jr Dallas, Tex. (Cisco JC)
53 Melvin Scruggs DT 5-11 221 So Dixie, Ga. (Brooks County)
53 Jim Welch C 6-2 214 So Jacksonville (Wolfson)
54 Brooks Burroughs RB 6-0 205 Jr Somerset, N.J. (Ferrum JC)
54 Jim Dundala C-OG 5-11 205 Sr Morrisville, Pa. (Pennsbury)
* 55 Allen Dees C 6-2 202 Sr-R ** Lakeland (Lakeland)
* 56 John Murphy LB 5-9 211 So-R Albany, Ga. (Albany)
* 57 Steve Bratton DE 6-0 210 Jr-R * Oviedo (Oviedo)
* 58 Greg Pounds LB 6-3 200 Fr Daytona Beach (Mainland)
* 59 Larry Strickland LB 6-1 220 Sr-R ** Tallahassee (Rickards)
60 Clint Parker LB 6-2 200 Sr ** Daytona Beach (Mainland)
* 61 Phil Arnold OG 6-0 220 Jr * Hollywood (South Broward)
* 62 Bob Jones C-OG 6-3 225 So Lighthouse Point (Pompano Beach)
* 65 Tom Prestwood DE 6-4 220 So Chattanooga, Tenn. (Baylor School)
66 Vic Johnson OT 6-3 225 So Lake City (Columbia)
* 69 Bobby Anderson DT 5-10 210 Jr-R * Tifton, Ga. (Tift County)
* 70 Jim Malkiewicz DT 6-3 225 Jr-R Perth Amboy, N.J. (Ferrum JC)
* 71 Bob Anderson OT 6-2 218 So Rockledge (Rockledge)
* 72 Shane Gibbs OG 6-3 216 Sr ** Bay Minette, Ala. (Baldwin County)
73 Dan Daniels OG 6-3 230 Sr * Pensacola (Marion Institute)
* 73 Paul Oglesby OT-OG 6-2 229 So Jacksonville (Paxon)
* 74 Don Sparkman OT 6-4 233 Jr * Jacksonville (Englewood)
* 75 Mike Glass OT 6-3 214 Sr-R ** Tampa (Leto)
77 Jim Howard DT 6-5 230 So-R Jacksonville (Paxon)
* 79 Howard Jacobi DT 6-3 240 Sr-R * Vero Beach (Marion Institute)
* 80 Charlie Hunt DE 6-3 210 Sr ** Jacksonville (Wolfson)
81 Phil Cahoon WR 5-10 175 So Mobile, Ala. (Davidson)
* 82 Mike Allen WR 6-4 180 So Willoughby, Ohio (Union)
* 83 Bert Cooper DE 6-1 220 Jr Tallahassee (Florida)
* 84 Gary Parris TE 6-2 210 Sr ** Vero Beach (Vero Beach)
* 85 Earl Passwaters TE-DE 6-3 215 Jr Bridgeville, Del. (Woodbridge/Wesley JC)
86 Joe Thomas WR 6-0 180 Jr Tallahassee (Godby)
* 87 John Palermo TE 6-4 220 Jr Newburgh, N.Y. (Wesley JC)
88 Mike Dely DE 6-4 200 Jr Miami (Miami Springs)
89 Russ Castleberry DE 6-0 205 So-R Palatka (Palatka)
90 Dick Hopkins TE 6-2 202 So-R West Palm Beach (Forest Hill)
Lettermen from the 1973 FSU Football Handbook, page 41.
On August 30, 1972, Clint Parker was lost for the season because of a knee injury.
From the Florida Times Union
November 21, 1972, page E-3, Barry Smith named to the Kodak All-American college team.
December 7, 1972, page E-2, Gary Huff and Barry Smith named 2nd Team United Press International All-Americans.
December 8, 1972, page D-7, Barry Smith named 2nd Team Associated Press All-American. Gary Huff and Larry Strickland named Associated Press Honorable Mention All-Americans.
1972 Conference Awards
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Phil Arnold All-South Independent - 1st Team
Gary Huff All-South Independent - 1st Team
Hodges Mitchell All-South Independent - 1st Team
Gary Parris All-South Independent - 1st Team
Barry Smith All-South Independent - 1st Team
Larry Strickland All-South Independent - 1st Team
James Thomas All-South Independent - Honorable Mention
All-Conference - 7
1972 All-Americans
Name Organization
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Gary Huff American Football Coaches Association - 1st Team
Churchman's - 1st Team
College & Pro Football Weekly - 1st Team
Football Writers Association of America - 1st Team
Gridiron - 1st Team
Time Magazine - 1st Team
Football News - 2nd Team
United Press International - 2nd Team
Associated Press - Honorable Mention
Barry Smith All-American Competitor - 1st Team
American Football Coaches Association - 1st Team
Churchman's - 1st Team
Associated Press - 2nd Team
United Press International - 2nd Team
Universal Sports - 2nd Team
Football News - 3rd Team
Gridiron - 3rd Team
Larry Strickland Associated Press - Honorable Mention
James Thomas College & Pro Football Weekly - 1st Team
Time Magazine - 1st Team
Universal Sports - 1st Team
All-Americans - 4
1972 Noles in the Pros
Name No Pos Team
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Richard Amman 73 DE-DT Baltimore Colts
Tom Bailey 31 RB Philadelphia Eagles
Fred Biletnikoff 25 WR Oakland Raiders
Jeff Curchin 73 OT Buffalo Bills
Rhett Dawson 20 WR Houston Oilers
Chip Glass 83 TE Cleveland Browns
Ron Sellers 88 WR Dallas Cowboys
Walt Sumner 29 DB Cleveland Browns
Del Williams 61 OG New Orleans Saints
Noles in the Pros - 9
1972 Schedule and Results
EOY Stats | Ref |
Overall Home Away Neutral
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FSU record is 7- 4 3-2 3-2 1-0
Against Top 25 0- 1 0-0 0-1 0-0
1972 - 100 Yard Rushing Club
Name Date Opponent Att Yds Avg TDs
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Mike Davison 11/11/1972 Tulsa 23 155 6.74 0
Hodges Mitchell 09/23/1972 Virginia Tech 27 138 5.11 1
Hodges Mitchell 10/14/1972 Mississippi State 29 131 4.52 0
Hodges Mitchell 09/30/1972 Kansas 23 130 5.65 1
Hodges Mitchell 11/18/1972 South Carolina 18 117 6.50 0
Hodges Mitchell 10/21/1972 Colorado State 16 102 6.38 1
Mike Davison 10/14/1972 Mississippi State 13 100 7.69 1
1972 - 100 Yard Receiving Club
Name Date Opponent Rec Yds Avg TDs
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Barry Smith 10/14/1972 Mississippi State 7 165 23.57 2
Barry Smith 10/07/1972 Florida 10 158 15.80 1
Barry Smith 09/30/1972 Kansas 11 153 13.91 2
Barry Smith 09/23/1972 Virginia Tech 10 146 14.60 0
Gary Parris 11/04/1972 Houston 5 129 25.80 1
Barry Smith 11/04/1972 Houston 7 127 18.14 0
Barry Smith 09/16/1972 Miami 5 108 21.60 2
Barry Smith 09/09/1972 Pittsburgh 3 108 36.00 1
Barry Smith 11/18/1972 South Carolina 5 104 20.80 3
1972 - 300 Yard Passing Club
Name Date Opponent Att Cmp Yds Int Avg TDs
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Gary Huff 11/04/1972 Houston 51 27 409 2 8.02 2
Gary Huff 09/16/1972 Miami 34 22 329 2 9.68 4
Gary Huff 10/07/1972 Florida 58 27 325 4 5.60 1
1972 EOY Stats
From the 1973 FSU Football Handbook, page 60.
Overall Team Statistics
TEAM STATISTICS FSU OPP
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SCORING....................... 287 224
Points Per Game............. 26.1 20.4
TOUCHDOWNS.................... 39 31
TDs Rushing................. 28 14
TDs Passing................. 11 16
TDs Fumble Return........... 0 0
TDs Punt Return............. 0 0
TDs Interception............ 0 1
TDs Kickoff Return.......... 0 0
TDs Blocked FG Return....... 0 0
PAT-ATTEMPTS.................. 31-39 27-31
Kick........................ 30-34 25-26
Pass........................ 1- 2 0- 2
Run......................... 0- 3 2- 3
FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS.......... 7-18 3-16
SAFETY........................ 0 0
FIRST DOWNS................... 211 177
Rushing..................... 71 95
Passing..................... 129 71
Penalty..................... 11 11
RUSHING YARDAGE............... 1500 1919
Yards gained rushing........ 1795 2346
Yards lost rushing.......... 295 427
Rushing Attempts............ 421 533
Average Per Rush............ 3.6 3.6
Average Per Game............ 136.4 174.5
PASSING YARDAGE............... 2974 1709
Att-Comp-Int................ 389-209-23 268-125-22
Efficiency.................. 115.45 103.49
Average Per Pass............ 7.6 6.4
Average Per Catch........... 14.2 13.7
Average Per Game............ 270.4 155.4
TOTAL OFFENSE................. 4474 3628
Total Plays................. 810 801
Average Per Play............ 5.5 4.5
Average Per Game............ 406.7 329.8
KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS......... 31- 604 47- 964
Average Per Return.......... 19.5 20.5
PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS......... 33-236 12- 69
Average Per Return.......... 7.2 5.8
INT RETURNS: #-YARDS.......... 22-280 23-347
Average Per Return.......... 12.7 15.1
FUMBLES-LOST.................. 28-16 30-14
PENALTIES-YARDS............... 74- 794 51- 587
Average Per Game............ 72.2 53.4
PUNTS-YARDS................... 53-1892 69-2476
Average Per Punt............ 35.7 35.9
Net punt average............ 34.4 32.5
ATTENDANCE.................... 164,983 188,289
Games-Avg Per Game.......... 5-32,997 5-37,658
ATTENDANCE-NEUTRAL FIELD...... 30,000
Games-Avg Per Game.......... 1-30,000
| | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
Total |
|---|
| Florida State | 59 | 88 |
43 | 97 |
287 |
| Opponents | 17 | 86 |
55 | 66 |
224 |
Overall Individual Statistics
RUSHING G Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G
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Hodges Mitchell 9 192 979 35 944 4.9 3 37 104.9
Mike Davison 11 80 404 32 372 4.7 5 49t 33.8
Mack Brown 6 31 106 8 98 3.2 0 9 16.3
Fred Miller 5 28 93 18 75 2.7 1 15 15.0
Oscar Roberts 8 19 65 4 61 3.2 0 12 7.6
Brent Norris 3 17 65 7 58 3.4 0 11 19.3
Rick Oreair 4 4 15 3 12 3.0 0 11 3.0
Barry Smith 10 3 11 0 11 3.7 1 7 1.1
Mike Cadwell 5 1 2 0 2 2.0 0 2 0.4
Joe Goldsmith 11 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Gary Loucks 9 1 0 10 -10 -10.0 0 -10 -1.1
Gary Huff 11 44 55 178 -123 -2.8 1 14 -11.2
Total......... 11 421 1795 295 1500 3.6 28 49t 136.4
Opponents..... 11 533 2346 427 1919 3.6 14 174.5
PASSING G Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Long Avg/G
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Gary Huff 11 126.11 385-206-23 .535 2893 25 71t 263.0
Mike Cadwell 5 703.00 2- 2- 0 1.000 65 2 40t 13.0
Barry Smith 10 564.40 1- 1- 0 1.000 16 1 16t 1.6
Joe Goldsmith 11 0.00 1- 0- 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
Total......... 11 115.45 389-209-23 .537 2974 11 71t 270.4
Opponents..... 11 103.49 268-125-22 .466 1709 16 155.4
RECEIVING G No Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G
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Barry Smith 10 69 1243 18.0 13 71t 124.3
Gary Parris 10 49 629 12.8 4 42 62.9
Joe Goldsmith 11 12 302 25.2 3 54t 27.5
Mike Allen 6 12 217 18.1 4 37t 36.2
Mike Davison 11 24 198 8.3 1 23 18.0
Mack Brown 6 10 76 7.6 0 25 12.7
Fred Miller 5 9 70 7.8 1 14 14.0
Hodges Mitchell 9 9 68 7.6 0 13 7.6
Ed Davis 4 5 62 12.4 1 16 15.5
Joe Thomas 2 2 37 18.5 1 25t 18.5
Oscar Roberts 8 2 30 15.0 0 23 3.8
Brent Norris 3 5 27 5.4 0 9 9.0
John Palermo 4 1 15 15.0 0 15 3.8
Total......... 11 209 2974 14.2 11 71t 270.4
Opponents..... 11 125 1709 13.7 16 155.4
PUNT RETURNS No Yds Avg TD Long
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David Snell 31 230 7.4 0 32
Mike McGowan 1 6 6.0 0 6
James Thomas 1 0 0.0 0 0
Total......... 33 236 7.2 0 32
Opponent...... 12 69 5.8 0
INTERCEPTIONS No Yds Avg TD Long
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David Snell 5 59 11.8 0 38
Larry Strickland 4 37 9.3 0 14
Buzzy Lewis 3 89 29.7 0 54
James Thomas 2 8 4.0 0 8
Chris Griffin 2 3 1.5 0 3
John Murphy 1 43 43.0 0 43
Eddie McMillan 1 33 33.0 0 33
Greg Pounds 1 8 8.0 0 8
Randy Kaiser 1 0 0.0 0 0
Mike McGowan 1 0 0.0 0 0
Ron Ratliff 1 0 0.0 0 0
Total......... 22 280 12.7 0 54
Opponent...... 23 347 15.1 1
KICK RETURNS No Yds Avg TD Long
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Eddie McMillan 10 255 25.5 0 47
David Snell 4 104 26.0 0 38
Randy Kaiser 3 74 24.7 0 33
Earl Humes 7 65 9.3 0 17
Chris Griffin 2 33 16.5 0 19
Buzzy Lewis 1 27 27.0 0 27
Hodges Mitchell 1 20 20.0 0 20
Ron Ratliff 1 15 15.0 0 15
Barry Smith 1 8 8.0 0 8
Charlie Hunt 1 3 3.0 0 3
Total......... 31 604 19.5 0 47
Opponent...... 47 964 20.5 0
Fum
FUMBLE RETURNS No Yds Avg TD Long For
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David Miles 2 0 0.0 0 . 0
John Murphy 2 0 0.0 0 . 0
David Snell 2 0 0.0 0 . 0
Bob Anderson 2 0 0.0 0 . 0
Steve Bratton 1 0 0.0 0 . 1
Earl Humes 1 0 0.0 0 . 0
Howard Jacobi 1 0 0.0 0 . 0
Tom Prestwood 1 0 0.0 0 . 0
Ron Ratliff 1 0 0.0 0 . 0
Jim Howard 1 0 0.0 0 . 0
Earl Passwaters 0 0 . 0 . 1
Jim Dundala 0 0 . 0 . 1
Don Huzzie 0 0 . 0 . 1
Total......... 14 0.0 0 4
Opponent...... 16 0.0 0
|-------- PATs --------|
Name TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points
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Barry Smith 14 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 86
Ahmet Askin 0 7-17 30-33 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 51
Mike Davison 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 36
Mike Allen 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24
Gary Parris 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24
Joe Goldsmith 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18
Hodges Mitchell 3 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0-0 0 0 18
