1977 Football - Year In Review |
Coaching Staff
Bobby Bowden, Head Coach
Jerry Bruner, Offensive Line
Jim Gladden, Defensive Ends
George Haffner, Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks, Running Backs
Bob Harbison, Offensive Line, Staff Coordinator
Steve Hardin, Graduate Assistant
George Henshaw, Defensive Line
Nick Kish, Graduate Assistant
Gene McDowell, Linebackers
Kent Schoolfield, Wide Receivers
Jack Stanton, Defensive Coordinator, Defensive Backs
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1977 FSU Football Press Guide
Coach Bobby Bowden, Larry Key, FSU Majorette
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1977 Florida State Signees/Newcomers
From the 1977 FSU Football Press Guide, page 54.
Trent Barnes, 6-4, 230, OT-C, Lakeland
- One of the big offensive linemen head coach Bobby Bowden and his staff recruited last winter...was a three sport standout at Lakeland Senior High School...selected to numerous all-star teams
including all-county, all-central Florida and all-state...captained the all-state offensive unit...son of Mr. and Mrs. George French.
Monk Bonasorte, 6-1, 177, DB, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Tom Brannon, 6-3, 240, OT, Albany, Ga.
- Played tackle at Riverview Academy during prep years...was a three-time selection to all-area and all-region teams...picked all-state after junior and senior years...son of Mr. and Mrs. James
Brannon.
Bobby Butler, 5-11, 185, DB, Delray Beach
- Played in the defensive secondary at Atlantic High School...helped guide Atlantic High to conference, district and regional titles and runners-up in state championship for 1975 and 1976...selectted
Orlando Sun-Sentinel Player of the Year...son of Mr. and Mrs. Rochard Butler.
Bill Capece, 5-11, 190, PK, Miami
- Recruited as a kicking specialist from Chaminade High School...highly sought by many colleges as kicker but also played running back...selected to numerous all-star teams including all-state and
high school All-American...also tabbed for weekly and annual awards for his performances...son of Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Capece.
Mitchell Chuvalo, 5-9, 190, FB, Toronto, Ontario
- One of few high school players recruited to United States colleges from Canada...played fullback and linebacker at Thistletown Collegiate Institute...picked all-Borough three times...also competed
in weightlifting, wrestling and track...father was Canadian heavyweight boxing champion...son of Mr. and Mrs. George Chuvalo.
Bryan Cobb, 6-3, 200, FB-LB, Glennville, Ga.
- Comes to Florida State with excellent credentials from Glenville High School...is an aggressive hard-hitting player who moves to the ball well.
Mike Coleman, 6-4, 235, OT-DT, Savannah, Ga.
- Lettered three years as an offensive and defensive tackle at Savannah Country Day School...picked to the defensive unit of all-city and all-state teams...guided Savannah Country Day to Regional
III-B championship...selected Lineman of the Year in district.
Richard Davis, 6-4, 250, DT, Lakeland
- Recruited as a defensive tackle from Kathleen Senior High School...another of the big linemen that has joined the Tribe trench corps...lettered two years while being picked to all-city and all-state
teams...son of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Davis.
Joe Demarest, 6-2, 205, LB, Tampa
- Lettered two years as a linebacker at Jefferson High School...helped the Dragons win the district and regional crowns in 1975...son of Mr. Joseph Demarest.
Everett DeVeaux, 5-9, 180, RB, Cocoa
- Played tailback for three years at Rockledge High School...selected all-Space Coast, all-conference and all-state...gained 1,461 yards rushing in senior season...also competed in track, wrestling
and basketball...son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Deveaux.
Steve Dykes, 6-0, 180, PK-P, Orlando
Jeff Field, 6-1, 225, TE, Albany, Ga.
- Recruited as a tight end from West High School where he lettered three years...also played basketball, baseball and track...selected all-city three times and all-region twice...son of Mr. and Mrs.
Pat Field.
Greg Futch, 6-3, 245, OT, Ocala
Reggie Herring, 6-2, 195, DB, Titusville
- Played both tailback and safety at Astronaut High School...selected all-conference, all-Central Florida, all-state and prep All-America...also lettered in baseball...son of Mr. and Mrs. William
Herring.
Fred Igaz, 6-0, 205, NG, South Bend, Ind.
Homes Johnson, 5-10, 180, RB, Lake Hamilton
- One of the top prep running backs in Florida...played at Haines City High School for Don Herndon...complied some of the most outstanding schoolboy statistics in central Florida.
Keith Jones, 5-11, 185, QB-DB, Wildwood
- Played quarterback and defensive back at Wildwood High School...lettered four times and is an outstanding student in the classroom...selected to numerous post-season honors including all-state on
tow occasions...guided team to district and regional crowns in 1975 and 1976...son of Mr. and Mrs. Jonnie Jones.
Bill Keck, 6-4, 220, TE, Newark, Ohio
- Was a two-year starter at tight end for Newark Senior High School...picked all-Central Ohio, all-region and all-district...played in the Ohio High School North-South all-star game...his high school
team twice won Central Ohio League crown...son of Mr. and Mrs. Don Keck.
Keith Kennedy, 5-10, 180, RB, Red Bay, Ala.
Mike Kennedy, 6-1, 200, QB, Red Bay, Ala.
- Played quarterback at Red Bay High School for four years, but can also play runningback...captained his high school team and was an all-state selection...high school reached the state playoffs
during his junior and senior years...brother also plays for the Seminoles...son of Mr. and Mrs. Jerold Kennedy.
Ken Lanier, 6-4, 260, OT, Columbus, Ohio
- Played both offensive and defensive line at Marion Franklin High School...lettered three years and was tabbed all-metro, all-city, all-district and all-state...also competed in track and
field...holds several Ohio high school records in shot and discus...son of Mr. and Mrs. James Lanier.
Mark Macek, 6-2, 235, MG, Wyandotte, Mich.
- Recruited as a defensive lineman from Theodore Roosevelt High School...earned three letters and captained his team during senior season...holder of school record for 138 tackles in one season...son
of Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Macek.
John Madden, 6-2, 218, C, Fort Walton Beach
- Played center for Choctawatchee High School under Eddie Feely, a former Seminole quarterback...picked all-city, all-area, all-district and all-state...named Northwest Florida Athlete of the
Year...son of Mr. and Mrs. Don Madden.
Ken McCranie, 6-5, 220, DE, Jacksonville
Jeremy Mindlin, 6-3, 230, DT, Miami
Paul Piurowski, 6-3, 205, SS, Sarasota
- Signed as a defensive back from Sarasota High School...considered one of Florida's outstanding "blue chippers" in 1976...played both strong safety and quarterback in high school...led team to
post-season playoffs.
Sam Platt, 5-11, 175, RB, Jacksonville
- Played running back at Wolfson High School, the same school that produced defensive end Ken McCranie...a possibility at wide receiver for the Seminoles...played in Florida's High School All-Star
game.
Dmitri Rigas, 6-2, 210, MG, Augusta, Ga.
- Will play on the defensive line for the Seminoles...was tackle and linebacker for Glenn Hills High School...following junior and senior year was an all-city and all-state selection...considered one
of Georgia's leading high schoolers last year...son of Mr. and Mrs. Theophilos Rigas.
Ron Simmons, 6-1, 220, NG, Warner Robins, Ga.
- One of the leading high school linebackers in the nation while at Warner Robins High School...voted most outstanding defensive linemen in Georgia last fall...his high school team was considered one
of the top five ini the counrty during 1976.
Ernie Sims, 6-1, 190, RB, Tampa
- Hails from Jefferson High School where he was a running back...brings good blend of blocking and running talents...runs the 100 yard dash in 9.7.
Mike Smith, 5-11, 185, DB, Panama City
- Signed as a defensive back prospect...also played quarterback for Bay High School where he led Tornadoes to AAA state championship...scored winning touchdown in title game...selected to district,
region, section and state "all" teams...a participant in Florida's North-South High School all-star game...son of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Smith.
Bill Sparrow, 6-2, 225, LB, O'Brien
- Played linebacker at Branford High School where he lettered four times...selected all-conference and all-state...was a member of the Bucs' conference and district championship teams...son of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Sparrow.
Rick Stockstill, 6-1, 182, QB, Fernandina Beach
Barry Voltapetti, 6-5, 225, OL, Miami
- Another big offensive lineman who's expected to add depth in that area this season for the Seminoles...played tackle at Chaminade High School in Hollywood, the same school that gave the Semnioles
kicker Bill Capece...named to several all-star teams including section and state clubs...was a member of the district championship team in '76...son of Mr. and Mrs. Gino Voltapetti.
1977 Roster - By Name
From the 1977 FSU Football Press Guide, page 52.
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T PY
R No Name Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown (Prior School)
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* 22 Mike Barnes WR 5-11 180 Sr-R * Titusville (Titusville)
Trent Barnes OT-C 6-4 230 Fr Lakeland (Lakeland)
* 42 Monk Bonasorte DB 6-1 177 Fr Pittsburgh, Pa. (Bishop Boyle)
75 Tom Brannon OT 6-3 240 Fr Albany, Ga. (Riverview Academy)
67 Brent Brock OG 6-4 235 So Albany, Ga. (Albany)
* 21 Bobby Butler DB 5-11 185 Fr Delray Beach (Atlantic)
* 17 Bill Capece PK 5-11 190 Fr Miami (Chaminade)
* 1 Dave Cappelen PK 5-9 140 So * Vero Beach (Vero Beach)
* 51 Aaron Carter LB 5-8 185 Sr *** Gainesville (Gainesville)
* 76 Walter Carter DT 6-4 240 So * Richmond, Va. (Walker)
* 31 Gator Cherry FB 6-0 205 Jr * Lake Wales (Lake Wales)
Mitchell Chuvalo FB 5-9 190 Fr Toronto, Ontario (Thistletown Collegiate Inst)
Bryan Cobb FB-LB 6-3 200 Fr Glennville, Ga. (Glennville)
Mike Coleman OT-DT 6-4 235 Fr Savannah, Ga. (Savannah Country Day)
63 Tom Coll OL 6-4 230 So Miami
53 Ronnie Crawford OG 6-2 225 So Dothan, Ala. (Rehobeth)
* 72 Doug Dane OT 6-5 250 Sr-R *** Altamonte Springs (South Plantation)
Richard Davis DT 6-4 250 Fr Lakeland (Kathleen)
41 Joe Demarest LB 6-2 205 Fr Tampa (Jefferson)
Everett DeVeaux RB 5-9 180 Fr Cocoa (Rockledge)
* 3 Bill Duley P 5-11 175 Sr ** Ocala (Vanguard)
16 Steve Dykes PK-P 6-0 180 Sr Orlando
38 Larry Ellison DB 5-11 177 Jr Fort Lauderdale
Jeff Field TE 6-1 225 Fr Albany, Ga. (Westover)
* 23 Jackie Flowers WR 6-2 195 So * Jacksonville (Raines)
* 26 Jesse Forbes DB 6-0 175 Sr Tallahassee (Leon)
27 Vic Fowler DB 6-0 184 Jr Clearwater (Largo)
* 70 Greg Futch OT 6-3 245 So Ocala (Forest)
* 69 Mike Good OG 6-2 230 So * Sanford (Seminole)
42 Hector Gray DB 6-1 190 Jr Miami (Miami Springs)
* 49 David Hanks LB 6-2 215 Jr-R West Palm Beach (Edgewater)
* 62 Bruce Harrison OG-OT 6-2 245 Sr-R ** Vero Beach (Vero Beach)
* 56 Jimmy Heggins LB 5-11 196 Sr *** Salisbury, N.C. (North Rowan)
* 78 Nate Henderson OT 6-5 258 Jr-R Albany, Ga. (Albany)
39 Reggie Herring DB 6-2 195 Fr Titusville (Astronaut)
* 46 Ivory Joe Hunter DB 5-11 180 Jr * Tallahassee (Leon)
52 Fred Igaz NG 6-0 205 Jr South Bend, Ind. (Saint Joseph's/Santa Barbara CC)
30 Nat Italiano FB 6-0 195 Jr Tampa (Robinson)
* 40 Bobby Jackson DB 5-11 185 Sr *** Albany, Ga. (Albany)
Homes Johnson RB 5-10 180 Fr Lake Hamilton (Haines City)
* 61 Wade Johnson OG 6-1 220 Sr-R ** Valdosta, Ga. (Valdosta)
63 Carlton Jones DT 6-1 230 So Fitzgerald, Ga. (Irwin County)
Keith Jones QB-DB 5-11 185 Fr Wildwood (Wildwood)
* 88 Willie Jones DE 6-4 225 Jr ** Homestead (South Dade)
* 15 Jimmy Jordan QB 6-1 185 So * Tallahassee (Leon)
83 Bill Keck TE 6-4 220 Fr Newark, Ohio (Newark)
30 Keith Kennedy RB 5-10 180 Jr Red Bay, Ala. (Red Bay)
Mike Kennedy QB 6-1 200 Fr Red Bay, Ala. (Red Bay)
* 44 Larry Key RB 5-10 180 Sr *** Inverness (Citrus)
* 24 Mike Kincaid DB 6-0 175 Sr ** Waukegan, Ill. (Waukegan)
* 85 Grady King TE 6-4 205 So Satellite Beach (Satellite)
* 72 Ken Lanier OT 6-4 260 Fr Columbus, Ohio (Marion Franklin)
* 84 Greg Lazzaro TE 6-6 220 Sr * Hialeah (Hialeah)
14 Ryals Lee PK 6-0 195 Jr Tallahassee (Leon)
* 48 Mark Lyles FB 6-4 232 So * Buffalo, N.Y. (Cleveland)
* 67 Mark Macek MG 6-2 235 Fr Wyandotte, Mich. (Roosevelt)
58 John Madden C 6-2 218 Fr Fort Walton Beach (Choctawhatchee)
87 Ken McCranie DE 6-5 220 Fr Jacksonville
* 77 Mark Meseroll OT 6-6 275 Sr * Piscataway, N.J. (Piscataway/Middlesex CC)
60 Jeremy Mindlin DT 6-3 230 Jr Miami (South Miami)
81 Edgar Morales DE 6-3 215 So Miami
* 86 Roger Overby WR 6-0 170 Sr ** Tallahassee (Robinson)