Fred Miller 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12
Gary Huff 1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 1-3 0 0 6
Joe Thomas 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
Ed Davis 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
Joe Downey 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 0
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FSU 39 7-17 30-33 0-2 1 1-4 0 0 287
Opponent 31 3-16 25-26 2-3 0 0-2 0 0 224
| Touchdowns | R | C |
P | I | FR |
PR | KR | BFG |
|---|
| Barry Smith |
1 |
13 |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Mike Davison |
5 |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Mike Allen |
. |
4 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Gary Parris |
. |
4 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Joe Goldsmith |
. |
3 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Hodges Mitchell |
3 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Fred Miller |
1 |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Gary Huff |
1 |
. |
25 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Joe Thomas |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Ed Davis |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Mike Cadwell |
. |
. |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Total |
11 |
28 |
28 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Opponents |
14 |
16 |
16 |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
R = Rushing
C = Catch
P = Pass
I = Interception
FR = Fumble Recovery/Return
PR = Punt Return/Blocked Punt
KR = Kickoff Return
BFG = Blocked FG Return
TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G
--------------------------------------------------
Gary Huff 11 429 -123 2893 2770 251.8
Hodges Mitchell 9 192 944 0 944 104.9
Mike Davison 11 80 372 0 372 33.8
Mack Brown 6 31 98 0 98 16.3
Fred Miller 5 28 75 0 75 15.0
Mike Cadwell 5 3 2 65 67 13.4
Oscar Roberts 8 19 61 0 61 7.6
Brent Norris 3 17 58 0 58 19.3
Barry Smith 10 4 11 16 27 2.7
Rick Oreair 4 4 12 0 12 3.0
Gary Loucks 9 1 -10 0 -10 -1.1
Total......... 11 810 1500 2974 4474 406.7
Opponent...... 11 801 1919 1709 3628 329.8
FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg
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Ahmet Askin 7-17 .412 0- 0 2- 4 3- 7 2- 5 0- 1 46
| FG SEQUENCE |
Ahmet Askin |
|---|
| Pittsburgh |
(44), (23) |
| Miami |
(32) |
| Virginia Tech |
56, 20, 39 |
| Kansas |
(32) |
| Florida |
None |
| Mississippi State |
28, (46), 44 |
| Colorado State |
47, 37, (26) |
| Auburn |
33 |
| Houston |
35 |
| Tulsa |
42, (31) |
| South Carolina |
None |
() For made field goals
PUNTING No Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd
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Gary Loucks 46 1610 35.0 56
Joe Downey 7 281 40.1 55
Total......... 53 1892 35.7 56
Opponent...... 69 2476 35.9
ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KR IR FR Tot Avg/G
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Barry Smith 10 11 1243 0 8 0 0 1262 126.2
Hodges Mitchell 9 944 68 0 20 0 0 1032 114.7
Gary Parris 10 0 629 0 0 0 0 629 62.9
Mike Davison 11 372 198 0 0 0 0 570 51.8
David Snell 11 0 0 230 104 59 0 393 35.7
Joe Goldsmith 11 0 302 0 0 0 0 302 27.5
Eddie McMillan 10 0 0 0 255 33 0 288 28.8
Mike Allen 6 0 217 0 0 0 0 217 36.2
Mack Brown 6 98 76 0 0 0 0 174 29.0
Fred Miller 5 75 70 0 0 0 0 145 29.0
Buzzy Lewis 10 0 0 0 27 89 0 116 11.6
Oscar Roberts 8 61 30 0 0 0 0 91 11.4
Brent Norris 3 58 27 0 0 0 0 85 28.3
Randy Kaiser 3 0 0 0 74 0 0 74 24.7
Earl Humes 9 0 0 0 65 0 0 65 7.2
Ed Davis 4 0 62 0 0 0 0 62 15.5
John Murphy 5 0 0 0 0 43 0 43 8.6
Joe Thomas 2 0 37 0 0 0 0 37 18.5
Larry Strickland 11 0 0 0 0 37 0 37 3.4
Chris Griffin 3 0 0 0 33 3 0 36 12.0
John Palermo 4 0 15 0 0 0 0 15 3.8
Ron Ratliff 11 0 0 0 15 0 0 15 1.4
Rick Oreair 4 12 0 0 0 0 0 12 3.0
Greg Pounds 6 0 0 0 0 8 0 8 1.3
James Thomas 7 0 0 0 0 8 0 8 1.1
Mike McGowan 4 0 0 6 0 0 0 6 1.5
Charlie Hunt 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0.6
Mike Cadwell 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.4
Gary Loucks 9 -10 0 0 0 0 0 -10 -1.1
Gary Huff 11 -123 0 0 0 0 0 -123 -11.2
Total......... 11 1500 2974 236 604 280 0 5594 508.5
Opponent...... 11 1919 1709 69 964 347 0 5008 455.3
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
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David Snell 11 . . . . . 5- 59 . . 2- 0 . . .
Larry Strickland 11 . . . . . 4- 37 . . . . 1 .
Ron Ratliff 11 . . . . . 1- 0 . . 1- 0 . . .
David Miles 11 . . . . . . . . 2- 0 . . .
Gary Huff 11 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Phil Arnold 11 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ahmet Askin 11 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mike Davison 11 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Allen Dees 11 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Joe Goldsmith 11 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bob Jones 11 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Don Sparkman 11 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Buzzy Lewis 10 . . . . . 3- 89 . . . . . .
Eddie McMillan 10 . . . . . 1- 33 . . . . . .
Steve Bratton 10 . . . . . . . . 1- 0 1 . .
Bert Cooper 10 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Barry Smith 10 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dan Whitehurst 10 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gary Parris 10 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Earl Humes 9 . . . . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Gary Loucks 9 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jim Malkiewicz 9 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hodges Mitchell 9 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Howard Jacobi 8 . . . . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Mike Glass 8 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oscar Roberts 8 . . . . . . . . . . . .
James Thomas 7 . . . . . 2- 8 . . . . 2 .
Bob Anderson 7 . . . . . . . . 2- 0 . . .
Bobby Anderson 7 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Greg Pounds 6 . . . . . 1- 8 . . . . . .
Earl Passwaters 6 . . . . . . . . . 1 . .
Mack Brown 6 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Randy Shively 6 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mike Allen 6 . . . . . . . . . . . .
John Murphy 5 . . . . . 1- 43 . . 2- 0 . . .
Tom Prestwood 5 . . . . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Charlie Hunt 5 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fred Miller 5 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mike Cadwell 5 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mike McGowan 4 . . . . . 1- 0 . . . . . .
Jim Howard 4 . . . . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Joe Downey 4 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rick Oreair 4 . . . . . . . . . . . .
John Palermo 4 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ed Davis 4 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chris Griffin 3 . . . . . 2- 3 . . . . . .
Randy Kaiser 3 . . . . . 1- 0 . . . . . .
Shane Gibbs 3 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Paul Oglesby 3 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bill Johnson 3 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Vic Johnson 3 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Brent Norris 3 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jim Dundala 2 . . . . . . . . . 1 . .
Rocky Saldana 2 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Joe Thomas 2 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Greg Johnson 2 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Don Huzzie 1 . . . . . . . . . 1 . .
Ralph Petrillo 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ken Johnson 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Totals 0 0 0 . . 22-280 . . 14- 0 4 3 .
Game Participation
## Player GP-GS Pitt UM VT KU UF MsSt CSU Aub Hou Tul SC
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Tommy Abbott 0- 0
Paul Baker 0- 0
Bruce Bell 0- 0
Ricky Blythe 0- 0
Tom Chandler 0- 0
Tom Cooper 0- 0
Sam Cowart 0- 0
John DeMaria 0- 0
John Drews 0- 0
Bobby Donald Elam 0- 0
Jimmy Everett 0- 0
Jeff Gardner 0- 0
Ben Graham 0- 0
Chris Griffin 3- 0 xx xx xx
Jeff Gunby 0- 0
Mike Harder 0- 0
David Harper 0- 0
Jimbo Hensley 0- 0
Bill Hogue 0- 0
Donnie Holley 0- 0
Darrell Howton 0- 0
Greg Johnson 2- 0 xx xx
Ken Johnson 1- 0 xx
Ralph Jones 0- 0
John Kilmurray 0- 0
Walt Lindsey 0- 0
David McGinn 0- 0
Bobby McKinnon 0- 0
Scott Meseroll 0- 0
Charlie Musser 0- 0
Smokey Ragins 0- 0
Lewis Risk 0- 0
Scott Robinson 0- 0
Rusty Russell 0- 0
Jerry Sanders 0- 0
Ricky Satterfield 0- 0
Andy Schmidt 0- 0
Billy Sexton 0- 0
Harry Slagle 0- 0
Mark Smith 0- 0
Roy Stephens 0- 0
Andy Stockton 0- 0
Jerry Taylor 0- 0
Steve Vickers 0- 0
3 Joe Downey 4- 0 xx xx xx xx
11 Ahmet Askin 11- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
11 Fred Geisler 0- 0
12 Mike Cadwell 5- 0 xx xx xx xx xx
14 Frank Deming 0- 0
17 Gary Loucks 9- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
18 Mark Orlando 0- 0
19 Gary Huff 11-11 O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB
20 David Snell 11- 8 D-SAF D-WS D-SAF D-SAF xx xx D-SAF xx D-RS D-FS D-SAF
21 Joe Goldsmith 11-11 O-FL O-WR O-FL O-FL O-FL O-WR O-RHB O-WR O-FL O-FL O-FL
22 Barry Smith 10-10 O-SE O-WR O-SE O-SE O-SE O-WR O-SE O-WR O-SE O-SE
23 Lester Payton 0- 0
26 James Thomas 7- 6 D-ROV D-ROV D-MON D-ROV D-MON D-ROV xx
27 Mike McGowan 4- 0 xx xx xx xx
28 Mike Davison 11- 7 xx xx xx xx O-FB O-FB O-FB O-FB O-FB O-TB O-FB
29 Dano Fiore 0- 0
29 Fred Miller 5- 1 xx xx xx O-FB xx
30 Brent Norris 3- 3 O-FB O-FB O-FB
31 Jeff Chestnut 0- 0
31 Mark Dowey 0- 0
31 Randy Kaiser 3- 0 xx xx xx
32 Ed Davis 4- 0 xx xx xx xx
33 Mack Brown 6- 2 O-FB xx xx xx xx O-TB
35 Randy Shively 6- 3 xx xx xx D-SAF D-SAF D-SAF
36 Rick Oreair 4- 0 xx xx xx xx
37 Oscar Roberts 8- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
38 Buzzy Lewis 10- 8 xx D-RC xx D-RC D-RC D-ROV D-ROV D-LS D-SS D-ROV
39 George Gould 0- 0
40 Eddie McMillan 10- 7 D-RCB D-RC D-RC xx xx D-WC D-RC D-RC xx D-RC
41 Mark Reeves 0- 0
42 Ron Ratliff 11-11 D-LCB D-LC D-LC D-LC D-LC D-LC D-SC D-LC D-LC D-LE D-LC
43 Earl Humes 9- 1 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx D-RC xx
44 Hodges Mitchell 9- 9 O-TB O-TB O-TB O-TB O-TB O-TB O-LHB O-TB O-TB
46 David Miles 11-11 D-SLB D-SLB D-SLB D-SLB D-SLB D-SLB D-SLB D-SLB D-LLB D-LB D-SLB
47 Brian Bengtson 0- 0
48 Randy Coffield 0- 0
48 Don Huzzie 1- 0 xx
48 Mike Norman 0- 0
48 Ralph Petrillo 1- 0 xx
49 Bill Johnson 3- 0 xx xx xx
50 Dan Whitehurst 10- 9 D-WLB D-MLB xx D-WLB D-WLB D-WLB D-WLB D-RLB D-LB D-WLB
51 John Henry Davis 0- 0
52 Rocky Saldana 2- 0 xx xx
53 Melvin Scruggs 0- 0
53 Jim Welch 0- 0
54 Brooks Burroughs 0- 0
54 Jim Dundala 2- 0 xx xx
55 Allen Dees 11-11 O-C O-C O-C O-C O-C O-C O-C O-C O-C O-C O-C
56 John Murphy 5- 2 xx D-WLB xx D-WLB xx
57 Steve Bratton 10- 9 xx D-RE D-LE D-LE D-LE D-LE D-WSE D-LE D-LE D-LE
58 Greg Pounds 6- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx
59 Larry Strickland 11-11 D-MLB D-MLB D-MLB D-MLB D-MLB D-MLB D-MLB D-MLB D-MLB D-MG D-MLB
60 Clint Parker 0- 0
61 Phil Arnold 11-11 O-WG O-WG O-LG O-WG O-QG O-WG O-LG O-WG O-LG O-LG O-LG
62 Bob Jones 11-11 O-ST O-SG O-RG O-SG O-SG O-SG O-RG O-SG O-RG O-RG O-RG
65 Tom Prestwood 5- 1 xx xx xx D-LT xx
66 Vic Johnson 3- 1 xx xx O-ST
69 Bobby Anderson 7- 5 xx D-RT D-RT D-RT D-LT D-LT xx
70 Jim Malkiewicz 9- 8 D-RT D-LT xx D-RT D-RT D-RT D-RT D-LT D-RT
71 Bob Anderson 7- 4 xx xx O-LT xx O-LT O-LT O-LT
72 Shane Gibbs 3- 0 xx xx xx
73 Dan Daniels 0- 0
73 Paul Oglesby 3- 0 xx xx xx
74 Don Sparkman 11-10 O-SG O-ST O-RT O-ST O-ST O-ST O-RT xx O-RT O-RT O-RT
75 Mike Glass 8- 7 O-WT O-WT O-LT O-WT O-QT O-WT O-WT xx
77 Jim Howard 4- 1 xx xx xx D-LT
79 Howard Jacobi 8- 7 D-LT xx D-LT D-LT D-LT D-LT D-RT D-RT
80 Charlie Hunt 5- 4 D-LE xx D-RE D-RE D-RE
81 Phil Cahoon 0- 0
82 Mike Allen 6- 1 xx xx xx xx xx O-SE
83 Bert Cooper 10- 9 D-RE D-LE D-RE D-RE D-RE D-RE D-SSE D-RE D-LE xx
84 Gary Parris 10- 9 xx O-TE O-TE O-TE O-TE O-TE O-TE O-TE O-TE O-TE
85 Earl Passwaters 6- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx
86 Joe Thomas 2- 0 xx xx
87 John Palermo 4- 2 O-TE O-TE xx xx
88 Mike Dely 0- 0
89 Russ Castleberry 0- 0
90 Dick Hopkins 0- 0
Florida State 19, Pittsburgh 7
09/09/1972, Pittsburgh, Pa.