74 Paul Phillippy DT 6-3 235 So Norristown, Pa.
* 53 Paul Piurowski SS 6-3 205 Fr Sarasota (Sarasota)
Sam Platt RB 5-11 175 Fr Jacksonville (Wolfson)
* 32 Greg Ramsey RB 5-10 170 Jr Fort Lauderdale (Dothan)
* 90 Edenbur Richardson DE 6-3 206 So Crystal River (Crystal River)
79 Louie Richardson DT 6-6 235 Sr-R Crystal River (Crystal River/Western New Mexico)
65 Dmitri Rigas MG 6-2 210 Fr Augusta, Ga. (Glenn Hills)
* 71 Tom Rushing OT 6-4 265 Sr-R ** Redding, Calif. (Palo Verde JC)
* 36 Chip Sanders RB 5-10 188 Jr * Macon, Ga. (Southwest)
54 Arthur Scott LB 6-2 222 So * Tampa (Brandon)
* 20 Mike Shumann WR 6-0 170 Sr-R *** Tallahassee (Leon)
* 50 Ron Simmons NG 6-1 220 Fr Warner Robins, Ga. (Warner Robins)
* 35 Ernie Sims RB 6-1 190 Fr Tampa (Jefferson)
* 68 Abe Smith MG 6-1 235 Jr * Tallahassee (Godby)
37 Mike Smith DB 5-11 185 Fr Panama City (Bay)
Bill Sparrow LB 6-2 225 Fr O'Brien (Branford)
* 66 Mike Stewart LB 6-0 200 Jr * Hazlehurst, Ga. (Jeff Davis)
11 Rick Stockstill QB 6-1 182 Fr Fernandina Beach (Fernandina Beach)
27 Pat Tedesco SS 6-0 175 So Williamsport, Pa.
* 47 Nat Terry DB 5-11 170 Sr * Tampa (Robinson)
64 Robert Thompson NG 6-1 228 So Tampa (Tampa Catholic)
* 19 Kurt Unglaub WR 5-11 175 So * Tallahassee (Leon)
Barry Voltapetti OL 6-5 225 Fr Miami (Chaminade)
* 18 Clyde Walker QB 6-3 207 Sr-R ** Lawrence, Kans. (Chapel Hill)
* 80 Scott Warren DE 6-3 210 So * Titusville (Astronaut)
29 Ernie Washington RB 6-1 210 So Canton, Ohio (East Liverpool)
26 Sterling Watson DB 5-9 170 Jr Gretna
* 55 Gil Wesley C 6-1 210 So Birmingham, Ala. (Woodlawn)
* 12 Wally Woodham QB 5-11 182 So-R Tallahassee (Leon)
57 Cedric Wyatt C 6-4 240 So Ramer, Ala.
1977 Roster - By Number
From the 1977 FSU Football Press Guide, page 52.
L
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R No Name Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown (Prior School)
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Trent Barnes OT-C 6-4 230 Fr Lakeland (Lakeland)
Mitchell Chuvalo FB 5-9 190 Fr Toronto, Ontario (Thistletown Collegiate Inst)
Bryan Cobb FB-LB 6-3 200 Fr Glennville, Ga. (Glennville)
Mike Coleman OT-DT 6-4 235 Fr Savannah, Ga. (Savannah Country Day)
Richard Davis DT 6-4 250 Fr Lakeland (Kathleen)
Everett DeVeaux RB 5-9 180 Fr Cocoa (Rockledge)
Jeff Field TE 6-1 225 Fr Albany, Ga. (Westover)
Homes Johnson RB 5-10 180 Fr Lake Hamilton (Haines City)
Keith Jones QB-DB 5-11 185 Fr Wildwood (Wildwood)
Mike Kennedy QB 6-1 200 Fr Red Bay, Ala. (Red Bay)
Sam Platt RB 5-11 175 Fr Jacksonville (Wolfson)
Bill Sparrow LB 6-2 225 Fr O'Brien (Branford)
Barry Voltapetti OL 6-5 225 Fr Miami (Chaminade)
* 1 Dave Cappelen PK 5-9 140 So * Vero Beach (Vero Beach)
* 3 Bill Duley P 5-11 175 Sr ** Ocala (Vanguard)
11 Rick Stockstill QB 6-1 182 Fr Fernandina Beach (Fernandina Beach)
* 12 Wally Woodham QB 5-11 182 So-R Tallahassee (Leon)
14 Ryals Lee PK 6-0 195 Jr Tallahassee (Leon)
* 15 Jimmy Jordan QB 6-1 185 So * Tallahassee (Leon)
16 Steve Dykes PK-P 6-0 180 Sr Orlando
* 17 Bill Capece PK 5-11 190 Fr Miami (Chaminade)
* 18 Clyde Walker QB 6-3 207 Sr-R ** Lawrence, Kans. (Chapel Hill)
* 19 Kurt Unglaub WR 5-11 175 So * Tallahassee (Leon)
* 20 Mike Shumann WR 6-0 170 Sr-R *** Tallahassee (Leon)
* 21 Bobby Butler DB 5-11 185 Fr Delray Beach (Atlantic)
* 22 Mike Barnes WR 5-11 180 Sr-R * Titusville (Titusville)
* 23 Jackie Flowers WR 6-2 195 So * Jacksonville (Raines)
* 24 Mike Kincaid DB 6-0 175 Sr ** Waukegan, Ill. (Waukegan)
* 26 Jesse Forbes DB 6-0 175 Sr Tallahassee (Leon)
26 Sterling Watson DB 5-9 170 Jr Gretna
27 Vic Fowler DB 6-0 184 Jr Clearwater (Largo)
27 Pat Tedesco SS 6-0 175 So Williamsport, Pa.
29 Ernie Washington RB 6-1 210 So Canton, Ohio (East Liverpool)
30 Nat Italiano FB 6-0 195 Jr Tampa (Robinson)
30 Keith Kennedy RB 5-10 180 Jr Red Bay, Ala. (Red Bay)
* 31 Gator Cherry FB 6-0 205 Jr * Lake Wales (Lake Wales)
* 32 Greg Ramsey RB 5-10 170 Jr Fort Lauderdale (Dothan)
* 35 Ernie Sims RB 6-1 190 Fr Tampa (Jefferson)
* 36 Chip Sanders RB 5-10 188 Jr * Macon, Ga. (Southwest)
37 Mike Smith DB 5-11 185 Fr Panama City (Bay)
38 Larry Ellison DB 5-11 177 Jr Fort Lauderdale
39 Reggie Herring DB 6-2 195 Fr Titusville (Astronaut)
* 40 Bobby Jackson DB 5-11 185 Sr *** Albany, Ga. (Albany)
41 Joe Demarest LB 6-2 205 Fr Tampa (Jefferson)
* 42 Monk Bonasorte DB 6-1 177 Fr Pittsburgh, Pa. (Bishop Boyle)
42 Hector Gray DB 6-1 190 Jr Miami (Miami Springs)
* 44 Larry Key RB 5-10 180 Sr *** Inverness (Citrus)
* 46 Ivory Joe Hunter DB 5-11 180 Jr * Tallahassee (Leon)
* 47 Nat Terry DB 5-11 170 Sr * Tampa (Robinson)
* 48 Mark Lyles FB 6-4 232 So * Buffalo, N.Y. (Cleveland)
* 49 David Hanks LB 6-2 215 Jr-R West Palm Beach (Edgewater)
* 50 Ron Simmons NG 6-1 220 Fr Warner Robins, Ga. (Warner Robins)
* 51 Aaron Carter LB 5-8 185 Sr *** Gainesville (Gainesville)
52 Fred Igaz NG 6-0 205 Jr South Bend, Ind. (Saint Joseph's/Santa Barbara CC)
53 Ronnie Crawford OG 6-2 225 So Dothan, Ala. (Rehobeth)
* 53 Paul Piurowski SS 6-3 205 Fr Sarasota (Sarasota)
54 Arthur Scott LB 6-2 222 So * Tampa (Brandon)
* 55 Gil Wesley C 6-1 210 So Birmingham, Ala. (Woodlawn)
* 56 Jimmy Heggins LB 5-11 196 Sr *** Salisbury, N.C. (North Rowan)
57 Cedric Wyatt C 6-4 240 So Ramer, Ala.
58 John Madden C 6-2 218 Fr Fort Walton Beach (Choctawhatchee)
60 Jeremy Mindlin DT 6-3 230 Jr Miami (South Miami)
* 61 Wade Johnson OG 6-1 220 Sr-R ** Valdosta, Ga. (Valdosta)
* 62 Bruce Harrison OG-OT 6-2 245 Sr-R ** Vero Beach (Vero Beach)
63 Tom Coll OL 6-4 230 So Miami
63 Carlton Jones DT 6-1 230 So Fitzgerald, Ga. (Irwin County)
64 Robert Thompson NG 6-1 228 So Tampa (Tampa Catholic)
65 Dmitri Rigas MG 6-2 210 Fr Augusta, Ga. (Glenn Hills)
* 66 Mike Stewart LB 6-0 200 Jr * Hazlehurst, Ga. (Jeff Davis)
67 Brent Brock OG 6-4 235 So Albany, Ga. (Albany)
* 67 Mark Macek MG 6-2 235 Fr Wyandotte, Mich. (Roosevelt)
* 68 Abe Smith MG 6-1 235 Jr * Tallahassee (Godby)
* 69 Mike Good OG 6-2 230 So * Sanford (Seminole)
* 70 Greg Futch OT 6-3 245 So Ocala (Forest)
* 71 Tom Rushing OT 6-4 265 Sr-R ** Redding, Calif. (Palo Verde JC)
* 72 Doug Dane OT 6-5 250 Sr-R *** Altamonte Springs (South Plantation)
* 72 Ken Lanier OT 6-4 260 Fr Columbus, Ohio (Marion Franklin)
74 Paul Phillippy DT 6-3 235 So Norristown, Pa.
75 Tom Brannon OT 6-3 240 Fr Albany, Ga. (Riverview Academy)
* 76 Walter Carter DT 6-4 240 So * Richmond, Va. (Walker)
* 77 Mark Meseroll OT 6-6 275 Sr * Piscataway, N.J. (Piscataway/Middlesex CC)
* 78 Nate Henderson OT 6-5 258 Jr-R Albany, Ga. (Albany)
79 Louie Richardson DT 6-6 235 Sr-R Crystal River (Crystal River/Western New Mexico)
* 80 Scott Warren DE 6-3 210 So * Titusville (Astronaut)
81 Edgar Morales DE 6-3 215 So Miami
83 Bill Keck TE 6-4 220 Fr Newark, Ohio (Newark)
* 84 Greg Lazzaro TE 6-6 220 Sr * Hialeah (Hialeah)
* 85 Grady King TE 6-4 205 So Satellite Beach (Satellite)
* 86 Roger Overby WR 6-0 170 Sr ** Tallahassee (Robinson)
87 Ken McCranie DE 6-5 220 Fr Jacksonville
* 88 Willie Jones DE 6-4 225 Jr ** Homestead (South Dade)
* 90 Edenbur Richardson DE 6-3 206 So Crystal River (Crystal River)
1977 Conference Awards
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Bill Duley All-South Independent - 2nd Team
Wade Johnson All-South Independent - 1st Team
Willie Jones All-South Independent - 1st Team
Larry Key All-South Independent - 1st Team
Mike Shumann All-South Independent - 1st Team
Ron Simmons All-South Independent - 2nd Team
Nat Terry All-South Independent - 1st Team
All-Conference - 7
1977 All-Americans
Name Organization
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Wade Johnson Associated Press - Honorable Mention
Willie Jones Associated Press - Honorable Mention
Larry Key Associated Press - Honorable Mention
Ron Simmons Football News - 1st Team Freshman
Associated Press - Honorable Mention
Football News - Honorable Mention
Nat Terry Associated Press - Honorable Mention
Scott Warren Churchman's - 1st Team
Gil Wesley Churchman's - 1st Team
Football News - 3rd Team Sophomore
All-Americans - 7
1977 Noles in the Pros
Name No Pos Team
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Ed Beckman 85 TE Kansas City Chiefs
Fred Biletnikoff 25 WR Oakland Raiders
Duane Carrell 3 P New York Jets
Duane Carrell 12 P St. Louis Cardinals
Gary Huff 19 QB Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Greg Johnson 79 DE Baltimore Colts
Greg Johnson 72 DE Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Eddie McMillan 41 CB Seattle Seahawks
Lee Nelson 38 DB St. Louis Cardinals
Gary Parris 84 TE Cleveland Browns
J.T. Thomas 24 DB Pittsburgh Steelers
Noles in the Pros - 9
1977 Schedule and Results
EOY Stats | Ref |
Overall Home Away Neutral
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FSU record is 10- 2 4-1 5-1 1-0
Final AP - 14
Final UPI - 11
1977 - 100 Yard Rushing Club
Name Date Opponent Att Yds Avg TDs
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Larry Key 10/22/1977 Auburn 25 170 6.80 2
Larry Key 12/03/1977 Florida 20 143 7.15 0
Larry Key 10/01/1977 Oklahoma State 32 127 3.97 0
Larry Key 09/17/1977 Kansas State 24 120 5.00 0
Larry Key 11/12/1977 Memphis State 24 110 4.58 0
1977 - 100 Yard Receiving Club
Name Date Opponent Rec Yds Avg TDs
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Roger Overby 10/08/1977 Cincinnati 9 136 15.11 1
Roger Overby 12/03/1977 Florida 6 124 20.67 3
Mike Shumann 12/03/1977 Florida 5 111 22.20 0
Mike Shumann 09/17/1977 Kansas State 5 108 21.60 2
Larry Key 12/23/1977 Texas Tech 6 100 16.67 0
1977 - 300 Yard Passing Club
Name Date Opponent Att Cmp Yds Int Avg TDs
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Jimmy Jordan 12/23/1977 Texas Tech 25 18 311 0 12.44 2
1977 EOY Stats
From the 1978 FSU Football Press Guide, page 51.