From the Tallahassee Democrat, September 10, 1972, page 27, by Bill McGrotha. Seminoles 'Bomb' Pitt 19-7.
Huff, Defense the Keys.
PITTSBURGH, PA - Coming off a fearful start in
the first quarter, Florida State got its hopeful football show successfully on the road here Saturday with a 19-7 triumph over a frustrated Pittsburgh team.
Rugged, skilled defense and a couple of
Gary Huff bombs brought it about.
And a freshman played no small role.
Ahmet Askin, the kid out of Tallahassee Godby High, shrugged off his freshman status, boomed an opening kickoff into the
end zone, and connected on the only field goals and extra point he attempted.
His first three-pointer was a 44-yard whopper, his second from 23 out.
It was Barry Smith, the swift senior, and Joe
Goldsmith, the supposedly not-so-swift sophomore, on the receiving end of those bombs.
Smith's touchdown covered 71 yards, Goldsmith's 54.
And there were several superb defenders, rover James
Thomas was the most obvious one to the smallish crowd of 17,661 that turned out on the pleasant, sunny afternoon.
Thomas blocked the Pittsburgh field goal try when the score was 0-0, stopped a
Pittsburgh threat at Florida State's 13 with an end zone interception when the score was 0-0 and nailed a Pittsburgh runner for a seven-yard loss on a pitchout to blunt the Panthers last real threat
when the score was 19-7.
Huff, acclaimed the game's most valuable player by press box vote, completed 11 of 24 passes for 242 yards and the two touchdowns.
But Florida State's satisfaction from
this one came not much from statistics, but rather in the total manner of accomplishment.
In that first quarter the Panthers had three successive offensive starts inside Florida State territory -
at the 48, 23 and 47. When coaches review films today they'll see more big plays on defense than elsewhere - including the ones not only by Thomas, but some also by Larry Strickland, Charlie Hunt,
Buzzie Lewis, Steve Bratton, Bobby Anderson, Eddie McMillan and undoubtedly a few others.
Florida State threatened briefly on its first turn with the ball, after being provided with a crack from
its own 40, but an interception - the only one of the day by Huff - blunted that chance, and circumstances brought poor field position for the remainder of that first half.
The Seminoles drove from
their own 20 to that 44-yard field goal by Askin on their first series of the second quarter for a 3-0 lead.
That held up until the final minute of the half when John Hogan climaxed a 67-yard drive
with an 18-yard touchdown pass to tight end Rod Huth. On that payoff play, cornerback Ron Ratliff lined up wrong; he had been somewhat shaken up on a previous play and coaches hadn't been aware. Later
Ratliff turned out all right.
That put Pitt ahead 7-3, but only for a few minutes.
On the Seminoles' first play from scrimmage after that, Smith pulled in a Huff pass ay about the Pitt 45, shook
loose from a defender, got a big block from Goldsmith that cut down another defender, and went all the way. Askin made it 10-7 with 37 seconds left in that half.
From the third-quarter kickoff the
Seminoles drove to a 13-7 lead on Askin's second 3-pointer. It was an 80-yard movement, highlighted by Huff's passes to running back Mack Brown - three to him during this series for 48 yards.
On
Florida State's first offensive foray in the last quarter Huff found a single defender on Goldsmith and went his way with a pass. Goldsmith whipped the defender, gathered in the toss and scored on a
54-yard play.
McMillan came up with the Seminoles' second interception soon after, but a fumble and a Pitt punt backed the Seminoles to their seven with 6:33 to play. That was when the offense
showed something special. Sticking to the ground, Hodges Mitchell and Brown running, the Seminoles chopped away for short yardage that ate up the clock. When Pitt got the ball back, only a minute and
a half remained.
The Seminoles netted 311 yards of offense, with 242 passing, and Pitt 258 yards, with 187 running. The game was remarkably short on penalties for an opener, with Florida State
assessed 25 yards, Pitt 23.
Brown finished with five catches for 62 yards, Smith pulled in three for 108, and Goldsmith two for 73. Mitchell netted 75 yards on 21 runs in a promising beginning. And
Gary Loucks finished with a 37.6 average on his seven punts.
The artificial turf of Pitt Stadium, and the Panthers, were some rough on the Seminoles physically. Several injuries: Ed Davis, Davis
Snell, Bert Cooper, and Strickland emerged with knee and-or ankle injuries - how serious presently uncertain.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Florida State |
0 |
10 |
3 |
6 |
19 |
| Pittsburgh |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
2nd 0- 0 Opp, 29, field goal blocked by James Thomas
3- 0 Ahmet Askin, 44, field goal, 7:36
3- 7 Opp, 18, pass (kick), 0:55
10- 7 Barry Smith, 71, pass from Gary Huff (Ahmet Askin, kick), 0:32
3rd 13- 7 Ahmet Askin, 23, field goal, 10:25
13- 7 Opp, 53, field goal failed
4th 19- 7 Joe Goldsmith, 54, pass from Gary Huff (Gary Huff, pass failed), 13:22
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 12 17
Rushes-yards 35-69 55-187
Passing 242 71
Att-Comp-Int 24-11-1 21-7-2
Total Yards 59-311 76-258
Punt Returns 3-15 1-6
Kickoff Returns 2-35 4-75
Interception Ret. 2-41 1-6
Fumble Returns 1-0 2-0
Punts 7-37.6 8-39.4
Fumbles-Lost 4-2 3-1
Penalties-Yds 3-23 3-25
Attendance 17,661
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Hodges Mitchell 21 75 0 10
Mack Brown 8 16 0 6
Oscar Roberts 1 3 0 3
Gary Huff 5 -25 0 -1
---------------------------------------------
FSU 35 69 0 10
Opp 55 187 0 18
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Barry Smith 3 108 1 71t
Joe Goldsmith 2 73 1 54t
Mack Brown 5 62 0 25
Hodges Mitchell 1 -1 0 -1
---------------------------------------------
FSU 11 242 2 71t
Opp 7 71 1 18t
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Gary Huff 11 24 1 242 2 71t
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 11 24 1 242 2 71t
Opp 7 21 2 71 1 18t
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
David Snell 2 15 0
James Thomas 1 0 0 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 3 15 0
Opp 1 6 0 6
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Eddie McMillan 1 35 0 35
Earl Humes 1 0 0 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 2 35 0 35
Opp 4 75 0
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Gary Loucks 7 263 51
----------------------------------------
FSU 7 263 51
Opp 8 315 66
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Larry Strickland 5 10 15 . . . . . . . . .
James Thomas 6 2 8 . . 1- 8 . . . . 1 .
Charlie Hunt 5 3 8 . . . . . . . . .
Bobby Anderson 4 4 8 . . . . . . . . .
Bert Cooper 4 4 8 . . . . . . . . .
David Miles 1 6 7 . . . . . . . . .
Jim Malkiewicz 2 3 5 . . . . . . . . .
Dan Whitehurst 3 2 5 . . . 1 . . . . .
Howard Jacobi 1 3 4 . . . . . . . . .
Steve Bratton 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .
Earl Passwaters 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .
David Snell . 3 3 . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Jim Howard . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
John Murphy 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Ron Ratliff 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Randy Shively 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Eddie McMillan 1 . 1 . . 1- 33 3 . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 40 46 86 . . 2- 41 4 . 1- 0 . 1 .
Opp 33 38 71 . . 1- 6 . . 2- 0 . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
QB 19 Gary Huff
FL 21 Joe Goldsmith
SE 22 Barry Smith
FB 33 Mack Brown
TB 44 Hodges Mitchell
C 55 Allen Dees
WG 61 Phil Arnold
ST 62 Bob Jones
SG 74 Don Sparkman
WT 75 Mike Glass
TE 87 John Palermo
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
SAF 20 David Snell
ROV 26 James Thomas
RCB 40 Eddie McMillan
LCB 42 Ron Ratliff
SLB 46 David Miles
WLB 50 Dan Whitehurst
MLB 59 Larry Strickland
RT 70 Jim Malkiewicz
LT 79 Howard Jacobi
LE 80 Charlie Hunt
RE 83 Bert Cooper
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Ahmet Askin
3 Joe Downey
17 Gary Loucks
27 Mike McGowan
28 Mike Davison
32 Ed Davis
35 Randy Shively
36 Rick Oreair
37 Oscar Roberts
38 Buzzy Lewis
43 Earl Humes
49 Bill Johnson
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
52 Rocky Saldana
56 John Murphy
57 Steve Bratton
58 Greg Pounds
66 Vic Johnson
69 Bobby Anderson
71 Bob Anderson
72 Shane Gibbs
73 Paul Oglesby
77 Jim Howard
85 Earl Passwaters
|
Florida State 37, Miami 14
09/16/1972, Miami
From the Tallahassee Democrat, September 17, 1972, page 41, by Bill McGrotha. Wild-Eyed Wonders Strike Miami.
Seminoles Roll By 37-14 Count.
MIAMI, FL - Apparently fired by
adversity that sidelined three starting players during the week, Florida State's football team was a wild-eyed wonder here Saturday night as it chopped up a Miami unit that thought it was ready,
37-14.
Larry Strickland, the middle linebacker, and John Murphy, a sophomore linebacker, were among the leaders of a determined defense that checked the Hurricanes in clutch circumstances time and
time in the early going.
But by half-time Gary Huff and his cohorts had constructed a 17-7 lead that they padded to 23-7 the first time they got the ball after intermission, allowing the defense
some merciful leeway.
Huff, rarely, if ever better, threw four touchdown passes as a Sports Illustrated writer-and-photographer team zeroed in on his superb action.
Barry Smith, really living it
up in his hometown, scored three touchdowns - on passes of 5 and 43 yards from Huff plus a one-yard run with a pitchout.
Huff's other TD pitches were seven yards to Gary Parris and 35 to Mike Allen
- a sophomore making his first varsity catch.
As they won their seventh straight in the Orange Bowl over the Hurricanes and evened the all-time series with UM at eight games apiece, the Seminoles
rounded out their scoring on a 32-yard first-quarter field goal by Ahmet Askin.
The Seminoles played without the services of defensive end Charlie Hunt (dislocated elbow), linebacker Dan Whitehurst
(arm infection and high fever), plus running back Mack Brown (badly bruised).
Murphy replaced Whitehurst, Steve Bratton moved in for Hunt and Brent Norris started in Brown's spot.
As a crowd of
35,421 turned out on a warm, fair evening, Florida State got into early trouble when Gary Streicher intercepted a Huff pass and presented Miami with opportunity at the Seminoles' 35. Six playes later
Chuck Foreman scored from the three.
Askin's field goal cut it to 7-3, but not until the middle of the second quarter did Florida State go in front, on that long one to Smith. A Miami fumble
provided Florida State with a lovely chance 20 seconds before halftime, and Huff hit Parris with the pass that made it 17-7 as two seconds showed on the clock.
Huff retired after throwing his
fourth TD strike early in the fourth quarter and Mike Cadwell finished at quarterback. Miami got a late touchdown on a 14-yard run by Ed Carney, the third of three UM quarterbacks.
The Hurricanes
lost starting quarterback Kary Baker, maybe for the season, in the third quarter, after the score became 23-7. He was nailed by Murphy after a 23-yard run. Baker left the game with a broken and
dislocated ankle.
Florida State pounced on five Miami fumbles and intercepted two passes. Huff had two swiped, but the Seminoles lost no fumbles. The Seminoles limited UM to 281 yards of offense,
including 187 running, while running up a 407 total themselves, with 329 passing.
Huff completed 22 of 34 passes for all of that aerial yardage. Parris caught seven of his tosses, all in the first
half, and Smith snared five.
Though the Seminoles' running net was a mere 78 yards, they really ran better than that. Huff lost 30 yards on pass attempts. Hodges Mitchell bagged 79 yards on 18
runs. Norris got 32 yards on eight runs.
Miami's herald Foreman managed just 61 yards on 15 runs. Baker got 53 on eight, and Tom Smith 49 on eight.
Seventy-eight yards walked off in penalties
against the Seminoles reflected their belligerent mood. Miami was taxed just 30.
The Seminoles expect to have Whitehurst and Brown back in action for Saturday afternoon's home-opener against
Virginia Tech, but Hunt will likely be out for six weeks.
Florida State's victory was a crushing one for Fran Curci, the young Miami coach who felt he had put together a team that could surprise
many people. But if those Miami "super people" were not necessarily erratic, the total effort was.
The Hurricanes gambled, trying to blitz Huff, and frequently got stung. They also gambled on
interception endeavors, and got stung.
And all night long Miami runners were stung by a defense that performed better than anyone thought it could with two of its key starters sidelined.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Florida State |
3 |
14 |
13 |
7 |
37 |
| Miami |
7 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
14 |
1st 0- 7 Opp, 3, run (kick), 10:40
3- 7 Ahmet Askin, 32, field goal, 3:58
2nd 10- 7 Barry Smith, 43, pass from Gary Huff (Ahmet Askin, kick), 7:15
17- 7 Gary Parris, 7, pass from Gary Huff (Ahmet Askin, kick), 0:02
3rd 23- 7 Barry Smith, 1, run (Ahmet Askin, kick blocked), 7:28
30- 7 Mike Allen, 37, pass from Gary Huff (Ahmet Askin, kick), 3:03
4th 37- 7 Barry Smith, 5, pass from Gary Huff (Ahmet Askin, kick), 11:53
37-14 Opp, 14, run (kick), 3:26
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 20 14
Rushes-yards 44-78 44-187
Passing 329 94
Att-Comp-Int 34-22-2 19-10-2
Total Yards 78-407 63-281
Punt Returns 2--1 1-0
Kickoff Returns 2-54 6-128
Interception Ret. 2-12 2-25
Fumble Returns 5-0 0-0
Punts 5-33.0 4-41.8
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 8-5
Penalties-Yds 8-78 4-30
3rd Down Conversions 10-19 6-12
Attendance 35,421
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Hodges Mitchell 18 79 0 22
Brent Norris 8 32 0 11
Oscar Roberts 6 7 0 4
Mike Cadwell 1 2 0 2
Barry Smith 1 1 1 1t
Joe Goldsmith 1 0 0 0
Fred Miller 2 0 0 1
Mike Davison 2 -3 0 2
Gary Loucks 1 -10 0 -10
Gary Huff 4 -30 0 14
---------------------------------------------
FSU 44 78 1 22
Opp 44 187 2 23
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Barry Smith 5 108 2 43t
Gary Parris 7 85 1 21
Mike Allen 1 37 1 37t
Oscar Roberts 2 30 0 23
Mike Davison 2 23 0 16
Hodges Mitchell 2 20 0 12
John Palermo 1 15 0 15
Brent Norris 2 11 0 6
---------------------------------------------
FSU 22 329 4 43t
Opp 10 94 0 16
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Gary Huff 22 34 2 329 4 43t
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 22 34 2 329 4 43t
Opp 10 19 2 94 0 16
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
David Snell 2 -1 0 5
---------------------------------------------
FSU 2 -1 0 5
Opp 1 0 0 0
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Eddie McMillan 2 54 0 39
---------------------------------------------
FSU 2 54 0 39
Opp 6 128 0 31
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Gary Loucks 5 165 42
----------------------------------------
FSU 5 165 42
Opp 4 167 54
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Larry Strickland 7 1 8 . . . . . . . . .