Overall Team Statistics
TEAM STATISTICS FSU OPP
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SCORING....................... 274 153
Points Per Game............. 24.9 13.9
TOUCHDOWNS.................... 34 16
TDs Rushing................. 13 10
TDs Passing................. 18 5
TDs Fumble Return........... 1 0
TDs Punt Return............. 2 1
TDs Interception............ 0 0
TDs Kickoff Return.......... 0 0
TDs Blocked FG Return....... 0 0
PAT-ATTEMPTS.................. 28-34 15-16
Kick........................ 27-30 15-15
Pass........................ 1- 3 0- 0
Run......................... 0- 1 0- 1
FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS.......... 13-23 14-19
SAFETY........................ 1 0
FIRST DOWNS................... 224 166
Rushing..................... 92 109
Passing..................... 120 49
Penalty..................... 12 8
RUSHING YARDAGE............... 1637 1773
Yards gained rushing........ 2085 2211
Yards lost rushing.......... 448 438
Rushing Attempts............ 462 560
Average Per Rush............ 3.5 3.2
Average Per Game............ 148.8 161.2
PASSING YARDAGE............... 2466 1167
Att-Comp-Int................ 323-176-16 215- 91-14
Efficiency.................. 127.10 82.57
Average Per Pass............ 7.6 5.4
Average Per Catch........... 14.0 12.8
Average Per Game............ 224.2 106.1
TOTAL OFFENSE................. 4103 2940
Total Plays................. 785 775
Average Per Play............ 5.2 3.8
Average Per Game............ 373.0 267.3
KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS......... 31- 611 43- 777
Average Per Return.......... 19.7 18.1
PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS......... 38-326 14- 91
Average Per Return.......... 8.6 6.5
INT RETURNS: #-YARDS.......... 14-107 16- 86
Average Per Return.......... 7.6 5.4
FUMBLES-LOST.................. 22-14 33-14
PENALTIES-YARDS............... 58- 496 48- 473
Average Per Game............ 45.1 43.0
PUNTS-YARDS................... 51-1900 80-3010
Average Per Punt............ 37.3 37.6
Net punt average............ 35.5 33.6
3RD DOWN CONVERSIONS-3RD DOWN. 65-169 63-191
3rd-Down Pct................ .385 .330
SACKS BY-YARDS................ 43-302 -
ATTENDANCE.................... 197,003 242,592
Games-Avg Per Game.......... 5-39,401 6-40,432
| | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
Total |
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| Florida State | 33 | 73 |
65 | 103 |
274 |
| Opponents | 41 | 63 |
20 | 29 |
153 |
Overall Individual Statistics
RUSHING G Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G
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Larry Key 11 239 1186 69 1117 4.7 3 38 101.5
Mark Lyles 10 70 302 4 298 4.3 4 41 29.8
Greg Ramsey 10 41 232 25 207 5.0 1 28 20.7
Mike Shumann 11 5 117 4 113 22.6 0 44 10.3
Ernie Sims 5 27 98 4 94 3.5 0 12 18.8
Keith Kennedy 4 2 21 0 21 10.5 0 12 5.3
Jackie Flowers 8 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 0.4
Jesse Forbes 2 2 2 1 1 0.5 0 2 0.5
Chip Sanders 6 3 1 0 1 0.3 0 1 0.2
Wally Woodham 10 41 96 103 -7 -0.2 5 37 -0.7
Team 0 3 0 52 -52 -17.3 0
Jimmy Jordan 8 29 28 187 -159 -5.5 0 9 -19.9
Total......... 11 462 2085 448 1637 3.5 13 44 148.8
Opponents..... 11 560 2211 438 1773 3.2 10 161.2
PASSING G Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Long Avg/G
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Wally Woodham 10 137.06 154- 94- 8 .610 1270 8 54 127.0
Jimmy Jordan 8 114.87 166- 80- 9 .482 1139 10 48 142.4
Mike Shumann 11 427.60 1- 1- 0 1.000 39 0 39 3.5
Clyde Walker 6 251.20 1- 1- 0 1.000 18 0 18 3.0
Mike Kennedy 0.00 1- 0- 0 .000 0 0 0
Total......... 11 127.10 323-176-16 .545 2466 18 54 224.2
Opponents..... 11 82.57 215- 91-14 .423 1167 5 106.1
RECEIVING G No Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G
------------------------------------------------------
Mike Shumann 11 33 701 21.2 6 54 63.7
Roger Overby 11 38 626 16.5 5 36t 56.9
Larry Key 11 22 243 11.0 1 48 22.1
Jackie Flowers 8 13 191 14.7 0 17 23.9
Grady King 11 18 166 9.2 0 23 15.1
Kurt Unglaub 7 9 157 17.4 3 35t 22.4
Mark Lyles 10 16 138 8.6 0 18 13.8
Greg Lazzaro 9 12 136 11.3 2 34t 15.1
Greg Ramsey 10 7 31 4.4 1 12t 3.1
Chip Sanders 6 2 31 15.5 0 18 5.2
Mike Barnes 4 3 26 8.7 0 15 6.5
Keith Kennedy 4 1 22 22.0 0 22 5.5
Ernie Sims 5 2 -2 -1.0 0 1 -0.4
Total......... 11 176 2466 14.0 18 54 224.2
Opponents..... 11 91 1167 12.8 5 106.1
PUNT RETURNS No Yds Avg TD Long
------------------------------------------
Nat Terry 19 144 7.6 0 21
Bobby Jackson 7 78 11.1 0 54
Kurt Unglaub 8 38 4.8 0 11
Bobby Butler 2 22 11.0 0 16
Ron Simmons 1 21 21.0 0 21
Ivory Joe Hunter 0 19 1 19t
Scott Warren 1 3 3.0 1 3t
Total......... 38 326 8.6 2 54
Opponent...... 14 91 6.5 1 50t
INTERCEPTIONS No Yds Avg TD Long
------------------------------------------
Ivory Joe Hunter 4 0 0.0 0
Bobby Jackson 3 59 19.7 0
Nat Terry 3 34 11.3 0
Mike Kincaid 1 14 14.0 0
Scott Warren 1 0 0.0 0
Aaron Carter 1 0 0.0 0
David Hanks 1 0 0.0 0
Total......... 14 107 7.6 0
Opponent...... 16 86 5.4 0
KICK RETURNS No Yds Avg TD Long
------------------------------------------
Larry Key 21 461 22.0 0 60
Greg Ramsey 8 129 16.1 0 23
Bobby Jackson 1 16 16.0 0 16
Jackie Flowers 1 5 5.0 0 5
Total......... 31 611 19.7 0 60
Opponent...... 43 777 18.1 0
Fum
FUMBLE RETURNS No Yds Avg TD Long For
-----------------------------------------------
Jimmy Heggins 4 0 0.0 0 . 1
Willie Jones 2 0 0.0 1 . 3
Scott Warren 2 0 0.0 0 . 1
Mike Kincaid 2 0 0.0 0 . 1
Ron Simmons 1 0 0.0 0 . 13
Nat Terry 1 0 0.0 0 . 1
Aaron Carter 1 0 0.0 0 . 0
Edenbur Richardson 1 0 0.0 0 . 0
Fred Igaz 0 0 . 0 . 2
Monk Bonasorte 0 0 . 0 . 1
Walter Carter 0 0 . 0 . 1
David Hanks 0 0 . 0 . 1
Paul Piurowski 0 0 . 0 . 1
Abe Smith 0 0 . 0 . 1
Total......... 14 0.0 1 27
Opponent...... 14 0.0 0
|-------- PATs --------|
Name TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Dave Cappelen 0 13-20 27-29 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 66
Mike Shumann 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 38
Roger Overby 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30
Wally Woodham 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30
Larry Key 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24
Mark Lyles 4 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0-0 0 0 24
Kurt Unglaub 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18
Greg Lazzaro 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12
Greg Ramsey 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12
Willie Jones 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
Ivory Joe Hunter 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
Scott Warren 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
Louie Richardson 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 2
Bill Capece 0 0-3 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0
Jimmy Jordan 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1-4 0 0 0
====================================================================
FSU 34 13-23 27-29 0-1 1 1-4 0 1 274
Opponent 16 14-18 15-15 0-1 0 0-0 0 0 153
| Touchdowns | R | C |
P | I | FR |
PR | KR | BFG |
|---|
| Mike Shumann |
. |
6 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Roger Overby |
. |
5 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Wally Woodham |
5 |
. |
8 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Larry Key |
3 |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Mark Lyles |
4 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Kurt Unglaub |
. |
3 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Greg Lazzaro |
. |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Greg Ramsey |
1 |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Willie Jones |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
| Ivory Joe Hunter |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
| Scott Warren |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
| Jimmy Jordan |
. |
. |
10 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Total |
13 |
18 |
18 |
. |
1 |
2 |
. |
. |
| Opponents |
10 |
5 |
5 |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
R = Rushing
C = Catch
P = Pass
I = Interception
FR = Fumble Recovery/Return
PR = Punt Return/Blocked Punt
KR = Kickoff Return
BFG = Blocked FG Return
TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G
--------------------------------------------------
Wally Woodham 10 195 -7 1270 1263 126.3
Larry Key 11 239 1117 0 1117 101.5
Jimmy Jordan 8 195 -159 1139 980 122.5
Mark Lyles 10 70 298 0 298 29.8
Greg Ramsey 10 41 207 0 207 20.7
Mike Shumann 11 6 113 39 152 13.8
Ernie Sims 5 27 94 0 94 18.8
Keith Kennedy 4 2 21 0 21 5.3
Clyde Walker 6 1 0 18 18 3.0
Jackie Flowers 8 1 3 0 3 0.4
Jesse Forbes 2 2 1 0 1 0.5
Chip Sanders 6 3 1 0 1 0.2
Team 0 3 -52 0 -52
Total......... 11 785 1637 2466 4103 373.0
Opponent...... 11 775 1773 1167 2940 267.3
FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Dave Cappelen 13-20 .650 0- 0 6- 7 4- 8 3- 4 0- 1 47
Bill Capece 0- 3 .000 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 1 0- 2 0
| FG SEQUENCE |
Dave Cappelen |
Bill Capece |
|---|
| Southern Mississippi |
34, 27 |
None |
| Kansas State |
(27) |
None |
| Miami |
(41) |
None |
| Oklahoma State |
(36), (30) |
53 |
| Cincinnati |
None |
53 |
| Auburn |
(20), 35 |
None |
| North Texas State |
None |
None |
| Virginia Tech |
(42), 49, (26), (29) |
48 |
| Memphis State |
50, (30), (37), 33, (21) |
None |
| San Diego State |
(22) |
None |
| Florida |
(47), 37 |
None |
| Texas Tech |
(23), (22) |
None |
() For made field goals
PUNTING No Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd
-------------------------------------------------------
Bill Duley 44 1762 40.0 60
Steve Dykes 4 110 27.5 40
Team 3 0 0.0 0 3
Total......... 51 1900 37.3 60 3
Opponent...... 80 3010 37.6 3
ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KR IR FR Tot Avg/G
----------------------------------------------------------------
Larry Key 11 1117 243 0 461 0 0 1821 165.5
Mike Shumann 11 113 701 0 0 0 0 814 74.0
Roger Overby 11 0 626 0 0 0 0 626 56.9
Mark Lyles 10 298 138 0 0 0 0 436 43.6
Greg Ramsey 10 207 31 0 129 0 0 367 36.7
Jackie Flowers 8 3 191 0 5 0 0 199 24.9
Kurt Unglaub 7 0 157 38 0 0 0 195 27.9
Nat Terry 11 0 0 144 0 34 0 178 16.2
Grady King 11 0 166 0 0 0 0 166 15.1
Bobby Jackson 11 0 0 78 16 59 0 153 13.9
Greg Lazzaro 9 0 136 0 0 0 0 136 15.1
Ernie Sims 5 94 -2 0 0 0 0 92 18.4
Keith Kennedy 4 21 22 0 0 0 0 43 10.8
Chip Sanders 6 1 31 0 0 0 0 32 5.3
Mike Barnes 4 0 26 0 0 0 0 26 6.5
Bobby Butler 10 0 0 22 0 0 0 22 2.2
Ron Simmons 10 0 0 21 0 0 0 21 2.1
Ivory Joe Hunter 11 0 0 19 0 0 0 19 1.7
Mike Kincaid 11 0 0 0 0 14 0 14 1.3
Scott Warren 11 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0.3
Jesse Forbes 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.5
Wally Woodham 10 -7 0 0 0 0 0 -7 -0.7
Team 0 -52 0 0 0 0 0 -52
Jimmy Jordan 8 -159 0 0 0 0 0 -159 -19.9
Total......... 11 1637 2466 326 611 107 0 5147 467.9
Opponent...... 11 1773 1167 91 777 86 0 3894 354.0
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Aaron Carter 11 82 99 181 7.0- 16.0 . 1- 0 . . 1- 0 . . .
Jimmy Heggins 10 67 90 157 4.0- 19.0 3.0- 6.0 . . . 4- 0 1 . .
Ron Simmons 10 76 52 128 13.0- 24.0 12.0-117.0 . . . 1- 0 13 1 .
Scott Warren 11 56 54 110 12.0- 40.0 2.0- 7.0 1- 0 . . 2- 0 1 1 .
Walter Carter 11 47 56 103 3.0- 14.0 5.0- 38.0 . . . . 1 . .
Willie Jones 11 63 38 101 8.0- 26.0 7.0- 43.0 . . . 2- 0 3 . .
Nat Terry 11 41 39 80 1.0- 2.0 . 3- 34 . . 1- 0 1 . .
Louie Richardson 10 29 47 76 2.0- 4.0 5.0- 37.0 . . . . . . 1
Mike Kincaid 11 48 26 74 4.0- 9.0 1.0- 4.0 1- 14 . . 2- 0 1 . .
David Hanks 10 33 27 60 . 1.0- 4.0 1- 0 . . . 1 . .
Ivory Joe Hunter 11 32 19 51 2.0- 5.0 . 4- 0 . . . . . .
Bobby Jackson 11 29 17 46 . . 3- 59 . . . . . .
Fred Igaz 10 24 16 40 2.0- 4.0 4.0- 33.0 . . . . 2 . .
Edenbur Richardson 8 12 7 19 2.0- 3.0 . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Mark Macek 8 8 9 17 . 1.0- 10.0 . . . . . . .
Abe Smith 2 6 9 15 2.0- 3.0 1.0- 1.0 . . . . 1 . .
Jeremy Mindlin 3 4 9 13 . 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . . .
Paul Piurowski 9 8 3 11 . . . . . . 1 . .
Monk Bonasorte 9 7 3 10 . . . . . . 1 . .
Bobby Butler 10 5 4 9 . . . . . . . 1 .
Vic Fowler 7 9 . 9 . . . . . . . . .
Paul Phillippy 5 2 3 5 . . . . . . . . .
Ken McCranie 5 . 3 3 . . . . . . . . .
Reggie Herring 2 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Wade Johnson 11 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Larry Key 11 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bill Capece 11 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dave Cappelen 11 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Grady King 11 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Roger Overby 11 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mike Shumann 11 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gil Wesley 11 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bill Duley 10 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mark Lyles 10 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Greg Ramsey 10 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wally Woodham 10 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ken Lanier 10 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mike Good 9 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Greg Lazzaro 9 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nate Henderson 9 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jackie Flowers 8 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jimmy Jordan 8 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bruce Harrison 8 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Greg Futch 7 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kurt Unglaub 7 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mike Smith 6 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chip Sanders 6 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Clyde Walker 6 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ernie Sims 5 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tom Coll 5 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mark Meseroll 5 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mike Barnes 4 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Keith Kennedy 4 . . . . . . . . . . . .
John Madden 3 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cedric Wyatt 3 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tom Rushing 2 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jesse Forbes 2 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tom Brannon 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ryals Lee 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Trent Barnes 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Steve Dykes 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Totals 689 630 1319 62.0-169.0 43.0-302.0 14-107 . . 14- 0 27 3 1
Game Participation
## Player GP-GS USM KsSt UM OSU UC Aub UNT VT Mem SDSU UF TTU
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Trent Barnes 2- 0 xx xx
Mitchell Chuvalo 0- 0
Bryan Cobb 0- 0
Mike Coleman 0- 0
Richard Davis 0- 0
Everett DeVeaux 0- 0
Jeff Field 0- 0
Homes Johnson 0- 0
Keith Jones 0- 0
Mike Kennedy 0- 0
Sam Platt 0- 0
Bill Sparrow 0- 0
Barry Voltapetti 0- 0
1 Dave Cappelen 12- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
3 Bill Duley 11- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
11 Rick Stockstill 1- 0 xx
12 Wally Woodham 11- 7 xx xx xx O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB xx
14 Ryals Lee 1- 0 xx
15 Jimmy Jordan 9- 5 O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB xx xx xx xx O-QB
16 Steve Dykes 2- 0 xx xx
17 Bill Capece 12- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
18 Clyde Walker 7- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
19 Kurt Unglaub 8- 1 xx xx O-FL xx xx xx xx xx
20 Mike Shumann 12-12 O-SE O-SE O-SE O-SE O-FL O-FL O-FL O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR
21 Bobby Butler 11- 2 D-CB D-DB xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
22 Mike Barnes 4- 1 O-FL xx xx xx
23 Jackie Flowers 9- 1 xx xx O-FL xx xx xx xx xx xx
24 Mike Kincaid 12-12 D-SS D-SS D-SS D-SS D-SS D-SS D-SS D-SS D-SS D-SS D-SS D-SS
26 Jesse Forbes 2- 0 xx xx
26 Sterling Watson 0- 0
27 Vic Fowler 7- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
27 Pat Tedesco 0- 0
29 Ernie Washington 0- 0
30 Nat Italiano 0- 0
30 Keith Kennedy 5- 0 xx xx xx xx xx
31 Gator Cherry 0- 0
32 Greg Ramsey 11- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
35 Ernie Sims 6- 1 xx O-FB xx xx xx xx
36 Chip Sanders 7- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
37 Mike Smith 7- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
38 Larry Ellison 0- 0
39 Reggie Herring 3- 0 xx xx xx
40 Bobby Jackson 12-10 xx xx D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-RC D-CB D-CB D-LC D-CB D-CB
41 Joe Demarest 0- 0
42 Monk Bonasorte 10- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
42 Hector Gray 0- 0
44 Larry Key 12-12 O-TB O-TB O-TB O-TB O-TB O-TB O-TB O-TB O-TB O-TB O-TB O-TB
46 Ivory Joe Hunter 12-12 D-CB D-DB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-LC D-CB D-CB D-RC D-CB D-CB
47 Nat Terry 12-12 D-FS D-SS D-FS D-FS D-FS D-FS D-FS D-FS D-FS D-FS D-FS D-FS
48 Mark Lyles 11-11 O-FB O-FB O-FB O-FB O-FB O-FB O-FB O-FB O-FB O-FB O-FB
49 David Hanks 11- 1 xx xx xx D-LB xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
50 Ron Simmons 11-10 D-NG D-NG D-NG D-NG D-MG D-NG D-NG D-NG xx D-NG D-NG
51 Aaron Carter 12-12 D-LB D-LB D-SLB D-LB D-LB D-SLB D-LB D-SLB D-LB D-SLB D-SLB D-SLB
52 Fred Igaz 11- 2 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx D-MG D-NG xx xx
53 Ronnie Crawford 0- 0
53 Paul Piurowski 10- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
54 Arthur Scott 0- 0
55 Gil Wesley 12-12 O-C O-C O-C O-C O-C O-C O-C O-C O-C O-C O-C O-C
56 Jimmy Heggins 11-11 D-LB D-LB D-WLB D-LB D-WLB D-LB D-WLB D-LB D-WLB D-WLB D-WLB
57 Cedric Wyatt 3- 0 xx xx xx
58 John Madden 4- 0 xx xx xx xx
60 Jeremy Mindlin 3- 0 xx xx xx
61 Wade Johnson 12-12 O-LG O-QG O-QG O-LG O-OG O-QG O-LG O-OG O-LG O-QG O-QG O-QG
62 Bruce Harrison 9- 7 xx xx O-TG O-RG O-TG O-RG O-TG O-TG O-TG
63 Tom Coll 5- 0 xx xx xx xx xx
63 Carlton Jones 0- 0
64 Robert Thompson 0- 0
65 Dmitri Rigas 0- 0
66 Mike Stewart 0- 0
67 Brent Brock 0- 0
67 Mark Macek 9- 1 xx xx D-DT xx xx xx xx xx xx
68 Abe Smith 2- 2 D-LT D-LT
69 Mike Good 10- 5 O-RG O-TG O-TG O-RG O-OG xx xx xx xx xx
70 Greg Futch 8- 2 O-LT O-QT xx xx xx xx xx xx
71 Tom Rushing 2- 2 O-RT O-TT
72 Doug Dane 0- 0
72 Ken Lanier 11-10 xx O-QT O-LT O-OT O-QT O-LT O-QT O-LT O-QT O-QT O-QT
74 Paul Phillippy 6- 1 D-RT xx xx xx xx xx
75 Tom Brannon 1- 0 xx
76 Walter Carter 12-12 D-RT D-RT D-LT D-RT D-DT D-DT D-RT D-DT D-RT D-DT D-DT D-DT
77 Mark Meseroll 6- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx
78 Nate Henderson 10-10 O-TT O-RT O-OT O-TT O-RT O-TT O-RT O-TT O-TT O-TT
79 Louie Richardson 11- 8 xx xx D-LT xx D-DT D-LT D-DT D-LT D-DT D-DT D-DT
80 Scott Warren 12-12 D-LE D-RE D-E D-RE D-DE D-DE D-RE D-DE D-RE D-DE D-DE D-DE
81 Edgar Morales 0- 0
83 Bill Keck 0- 0
84 Greg Lazzaro 10- 4 O-TE O-TE O-TE O-TE xx xx xx xx xx xx
85 Grady King 12- 8 xx O-TE xx xx xx O-TE O-TE O-TE O-TE O-TE O-TE O-TE
86 Roger Overby 12- 9 xx O-WR xx xx O-SE O-SE O-SE O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR
87 Ken McCranie 5- 0 xx xx xx xx xx
88 Willie Jones 12-12 D-RE D-LE D-E D-LE D-DE D-DE D-LE D-DE D-LE D-DE D-DE D-DE
90 Edenbur Richardson 9- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
Florida State 35, Southern Mississippi 6
09/10/1977, Hattiesburg, Miss.
From the Tallahassee Democrat, September 11, 1977, page 29, by Bill McGrotha. Seminoles crank up, roll 35-6.
Simmons sparks defensive effort.
HATTIESBURG, MS - Clinging to the
shirttail of hot freshman noseguard Ron Simmons in the early goings, Florida State's football team settled down in the last half here Saturday night and whacked out a 35-6 victory over a stunned
Southern Mississippi.
All of a sudden Florida State has a defense, with Simmons a considerable key. All of a sudden the Seminoles are tough up the defensive middle, no longer easy pickings.
It
was the first time FSU had won an opener since '72, and their first triumph ever in Hattiesburg.
With the offense misfiring time after time in the early going, turning over the ball to Southern in
the first quarter at the FSU 46, 33 and eight, the Seminoles got it together in the thord quarter and quickly put the Golden Eagles away.
Florida State trailed 3-0 a minute before intermission,
with the Simmons-led defense repulsing one Southern bid after another. Then Simmons blocked a punt down deep, and end Scott Warren picked up the bouncing ball and ran it in for a touchdown that gave
FSU the lead for keeps.
Warren himself was quite a performer at the end, three times nabbing Southern backs for losses. Linebacker Jimmy Heggins, credited with 11 tackles outright in a pressbox
accounting, was another defensive biggie.
Southern scored only on field goals of 26 and 31 yards by Randy Boyette, the last coming in the half's final seconds making it 7-6. The first came after
FSU lost a fumble at its eight.
With only 77 yards of offense at halftime, Florida State finished with 327. Southern had 206, with 134 of it running.
Jimmy Jordan, only 4-for-13 on passes at
halftime, hit 10-of-13 after intermission, for 202 yards and two touchdowns.
In the third quarter the sophomore quarterback collaborated with tight end Greg Lazzaro on a 34-yard bomb that made it
14-6.
Early in the last period Mark Lyles scores from the one, capping a 43-yard movement. Moments later, following Willie Jones' fumble recovery at the Southern 20, Jordan passed eight yards to
Kurt Unglaub - in the game only for that one play - for the touchdown that made it 28-6.
In the fading minutes, Wally Woodham came in at quarterback and quickly passed the Seminoles to a fifth TD,
Greg Ramsey maneuvering in from the 12 after a catch. Woodham hit five of six for 63 yards.
A crowd of 19,376 watched on a pleasant, fair night following heavy morning rains.
Led by linebacker
Clump Taylor, Southern was tough against the run and restricted Florida State to a net of 62 yards on the ground - though Larry Key finished with a net of 67 on 19 runs. (Florida State was credited
with 47 yards lost rushing).
"I'm happy," said Coach Bobby Bowden, "I told the defense before the game they would have to hold Southern until the offense got cranked up. Early, our receivers
couldn't catch the ball. The field was very slick, but I think it hurt them more than us. The pressure on Mike Shumann tonight must have been tremendous. I hope it's over with, and he can just play
his own game.
"No, I didn't tell them anything special at halftime. I just told them to get the ball and see if you can do better.
"Simmons must have played a good game. Gosh, I didn't realize
that he was the one who blocked the punt. I thought the 'D' had a bigger challenge than anyone else tonight, since our defense had such a tough time of it last year.
"The blocked punt was the play
of the game."
Along with other things, Florida State defenders checked Southern's hot-running Ben Garry to just 37 yards in 14 carries, racking him time after time.
Southern tried to pass 16
times, but completed only six for 72 yards - much of that late. Nat Terry and Mike Kincaid intercepted a pair.
Jordan lost a couple of fumbles and had one early pass intercepted. Shumann, though
dropping early chances, caught four passes for 80 yards, while Lazzaro snared three for 64.
Seminoles' defense did the job early. HATTIESBURG, MS - Stumbling out of the
starting gate, Florida State held on with rugged defense and erupted after intermission with a 35-6 triumph over Southern Mississippi in an opening football game here Saturday night.
The Seminoles
were scoreless until a minute remained in the first half, when freshman Ron Simmons blocked a punt and sophomore Scott Warren picked up the ball and ran it in for a touchdown that put Coach Bobby
Bowden's crew on top to stay at 7-3.
Florida State stretched it out to 14-6 in the third period, then exploded for three fourth-quarter touchdowns.
It was a clear, fair night following a morning
of heavy rain. The natural-grass playing field was a little soft, damp - a slow track.
After winning the pre-game coin toss, FSU received, Larry Key taking the kickoff at the goal and racing up the
sidelines to the 34. Things started going wrong right after.
Going back to pass, Jimmy Jordan slipped on the wet turf, his knee touching the ground. He raised up and threw to Mike Shumann but the
ball was dead at the 25. After Key got four, a pass missed.
Bill Duley's punt was off the side of his foot, a mere 17-yarder to the FSU 46.
Short runs, mainly keepers by quarterback Jeff
Hammond, led to FSU's 27, where a delay penalty stalled Southern. A couple plays later Randy Boyette was short on a 48-yard try for a field goal.
From the 20, Key rambled to the 31. Mike Shumann,
wide open, dropped a pass at the 45. Soon Duley punted to Southern's 33. Three plays and the Eagles replied with a punt, to FSU's 21.
On second down Emanuel Killingsworth picked off Jordan's pass
at the 33. After David Hoseman got four, Ron Simmons decked Hammond for a loss of two. Next play Simmons almost got to Hammond for a bigger loss, but the quarterback slipped away, got seven yards and
a first down at the 23. Whereupon, Simmons stopped Hoseman for minus one. After a delay penalty cost Southern five, Hoseman ripped to the 18 on the draw. Two plays later, on fourth and two at the 15,
Southern gambled with a run by Ben Garry. He came up a foot short.