Eddie McMillan 7 1 8 . . . . . . . . .
John Murphy 6 2 8 . . . . . 2- 0 . . .
Jim Malkiewicz 4 1 5 . . . . . . . . .
David Miles 4 . 4 . . . . . . . . .
Bobby Anderson 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . .
Howard Jacobi 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .
Steve Bratton 2 1 3 . . . . . . 1 . .
David Snell 2 . 2 . . 1- 12 . . . . . .
Jim Dundala 2 . 2 . . . . . . 1 . .
Earl Passwaters 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Randy Shively 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Mike McGowan 1 . 1 . . 1- 0 . . . . . .
James Thomas 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Ron Ratliff 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Hodges Mitchell 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Greg Pounds 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Tom Prestwood 1 . 1 . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Bob Anderson . . . . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Don Huzzie . . . . . . . . . 1 . .
Earl Humes . . . . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 50 7 57 . . 2- 12 . . 5- 0 3 . .
Opp 66 19 85 . . 2- 25 . . . . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
QB 19 Gary Huff
WR 21 Joe Goldsmith
WR 22 Barry Smith
FB 30 Brent Norris
TB 44 Hodges Mitchell
C 55 Allen Dees
WG 61 Phil Arnold
SG 62 Bob Jones
ST 74 Don Sparkman
WT 75 Mike Glass
TE 87 John Palermo
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
WS 20 David Snell
ROV 26 James Thomas
RC 40 Eddie McMillan
LC 42 Ron Ratliff
SLB 46 David Miles
WLB 56 John Murphy
RE 57 Steve Bratton
MLB 59 Larry Strickland
RT 69 Bobby Anderson
LT 70 Jim Malkiewicz
LE 83 Bert Cooper
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Ahmet Askin
12 Mike Cadwell
17 Gary Loucks
27 Mike McGowan
28 Mike Davison
29 Fred Miller
35 Randy Shively
37 Oscar Roberts
43 Earl Humes
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
48 Don Huzzie
54 Jim Dundala
58 Greg Pounds
65 Tom Prestwood
71 Bob Anderson
79 Howard Jacobi
82 Mike Allen
84 Gary Parris
85 Earl Passwaters
|
Florida State 27, Virginia Tech 15
09/23/1972, Tallahassee
From the Tallahassee Democrat, September 24, 1972, page 27, by Bill McGrotha. Seminoles Go Early - Win 27-15.
Mitchell Scoots For 138 Yards.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Third down and
six. Florida State's 11th offensive play from scrimmage in the first quarter. Back to pass. Gary Huff decides to run. Gaines nine yards.
But he also gets his "bell rung," as they say, and leaves
the game for one play. On that play Mike Cadwell, the No. 2 quarterback, throws his first Florida State pass ever.
It is a freakish pass that bounces off the hands of a defender, bounces several
times off the grasping fingers of sophomore Joe Goldsmith, who finally gets a hold on the ball - and scores on a 40-yard play.
And on a sunny Saturday afternoon before a home crowd, Florida State's
football team beat old-rival Virginia Tech 27-15.
It was a game altogether in the tradition of the rivalry between these two, with much of the story centered around those two first-quarter
plays.
The gifted Huff, who missed only that one play, did not know quite where he was much of the remainder of the time. Nevertheless, after missing on all four of the passes he had thrown before
getting hit on that run, he completed 19 of his next 33 for 253 yards and one touchdown. He also scored on a down-close sneak.
Had not Cadwell connected on that one toss of his, providing the
Seminoles with a 14-0 cushion, this one might have ended differently.
Virginia Tech cut that lead to 14-9 with 5:22 left in the half. But Huff directed a 47-yard push, capped by his scoring sneak,
that made it 20-9 at intermission.
Each team scored the first time it got the ball in the third quarter, but no more.
As the Seminoles lifted their record to 3-0 and left Tech 0-2, a crowd of
36,400 sat in tension until the final two minutes, when an interception by John Murphy at last insured victory from their favorites.
Don Strock, the tall and tough Tech quarterback, kept the
pressure on until that point, against a defense that was hurt physically. Cornerback Eddie McMillan didn't play because of a concussion, and quick tackle Bobby Anderson went out on a shoulder injury
in the first quarter.
Florida State started as though it were going to run the Gobbler out of the stadium, just as many had expected, marching 48 yards to a touchdown the first time it got its
hands on the football. It was altogether a running production, and primarily that of Hodges Mitchell, who got all save six of those 48 yards on just four runs, and scored from the four.
The shifty
Mitchell had the best day of any Seminole runner in a long while, gaining 138 yards in 27 efforts.
Soon Cadwell and Goldsmith, the talented juggler, made it 14-0.
Tech drove from its 20 to a
field goal, a 48-yard whopper by Dave Strock, brother of Don.
An interception by Donnie Sprouse, coupled with a foul penalty on the tackle, gave Tech another quick chance at Florida State's 41. The
Seminoles held for downs at their two, but Tech regained the ball on a fumble the next play, then J. B. Barber scored on fourth down from the three.
Soon a Florida State recovery of a Tech fumble
provided opportunity at the Gobblers' 47, and four plays brought Huff's touchdown, with Barry Smith's 38-yard catch at the one setting it up.
Smith hauled in 10 passes Huff threw, accounting for
146 yards. Goldsmith grabbed four others for 92.
But one of the biggest was the 6-yarder that Mike Davison snared, his only one of the game, that brought the TD at the start of the third quarter.
It came on a fourth-down play.
Tech scored both its TDs on fourth down, the last one on tight end Mike Burnop's 2-yard catch of a Strock pass. That one was paved by Barber's 55-yard kickoff return
to the Seminoles' 37.
Barber was a key one for the Gobblers, gaining 53 yards on 17 runs, tucking in seven passes for 63 more. Donnie Reel got 101 yards out of six catches, while Paul Adams ran 11
times for 51 yards.
Strock threw 48 times, hit on 22 for 276 yards, had two intercepted. The Seminoles also covered three Tech fumbles while losing two themselves. Maybe remarkably, Tech swiped
only one of Huff's 37 passes.
Overall the Seminoles, with 168 yards on the ground, out-gained Tech 461 to 398. If many fans were under the impression Tech had the football most of the time, they
were right. The Gobblers managed 90 plays to Florida State's 76.
The Seminoles operated without running back Mack Brown for the second straight week. He's still nursing bruises, including one on
his knee. Linebacker Dan Whitehurst was back in action, as a starter, and played quite a bit.
It was the first time the Seminoles had beaten Virginia Tech three straight times in the 17-game series
they now lead 9-7-1.
And it wasn't easy, but then it never is with the fighters from Blacksburg.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Virginia Tech |
0 |
9 |
6 |
0 |
15 |
| Florida State |
14 |
6 |
7 |
0 |
27 |
1st 7- 0 Hodges Mitchell, 3, run (Ahmet Askin, kick), 11:26
7- 0 Ahmet Askin, 56, field goal failed, 7:38
14- 0 Joe Goldsmith, 40, pass from Mike Cadwell (Ahmet Askin, kick), 5:30
14- 0 Ahmet Askin, 20, field goal failed, 0:29
2nd 14- 3 Opp, 48, field goal, 12:12
14- 9 Opp, 3, run (kick blocked by James Thomas), 5:22
20- 9 Gary Huff, 1, run (Hodges Mitchell, run failed), 1:52
3rd 27- 9 Mike Davison, 6, pass from Gary Huff (Ahmet Askin, kick), 10:32
27-15 Opp, 4, pass (pass failed), 6:57
4th 27-15 Ahmet Askin, 39, field goal failed, 12:09
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 21 17
Rushes-yards 38-168 42-122
Passing 293 276
Att-Comp-Int 38-20-1 48-22-2
Total Yards 76-461 90-398
Punt Returns 2-24 0-0
Kickoff Returns 3-77 4-112
Interception Ret. 2-43 1-27
Fumble Returns 3-0 2-0
Punts 5-37.2 5-36.0
Fumbles-Lost 2-2 3-3
Penalties-Yds 4-50 2-20
Attendance 36,400
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Hodges Mitchell 27 138 1 28
Brent Norris 4 13 0 6
Gary Huff 4 12 1 9
Mike Davison 3 5 0 6
---------------------------------------------
FSU 38 168 2 28
Opp 42 122 1 15
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Barry Smith 10 146 0 38
Joe Goldsmith 4 92 1 40t
Gary Parris 3 28 0 13
Hodges Mitchell 2 21 0 13
Mike Davison 1 6 1 6t
---------------------------------------------
FSU 20 293 2 40t
Opp 22 276 1 32
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Gary Huff 19 37 1 253 1 38
Mike Cadwell 1 1 0 40 1 40t
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 20 38 1 293 2 40t
Opp 22 48 2 276 1 32
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
David Snell 2 24 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 2 24 0
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
David Snell 1 38 0 38
Buzzy Lewis 1 27 0 27
Earl Humes 1 12 0 12
---------------------------------------------
FSU 3 77 0 38
Opp 4 112 0
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Gary Loucks 5 186 44
----------------------------------------
FSU 5 186 44
Opp 5 180 47
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
John Murphy . . . . . 1- 43 . . . . . .
Buzzy Lewis . . . . . 1- 0 . . . . . .
Howard Jacobi . . . . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
James Thomas . . . . . . . . . . 1 .
Jim Howard . . . . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Steve Bratton . . . . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 0 0 0 . . 2- 43 . . 3- 0 . 1 .
Opp . . . . . 1- 27 . . 2- 0 . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
QB 19 Gary Huff
FL 21 Joe Goldsmith
SE 22 Barry Smith
FB 30 Brent Norris
TB 44 Hodges Mitchell
C 55 Allen Dees
LG 61 Phil Arnold
RG 62 Bob Jones
RT 74 Don Sparkman
LT 75 Mike Glass
TE 84 Gary Parris
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
SAF 20 David Snell
MON 26 James Thomas
RC 38 Buzzy Lewis
LC 42 Ron Ratliff
SLB 46 David Miles
MLB 50 Dan Whitehurst
LE 57 Steve Bratton
MLB 59 Larry Strickland
RT 69 Bobby Anderson
LT 79 Howard Jacobi
RE 83 Bert Cooper
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Ahmet Askin
12 Mike Cadwell
17 Gary Loucks
28 Mike Davison
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
43 Earl Humes
56 John Murphy
77 Jim Howard
|
Florida State 44, Kansas 22
09/30/1972, Lawrence, Kans.
From the Tallahassee Democrat, October 1, 1972, page 45, by Bill McGrotha. Huff & Co. Stock Jumps by 44-22.
LAWRENCE, KS - Operating on decisive third-down plays as though the operation
consisted of wooden soldiers, Gary Huff passed for three second-quarter touchdowns here Saturday afternoon and unbeaten Florida State crushed the Kansas football team 44-22.
But it was not all that
easy, really.
All told, Huff threw four touchdown passes, all in the first half, as for the afternoon he connected on 26 of 42 throws for 295 yards.
And on 14 of 23 occasions Huff and his
offensive crew made big third-or-fourth-down plays go.
More than a little stung by a score that read 28-7 at halftime, the Jayhawks fought back, nipped two down-deep scoring threats with
interceptions of Huff tosses, then struck for two touchdowns that cut the score to 31-22.
The Seminoles had sandwiched a 32-yard field goal by Ahmet Askin in between those two Kansas touchdowns,
and after the Jayhawks' last one they retaliated with an 80-yard drive that was capped by Hodges Mitchell's scoring run from the one with a little over six minutes left.
Mike Davison's touchdown
run of 17 yards with 30 seconds to go stretched the score.
A crowd of 41,500, sitting in cool and sunny weather, couldn't believe either Huff or his pass receivers. Only twice in history had any
individual thrown four TD passes against the Jayhawks, and no one ever has thrown more than that.
"Huff has got to be the best quarterback in the country," said Don Fambrough, the Kansas coach. "He
moves quickly and he knows what to do when he reacts."
The Seminoles marched 90 yards the first time they got the football and scored on a 14-yard pass to Gary Parris. Kansas tied it on the second
play of the second quarter as Delvin Williams went in from two yards.
Word was the Kansas secondary was vulnerable, and it was. Huff came back with a 27-yard payoff pass to Barry Smith, a 9-yarder
to Smith, a 3-yarder to Eddie Davis.
Word was the Kansas offense was keenly dangerous, and it was. But middle linebacker Larry Strickland led a gritty defensive effort of the Seminoles that
repeatedly stymied the Jayhawks in clutch circumstances.
"You talk about their great passing game," commented Fambrough, "but you forget about their great athletes. They have a bunch."
Strickland pulled off two of Florida State's five interceptions, and in addition blocked a Kansas field-goal try in the early going.
Bert Cooper, the end, was also a notable one on defense, leading
a fierce pass rush.
Smith hauled in 11 passes for 153 yards, Parris five for 48 and Davis four for 47.
Mitchell had his second straight 100-yards-plus game, tearing off 130 yards in 23
effects.
Though Jerome Nelloms got 74 yards in 23 carries, the vaunted Kansas running game did little damage. Quarterback David Jaynes did hit on 18 of 33 passes for 239 yards, but the Seminoles
snared those five interceptions.
With 205 yards on the ground, Florida State's attack netted exactly 500 for the afternoon. Kansas was held to a mere 93 yards running.
Apparently considering
Kansas a heavy threat to its bright beginning, Florida State reacted aggressively, and 125 penalty yards were walked off on the Seminoles.
For the most part Florida State's defense kept Kansas
backed up. To get its last touchdown Kansas was obliged to drive 99 yards. The Jayhawks' second had come easy, following an interception that set the stage at Florida State's 19. A 3-yard run by
Robert Miller and a 33-yard Jaynes pass to hot-receiver Bruce Adams - who caught six for 118 - accounted for the scoring.
Huff got superb protection from the offensive line, which also opened some
room for the runners. "Kansas was using a tremendous amount of stunts and blitzes," said Huff. "Our line was able to pick this up and give me all the protection I needed."
For the second successive
season the Seminoles pulled off the considerable trick of winning their first four games, despite three of those being on the road. Next action is Saturday afternoon at 2 against Florida in friendly
Campbell Stadium.
Again the Seminoles had some effective punting by Gary Loucks, who boomed one 56 yards and averaged 40.8 on five boots. Only one of his efforts was returned, that for a mere five
yards.
Kansas was a dangerous one on kickoff runbacks, however. Vince O'Neill alone got 105 yards out of four runbacks.
For once the Seminoles controlled the football, getting off 86 plays to
Kansas' 75.