Key lost three yards on two runs. Then Jordan fumbled the snap and Freeman Horton recovered for Southern at the 8.
Scott Warren
slashed through to pull Garry down for a loss of one. Hammond slipped and lost another yard, back to the 10, as the quarter ended.
On a busted play Hammond got nothing. Boyette was true on a
26-yard field goal for 3-0.
Key wheeled the kickoff 25 yards to the 28. Jordan completed his first pass, an 18-yarder to Greg Lazzaro at the 46. FSU lost five on illegal procedure. On third down,
Jordan hit Shumann with a 15-yarder at Southern's 40, then sailed one into the hands of Mark Lyles for six more. On a pitchout, Key got 11 to the 23. Two more Key runs reached the 17. A pass
missed.
Big end Bobby Smithard blocked Dave Cappelen's 34-yard bid for a field goal.
Three runs got two yards. Southern punted to FSU's 35.
Lazzaro pulled in a 12-yard pass at the 47.
A
third-down pass about 15 yards over the middle to Shumann was dropped when it seemed he had it in hand with a clear field in front of him. Duley punted to the 39.
Florida State held at the 28,
forcing another Mike Wright punt, a 33-yarder to FSU's 39.
After Lyles got five, Jordan was sacked for 15 by Smithard and Stoney Parker. Key got six back.
Duley slammed a 60-yard punt, and a
seven-yard runback left Southern at its 10.
Hoseman's running and an offside penalty against the Seminoles wrought a first down at the 23.
The Seminoles held. With 1:01 left on the first-half
clock, Florida State called time out as Southern went back to punt.
Must have been good planning.
Simmons tore in to block Wright's punt. Warren picked up the ball on the bounce and ran it in
for the touchdown. Cappelen added appoint for 7-3.
A 25-yard kickoff return gave Southern a shot from its 37. Garry got loose for 12, then caught a pass for six, to FSU's 45. Hammond hit John
Cannon with a 25-yard pass at the 20. Garry sliced to the 14.
With three seconds left, Boyette kicked a 31-yard field goal to narrow the score to 7-6.
Florida State at this point had only 77
yards of offense, and Jordan, who was four for 13 on passes, had 50 of it. Southern had 129 yards, 88 running.
Southern started the last half at its 18 following a 13-yard kickoff return.
Florida State held at the 27, got the ball at its 42 following a punt.
Key got five on two runs, caught a pass for 10 more at the Southern 44. But Jordan had the ball wrestled from his hand. Albert
Teague recovered for the Eagles at their 46.
Two long passes were busted up. In between, Garry was stopped cold on a run. A punt left Florida State at its 25.
Shumann caught passes for 15 and 17
yards as FSU shifted quickly to Southern's 39. Offsides got the Seminoles five yards more.
A bomb aimed at Jackie Flowers was broken up by good Southern coverage.
Next play, Lazzaro snared a
Jordan longie right at the goal line, scoring on a 34-yard play. Cappelen kicked a point for 14-6.
From the 20, Hammond lost five, covering a fumble, then one as Simmons swarmed in on him. Southern
struggled back to the 21, after an FSU offside, before punting to FSU's 40, with Bobby Jackson a step away from going the distance on a return to the FSU 47.
Soon Flowers caught a 14-yard pass at
Southern's 36. Key got five, then 14 more to the 17 on a pitchout. Southern called a halt at the nine. Cappelen missed a 26-yard bid for a field goal.
From the 20, Southern got just five before
punting short, up to its 43.
Third down at the 38 saw Shumann pull in a pass at the 15 and break away from tacklers to the four on a 34-yard play. But Key lost three on two runs as the quarter
ended.
Pass interference was ruled as Mike Barnes tried to catch the ball at the one - automatic first down. Lyles cracked over on his second try for the TD. Cappelen's kick made it 21-6.
On the
second play after the kickoff, Southern's Tico Beal fumbled and Seminole Willie Jones got the ball at the 20.
Chip Sanders rambled for 13 with a swing pass. Two plays later Kurt Unglaub - on his
first play of the game - snared an 8-yarder from Jordan for a touchdown. Cappelen's boot brought it to 28-6.
A 30-yard pass, Hammond to Chuck Brown, gained the FSU 40. Hammond, a hard-running
scrambler, soon got 15 to the 23.
Mike Kincaid intercepted sub Ken Alderman's fourth-down pass and ran it back 13 yards to the 32.
With reserves in, the Seminoles didn't move, and Duley punted
to Southern's 40. Promptly, Nat Terry swiped another Alderman pass at the FSU 40, and Wally Woodham moved in at quarterback.
Flowers caught a pass for 13, and Keith Kennedy one for 24, to the
25.
On fourth down Woodham nailed tight end Grady King with a pass at the seven. After an illegal procedure penalty, Woodham threw wide to Ramsey, who rambled 12 yards for another touchdown.
Cappelen's PAT lifted the count to 35-6 with 1:22 left.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Florida State |
0 |
7 |
7 |
21 |
35 |
| Southern Mississippi |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
1st 0- 0 Opp, 48, field goal failed
2nd 0- 3 Opp, 26, field goal, 14:17
0- 3 Dave Cappelen, 34, field goal blocked
7- 3 Scott Warren, 2, punt return/blocked punt (Dave Cappelen, kick), 0:55
Note: Ron Simmons blocked a punt and Warren picked the ball
up at the two and scored.
7- 6 Opp, 31, field goal, 0:03
3rd 14- 6 Greg Lazzaro, 34, pass from Jimmy Jordan (Dave Cappelen, kick), 9:27
14- 6 Dave Cappelen, 27, field goal failed
4th 21- 6 Mark Lyles, 1, run (Dave Cappelen, kick), 14:18
28- 6 Kurt Unglaub, 8, pass from Jimmy Jordan (Dave Cappelen, kick), 12:14
35- 6 Greg Ramsey, 12, pass from Wally Woodham (Dave Cappelen, kick), 1:22
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 25 9
Rushes-yards 36-62 48-134
Passing 265 72
Att-Comp-Int 32-19-1 16-6-2
Total Yards 68-327 64-206
Punt Returns 5-14 3-19
Kickoff Returns 2-60 5-101
Interception Ret. 2-18 1-0
Fumble Returns 1-0 2-0
Punts 5-37.2 8-29.4
Fumbles-Lost 2-2 3-1
Penalties-Yds 5-25 4-21
Attendance 19,376
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Larry Key 19 67 0 14
Mark Lyles 7 20 1 5
Wally Woodham 2 7 0 4
Chip Sanders 1 0 0
Greg Ramsey 3 -4 0
Jimmy Jordan 4 -28 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 36 62 1 14
Opp 48 134 0 15
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Mike Shumann 4 80 0 34
Greg Lazzaro 3 64 1 34t
Jackie Flowers 2 28 0 15
Keith Kennedy 1 22 0 22
Grady King 1 14 0 14
Mark Lyles 3 13 0 6
Chip Sanders 1 13 0 13
Greg Ramsey 1 12 1 12t
Larry Key 1 9 0 9
Kurt Unglaub 1 8 1 8t
Roger Overby 1 2 0 2
---------------------------------------------
FSU 19 265 3 34
Opp 6 72 0 30
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Jimmy Jordan 14 26 1 202 2 34t
Wally Woodham 5 6 0 63 1 34
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 19 32 1 265 3 34t
Opp 6 16 2 72 0 30
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Bobby Jackson 2 10 0
Nat Terry 2 2 0
Scott Warren 1 2 1 2t
---------------------------------------------
FSU 5 14 1 2t
Opp 3 19 0
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Larry Key 2 60 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 2 60 0
Opp 5 101 0
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Bill Duley 5 186 60
----------------------------------------
FSU 5 186 60
Opp 8 235 44
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jimmy Heggins 11 6 17 . . . . . . . . .
Ron Simmons 6 4 10 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . 1 .
Aaron Carter 3 5 8 . . . . . . . . .
Walter Carter 5 2 7 . . . 1 . . . . .
Willie Jones 5 1 6 1.0- 14.0 . . 1 . 1- 0 . . .
Abe Smith 1 3 4 . . . . . . . . .
Scott Warren 4 . 4 3.0- 9.0 . . . . . . . .
Edenbur Richardson 4 . 4 . . . . . . . . .
Mike Kincaid 2 1 3 . . 1- 14 . . . . . .
Nat Terry 1 2 3 . . 1- 4 . . . . . .
Ivory Joe Hunter 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Bobby Jackson 2 . 2 1.0- 1.0 . . 1 . . . . .
Vic Fowler 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Bobby Butler 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Jeremy Mindlin . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Fred Igaz . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
David Hanks . 1 1 . . . 1 . . . . .
Monk Bonasorte 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Louie Richardson 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Gil Wesley 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Mike Smith . . . . . . 1 . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 52 28 80 6.0- 25.0 . 2- 18 5 . 1- 0 . 1 .
Opp 47 30 77 4.0- 21.0 . 1- 0 6 . 2- 0 1 1 .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
QB 15 Jimmy Jordan
SE 20 Mike Shumann
FL 22 Mike Barnes
TB 44 Larry Key
FB 48 Mark Lyles
C 55 Gil Wesley
LG 61 Wade Johnson
RG 69 Mike Good
LT 70 Greg Futch
RT 71 Tom Rushing
TE 84 Greg Lazzaro
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
CB 21 Bobby Butler
SS 24 Mike Kincaid
CB 46 Ivory Joe Hunter
FS 47 Nat Terry
NG 50 Ron Simmons
LB 51 Aaron Carter
LB 56 Jimmy Heggins
LT 68 Abe Smith
RT 76 Walter Carter
LE 80 Scott Warren
RE 88 Willie Jones
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Dave Cappelen
3 Bill Duley
12 Wally Woodham
17 Bill Capece
19 Kurt Unglaub
23 Jackie Flowers
27 Vic Fowler
30 Keith Kennedy
32 Greg Ramsey
36 Chip Sanders
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
37 Mike Smith
40 Bobby Jackson
42 Monk Bonasorte
49 David Hanks
52 Fred Igaz
60 Jeremy Mindlin
79 Louie Richardson
85 Grady King
86 Roger Overby
90 Edenbur Richardson
|
Florida State 18, Kansas State 10
09/17/1977, Manhattan, Kans.
From the Tallahassee Democrat, September 18, 1977, page 53, by Bill McGrotha. Key and 'D' spark Seminoles.
Tribe runs streak to five in a row, 18-10.
MANHATTAN, KS - Larry Key
ran for 120 yards and became the first Florida State football player ever to go over the 2,000 mark in career yardage.
But once again it was defense that did it as the Seminoles struggled to an
18-10 victory over a rather aroused Kansas State team here Saturday afternoon.
Futile on offense in the face of FSU's swarming defenders, but not so sorry on defense itself, Kansas State lost its
12th straight as a crowd of 26,200 partisans mourned on a strange-weather afternoon that saw it hot, muggy, windy and overcast. It even rained hard for a brief period in the second quarter.
For
Coach Bobby Bowden's Seminoles it was a fifth straight triumph, extending back through the last three of '76. Not since '71 had Florida State won five straight.
It was a game that went on and on -
three full hours. Turnovers, penalties, injuries, lots of passing and an unaccountable delay or two drug it out.
Now the Seminoles, off to a 2-0 start, look to a first home game Saturday against
Miami. It could be a sellout, or something close to that.
This victory followed the script of last week's 35-6 success at Southern Mississippi. Defense held the fort, until the offense finally
produced its typically late show.
It was a defense that restricted K-State to just seven first downs and 173 total yards. It was a defense that still has not yielded a touchdown this season.
K-State got its touchdown against the offense, on a blocked punt.
And it was a defense that was led again by nose guard Ron Simmons and linebacker Jimmy Heggins, though there were timely
contributions by virtually everybody back there. End Willie Jones made a couple of big plays in critical circumstances.
For awhile, it looked like a scoreless tie.
Then just before halftime,
nose guard Greg Brown, who once signed a scholarship with Florida State but then slipped away, tore through to block a Bill Duley punt. The line of scrimmage was at the 50. Brown picked up the rolling
ball at the six and romped in for a touchdown that put the home team ahead 7-0.
On its second series of the third quarter, Florida State changed that. A Duley punt had backed the Kansans to their
two. When they kicked out of the hole, Florida State got the ball at the Wildcats' 38.
Four plays later soph quarterback Jimmy Jordan passed nine yards to a wide-open Mike Shumann for the
touchdown. Surprisingly, the Seminoles went for two points, Jordan again hitting Shumann, making it 8-7.
In the early going of the last quarter K-State regained the lead, 10-8 on a 19-yard field
goal by Kris Thompson. An interception of a Jordan pass had put K-State in position at FSU's 48.
With 6:58 to go in the game the Seminoles capped an 80-yard movement with Dave Cappelen's 27-yard
field goal, moving back up 11-10.
Then, with 2:27 left, Jordan hit Shumann at the goal line with a 26-yarder. The touchdown climaxed a 61-yard drive.
Only 5-for-19 in the first half, Jordan was
11-for-18 on passes after intermission. He got 225 yards out of his 16 completions in 37 attempts.
Two injured Seminoles, wide receiver Kurt Unglaub and tight end Greg Lazzaro, played not at all in
this one. They should be ready for Miami, but two other starters may not be. Defensive tackle Abe Smith and offensive tackle Tom Rushing came down with knee injuries that may be severe. Florida State
awaits doctors' reports today. Reserve defensive tackle Jerry Mindlin twisted an ankle, and so did Simmons, but those injuries did not appear to be all that serious Saturday night.
Key got his 120
yards in 24 carries. His exact career total now is 2,018.
K-State got spectacular defensive play from linebacker Gary Spani, who roamed all over. Among other things, he recovered two fumbles and
intercepted a pass.
Florida State netted 363 yards on offense. But the Seminoles lost three fumbles, had two passes swiped, drew binding penalties - and had that punt blocked.
Jordan had trouble
with his timing on passes into that wind. He overthrew some. He had some dropped.
Shumann caught five for 108 yards, and Jackie Flowers four for 43.