"They are a tremendous football team," concluded Fambrough. "I don't feel nearly as bad as I did when we lost to Washington State (18-17 in an opener). Today we played one of the best
teams in the nation.
"They were able to make the big play. We didn't. They have a lot of confidence in themselves. And when you have a defense like they have, you can afford to play the way they do
on offense.
"Our boys did as good a job as they could do."
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Florida State |
7 |
21 |
3 |
13 |
44 |
| Kansas |
0 |
7 |
7 |
8 |
22 |
1st 0- 0 Opp, 22, field goal blocked by Larry Strickland, 11:35
7- 0 Gary Parris, 14, pass from Gary Huff (Ahmet Askin, kick), 7:08
2nd 7- 7 Opp, 2, run (kick), 14:25
14- 7 Barry Smith, 27, pass from Gary Huff (Ahmet Askin, kick), 10:17
21- 7 Barry Smith, 9, pass from Gary Huff (Ahmet Askin, kick), 8:39
28- 7 Ed Davis, 3, pass from Gary Huff (Ahmet Askin, kick), 3:12
3rd 28-14 Opp, 3, run (kick), 7:14
31-14 Ahmet Askin, 32, field goal, 0:55
4th 31-22 Opp, 33, pass (run), 9:57
38-22 Hodges Mitchell, 1, run (Ahmet Askin, kick), 6:09
44-22 Mike Davison, 17, run (Joe Downey, pass failed), 0:30
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 24 18
Rushes-yards 44-205 42-93
Passing 295 239
Att-Comp-Int 42-26-3 33-18-5
Total Yards 86-500 75-332
Punt Returns 3-16 1-5
Kickoff Returns 0-0 7-150
Interception Ret. 5-58 3-110
Fumble Returns 1-0 0-0
Punts 5-40.8 5-39.4
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1
Penalties-Yds 11-125 3-34
Attendance 41,500
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Hodges Mitchell 23 130 1 37
Mike Davison 6 30 1 17t
Oscar Roberts 4 23 0 8
Brent Norris 5 13 0 5
Mack Brown 4 9 0 7
Gary Huff 2 0 0 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 44 205 2 37
Opp 42 93 2 27
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Barry Smith 11 153 2 27t
Gary Parris 5 48 1 27
Ed Davis 4 47 1 16
Mike Davison 2 31 0 23
Brent Norris 3 16 0 9
Hodges Mitchell 1 0 0 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 26 295 4 27t
Opp 18 239 1 34
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Gary Huff 26 42 3 295 4 27t
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 26 42 3 295 4 27t
Opp 18 33 5 239 1 34
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
David Snell 3 16 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 3 16 0
Opp 1 5 0 5
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------
FSU 0 0 0
Opp 7 150 0
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Gary Loucks 5 204 56
----------------------------------------
FSU 5 204 56
Opp 5 197 41
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Larry Strickland 3 6 9 2.0- 9.0 . 2- 14 1 . . . 1 .
Bert Cooper 3 4 7 4.0- 32.0 . . . . . . . .
David Miles 4 2 6 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
James Thomas 1 5 6 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
Howard Jacobi 3 2 5 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
Dan Whitehurst 4 1 5 . . . . . . . . .
David Snell 2 1 3 . . 1- 9 . . . . . .
Ron Ratliff 3 . 3 . . 1- 0 . . 1- 0 . . .
Buzzy Lewis 3 . 3 . . 1- 35 . . . . . .
Randy Shively 3 . 3 . . . 1 . . . . .
Eddie McMillan 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Ralph Petrillo 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .
Jim Dundala 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Bobby Anderson . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Jim Malkiewicz 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
John Murphy . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Allen Dees 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Tom Prestwood 1 . 1 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
Earl Passwaters 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Vic Johnson 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Gary Parris 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Bill Johnson 1 . 1 1.0- 7.0 . . . . . . . .
Greg Pounds 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Mike McGowan 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Gary Huff 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Earl Humes 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 46 28 74 11.0- 55.0 . 5- 58 2 . 1- 0 . 1 .
Opp 53 30 83 5.0- 13.0 . 3-110 8 . . . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
QB 19 Gary Huff
FL 21 Joe Goldsmith
SE 22 Barry Smith
FB 30 Brent Norris
TB 44 Hodges Mitchell
C 55 Allen Dees
WG 61 Phil Arnold
SG 62 Bob Jones
ST 74 Don Sparkman
WT 75 Mike Glass
TE 84 Gary Parris
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
SAF 20 David Snell
ROV 26 James Thomas
RC 40 Eddie McMillan
LC 42 Ron Ratliff
SLB 46 David Miles
WLB 56 John Murphy
LE 57 Steve Bratton
MLB 59 Larry Strickland
RT 69 Bobby Anderson
LT 79 Howard Jacobi
RE 83 Bert Cooper
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Ahmet Askin
3 Joe Downey
17 Gary Loucks
27 Mike McGowan
28 Mike Davison
32 Ed Davis
33 Mack Brown
35 Randy Shively
37 Oscar Roberts
38 Buzzy Lewis
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
43 Earl Humes
48 Ralph Petrillo
49 Bill Johnson
50 Dan Whitehurst
54 Jim Dundala
58 Greg Pounds
65 Tom Prestwood
66 Vic Johnson
70 Jim Malkiewicz
85 Earl Passwaters
|
Florida 42, Florida State 13
10/07/1972, Tallahassee
From the Tallahassee Democrat, October 8, 1972, page 21, by Bill McGrotha. Fumble, Fumble, Fumble, Fumble.
Nine Turnovers In 1st 11 Series.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Florida State won
the coin toss and chose not to receive. Which may have been its wisest move of a long afternoon.
That way Seminoles did not get their hands on the football as much as they might have.
When they
had the football it was just plain disaster. The Seminoles turned it over nine of the first 11 times they had it.
Playing once more against Florida State as though there were no tomorrow, Florida's
tough Gators crushed the Seminoles 42-13 before 43,758 startled fans in packed Campbell Stadium on this warm Saturday.
Florida may have played as good a football game as it ever has. The Seminoles
were close to their all-time worst.
Six times the Seminoles fumbled, and six times Florida recovered. The Gators had 10 such recoveries for the day, also claiming all of their own four bobbles.
Four times Gary Huff was intercepted, and that never happened to him before. He was no "magic dragon" on this day.
For the Seminoles it seemed like the work of black magic. Somewhere somebody must
have been sticking needles in a Seminole doll, bringing this about.
It was a nightmare like none other in Florida State's quarter of a century at this game.
Florida State was left 4-1, its
secret dream of an undefeated season shattered. As Florida lifted itself to 2-1, it made plain the fact that it was a far better team than anyone believed.
The Seminoles had seven turnovers in the
first half alone, yet trailed at intermission by just 14-7. But at that point Florida State defenders had been too long in the hot sunshine, and became simply overburdened - vulnerable to an
assortment of Florida plays.
Florida struck for 21 points in a totally decisive third quarter, then finished up with a lot of substitutes who, too, gave the Seminoles more than they could
handle.
It was a game Florida State figured to win big. The Seminoles were a 2-touchdown favorite. It was Florida's fifth straight victory over FSU, it's 12th triumph in the 15-year history of this
series.
Florida's first 35 points all came as a direct result of fumbles or interceptions. The Gators drove 52 yards for their last touchdown, following a short punt.
David Bowden was a
remarkably cool and efficient sophomore quarterback who passed for UF's first two touchdowns from close range. Nat Moore was an awesomely elusive sophomore running back who scampered through tacklers
for Florida's next two.
Here's the way it went: (1) Bowden threw 10 yards to Willie Jackson for a touchdown following a fumble recovery at Florida State's 22. These were the game's first points,
with 8:02 left in the second quarter.
(2) Bowden threw four yards to Hollis Boardman with 5:37 to go in the quarter after a fumble recovery at FSU's 30.
(3) Huff passed 16 yards to Barry Smith
with 17 seconds remaining in the half, capping an impressive 86-yards movement in six plays - a battle against the clock.
(4) On third down Moore slashed 46 yards to a touchdown following an
interception at Florida's 47. That was on UF's first series of the third quarter.
(5) Moore slipped wide from the seven for a touchdown when UF got the ball soon after on a fumble recovery at FSU's
45. Vince Kendrick's fourth-and-one run for six yards to the 29 was one of the big plays of the day; he broke loose after he seemed to have been stopped short of the first down, and kept the drive
alive.
(6) On fourth down, early in the last quarter, Chan Gailey passed four yards to Scott Nugent for a TD.
(7) Florida State scored with 7:45 left in the game on Smith's trick pass to Joe
Goldsmith for 16 yards.
The records that Huff broke had a taste of gold. He threw 58 times, and that was a single-game record, completing 27 for 325 yards. He also broke career records with 649
passes thrown, 360 completed for a total of 5,276 yards. He became the school's all-time champion in total net yardage with 5,016.
But Huff was much off target on many throws, though his protection
was generally good.
Florida threw 21 times. Bowden hitting on 10 of 16 and Gailey four of five. Jackson caught five.
Moore ran just nine times for 66 yards. Gailey 12 for 69, Lenny Lucas 18 for
51.
Overall UF netted 307 yards, with 193 of it running, and the Seminoles 423, with 341 passing. Florida State actually managed more plays on offense, 82 to 76. Penalties were abundant as Florida
got taxed for 148 yards, Florida State 75.
UF had just one turnover - a late interception of a Gailey pass by James Thomas deep in Seminole territory.
Smith ran his legs off going after Huff
passes and pulled in 10 for 158 yards. Gary Parris caught eight for 90.
By pressbox vote Moore was UF's outstanding player on offense, and Ortega on defense. Smith was acclaimed the Seminoles' best
on offense, linebacker Larry Strickland on defense.
UF excelled in the kicking game. Two of the Seminoles' lost fumbles came on UF punts.
In the early going the Seminoles yielded the ball on
turnovers at Florida State's 42, 43 and 30 - and came out of those unscratched as the defense checked each threat.
The Seminoles punted on their first offensive series of the day. Then there were
turnovers on the NEXT SEVEN offensive forays. There were also turnovers on the Seminoles' first two possessions of the last half.
With that touchdown drive just before halftime sandwiched in, it
added up to nine turnovers on the Seminoles' first 11 possessions.
It was altogether incredible.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Florida |
0 |
14 |
21 |
7 |
42 |
| Florida State |
0 |
7 |
0 |
6 |
13 |
2nd 0- 7 Opp, 10, pass (kick), 8:10
0-14 Opp, 4, pass (kick), 5:37
7-14 Barry Smith, 16, pass from Gary Huff (Ahmet Askin, kick), 0:17
3rd 7-21 Opp, 46, run (kick), 12:14
7-28 Opp, 7, run (kick), 7:18
7-35 Opp, 29, interception return (kick), 4:26
4th 7-42 Opp, 4, pass (kick), 11:40
13-42 Joe Goldsmith, 16, pass from Barry Smith (Gary Huff, pass failed), 7:45
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 23 13
Rushes-yards 23-82 55-193
Passing 341 114
Att-Comp-Int 59-28-4 21-14-1
Total Yards 82-423 76-307
Punt Returns 4-20 1-0
Kickoff Returns 3-66 2-34
Interception Ret. 1-0 4-33
Fumble Returns 0-0 6-0
Punts 4-31.3 10-35.0
Fumbles-Lost 6-6 4-0
Penalties-Yds 7-75 10-148
Attendance 43,758
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Hodges Mitchell 19 81 0 15
Mike Davison 2 7 0 4
Barry Smith 1 3 0 3
Gary Huff 1 -9 0 -9
---------------------------------------------
FSU 23 82 0 15
Opp 55 193 2 52
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Barry Smith 10 158 1 29
Gary Parris 8 90 0 18
Joe Goldsmith 3 38 1 17
Hodges Mitchell 3 28 0 11
Ed Davis 1 15 0 15
Joe Thomas 1 12 0 12
Mack Brown 2 0 0 2
---------------------------------------------
FSU 28 341 2 29
Opp 14 114 3 34
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Gary Huff 27 58 4 325 1 29
Barry Smith 1 1 0 16 1 16t
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 28 59 4 341 2 29
Opp 14 21 1 114 3 34
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
David Snell 4 20 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 4 20 0
Opp 1 0 0 0
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Eddie McMillan 1 47 0 47
Earl Humes 2 19 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 3 66 0 47
Opp 2 34 0 26
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Gary Loucks 4 125 43
----------------------------------------
FSU 4 125 43
Opp 10 350 49
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
James Thomas . . . . . 1- 0 . . . . . .
Earl Passwaters . . . . . . . . . 1 . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 0 0 0 . . 1- 0 . . . 1 . .
Opp . . . . . 4- 33 . . 6- 0 . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
QB 19 Gary Huff
FL 21 Joe Goldsmith
SE 22 Barry Smith
FB 28 Mike Davison
TB 44 Hodges Mitchell
C 55 Allen Dees
QG 61 Phil Arnold
SG 62 Bob Jones
ST 74 Don Sparkman
QT 75 Mike Glass
TE 84 Gary Parris
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
MON 26 James Thomas
SAF 35 Randy Shively
RC 38 Buzzy Lewis
LC 42 Ron Ratliff
SLB 46 David Miles
WLB 50 Dan Whitehurst
LE 57 Steve Bratton
MLB 59 Larry Strickland
LT 69 Bobby Anderson
RT 70 Jim Malkiewicz
RE 83 Bert Cooper
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Ahmet Askin
17 Gary Loucks
20 David Snell
32 Ed Davis
33 Mack Brown
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
40 Eddie McMillan
43 Earl Humes
85 Earl Passwaters
86 Joe Thomas
|
Florida State 25, Mississippi State 21
10/14/1972, Jackson, Miss.
From the Tallahassee Democrat, October 15, 1972, page 45, by Bill McGrotha. Florida State Beats M-State 25-21.
Huff Throws 2 TDs.
JACKSON, MS - As Florida State determinedly
sought to rev-up a running attack, it came perilously close to getting beat at its own passing game here Saturday night.
The Seminoles survived a blistering aerial barrage from Rockey Felker that
put two touchdowns on the board in the final 66 seconds and won 25-21.
Sandwiched between Felker's touchdown strikes of 21 and 13 yards to Bill Buckley and Tommy Strahan was a 49-yards scoring
scamper by Seminole sophomore Mike Davison.
Davison's run that proved decisive followed on the first play after a futile onside-kick attempt. A trap play right up the middle caught the Bulldog
defenders stacked up close, and once Davison got through it was easy sailing.
In the first quarter, Gary Huff's 14-yard pass to Barry Smith provided a 7-0 lead. The Mississippians tied it 7-7 on
Melvin Barkum's 7-yard scamper.
Then Huff went to Smith again on a 53-yard scoring strike. Soon after Ahmet Askin boomed a 46-yard field goal and that 17-7 lead stood up until 1:06 was left on the
clock.
Huff, however, threw just eight times in the first half, 10 in the second. For those 18 tries he had 10 completions for 212 yards.