Duley finished with a nifty 46.9 average on
his punts. (Blocked punts are charged to the team, not Duley individually. He had one punt partially blocked, in addition to the one that brought the K-State TD.)
FSU defenders shut off K-State
quarterback Wendell Henrikson. He completed just four passes in 22 attempts. Bobby Jackson intercepted one of his shots at game's end, and Ivory Joe Hunter plucked a timely one earlier.
K-State got
good punting out of freshman Don Birdsey. That was expedient. FSU's defense forced him to punt a whopping 14 times. He averaged 37.5. "He needs to be complimented," said Bowden, "About three times we
had him, and he got the punt off anyhow."
Bowden said his Seminoles were hoping to get "a couple big ones early." The coach said the wind hurt the accuracy of Jordan. "That wind hurt us more," said
Bowden, "when it was behind us." Jordan couldn't gauge his distance consistently.
The coach said "we saw something" in Kansas State's defense that fostered the decision to go for two points
following the first touchdown. But he also said he went for two "because I don't like to play for ties."
Bowden said he thought his defense started tiring in the third quarter. "They were bigger
than we are," he noted. "We rely on speed. We're just not very big."
Ellis Rainsberger, the K-State coach, thought his team played "though enough to win, especially on defense."
He praised
Spani, who recovered two fumbles, intercepted a pass and made tackles all over the field.
Not long after the game, someone asked Bowden what he thought about the game.
"I don't think," he said,
smiling broadly, "I'm thankful!"
Seminole suspense: It's a habit. MANHATTAN, KS - Florida State's football team has not yet "dispensed with the suspense."
In a
mistake-riddled game here Saturday afternoon, the Seminoles struggled from behind in the last seven minutes and dealt Kansas State its 12th straight defeat, 18-10.
Dave Cappelen first kicked a
28-yard field goal to put FSU up 11-10 with 6:58 to go. With 2:17 left Jimmy Jordan fired a 37-yard touchdown pass to Mike Shumann, who pulled in several clutch catches late.
The hard earned
victory was Florida State's fifth straight.
On a very warm afternoon (85 degrees), Florida State chose to kick off after winning the coin toss, getting a 13-miles-per-hour wind advantage.
Bill
Capece, the freshman, kicked the ball out of the end zone.
After three runs got eight yards, to the 28, K-State punted to FSU's 39.
Larry Key was stopped cold, and Jimmy Jordan missed on two
passes. Bill Duley's punt rolled into the end zone.
This time three runs got seven, and a punt left Florida State at its 36. Key again was stopped cold. Jordan overthrew a streaking Jesse Forbes
with a long bomb. A pass to Key was broken up. Duley's punt backed the Wildcats to their 16.
Wendell Henrikson, the quarterback, got five on a keeper. But Henrikson missed with a pass, and Abe
Smith then decked the quarterback for a loss of two. A punt gave FSU a shot from its 47.
A pass fell harmlessly to the ground. After a 5-yard penalty, Jordan got four back on a pass to Key. But
Shumann dropped a long touchdown-labeled pass. Duley again punted into the end zone.
A holding penalty soon had K-State on its 10. After struggling to the 21, K-State punted, up to its 49.
Runs
of three and seven yards by Key produced the first first down of the game, at the 39. Two plays later Key couldn't get a handle on a pitchout, and Gary Spani claimed the fumble for K-State at the
Wildcats' 35.
Trying to pass, Henrikson was racked for a 2-yard loss by Smith, who took a hard tumble on the artificial turf and left the game hurt. Two passes, one incomplete, netted seven yards.
K-State punted to FSU's 33.
A bomb to Jesse Forbes was a bit long. Strikes of 10 and 15 yards to Jackie Flowers soon gained the K-State 38. Two plays later a holding call pushed FSU to its own
48.
On third down Jordan was racked for minus-seven at the 41. Duley punted deep, to the 11.
Early in the second quarter, the Wildcats finally got a first down, on Bubba Richardson's 6-yard
sweep to the 22.
Scott Warren got to runner Mack Green, knocking him for a loss of two, blunting a probe to the 33. Punter Don Birdsey got a high snap, but sidestepped a hard rush and booted the
ball to the 26.
Soon Jordan fumbled. Key tried to cover the rolling ball but Spani got it away from him at the 20.
Holding set the Wildcats back to their 35.
Ivory Joe Hunter then intercepted
a Henrikson pass at FSU's 21.
A pass was busted up, and Forbes, on a reverse, got little. Jordan was sacked by Keith Nelms for a loss of 12, back to the 10.
Then Nelms tipped Duley's punt as he
kicked out of the end zone into the wind, and the ball was downed at the FSU 28.
Florida State's defense stopped 'em as two runs and a pass netted just two yards. A 42-yard try for a field goal by
Kris Thompson was wide.
Jordan hit Grady King with a 6-yarder. Key, on a run, broke for 13. Soon Greg Ramsey, on a draw, pounded for nine to the 50.
Jordan missed on three straight throws - good
coverage on each occasion by K-State defenders.
Then Greg Brown, the sophomore nose guard out of Washington, D.C. who was once signed by Florida State, tore through to block Duley's punt. The ball
rolled all the way back to the six, where the same Brown picked it up and scampered in for a touchdown. Thompson added a point for 7-0.
Clipping on the kickoff return left FSU at its 12, but Key,
on the draw, ripped off 30 to the 42. Ramsey and Key led on, with their runs, to a first down at the K-State 35.
An illegal-procedure penalty against the Seminoles helped stop that bid. Duley
punted out of bounds at the eight.
Three runs lost two, with Willie Jones popping Tony Brown for key minus yardage.
Once more, Birdsey, a freshman, got a high snap as he went back to punt. Once
more, he side-stepped a rush and got off a booming punt - the wind behind him - to FSU's 41.
Jordan completed one to Flowers, who fumbled. K-State's Randy Lorenzen claimed the ball at FSU's 46.
Jones sliced in to rack Henrikson for a loss of nine as he tried to pass. Two following throws were futile.
Birdsey punted to the seven just before time ran out in the half.
At this point,
Florida State led in yardage, 135 to 46, but Jordan had hit only five of 19 passes.
Starting the third quarter, Capece again put the kickoff out of the end zone.
The Seminoles quickly forced a
punt, and got good field position at their 42 following a Birdsey 29-yarder. But a procedure penalty stalled the Seminoles despite Jordan's 10-yard pass to Roger overby at the K-State 49. Key never
had a chance on a third-down run and lost four.
Duley's nifty punt put K-State on its two.
From the eight, after three runs, Birdsey's punt was returned eight yards by Nat Terry, to the K-State
38.
Jordan threw to Flowers for 12. Then Key slipped wide for 16 to the 10. From the nine two plays later Jordan fired to a wide-open Shumann for the touchdown. Then, after a timeout, the Seminoles
went for two. Jordan made it look easy, passing to Shumann again - going the other way this time. Florida State led 8-7.
The home team maneuvered to its 32 but no further. A punt backed FSU to its
28.
On third down, needing six, Jordan was under heavy pressure but managed to aim one at Lyles, who made a splendid catch at FSU's 49.
But another third-down pass was intercepted by Spani at
the K-State 46. He took the ball right out of Overby's hands.
Henrikson lost two, trying to run wide. A delay penalty cost five. Two passes were futile. A short punt was out of bounds at FSU's
36.
A screen pass, Jordan to Key, got 14 to the 50.
But Brad Horchem swiped another Jordan pass, ran it back 29 yards to FSU's 48. The Wildcats were across midfield, on their own steam, for the
first time.
After Ken Lovely ran for five, Henrikson hit Paul Coffman with an 18-yard pass at the 25. Lovely's suddenly effective running led to a first down at the nine. At the two on fourth down,
K-State went for a field goal, and Thompson connected on the 19-yarder for a 10-8 lead in the first moments of the last quarter.
From the 20, Jordan hit two straight 14-yard passes, Key and Shumann
on the receiving end, up to the 48. But Nelms sacked Jordan for minus five. Soon Duley punted to the 16.
Lovely broke for 18 to the 34. Three more runs and K-State was obliged to punt, to FSU's
20.
King pulled in a 9-yard pass. Two plays later Key slipped wide for 26 to K-State's 42. Soon Shumann made a falling catch of a 25-yard pass at the 15.
Key got five, but two more plays netted
naught. On fourth down Dave Cappelen put through a 28-yard field goal for 11-10 with 6:58 left in the game.
From the 23, following the kickoff, Lovely picked up six. Then Henrikson threw long, and
Charlie Green pulled it in at FSU's 44.
A run got only two. A pass fell harmlessly. Then Mark Macek, a freshman tackle who had gone in for an injured Jerry Mindlin, whipped in to deck Henrikson for
a loss of 11, back at the K-State 48.
Terry took the punt, and returned 22 yards to the 39.
On third down, Jordan found Shumann with a 23-yard pass at the Wildcats' 35. Third down again, and he
again went to Shumann, with the Tallahassee senior snaring the ball at the goal line and scoring on a 37-yard play. The clock showing 2:17.
Cappelen kicked the point for 18-10.
On fourth down at
his 34, Henrikson hit Lovely with a 22-yarder at FSU's 44. That, with 1:41 to go.
A bomb over the middle to John Liebe was close, a little long.
On third down Walter Carter nabbed Henrikson for
minus three. And on fourth down Jones bagged him for minus eight, back on his 45.
With 1:01 left, Florida State just fell on the ball, giving up yardage back to its 47.
On fourth down, Duley
went back to punt, the snap was faulty - and Duley fell on the ball. But K-State was offside.
Next time he got the punt off - but illegal procedure was called on Florida State. On the third time he
punted to the 17.
On the final play of the game Bobby Jackson intercepted Henrikson's pass, and it was mercifully over.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Florida State |
0 |
0 |
8 |
10 |
18 |
| Kansas State |
0 |
7 |
0 |
3 |
10 |
2nd 0- 0 Opp, 42, field goal failed, 8:59
0- 7 Opp, 50, punt return/blocked punt (kick), 6:33
3rd 8- 7 Mike Shumann, 9, pass from Jimmy Jordan (Mike Shumann, pass from Jimmy Jordan), 7:59
4th 8-10 Opp, 19, field goal, 14:24
11-10 Dave Cappelen, 27, field goal, 6:58
18-10 Mike Shumann, 36, pass from Jimmy Jordan (Dave Cappelen, kick), 2:17
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 19 7
Rushes-yards 42-138 48-101
Passing 225 72
Att-Comp-Int 37-16-2 22-4-2
Total Yards 79-363 70-173
Punt Returns 7-56 3-59
Kickoff Returns 1-23 3-44
Interception Ret. 2-17 2-35
Fumble Returns 0-0 3-0
Punts 10-40.3 14-37.5
Fumbles-Lost 4-3 0-0
Penalties-Yds 6-49 4-37
Attendance 26,200
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Larry Key 24 120 0 30
Jesse Forbes 1 22 0 22
Greg Ramsey 4 19 0 9
Mark Lyles 6 18 0 4
Jimmy Jordan 7 -41 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 42 138 0 30
Opp 48 101 0 18
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Mike Shumann 5 108 2 36t
Jackie Flowers 4 43 0 14
Larry Key 3 32 0 14
Mark Lyles 1 17 0 17
Grady King 2 15 0 15
Roger Overby 1 10 0 10
---------------------------------------------
FSU 16 225 2 36t
Opp 4 72 0 25
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Jimmy Jordan 16 37 2 225 2 36t
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 16 37 2 225 2 36t
Opp 4 22 2 72 0 25
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Nat Terry 4 45 0
Bobby Jackson 3 11 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 7 56 0
Opp 3 59 1 50t
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Larry Key 1 23 0 23
---------------------------------------------
FSU 1 23 0 23
Opp 3 44 0
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Bill Duley 8 375 60
Team 2 28 28
----------------------------------------
FSU 10 403 60
Opp 14 525 53
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jimmy Heggins 5 11 16 . . . 1 . . . . .
Ron Simmons 6 5 11 . . . . . . . . .
Walter Carter 3 6 9 . . . . . . . . .
Willie Jones 4 3 7 . . . . . . . . .
Aaron Carter 1 6 7 . . . 1 . . . . .
Mike Kincaid 5 1 6 . . . 2 . . . . .
Ivory Joe Hunter 3 2 5 . . 1- 0 1 . . . . .
Nat Terry 1 4 5 . . . . . . . . .
Abe Smith 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Scott Warren 1 1 2 . . . 1 . . . . .
Mike Good 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Mark Macek 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Bobby Jackson 1 1 2 . . 1- 17 2 . . . . .
Vic Fowler . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Jimmy Jordan . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Gil Wesley . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Bobby Butler . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
David Hanks . . . . . . 1 . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 34 48 82 . . 2- 17 9 . . . . .
Opp 39 54 93 . . 2- 35 14 . 3- 0 . 2 .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
QB 15 Jimmy Jordan
SE 20 Mike Shumann
TB 44 Larry Key
FB 48 Mark Lyles
C 55 Gil Wesley
QG 61 Wade Johnson
TG 69 Mike Good
QT 70 Greg Futch
TT 71 Tom Rushing
TE 85 Grady King
WR 86 Roger Overby
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
DB 21 Bobby Butler
SS 24 Mike Kincaid
DB 46 Ivory Joe Hunter
SS 47 Nat Terry
NG 50 Ron Simmons
LB 51 Aaron Carter
LB 56 Jimmy Heggins
LT 68 Abe Smith
RT 76 Walter Carter
RE 80 Scott Warren
LE 88 Willie Jones
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Dave Cappelen
3 Bill Duley
17 Bill Capece
22 Mike Barnes
23 Jackie Flowers
26 Jesse Forbes
27 Vic Fowler
30 Keith Kennedy
32 Greg Ramsey
35 Ernie Sims
36 Chip Sanders
40 Bobby Jackson
42 Monk Bonasorte
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
49 David Hanks
52 Fred Igaz
53 Paul Piurowski
58 John Madden
60 Jeremy Mindlin
62 Bruce Harrison
63 Tom Coll
67 Mark Macek
72 Ken Lanier
75 Tom Brannon
87 Ken McCranie
90 Edenbur Richardson
|
Miami 23, Florida State 17
09/24/1977, Tallahassee
From the Tallahassee Democrat, September 25, 1977, page 71, by Bill McGrotha. Seminoles turn it over to UM 23-17.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Sucked under by the quicksand of its own mistakes,
Florida State's young football team lost something of its magic here Saturday night.