The two TD passes for Huff lifted him past Bill
Cappleman's record of 42 in a career by one. Meanwhile, Florida State seemed determined to prove a point, with its
running game - and did. For the first time in their recent history the Seminoles amassed more yards on the ground than through the air, 263 to 212, as Hodges Mitchell wheeled for 131 of the total
in 29 efforts and Davison got an even 100 in 13 carries. The defense, already battered entering the game, suffered a big loss in the first quarter when rover James Thomas injured an ankle and his backup man, Randy
Shively, hurt his knee. Both should be back for next week's game after missing a couple days practice. It was the Seminoles' fifth victory in six games, the Bulldogs' fourth loss in six. Also
Florida State preserved a record of never losing to Mississippi State, in six games over the years.
While the Seminoles had only two turnovers in this one - one interception, one fumble lost - they
had a run of offensive errors reflected in penalty assessments that totaled 80 yards.
One touchdown that would have iced the last half - a 2-yard plunge by Mitchell - was nullified by a holding
penalty, with one official's flag falling after another had signaled a touchdown.
With Melvin Barkum at quarterback most of the way, the Bulldogs showed a keenly dangerous but erratic running game.
Barkum, a black sophomore, got loose himself for 102 yards in a dozen runs but was socked for losses that cut his net to 67. He completed just two of nine passes for 33 yards. Felker came on late and
connected on nine of 20 for 147.
When Huff did throw he was off target more often than usual - and at least throws bounced out of defenders' hands.
A crowd of 31,000 turned out for the second
game of the day to be played at Jackson's Memorial Stadium. Georgia surprised Mississippi 14-13 in an afternoon contest.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Mississippi State |
0 |
7 |
0 |
14 |
21 |
| Florida State |
7 |
10 |
0 |
8 |
25 |
1st 7- 0 Barry Smith, 14, pass from Gary Huff (Ahmet Askin, kick), 10:02
7- 0 Ahmet Askin, 28, field goal failed
2nd 7- 7 Opp, 7, run (kick), 12:26
14- 7 Barry Smith, 53, pass from Gary Huff (Ahmet Askin, kick), 11:09
17- 7 Ahmet Askin, 46, field goal
4th 17- 7 Ahmet Askin, 44, field goal failed, 7:13
17-15 Opp, 20, pass (run), 1:06
25-15 Mike Davison, 49, run (Barry Smith, pass from Gary Huff), 0:58
25-21 Opp, 13, pass (run failed), 0:17
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 21 17
Rushes-yards 61-263 30-174
Passing 212 180
Att-Comp-Int 18-10-1 29-11-1
Total Yards 79-475 59-354
Punt Returns 4-11 1-3
Kickoff Returns 2-37 5-134
Interception Ret. 1-0 1-0
Fumble Returns 1-0 0-0
Punts 4-30.8 8-27.3
Fumbles-Lost 5-0 4-1
Penalties-Yds 9-80 2-15
Attendance 30,000
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Hodges Mitchell 29 131 0 14
Mike Davison 13 100 1 49t
Mack Brown 9 34 0 7
Oscar Roberts 3 10 0 7
Barry Smith 2 -4 0 7
Gary Huff 5 -8 0 5
---------------------------------------------
FSU 61 263 1 49t
Opp 30 174 1 67
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Barry Smith 7 165 2 53t
Gary Parris 2 28 0 19
Mike Allen 1 19 0 19
---------------------------------------------
FSU 10 212 2 53t
Opp 11 180 2 25
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Gary Huff 10 18 1 212 2 53t
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 10 18 1 212 2 53t
Opp 11 29 1 180 2 25
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
David Snell 4 11 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 4 11 0
Opp 1 3 0 3
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Eddie McMillan 1 20 0 20
Earl Humes 1 17 0 17
---------------------------------------------
FSU 2 37 0 20
Opp 5 134 0
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Gary Loucks 4 123 35
----------------------------------------
FSU 4 123 35
Opp 8 218 45
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
David Snell . . . . . 1- 0 . . . . . .
Don Sparkman . . . . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 0 0 0 . . 1- 0 . . 1- 0 . . .
Opp . . . . . 1- 0 . . . . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
QB 19 Gary Huff
WR 21 Joe Goldsmith
WR 22 Barry Smith
FB 28 Mike Davison
TB 44 Hodges Mitchell
C 55 Allen Dees
WG 61 Phil Arnold
SG 62 Bob Jones
ST 74 Don Sparkman
WT 75 Mike Glass
TE 84 Gary Parris
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
ROV 26 James Thomas
SAF 35 Randy Shively
RC 38 Buzzy Lewis
LC 42 Ron Ratliff
SLB 46 David Miles
WLB 50 Dan Whitehurst
LE 57 Steve Bratton
MLB 59 Larry Strickland
LT 69 Bobby Anderson
RT 70 Jim Malkiewicz
RE 83 Bert Cooper
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Ahmet Askin
17 Gary Loucks
20 David Snell
37 Oscar Roberts
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
40 Eddie McMillan
43 Earl Humes
82 Mike Allen
|
Florida State 37, Colorado State 0
10/21/1972, Tallahassee
From the Tallahassee Democrat, October 22, 1972, page 29, by Bill McGrotha. Seminoles Butt Past the Rams 37-0.
First Shutout In 39 Games.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Shutouts for Florida
State's football team come pretty hard.
The Seminoles, as they cut out a 37-0 victory over Colorado State here Saturday with less than surgical precision, blanked an opponent for the first time in
39 games.
Last time a foe put nothing on the board was in an opening game in 1969, Wichita State falling 24-0 in a miserable fumble-ridden game played in a driving rain.
A homecoming crowd of
31,329, on a clear and pleasant afternoon, saw Colorado State do everything except score as it repeatedly backed the Seminoles' hurting, sorely-pressed defense to the wall.
Incredibly, the Rams,
now 0-7, nearly out-gained the Seminoles, now 6-1. Florida State stacked up 389 yards of offense, Colorado State 353.
And that should tell you something about the Seminoles'' injury-precipitated
defensive difficulties.
AS the Seminoles moved on the attack in uncertain fashion much of the way, Colorado State forced the Florida State defense to play almost exactly 35 of the 60 minutes, with
the Seminoles holding the ball on offense only about 25.
The Rams got off 86 plays, the Seminoles just 60.
With a date coming up at Auburn next week, Florida State had hoped to give its defense
some rest in this one. It didn't work out that way.
And maybe Colorado State will have something going one day with that unusual, scrambling "shadow defense" that appeared to contribute
considerably to the Seminoles' offensive uncertainty.
Perry Smith, the swift and highly capable Rams defensive back, gave Barry Smith, the Seminoles' swift and highly capable receiver, one of his
hardest days. FSU's Smith managed four catches for 99 yards and two touchdowns - but it wasn't easy.
Gary Huff passed for his 44th and 45th touchdowns of his FSU time, but only on his final
offensive foray of the game did he seem to be operating in his normal superbly efficient fashion.
The Rams' Smith made the mistake of trying to hold FSU's Smith as he streaked downfield early in
the first quarter, and got burned badly as Huff hit Barry on a 60-yard scoring bomb.
Jerry Wampfler, the Rams coach, said his Smith thought he heard some kind of whistle on the play and stopped.
"It was kind of a cheapie play," Wampfler insisted. "Someone was blowing a whistle. I heard a whistle several times when the officials said they didn't blow it. As a matter of fact, Perry grabbed
ahold of Smith and then let him go when he heard the whistle."
Smith's other touchdown catch from Huff covered 11 yards.
Colorado State, going in, had been inside opponents' 15-yard line on 16
occasions this season and failed to score. Now it has been down there 20 times without getting a point.
Shortly before a halftime that found the Rams trailing 21-0 they got stopped at the FSU
eight. After intermission they got checked at the Seminoles' 4, 12 and 14.
Highly noticeable ones on FSU defense were defensive backs Buzzy Lewis and Chris Griffin, the latter a freshman. Lewis got
the Seminoles out of trouble once with a 54-yard runback of an interception. Griffin came up with two last-quarter interceptions, including one in the end zone that halted Colorado State's final
threat.
Huff, after hitting only six of his first 19 passes, connected on his final six to lift his figures to 12 of 25 for 218 yards.
"He didn't have an exceptional day," said FSU Coach Larry
Jones, "but he did all right. Some of his receivers busted routes. Their Smith did a good job on our Smith."
Huff said he missed Smith on a couple of plays when he was open. "I just threw a couple
bad passes," he said. "You just have to shake off things like that … I thought I had pulled a muscle in my shoulder in the third quarter but thank goodness I didn't."
The Seminoles scored, in
succession, on:
(1) The 60-yard bomb.
(2) Hodges Mitchell's 2-yard run, set up by his own running and a 30-yard pass to Joe Goldsmith. (Mitchell, on 16 carries, netted 102 yards - the fourth
time in the last five games he's topped 100.)
(3) Mike Davison's 3-yard run following a 36-yard penalty on Smith for interfering with Smith.
(4) Ahmet Askin's 26-yard field goal, paved by the
Lewis interception.
(5) Huff's 11-yarder to Smith after Greg Pounds' interception at the FSU 43. That was the drive on which Huff completed the six passes - including three to Gary Parris.
(6)
Mike Cadwell's 25-yard pass to Joe Thomas, precipitated by Griffin's first interception. No. 2 quarterback Cadwell now has thrown exactly two passes this season - for exactly two touchdowns.
Penalties were abundant - seven against each side. Ninety yards were stepped off on the Rams, 75 on the Seminoles. Each team lost one fumble. FSU swiped four of Pat Juliana's passes. No Huff passes
were intercepted.
Juliana threw 31 times, completed 10 for 158 yards. Mark Driscoll played only briefly, hitting his only passes for 16 yards. Willie Miller got 118 yards out of six catches for the
visitors.
With Tom Wallace running 20 times for 113 yards - often right up the middle - the Rams got 179 on the ground, contrasted with 174 via air.
"They had some strong interior linemen," said
FSU Coach Larry Jones, "and did a good job blocking."
Florida State played without whiz defensive back James Thomas, who rested his sprained ankle. Randy Shively, another starting defensive back,
was also out of the lineup on a knee injury.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Colorado State |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Florida State |
7 |
14 |
0 |
16 |
37 |
1st 0- 0 Ahmet Askin, 47, field goal failed, 11:42
7- 0 Barry Smith, 60, pass from Gary Huff (Ahmet Askin, kick), 8:55
7- 0 Ahmet Askin, 37, field goal failed, 5:29
7- 0 Opp, 42, field goal failed, 1:54
2nd 14- 0 Hodges Mitchell, 2, run (Ahmet Askin, kick), 11:50
21- 0 Mike Davison, 3, run (Ahmet Askin, kick), 8:28
4th 24- 0 Ahmet Askin, 26, field goal, 14:02
30- 0 Barry Smith, 11, pass from Gary Huff (Ahmet Askin, kick failed), 6:41
37- 0 Joe Thomas, 25, pass from Mike Cadwell (Ahmet Askin, kick), 2:53
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 18 20
Rushes-yards 34-146 54-179
Passing 243 174
Att-Comp-Int 26-13-0 32-11-4
Total Yards 60-389 86-353
Punt Returns 3-44 1-0
Kickoff Returns 1-19 4-52
Interception Ret. 4-65 0-0
Fumble Returns 1-0 1-0
Punts 3-43.3 6-38.8
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-1
Penalties-Yds 7-75 7-90
Attendance 31,327
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Hodges Mitchell 16 102 1 15
Mack Brown 6 19 0 4
Rick Oreair 2 13 0 11
Fred Miller 4 7 0 3
Mike Davison 5 3 1 3t
Oscar Roberts 1 2 0 2
---------------------------------------------
FSU 34 146 2 15
Opp 54 179 0 18
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Barry Smith 4 99 2 60t
Gary Parris 3 31 0 12
Joe Goldsmith 1 30 0 30
Mike Allen 2 30 0 15
Mike Davison 2 28 0 21
Joe Thomas 1 25 1 25t
---------------------------------------------
FSU 13 243 3 60t
Opp 11 174 0 42
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Gary Huff 12 25 0 218 2 60t
Mike Cadwell 1 1 0 25 1 25t
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 13 26 0 243 3 60t
Opp 11 32 4 174 0 42
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
David Snell 3 44 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 3 44 0
Opp 1 0 0 0
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Eddie McMillan 1 19 0 19
---------------------------------------------
FSU 1 19 0 19
Opp 4 52 0 19
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Gary Loucks 3 130 50
----------------------------------------
FSU 3 130 50
Opp 6 233 48
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Buzzy Lewis . . . . . 1- 54 . . . . . .
Greg Pounds . . . . . 1- 8 . . . . . .
Chris Griffin . . . . . 2- 3 . . . . . .
David Miles . . . . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 0 0 0 . . 4- 65 . . 1- 0 . . .
Opp . . . . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
QB 19 Gary Huff
RHB 21 Joe Goldsmith
SE 22 Barry Smith
FB 28 Mike Davison
LHB 44 Hodges Mitchell
C 55 Allen Dees
LG 61 Phil Arnold
RG 62 Bob Jones
LT 71 Bob Anderson
RT 74 Don Sparkman
TE 84 Gary Parris
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
SAF 20 David Snell
ROV 38 Buzzy Lewis
WC 40 Eddie McMillan
SC 42 Ron Ratliff
SLB 46 David Miles
WLB 50 Dan Whitehurst
WSE 57 Steve Bratton
MLB 59 Larry Strickland
RT 70 Jim Malkiewicz
LT 79 Howard Jacobi
SSE 83 Bert Cooper
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Ahmet Askin
12 Mike Cadwell
17 Gary Loucks
23 Chris Griffin
29 Fred Miller
33 Mack Brown
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
36 Rick Oreair
37 Oscar Roberts
58 Greg Pounds
80 Charlie Hunt
82 Mike Allen
86 Joe Thomas
|
Auburn 27, Florida State 14
10/28/1972, Auburn, Ala.
From the Tallahassee Democrat, October 29, 1972, page 45, by Bill McGrotha. Too Little, Too Late for Seminoles.
Auburn Takes 27-14 Win.
AUBURN, AL - Down 21-0 before it got to
within real sniffing distance of the Auburn goal line, Florida State's football team staged a game but futile battle in the last half as it fell 27-14 on a cloudy Saturday afternoon.
Only after
intermission was Gary Huff the quarterback of familiar form.
But, then, the Seminoles stayed so backed-up in the early going there was little room for offensive accomplishment.
Huff hit on three
of his first four passes for short yardage, but Auburn defensive back David Beck intercepted his fifth toss at the Tigers' seven - and from that moment on the Seminoles were in trouble.
Contrary to
widespread rumor the quarterback did not go into the game with a sore arm or shoulder. He did have a pulled groin that may or may not have affected his throwing.
In any event, a homecoming crowd of
58,122 - that was the paid figure, the actual turnout was somewhat greater - saw Auburn pull off four interceptions, including three in the first quarter.
Terry Henley, Auburn's strong-running
tailback, scored the first three touchdowns from short yardage - one, four, two yards. He picked up 105 yards in 27 carries.
That was a bit more than Hodges Mitchell, who limped off the field late
after gaining 91 in 21 runs. On his first carry of the day, a draw play for 16 yards, the junior became Florida State's top single-season runner of all times, surpassing the record set by
Tallahassee's Buddy Strauss in 1949. In eight games now, Mitchell shows 827 yards for 174 runs.
In the last half, Huff completed 19 of 29 tosses for 213 yards, raising his figures for the
regionally-televised game to 25 of 41 for 241.
Barry Smith pulled in seven for 75 yards, sending him over the 1,000-yard mark for the season. Thus far he has grabbed 57 for 1,012 yards.
Mitchell
turned up with a dislocated shoulder, will likely be out for two weeks. Defensive back Ron Ratliff pulled a hamstring muscle. Smith played almost all the game with a shoulder separation, suffered on
his first reception of the day.
Auburn drove 59 yards, following a Florida State punt, for its first touchdown the second time the Tigers got the football. A 58-yard pass play, Randy Walls to James
Owens, paved Henley's payoff plunge.
A third interception off Huff at FSU's 33, precipitated the second Auburn TD in the early moments of the second quarter.
The Tigers made it 21-0 the next
time they got the ball, driving 58 yards, with a 30-yard Walls to Tom Gossom the big key.
After its first two offensive series in that half, Florida State never had better starting field position
than its own 25. In succession the Seminoles had beginnings at their 25, 20, 8, 9, 7 and 20.
Florida State turned up some hard-nosed defense itself after halftime, checked Auburn's early threats.
Meanwhile, the Seminoles drove from their 10 to Auburn's six, but got nothing out of it as Ahmet Askin missed a 33-yard try for a field goal. Then Florida State pounded to the Tigers' 8, only to have
that drive stopped by a fourth interception.
A short punt gave Auburn a chance early in the last quarter from FSU's 35. Walls passed 29 yards to Gossom for the Tigers' last touchdown.
Then the
Seminoles got cranked up, marching 80 yards on Huff's passes. Mike Davison scored from nine yards out.
Florida State scored again with 3:20 left on Huff's 17-yard toss to Mike Allen.
Auburn,
with more than 200 yards of offense in the first half, was restricted to less than 100 after intermission, finished with a net of 296, including 151 passing as Walls hit on six of 11 for all that
yardage.
The Seminoles, with fewer than 100 yards on the attack in the first two quarters, ended with 349, with just 108 of that on the ground.
Oddly Auburn did not control the football - except
then it counted most (first half). Florida State got off 83 plays, the Tigers 78. The Tigers played relatively errorless ball, with just one turnover (fumbled punt). Florida State lost no fumbles.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Florida State |
0 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
14 |
| Auburn |
7 |
14 |
0 |
6 |
27 |
1st 0- 7 Opp, 1, run (kick), 6:22
0- 7 Opp, 47, field goal failed, 3:10
2nd 0-14 Opp, 4, run (kick), 14:32
0-21 Opp, 2, run (kick), 9:42
0-21 Opp, 22, field goal failed, 0:55
3rd 0-21 Ahmet Askin, 33, field goal failed, 8:04
4th 0-27 Opp, 29, pass (pass failed), 14:39
7-27 Mike Davison, 9, run (Ahmet Askin, kick), 11:33
14-27 Mike Allen, 17, pass from Gary Huff (Ahmet Askin, kick), 3:20
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 18 14
Rushes-yards 34-108 56-145
Passing 241 151
Att-Comp-Int 42-25-4 13-6-0
Total Yards 76-349 69-296
Punt Returns 2-10 2-17
Kickoff Returns 4-58 3-59
Interception Ret. 0-0 4-67
Fumble Returns 1-0 0-0
Punts 7-30.9 7-34.3
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-1
Penalties-Yds 5-59 3-44
Attendance 58,122
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Hodges Mitchell 21 91 0 18
Mike Davison 4 17 1 9t
Mack Brown 3 11 0 5
Gary Huff 6 -11 0 5
---------------------------------------------
FSU 34 108 1 18
Opp 56 145 3 11
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Barry Smith 7 75 0 15
Gary Parris 5 57 0 30
Joe Goldsmith 1 51 0 51
Mike Davison 8 27 0 7
Mike Allen 1 17 1 17t
Mack Brown 3 14 0 9
---------------------------------------------
FSU 25 241 1 51
Opp 6 151 1 58
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Gary Huff 25 41 4 241 1 51
Joe Goldsmith 0 1 0 0 0 0
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 25 42 4 241 1 51
Opp 6 13 0 151 1 58
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
David Snell 2 10 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 2 10 0
Opp 2 17 0
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Eddie McMillan 2 41 0
Earl Humes 2 17 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 4 58 0
Opp 3 59 0 35
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Gary Loucks 7 216 37
----------------------------------------
FSU 7 216 37
Opp 7 240 48
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bob Anderson . . . . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 0 0 0 . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Opp . . . . . 4- 67 . . . . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
QB 19 Gary Huff
WR 21 Joe Goldsmith
WR 22 Barry Smith
FB 28 Mike Davison
TB 44 Hodges Mitchell
C 55 Allen Dees
WG 61 Phil Arnold
SG 62 Bob Jones
ST 66 Vic Johnson
WT 75 Mike Glass
TE 84 Gary Parris
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
SAF 35 Randy Shively
ROV 38 Buzzy Lewis
RC 40 Eddie McMillan
LC 42 Ron Ratliff
SLB 46 David Miles
WLB 50 Dan Whitehurst
LE 57 Steve Bratton
MLB 59 Larry Strickland
RT 70 Jim Malkiewicz
LT 79 Howard Jacobi
RE 83 Bert Cooper
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Ahmet Askin
12 Mike Cadwell
17 Gary Loucks
20 David Snell
27 Ken Johnson
32 Ed Davis
33 Mack Brown
37 Oscar Roberts
43 Earl Humes
58 Greg Pounds
65 Tom Prestwood
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
69 Bobby Anderson
71 Bob Anderson
72 Shane Gibbs
73 Paul Oglesby
74 Don Sparkman
77 Jim Howard
78 Greg Johnson
82 Mike Allen
85 Earl Passwaters
87 John Palermo
|
Houston 31, Florida State 27
11/04/1972, Tallahassee
From the Tallahassee Democrat, November 5, 1972, page 49, by Bill McGrotha. Tribe Stopped Short 31-27.
Early Errors Dig a Hole.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Florida State lost a football
game here Saturday afternoon, but maybe regained some confidence in its ability to get things done on offense as Houston's football team prevailed 31-27.
The Seminoles found out they could do
things minus two considerable offensive soldiers, runner Hodges Mitchell and receiver Barry Smith.
But it all came too late. Down 10-0 at halftime, and repeatedly in the hole because of their early
mistakes plus Houston's kicking game, the Seminoles were never ahead, were never closer after intermission than in the last half-minute when they got their final touchdown.
An 80-yard scoring run
by Marshall Johnson, just after the Seminoles got their first TD and cut the score to 17-7, was highly significant.
So was the relatively puny 25-yard field goal by Ricky Terrell that started the
scoring. It was Houston's first 3-pointer of the season.
Gary Huff was rarely, if ever, better throwing the football for Florida State. In the first half alone his receivers dropped six.
Smith,
who went into the game with a bruised shoulder that kept him out of practice, was kayoed on a hard, clean tackle by Roger Mayes, who had just entered the game at cornerback, on the first play of the
last quarter after snaring seven passes for 127 yards. He did not return. Out cold for 10 minutes, he'll be all right.
The Seminoles unveiled a highly interesting freshman, 210-pound running back
Fred Miller of Jacksonville. He had seen only a smattering of action in earlier games. In this one he pulled in eight passes for 67 yards, scored once on a 3-yard run, again on a 4-yard throw.
"Miller had a fine day," said FSU coach Larry Jones. "Exceptional for a freshman. We played a lot of young people today. We were forced to … because of the injury situation.
"All season long,"
added Jones of Houston, they've been moving the ball well but making mistakes. Today they made only one mistake."
That was a pass that Larry Strickland intercepted in the third quarter - a play
that almost turned the game around.
In the first quarter Houston had starts with the football at FSU's 36 (fumble recovery), 22 (following 24-yard punt return by Robert Ford after an interception
and kick to FSU's two got the Seminoles in trouble), and the 10 (fumble recovery).
Out of all that the FSU defense granted just the field goal by Terrell.
In the second quarter, after punts
backed the Seminoles to the 16 and then the 10, Florida State kicked out to its 38. D.C. Nobles, the quarterback, got loose on a 35-yard scrimmage run to the one, then Puddin' Jones scored from there
to make it 10-0.
Only time the Seminoles came close to scoring in that first half was after David Snell returned a punt 32 yards to FSU's 45 - a bid that played out when Ahmet Askin missed on a
35-yard try for a field goal.
Some in the crowd of 29,482 on this warm afternoon booed Huff - either him or the whole offense - in that first half. But, actually, Snell's punt return provided the
only decent start. FSU's other possessions were at its 19, 20, 2, 12, 20, 16, 10, 29 and 20.
Houston moved from the second-half kickoff, after Ford ran it back 49 yards to the 50, to a 17-0 lead
with Nobles passing eight yards to Del Stanley for the payoff. It was just one of three completions by Nobles in 11 throws that netted a mere 24 yards.
The Seminoles bogged down on
fourth-and-inches at the Houston 22. The Strickland's interception provided a lift, and a crack from the Cougar's 31. On fourth down Gary Parris, a rugged receiver all day, pulled in a Huff pass and
scored on a 27-yard play. Parris had five receptions in the game, totaling 129 yards.
With the FSU defense in tight, Johnson tore loose on Houston's first play from scrimmage after that, and the
score was 27-7 following the 80-yard play.
Immediately the Seminoles narrowed the gap again, driving 67 yards to a touchdown, with Smith making big catches from 19 and 35 yards, and Miller scoring
from the three.
But, folloing a poor punt that gave it the ball at FSU's 34, Houston made it 31-14 on Jones' fourth-down run from the two.
After which the Seminoles scored on their final two
possessions of the game, with Smith out of action, driving 75 and 72 yards. Catches by Parris for 36 and 42 yards were keys in each production. Miller scored on the 4-yard pass, then Mike Davison on a
1-yard plunge with 24 seconds left.
Huff threw 51 times, completed 27 for 409 yards.
With Mitchell sidelined, Davison ran hard and well, 16 times for 62 yards, though FSU's running net, with
Huff sacked for a total of 26, was only 51.
As Johnson gat 120 yards in seven runs, Jones 106 in 21, and Reggie Cherry 62 in 20, the Cougars piled up 345 rushing, reverted to a grind-it-out game.
Oddly, the Seminoles had the ball for 15 more plays, 84 to 69, they also led in first downs, 22 to 12.
On this day there was no comparison of the all-round kicking games of the two opponents.
Houston's was sound, FSU's was not. That figured significantly, too.
Houston lifted its record to 3-4-1 as it beat the Seminoles for the ninth time in 12 tries. Florida State, following a 4-0
start, was left 6-3 for a final home game against Tulsa here Saturday.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Houston |
3 |
7 |
14 |
7 |
31 |
| Florida State |
0 |
0 |
13 |
14 |
27 |
1st 0- 0 Opp, 52, field goal failed, 12:11
0- 3 Opp, 25, field goal, 3:49
0- 3 Opp, 29, field goal failed, 2:16
2nd 0- 3 Ahmet Askin, 35, field goal failed, 10:59
0-10 Opp, 1, run (kick), 3:08
0-10 Opp, 40, field goal failed, 1:14
3rd 0-17 Opp, 8, pass (kick), 10:58
7-17 Gary Parris, 27, pass from Gary Huff (Ahmet Askin, kick), 5:19
7-24 Opp, 80, run (kick), 5:05
14-24 Fred Miller, 3, run (Ahmet Askin, kick), 3:35
4th 14-31 Opp, 2, run (kick), 7:29
21-31 Fred Miller, 4, pass from Gary Huff (Ahmet Askin, kick), 4:19
27-31 Mike Davison, 1, run (Gary Huff, run failed), 0:24
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 22 12
Rushes-yards 33-51 58-345
Passing 409 24
Att-Comp-Int 51-27-2 11-3-1
Total Yards 84-460 69-369
Punt Returns 4-36 2-29
Kickoff Returns 6-96 4-83
Interception Ret. 1-12 2-35
Fumble Returns 0-0 2-0
Punts 6-33.0 7-40.1
Fumbles-Lost 4-2 0-0
Penalties-Yds 1-15 5-60
Time of Posession 29:40 30:20
Attendance 29,482
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Mike Davison 16 62 1 22
Mack Brown 1 9 0 9
Fred Miller 5 4 1 5
Rick Oreair 1 2 0 2
Gary Huff 10 -26 0 3
---------------------------------------------
FSU 33 51 2 22
Opp 58 345 3 80t
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Gary Parris 5 129 1 42
Barry Smith 7 127 0 34
Fred Miller 8 67 1 14
Mike Davison 5 49 0 22
Mike Allen 2 37 0 21
---------------------------------------------
FSU 27 409 2 42
Opp 3 24 1 8t
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Gary Huff 27 51 2 409 2 42
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 27 51 2 409 2 42
Opp 3 11 1 24 1 8t
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
David Snell 4 36 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 4 36 0
Opp 2 29 0
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Eddie McMillan 2 39 0
Randy Kaiser 1 21 0 21
David Snell 1 19 0 19
Chris Griffin 1 14 0 14
Charlie Hunt 1 3 0 3
---------------------------------------------
FSU 6 96 0 21
Opp 4 83 0
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Gary Loucks 6 198 42
----------------------------------------
FSU 6 198 42
Opp 7 281 56
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Larry Strickland . . . . . 1- 12 . . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 0 0 0 . . 1- 12 . . . . . .
Opp . . . . . 2- 35 . . 2- 0 . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
QB 19 Gary Huff
FL 21 Joe Goldsmith
SE 22 Barry Smith
FB 28 Mike Davison
TB 33 Mack Brown
C 55 Allen Dees
LG 61 Phil Arnold
RG 62 Bob Jones
LT 71 Bob Anderson
RT 74 Don Sparkman
TE 84 Gary Parris
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
RS 20 David Snell
LS 38 Buzzy Lewis
RC 40 Eddie McMillan
LC 42 Ron Ratliff
LLB 46 David Miles
RLB 50 Dan Whitehurst
MLB 59 Larry Strickland
LT 70 Jim Malkiewicz
RT 79 Howard Jacobi
RE 80 Charlie Hunt
LE 83 Bert Cooper
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Ahmet Askin
17 Gary Loucks
23 Chris Griffin
29 Fred Miller
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
31 Randy Kaiser
36 Rick Oreair
82 Mike Allen
|
Florida State 23, Tulsa 21
11/11/1972, Tallahassee
From the Tallahassee Democrat, November 12, 1972, page 45, by Bill McGrotha. Tribe Effort Holds Off Tulsa 23-21.