Down 17-10, Miami ripped off 13 points in the final nine minutes and terminated the Seminoles' five-game winning
streak 23-17.
A sellout crowd of 40,060 - all available seats were filled - saw the Hurricanes topple the Seminoles in their own Campbell Stadium for the fifth time. FSU has yet to beat UM here.
For a pulsating while it seemed that the Seminoles were going to follow the script of Bobby Bowden's previous seven victories as head coach. Behind 10-0 after a quarter, they rallied to go ahead
11-10, then 17-10.
Five pass interceptions - three by Bryan Ferguson - constituted only a part of Florida State's costly errors in this one. Penalties, and particularly late ones, helped ruin the
Seminoles.
Perhaps the biggest factor of all was Miami's hogging of the football - it's control. Miami had it for 87 plays, FSU only 63.
A last chance went down the drain when Miami punted with
1:26 left. Florida State was charged with having 12 men on the field, and UM retained the ball, killed the clock.
After a shaky start, Florida State's defense again played magnificently. In the
third quarter, for example, UM managed just one first down - and that on the quarter's last play. Nose guard Ron Simmons again was a prominent one, but there were many including end Willie Jones and
linebacker Aaron Carter.
Miami scored on two of its first three possessions, driving 75 yards to a 17-yard field goal by Chris Dennis, then moving 62 yards near the end of the first quarter, to a
touchdown on E.J. Baker's 23-yard pass to Ken Johnson.
Florida State retaliated with a 41-yard field goal by Dave Cappelen in the first moments of the second period. A while later tackle Louie
Richardson swarmed Baker in the end zone as he tried to pass, and the safety cut the score to 10-5.
With 52 seconds left in the half, Jimmy Jordan hit Kurt Unglaub with an 11-yard scoring pass to
push the Seminoles in front 11-10. A two-point play failed.
Very quickly in the third quarter Florida State scored, after a 37-yard Nat Terry punt return put the Seminoles in position at Miami's
34. Greg Ramsey got the TD on a 16-yard reverse.
On an extra-point play that may have been critical the snap sailed over holder Bill Duley's head, and the kick attempt that could have provided an
eight-point lead went awry.
Miami showed no signs of last-half offense until, backed to its 21, it moved late with Kenneth McMillian in for Baker at quarterback. A late-hit penalty was followed the
next play by one for pass interference, and suddenly UM was knocking at FSU's 27. McMillian threw a 23-yard pass to the three, then pegged Karl Monroe with a scoring shot. A point try by Dennis tied
it 17-17 with 8:46 left.
The next series saw a Jordan pass intercepted and Dennis kick the first of two 47-yard field goals for a 20-17 Miami lead as the clock showed 5:02.
Then, with 4:11
remaining, Florida State debatably gambled with a fourth-down pass at its 40. The pass missed. Miami took over, and got another long range 3-pointer out of Dennis, for 23-17 with 2:09 left.
Miami's
fifth interception of the game spoiled FSU's last possession of the football.
Prone to err in its first two games, Miami, now 1-2, made few mistakes in this one, had just one turnover - a fumble.
The Hurricanes edged FSU in total yardage, 287 to 235, as the Seminoles found UM's defense, led by big nose guard Don Latimer, tough against the pass as well as the run.
"We are so immature," said
Bowden, "that it finally caught up with us. We made maturity errors in the third quarter, and at the start of the fourth that hurt us. Whatever we were doing good early in the second half, we lost
it.
"When we're passing hot, we are going to be a hot football team. When we're cold, we're going to be a cold football team.
"The offensive line is the one area of our team that needs help -
game experience.
"Miami threw every kind of blitz at us that we could imagine. They were well prepared. We didn't know what they were going to do on pass defense. Miami is a well-coached team that
has a lot more poise than we do.
"I really thought we would be 3-0 after tonight - what with playing the game at home and all. I felt like we could beat Miami."
Jordan completed just 13 of 38
passes for 131 yards - and only two of 10 for a net of three yards in the last half. Four of the interceptions were off him, the last off Wally Woodham, who was in for the final series.
As
McMillian went 8-for-10, UM's two quarterbacks completed 13 of 19 passes for 142 yards. Miami ran for 145 more. Pat Walker, a 6-foot-4 split end, snared six passes. FSU's running game was led by
Ramsey, who got 56 yards on seven runs while Larry Key netted 50 on just nine.
Florida State plays Oklahoma State next week.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Miami |
10 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
23 |
| Florida State |
0 |
11 |
6 |
0 |
17 |
1st 0- 3 Opp, 17, field goal, 6:56
0-10 Opp, 23, pass (kick), 1:07
2nd 3-10 Dave Cappelen, 41, field goal, 13:36
5-10 Louie Richardson, safety, 7:53
Note: Quarterback tackled in the end zone by Louie
Richardson and Ron Simmons.
11-10 Kurt Unglaub, 11, pass from Jimmy Jordan (Jimmy Jordan, pass failed), 0:52
3rd 17-10 Greg Ramsey, 16, run (Jimmy Jordan, pass failed), 10:41
4th 17-17 Opp, 3, pass (kick), 8:46
17-20 Opp, 47, field goal, 5:02
17-23 Opp, 47, field goal, 2:09
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 16 20
Rushes-yards 23-104 68-145
Passing 134 142
Att-Comp-Int 40-14-5 19-13-0
Total Yards 63-238 87-287
Punt Returns 4-53 4-7
Kickoff Returns 7-137 3-72
Interception Ret. 0-0 5--3
Fumble Returns 1-0 0-0
Punts 7-41.6 8-36.6
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-1
Penalties-Yds 5-71 4-47
Attendance 40,060
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Greg Ramsey 7 56 1 16t
Larry Key 9 50 0 13
Mark Lyles 4 19 0 13
Jimmy Jordan 3 -21 0 5
---------------------------------------------
FSU 23 104 1 16t
Opp 68 145 0 12
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Kurt Unglaub 3 47 1 22
Mark Lyles 4 30 0 11
Larry Key 2 28 0 27
Roger Overby 1 18 0 18
Mike Shumann 1 13 0 13
Greg Lazzaro 1 3 0 3
Greg Ramsey 2 -5 0 -2
---------------------------------------------
FSU 14 134 1 27
Opp 13 142 2 23t
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Jimmy Jordan 13 38 4 131 1 27
Wally Woodham 1 2 1 3 0 3
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 14 40 5 134 1 27
Opp 13 19 0 142 2 23t
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Nat Terry 4 53 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 4 53 0
Opp 4 7 0
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Larry Key 6 121 0
Bobby Jackson 1 16 0 16
---------------------------------------------
FSU 7 137 0 16
Opp 3 72 0 34
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Bill Duley 7 291 53
----------------------------------------
FSU 7 291 53
Opp 8 293 47
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jimmy Heggins . 16 16 . . . 1 . . . . .
Aaron Carter 2 13 15 1.0- 3.0 . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Ron Simmons 4 10 14 3.0- 16.0 . . . . . . . .
Louie Richardson 3 8 11 1.0- 9.0 . . . . . . . 1
Scott Warren 2 9 11 1.0- 5.0 . . 1 . . . . .
Walter Carter 1 10 11 . . . . . . 1 . .
Willie Jones 5 5 10 . . . 1 . . . . .
Ivory Joe Hunter 2 7 9 . . . . . . . . .
Nat Terry 1 4 5 . . . . . . . . .
Mike Kincaid 1 3 4 . . . . . . . . .
Mark Macek . 4 4 . . . . . . . . .
Edenbur Richardson 1 3 4 . . . . . . . . .
Fred Igaz . 3 3 . . . . . . . . .
Bobby Butler 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Vic Fowler . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
David Hanks 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Wade Johnson 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Paul Phillippy . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Bill Capece 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Jesse Forbes 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 28 100 128 6.0- 33.0 . . 3 . 1- 0 1 . 1
Opp . . . . . 5- -3 . . . . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
QB 15 Jimmy Jordan
SE 20 Mike Shumann
FL 23 Jackie Flowers
TB 44 Larry Key
FB 48 Mark Lyles
C 55 Gil Wesley
QG 61 Wade Johnson
TG 69 Mike Good
QT 72 Ken Lanier
TT 78 Nate Henderson
TE 84 Greg Lazzaro
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
SS 24 Mike Kincaid
CB 40 Bobby Jackson
CB 46 Ivory Joe Hunter
FS 47 Nat Terry
NG 50 Ron Simmons
SLB 51 Aaron Carter
WLB 56 Jimmy Heggins
RT 74 Paul Phillippy
LT 76 Walter Carter
E 80 Scott Warren
E 88 Willie Jones
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Dave Cappelen
3 Bill Duley
12 Wally Woodham
14 Ryals Lee
17 Bill Capece
19 Kurt Unglaub
21 Bobby Butler
22 Mike Barnes
26 Jesse Forbes
27 Vic Fowler
32 Greg Ramsey
36 Chip Sanders
37 Mike Smith
42 Monk Bonasorte
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
49 David Hanks
52 Fred Igaz
53 Paul Piurowski
58 John Madden
62 Bruce Harrison
63 Tom Coll
67 Mark Macek
70 Greg Futch
77 Mark Meseroll
79 Louie Richardson
85 Grady King
86 Roger Overby
87 Ken McCranie
90 Edenbur Richardson
|
Florida State 25, Oklahoma State 17
10/01/1977, Stillwater, Okla.
From the Tallahassee Democrat, October 2, 1977, page 53, by Bill McGrotha. FSU puts girdle on Cowboys.
Key, Woodham spark 25-17 win.
STILLWATER, OK - With Larry Key and Wally
Woodham wielding the sharpest needles, Florida State's football team patched-up its tattered offense here Saturday afternoon and stuck it to Oklahoma State 25-17.
It was strictly according to the
script of Coach Bobby Bowden's other seven victories with the Seminoles.
Down 17-3 in the early minutes of the last half, the surprising Seminoles erupted for 22 point in a hurry.
The splendid
Key, shrugged off an ankle injury, ran a school-record 32 times, including 14 times in the closing quarter. (Old record: Leon Bright's 30 carries against Utah State in '75.)
Key gained 127 yards
running, 72 more on three pass receptions, and 60 on his single kickoff return. That should vault him to No. 1 nationally in the category of all-purpose running, based on runs from scrimmage, plus
pass catches and kick returns. Key, going in, was No. 4 in all-purpose running.
Woodham, the Tallahassee sophomore, took over for starter Jimmy Jordan at quarterback late in the first half, the
Seminoles trailing 10-0. With Woodham in there, Florida State got points on the board four out of the five times it had the football. He completed nine of his 16 passes for 145 yards.
"Woodham will
be our starting quarterback next week," said Bowden shortly after the finish.
Terry Miller, the heralded girdle-wearing runner of Oklahoma State, churned for 156 yards in 26 carries but did little
late against an aroused FSU defense that seemed led primarily by Aaron Carter and Ron Simmons.
"When you lose all of your quarterbacks, you can't do much," said Miller. "I really don't know what
happened. It sure has been one of those years in college football, hasn't it?"
"Indeed, the Cowboys did lose their top two quarterbacks on injuries - Howard Bailey (shoulder) late in the first
quarter with the team ahead 10-0, and Jimmy Derrick (knee) in the third with OSU on top 17-3. The loss of the swift, tall Bailey, in particular, hurt the home team notably.
A final accounting of
FSU heroes must await coaches' appraisal of the films, but there were many. Dave Cappelen, the sophomore, kicked 36 and 30-yard field goals, the last a pressurized one that put FSU ahead to stay 18-17
with 6:36 left. Roger Overby snared two particularly timely passes.
A parents-day crowd of 46,500 sat in stunned silence the rest of the way after Cappelen's last boot.
Florida State set out to
control the football - to keep it away from the gifted, dangerous Miller. Florida State was determined to run, and it did. Result: FSU had the ball for 81 plays, the Cowboys only 58. After Oklahoma
State, now 2-2, got ahead 17-3 the Seminoles allowed Coach Jim Stanley's team only 17 plays from scrimmage the rest of the game.
"You saw the same things I did," said Stanley. "We got our tails
beat. They out-played us.
"The thing that bothered me most is they showed more character out there than we did. We didn't know they would run so many times."
Florida State out-yarded the
nation's second-leading running team, 381 to 258. OSU got 256 on the ground, throwing just five times and completing one for a mere two yards.
Now 3-1, the Seminoles return home to play unbeaten
Cincinnati here next Saturday night.
Moments after Cappelen kicked the 3-pointer to put FSU in front for the first time, Randy Stephenson, the No. 3 quarterback, was separated from the football by
a Willie Jones tackle. Nat Terry recovered it for the Seminoles at the OSU 23.
Three plays later Key caught a swing pass from Woodham, out-maneuvered defenders and zig-zagged 29 yards to the
touchdown that brought the score to 25-17 with 5:16 left.
Woodham was big on such third-down plays all afternoon.
Miller went in as the country's leading rusher, and came out that way. But never
in a previous game this season had he lost a single yard. On three straight carries by Miller late in the game he lost yardage. Once he slipped. Once Simmons got him. Once Carter did.
For all of
Miller's yardage, Oklahoma State managed just 13 first downs. The Seminoles had 21.
A low snap on a punt attempt set up an Oklahoma State field goal right from the start. Taking over at FSU's 17,
the Cowboys got the 3-pointer foru plays later on a 27-yard boot by Colin Ankersen.
Minutes later OSU drove 61 yards to its first TD. Miller scoring on a thundering 17-yard romp up the middle.
Right after, Jordan guided the Seminoles from their eight to the OSU 14 but Peter Coppola intercepted one of his shots in the end zone. Bailey got hurt moments later after running 30 yards to the 50.
The game might well have turned right there, for two plays later FSU's Scott Warren claimed a fumble.