Shining Day for Seminoles.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - And the old,
familiar shout of "FSU one time" was again heard in the land.
As Tulsa fell 23-21 on a tense Saturday afternoon in Campbell Stadium a slim crowd of 24,016 saw what may have been one of the top
all-time efforts by a Florida State football team.
Few might believe that so. They might not also believe the terribly crippled circumstances under which Florida State went into the game -
circumstances that worsened alarmingly one long minute after another.
It was a day that saw a magnificent Gary Huff throw for all three Florida State touchdowns - and almost had that big clutch
performance overshadowed by some battling underclassmen.
Sophomore Mike Davison ran for 155 yards in 23 carries, and only Buddy Strauss with 161 against Mississippi College away back in 1949 ever
topped that at Florida State.
Sophomore Randy Kaiser, playing much at cornerback for the first time this season, dogged running backs and pass-catchers with notable vigor and efficiency, pulled off
one key interception. Previously he had been in for only one play as a defensive back.
Sophomore Joe Downey, restricted previously to holding the football for place kicks, punted 55 yards on his
first varsity effort ever, averaged 41.6 yards on five boots, angled the ball out of bounds at Tulsa's 7, 14 and 17.
Sophomore Mike Allen gathered in five passes for 77 yards and the Seminoles'
first two touchdowns.
Senior Gary Parris also pulled in five, for 72 yards and a final touchdown.
And David Snell, the senior, provided scoring opportunities deep in Tulsa territory with
runbacks of 34 and 38 yards on a punt and interception.
Snell got hurt (ankle) in the third quarter. Two who had started the games at defensive-backfield spots went out in the second quarter and
did not return - Buzzy Lewis (ankle) and Earl Humes (bruised chest). Moreover, cornerback Eddie McMillan (knee injury in Houston game) was not suited up at kickoff, but things got so binding he did
dress out and played some after intermission.
At one point the Seminoles call Sam Cowart, a reserve defensive back, out of the stands and put a uniform on him … but he didn't play.
Hodges
Mitchell, the top runner, did not dress for the game.
Barry Smith, top receiver, dressed, but did not play. Defensive tackle James Malkiewicz (knee injury against Houston) played little, and the
Seminoles were hurting mightily at this position. Bert Cooper, the end, was at tackle some of the time.
Linebacker Larry Strickland suffered a slight concussion and did not play in the last
quarter.
Against a Tulsa defense some vulnerable to the run but not nearly as against the pass, Florida State considered it imperative that it run much and try to control the football.
That the
Seminoles did, and when it counted most. They had the ball for 33:37 of the 60 minutes, including 9:11 and 11:17 in the final two quarters. Florida State got off 72 plays, Tulsa only 60. Florida
State's last two drives of the day were classics. On the former the Seminoles came up with four "must" plays on third down in a movement to a touchdown that proved decisive. And on the latter they
kept the football for the final six minutes and 51 seconds, with Davison, on the last play of the game, ruled down at the 1-foot line when it seemed that he had scored.
Huff's touchdown passes were
30 and 11 yards to Allen, 14 to Parris. The Seminoles never trailed, though Tulsa tied it at 7-7 in the second quarter on Todd Starks' 2-yard scoring toss to Leonard Isabell.
A 31-yard field goal
by Ahmet Askin in the third quarter figured big, padding FSU's halftime lead of 13-7 to 16-7.
But Tulsa cut it to 16-14 in the early moments of the last quarter on Steve Bowling'a 40-yard halfback
pass to Isabell. And, with 6:51 to go, Tulsa narrowed it to the final 23-21 on Starks' 52-yard bomb to speedster Raymond Rhodes.
Huff hit on 14 of 27 passes for 183 yards, Starks on 10 of 24 for
173.
While FSU stacked up 213 yards on the ground, with freshman Fred Miller getting 62 in 15 carries, Tulsa netted just 111, with Ed White leading with 66 yards in 15 trips.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Tulsa |
0 |
7 |
0 |
14 |
21 |
| Florida State |
7 |
6 |
3 |
7 |
23 |
1st 7- 0 Mike Allen, 30, pass from Gary Huff (Ahmet Askin, kick), 3:07
2nd 7- 0 Opp, 52, field goal failed, 14:49
7- 7 Opp, 2, pass (kick), 8:57
13- 7 Mike Allen, 11, pass from Gary Huff (Ahmet Askin, kick failed), 2:43
13- 7 Opp, 55, field goal failed, 0:12
3rd 13- 7 Ahmet Askin, 42, field goal failed, 10:00
16- 7 Ahmet Askin, 31, field goal, 7:22
4th 16-14 Opp, 40, pass (kick), 13:52
23-14 Gary Parris, 15, pass from Gary Huff (Ahmet Askin, kick), 9:20
23-21 Opp, 52, pass (kick), 6:51
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 18 16
Rushes-yards 45-213 35-111
Passing 183 213
Att-Comp-Int 27-14-1 25-11-2
Total Yards 72-396 60-324
Punt Returns 6-61 2-8
Kickoff Returns 3-67 4-72
Interception Ret. 2-38 1-11
Fumble Returns 0-0 1-0
Punts 5-41.6 6-35.8
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-0
Penalties-Yds 11-94 3-26
Time of Posession 33:37 26:23
Attendance 24,016
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Mike Davison 23 155 0 27
Fred Miller 15 62 0 15
Oscar Roberts 4 16 0 12
Rick Oreair 1 -3 0 -3
Gary Huff 2 -17 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 45 213 0 27
Opp 35 111 0 29
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Mike Allen 5 77 2 30t
Gary Parris 5 72 1 23
Mike Davison 3 31 0 14
Fred Miller 1 3 0 3
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FSU 14 183 3 30t
Opp 11 213 3 52t
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
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Gary Huff 14 27 1 183 3 30t
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FSU 14 27 1 183 3 30t
Opp 11 25 2 213 3 52t
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
David Snell 5 55 0
Mike McGowan 1 6 0 6
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FSU 6 61 0 6
Opp 2 8 0
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
David Snell 2 47 0
Randy Kaiser 1 20 0 20
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FSU 3 67 0 20
Opp 4 72 0
Punting No Yds Lng
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Joe Downey 5 208 55
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FSU 5 208 55
Opp 6 215 40
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
David Snell . . . . . 1- 38 . . . . . .
Randy Kaiser . . . . . 1- 0 . . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 0 0 0 . . 2- 38 . . . . . .
Opp . . . . . 1- 11 . . 1- 0 . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
QB 19 Gary Huff
FL 21 Joe Goldsmith
TB 28 Mike Davison
FB 29 Fred Miller
C 55 Allen Dees
LG 61 Phil Arnold
RG 62 Bob Jones
LT 71 Bob Anderson
RT 74 Don Sparkman
SE 82 Mike Allen
TE 84 Gary Parris
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Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
FS 20 David Snell
SS 38 Buzzy Lewis
LE 42 Ron Ratliff
RC 43 Earl Humes
LB 46 David Miles
LB 50 Dan Whitehurst
LE 57 Steve Bratton
MG 59 Larry Strickland
LT 65 Tom Prestwood
RT 70 Jim Malkiewicz
RE 80 Charlie Hunt
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PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Ahmet Askin
3 Joe Downey
27 Mike McGowan
31 Randy Kaiser
|
## NAME
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36 Rick Oreair
37 Oscar Roberts
40 Eddie McMillan
|
South Carolina 24, Florida State 21
11/18/1972, Columbia, S.C.
From the Tallahassee Democrat, November 19, 1972, page 49, by Bill McGrotha. FSU Upset by S.C. 24-21.
Gamecocks Rally.
COLUMBIA, SC - Florida State's long football season came
to a startling and harsh halt here Saturday night as Bobby Marino, a freshman in his first varsity game, kicked a 38-yard field goal with 1:28 left to lift South Carolina to a 24-21 victory.
Apparently the loss cost the Seminoles a bid to the Peach Bowl, though its representatives here were in a confused state minutes after the end, and trying to reach committee members by phone back home
to see what they thought about the situation.
Marion was big in this surprising turnabout - Florida State's first loss to the Gamecocks in a 7-year series - but Neville Files, a senior defensive
back, was bigger.
Files recovered one fumble and intercepted three Gary Huff passes - including one that set the stage for Marino's winning 3-pointer.
Once again Florida State was an error-prone
outfit. Seven turnovers in this one - four interceptions, three fumbles lost.
The Seminoles also were suddenly a highly vulnerable bunch at defensive tackle with James Malkiewicz out on an injury
and Howard Jacobi injured early. Effort to adjust their liability at tackle left the Seminoles wide-open for Dobby Grossman's passes.
Huff, hitting on 13 of 28 passes for 186 yards, threw three
touchdown passes - all to Barry Smith, who snared five all told for 104 yards.
In raising his TD pass total for the season to 25, Huff tied Bill Cappleman's school-record number for a single
season. And Smith became the Seminoles' all-time top scorer for a single season with 86 points. He also surpasses Ron Sellers' school-record sum of 12 touchdown catches in a season with his 123th
payoff reception.
Florida State jumped to a 14-0 lead in this one. Huff passed three yards to Smith for a quick 7-0 lead after David Snell intercepted a game-opening throw by Bill Troup. Soon after
Huff and Smith collaborated on a 35-yard scoring play.
Three straight times in the second quarter the Seminoles over turned the ball to South Carolina, at the Florida State 30, 37 and 35. Out of
this Carolina tied it 14-14 on touchdown passes of 31 and 10 yards from Grossman to fullback Tom Amrein. Just before halftime Tommy Bell missed on a field-goal try of 33 yards for the Gamecocks.
Late in the third quarter Carolina, now 4-6, took a 21-14 lead on Grossman's 56-yard bomb to Eddie Muldrow. The Seminoles tied it on the next series, moving 70 yards with the help of two penalties,
with Huff capping it with a 5-yard toss to Smith.
The Seminoles had their backs to the wall the rest of the way, fighting off repeated Carolina threats. In the final 40 seconds they got to
Carolina's 41, but that was it.
A crowd of 35,585 on a cold clear night went wild at the end. It may have been as important a game as Coach Paul Dietzel ever won. Under heavy pressure to resign,
despite some votes of confidence, Dietzel may have had his job saved with this upset.
The Seminoles, now 7-4, got out-gained, 375 yards to 303. Each team was hard-hit by penalties. Florida State
had 95 yards walked off on it, the home team 120.
Hodges Mitchell returned to action after missing two games with a shoulder dislocation, and rolled up 117 yards in 18 carries. Mike Davison, the
sophomore who got 156 last week, ran just three times after being hobbled most of the week by a bad ankle, netted just seven yards.
Florida State had appeared to be more physically ready for action
than in recent games but, considering the adverse developments at defensive tackle, it was hardly enough to overcome its own errors and South Carolina's perhaps inspired endeavor.
"We ran out of
people," said FSU Coach Larry Jones. "Jacobi apparently broke his leg and we just didn't have any tackles left. We ran into a hot ball club."
Said Dietzel: "We did what I said we could do all year
long. I said we had a good football team, and very few people believed that."
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Florida State |
14 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
21 |
| South Carolina |
0 |
14 |
7 |
3 |
24 |
1st 7- 0 Barry Smith, 3, pass from Gary Huff (Ahmet Askin, kick), 12:30
14- 0 Barry Smith, 35, pass from Gary Huff (Ahmet Askin, kick), 2:38
2nd 14- 7 Opp, 31, pass (kick), 11:05
14-14 Opp, 10, pass (kick), 2:26
14-14 Opp, 33, field goal failed, 0:14
3rd 14-21 Opp, 56, pass (kick), 3:45
21-21 Barry Smith, 5, pass from Gary Huff (Ahmet Askin, kick), 0:28
4th 21-21 Opp, 31, field goal failed, 3:04
21-24 Opp, 38, field goal, 1:28
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 14 19
Rushes-yards 28-117 62-184
Passing 186 173
Att-Comp-Int 28-13-4 16-12-2
Total Yards 56-303 78-357
Punt Returns 1-0 1-1
Kickoff Returns 5-95 4-65
Interception Ret. 2-11 4-33
Fumble Returns 1-0 3-0
Punts 2-37.0 3-26.7
Fumbles-Lost 5-3 1-1
Penalties-Yds 8-120 9-95
Attendance 35,585
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Hodges Mitchell 18 117 0 19
Mike Davison 3 7 0 6
Fred Miller 2 2 0 3
Gary Huff 5 -9 0 4
---------------------------------------------
FSU 28 117 0 19
Opp 62 184 0 14
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Barry Smith 5 104 3 44
Gary Parris 6 61 0 21
Joe Goldsmith 1 18 0 18
Mike Davison 1 3 0 3
---------------------------------------------
FSU 13 186 3 44
Opp 12 173 3 56t
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Gary Huff 13 28 4 186 3 44
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FSU 13 28 4 186 3 44
Opp 12 16 2 173 3 56t
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
David Snell 1 0 0 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 1 0 0
Opp 1 1 0 1
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Randy Kaiser 1 33 0 33
Hodges Mitchell 1 20 0 20
Chris Griffin 1 19 0 19
Ron Ratliff 1 15 0 15
Barry Smith 1 8 0 8
---------------------------------------------
FSU 5 95 0 33
Opp 4 65 0 22
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Joe Downey 2 74 37
----------------------------------------
FSU 2 74 37
Opp 3 80 33
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
David Snell . . . . . 1- 0 . . . . . .
Larry Strickland . . . . . 1- 11 . . . . . .
David Miles . . . . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 0 0 0 . . 2- 11 . . 1- 0 . . .
Opp . . . . . 4- 33 . . 3- 0 . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
QB 19 Gary Huff
FL 21 Joe Goldsmith
SE 22 Barry Smith
FB 28 Mike Davison
TB 44 Hodges Mitchell
C 55 Allen Dees
LG 61 Phil Arnold
RG 62 Bob Jones
LT 71 Bob Anderson
RT 74 Don Sparkman
TE 84 Gary Parris
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
SAF 20 David Snell
ROV 38 Buzzy Lewis
RC 40 Eddie McMillan
LC 42 Ron Ratliff
SLB 46 David Miles
WLB 50 Dan Whitehurst
LE 57 Steve Bratton
MLB 59 Larry Strickland
LT 77 Jim Howard
RT 79 Howard Jacobi
RE 80 Charlie Hunt
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Ahmet Askin
3 Joe Downey
12 Mike Cadwell
23 Chris Griffin
26 James Thomas
29 Fred Miller
31 Randy Kaiser
37 Oscar Roberts
43 Earl Humes
49 Bill Johnson
52 Rocky Saldana
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
56 John Murphy
58 Greg Pounds
65 Tom Prestwood
72 Shane Gibbs
73 Paul Oglesby
75 Mike Glass
78 Greg Johnson
83 Bert Cooper
85 Earl Passwaters
87 John Palermo
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