FSU dominated play most of the remainder of the half, but was able to get on the board only
after Woodham entered. In short order a 31-yard pass to Mike Shumann set up Cappelen's 36-yard field goal that cut it to 10-3.
Oklahoma State moved with authority from the second-half kickoff,
driving 80 yards to a touchdown that Miller got from two yards out.
The Seminoles bounced right back as Key set them afire with his 60-yard kickoff runback to the OSU 40. Seven plays later Woodham
kept and scored from the two, making it 17-9 after an extra-point miss on a bobbled snap.
After a series that produced naught, Woodham took the Seminoles on a 56-yard scoring drive, Mark Lyles
crashing into the end zone from the two. A 2-point try that would have tied it failed, leaving it 17-15.
Woodham had "come on strong" near the end of spring practice, to pull even with Jordan in
the No. 1 quarterback battle. But Jordan had been outstanding in the spring game, and was No. 1 at the start of fall drills.
"I'm really starting to wonder," said a happy Bowden, "whether we can
win a game if we're not behind. We always seem to play better that way.
"After they lost their first two quarterbacks, we started keying on the run a little more. Bailey's a really fine athlete. He
hurt us early.
"We were fortunate to win. I felt before the game if we won here we could go on to a winning season."
Daria Butler, defensive end of OSU, said: "Florida State's draws and screens
killed us. We just didn't adjust."
Defensively, OSU seemed to tire badly toward the end.
Florida State emerged with no new injuries of note. Key said the artificial turf, which often produces
injuries, was the best he had ever been on.
One thing that did not follow an old script was that, for once, the Indians beat the Cowboys.
They just keep coming back…
STILLWATER, OK - Behind 17-3 after five minutes of the last half, Florida State struck three times in rather rapid succession and unseated Oklahoma State's football Cowboys 25-17 here Saturday
afternoon.
Larry Key ignored a bum ankle that had fretted coaches all week and led a late charge.
Dave Cappelen's 31-yard field goal put FSU up 18-17 with 6:46 left. Moments later, following Nat
Terry's recovery of an OSU fumble at the Cowboy 23, Key took a short pass from Wally Woodham and rambled 19 yards for a clinching touchdown.
It was a mild-weather afternoon, a windy one. Florida
State, after winning the pre-game coin toss, started at its 29 following a 21-yard kickoff return by Greg Ramsey.
Two runs got six, before Larry Key was nailed for minus-three on a draw play. The
punt snap was low, and Bill Duley could not get a handle on it, finally picking it up and maneuvering for room. He was tackled on the 17.
With Scott Warren halting Harold Bailey on a first-down
sweep, the Cowboys got only to the 10 in three runs. On fourth down Colin Ankersen kicked a 21-yard field goal for 3-0.
Clipping on the kick return put FSU in the hole at its seven. On second down
Key cut off tackle and sped 15 to the 23. The Seminoles came up short at the 30, and Duley punted to the Cowboy 39.
Terry Miller knocked off eight. Three plays later he ripped for 17 to FSU's 25.
Skip Taylor smacked for eight. Then Miller, on a quick-opener, rammed 17 yards right up the middle for a touchdown. A PAT kick made it 10-0.
But Jordan dumped a screen pass to Key, and the tailback
slipped away, behind a wall of blockers, for 48 yards to the Cowboy 44.
A roughing-the-passer penalty got FSU to the 34 on third down. Key whacked off 17 the following play, down to the 17.
Two
runs netted just one. Whereupon Pete Coppola picked off Jordan's pass - intended for Greg Lazzaro - in the end zone.
On the keeper, Bailey whipped for 30 yards to the 50, but hurt his shoulder on
the play. Jimmy Derrick came in to quarterback. Shortly afterward, Derrick fumbled attempting a handoff, and Warren got the ball for the Seminoles at FSU's 48.
A third-down sack of Jordan had the
Seminoles at their 46, and Duley punted to the 26. The Cowboys worked the ball up to the 33, and punted to FSU's 35 on the first play of the second quarter.
Hamstrung by a couple of penalties,
Florida State got nothing going. Duley kicked to the home team's 30.
Ramsey caught a pass for eight, then ran for four, to the OSU 41.
OSU stiffened, held at its 36. Bill Capece, the freshman,
tried a field goal from 52-yard range. It was right on target, but a wee bit short.
Two runs netted a yard, and Louie Richardson batted down a Derrick pass. Nat Terry returned a punt 10 yards to
FSU's 47.
Wally Woodham entered at quarterback. His third-down pass to Shumann got 31 to OSU's 21. From there Key got only two and two more passes failed. With 1:22 left in the half Dave Cappelen
kicked a 36-yard field goal for 10-3.
Capece whammed the second-half kickoff into the end zone, and OSU started at its 20. FSU appeared to have the Cowboys stopped when a offside penalty provided
the home team new life. Keeper runs on third down by Derrick, for four and 16 yards, led the Cowboys to the 44. Pass interference, called on freshman Francis Bonasorte, vaulted OSU to FSU's 35.
Bonasorte had gone in for the freshly-injured Nat Terry.
Miller slashed to the 21, then to the 16. On a pitchout, Miller sailed for another first down at the three. Miller scored from the two on a
pitchout. A point kick made it 17-3.
Key took the kickoff in at the goal, broke for the sidelines and sprinted 60 yards to the OSU 40 before he was hauled down.
A 16-yard Woodham pass to Roger
Overby on third down put FSU at the 21. Key pounded to the 12, then to the four. After Key carried once more, to the two, Woodham kept and slipped wide to score easily. Duley, down to hold, mishandled
the snap - the ball slipping after he had put it down - and the extra-point attempt went awry, leaving it 17-9.
Beginning at its 25, OSU quickly got going on successive runs of 10 and 17 yards by
Miller that placed the Cowboys at FSU's 38. But soon Miller registered his first loss from scrimmage this year, slipping for minus-three. And as OSU went for it on fourth-and-four at its 32, Miller
got his second loss of the year when Mike Kincaid rapped him for minus-one after a pitchout.
Woodham's 14-yard pass to Mark Lyles gained OSU's 49, and Key sped for 13 more to the 35. On a reverse,
Ramsey lost six, however, and FSU was soon obliged to punt. Duley's effort rolled into the end zone.
With Ron Simmons getting to Miller for a loss of one, OSU was on its 18 after three plays. A
punt gave FSU position at its 44.
Woodham's third-down pass to Grady King for 10 brought a first down at the Cowboy 45 just before the fourth quarter started.
Another third-and-10 pass, to Roger
Overby, got 24 to the 21. King caught one at the 13, and Lyles smashed to a first down at the 10.
Key slipped wide to the two. Lyles rammed the middle for the touchdown. After a timeout, FSU went
for two. Key passing toward Kurt Unglaub - who was tackled while the ball was in the air. Interference was ruled. OSU was penalized two yards to the one. A flag fell as Lyles got nothing trying to
penetrate the middle. Florida State had been in motion on the play. It stayed 17-15.
OSU began from its 13 after the kickoff, got no further than the 20. A punt gave FSU the ball back at its 48.
Lyles caught a 5-yard pass and then, on a draw, got 24 to the 23. Key's 8-yard run soon brought another first down at the 13. Three more Key runs ended in a net loss of one.
Cappelen came in and
booted a 31-yard field goal with 6:46 left. That put FSU out front 18-17.
From its 24, OSU got just one play - quarterback Randy Stephenson fumbling as Willie Jones hit him. Terry pounded on the
ball for FSU at the 23.
Key got two, then two more. Then Key took a swing pass from Woodham, out-maneuvered some folks, then cut and zig-zagged up the middle 19 yards to a touchdown. Cappelen's
point brought it to 25-17 with 5:16 to go.
Florida State held at the 22 after OSU's kick return by Miller was stopped at the 17. A punt with 3:46 left gave FSU position at its 42.
Key ripped for
11, then two to OSU's 44. On third-and-10 Woodham threw wide to Lyles, who knocked off 17 to the 30.
Key drove to the 21, then just short of the 20. With 1:12 he carried again for a first down at
the 18. A face-mask penalty vaulted FSU to a first down at the nine. Woodham twice fell on the ball - and the clock was killed. So were the Cowboys.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Florida State |
0 |
3 |
6 |
16 |
25 |
| Oklahoma State |
10 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
17 |
1st 0- 3 Opp, 27, field goal, 12:01
0-10 Opp, 17, run (kick), 6:33
2nd 0-10 Bill Capece, 53, field goal failed, 4:35
3-10 Dave Cappelen, 36, field goal, 1:22
3rd 3-17 Opp, 2, run (kick), 11:43
9-17 Wally Woodham, 2, run (Dave Cappelen, kick failed), 9:26
4th 15-17 Mark Lyles, 2, run (Mark Lyles, run failed), 12:43
18-17 Dave Cappelen, 30, field goal, 6:46
25-17 Larry Key, 19, pass from Wally Woodham (Dave Cappelen, kick), 5:16
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 21 13
Rushes-yards 54-165 52-256
Passing 216 2
Att-Comp-Int 27-15-1 6-1-0
Total Yards 81-381 58-258
Punt Returns 3-17 0-0
Kickoff Returns 4-103 4-66
Interception Ret. 0-0 1-0
Fumble Returns 2-0 0-0
Punts 4-32.8 7-40.7
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 3-2
Penalties-Yds 9-64 6-64
Attendance 46,500
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Larry Key 32 127 0 17
Mark Lyles 10 46 1 24
Jimmy Jordan 3 9 0 8
Greg Ramsey 5 1 0 4
Wally Woodham 3 -3 1 2t
Team 1 -15 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 54 165 2 24
Opp 52 256 2 30
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Larry Key 3 72 1 48
Mark Lyles 4 43 0 17
Roger Overby 2 40 0 24
Mike Shumann 1 31 0 31
Grady King 2 19 0 11
Greg Ramsey 2 6 0 8
Greg Lazzaro 1 5 0 5
---------------------------------------------
FSU 15 216 1 48
Opp 1 2 0 2
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Wally Woodham 9 16 0 145 1 31
Jimmy Jordan 6 11 1 71 0 48
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 15 27 1 216 1 48
Opp 1 6 0 2 0 2
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Nat Terry 3 17 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 3 17 0
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Larry Key 1 60 0 60
Greg Ramsey 3 43 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 4 103 0 60
Opp 4 66 0
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Bill Duley 4 131 41
----------------------------------------
FSU 4 131 41
Opp 7 285 53
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Scott Warren . . . . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Nat Terry . . . . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 0 0 0 . . . . . 2- 0 . . .
Opp . . . . . 1- 0 . . . . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
QB 15 Jimmy Jordan
FL 19 Kurt Unglaub
SE 20 Mike Shumann
TB 44 Larry Key
FB 48 Mark Lyles
C 55 Gil Wesley
LG 61 Wade Johnson
RG 69 Mike Good
LT 72 Ken Lanier
RT 78 Nate Henderson
TE 84 Greg Lazzaro
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
SS 24 Mike Kincaid
CB 40 Bobby Jackson
CB 46 Ivory Joe Hunter
FS 47 Nat Terry
NG 50 Ron Simmons
LB 51 Aaron Carter
LB 56 Jimmy Heggins
RT 76 Walter Carter
LT 79 Louie Richardson
RE 80 Scott Warren
LE 88 Willie Jones
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Dave Cappelen
3 Bill Duley
12 Wally Woodham
17 Bill Capece
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
32 Greg Ramsey
52 Fred Igaz
85 Grady King
86 Roger Overby
|
Florida State 14, Cincinnati 0
10/08/1977, Tallahassee
From the Tallahassee Democrat, October 9, 1977, page 53, by Bill McGrotha. Defense, Overby spur FSU 14-0.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Defense was the real name of the game all night long, but two
Florida State seniors will remember it a little differently.
It was the night that Roger Overby and David Hanks became something more than deep-down names on a roster. Overby was making his first
start in a long while, and Hanks his first start ever.
And both played vital roles as the Seminoles put down a quick and lean Cincinnati football team 14-0 Saturday before 33,755 happy Campbell
Stadium folks.
Overby, 6-0 and 170, originally out of Tampa Robinson, caught nine passes for 136 yards - and that was only seven less passes than he pulled in during all of his previous FSU time.
He went into this one with five in the first four games this season.
Hanks, a 215-pounder from Orlando, stepped in as linebacker for the ailing Jimmy Heggins - who played not a down. Among other
things, Hanks intercepted a pass that cut off a Cincinnati penetration inside FSU's 30.
As Coach Bobby Bowden's surprising Seminoles boosted their round to 4-1, they knocked Cincinnati, 3-0-1 going
in, out of college football's fast-dwindling unbeaten ranks.
Cincinnati had also came in as the nation's third-ranked team on total defense, and Florida State put a dent in the proud record with
322 yards of offense, 265 of it passing and Wally Woodham, making his first start at quarterback, completed 16 of 23 throws that included two for touchdowns.
Mike Shumann, switching to flanker for
this occasion as Overby moved into Shumann's regular split-end spot, got the first TD just before halftime on a 15-yard catch. Overby got the second TD on an improbable 36-yard reception just after
halftime.
It was the first shutout spun by a Florida State team since Colorado State fell 37-0 in '72. It came against a team that had averaged 34.5 points in its first four games.
The Game's
most dramatic defensive play came late in the second quarter, with the score still 0-0, and Cincinnati knocking at FSU's 23. On successive plays, phenomenal freshman nose guard Ron Simmons and junior
end Willie Jones sacked Bearcat quarterback Art Bailey for losses of 12 and eight yards.
Whereupon, Woodham directed an 87-yard movement to FSU's first touchdown, with Overby catching three in that
drive, including two vital third-down ones.
The Seminoles intercepted four of Bailey's 17 passes, and a big one was Bobby Jackson's. His 42-yard runback to Cincinnati's 21 paved the second TD.
Earlier, Jackson had scampered 54 yards with a punt.
Cincinnati pushed during the evening to FSU's 22, 24, 25, 29 and 9. On two of those occasions, end Scott Warren made clutch fourth-down tackles
that checked the persistent visitors from Ohio.
FSU's defense was in there much. As Seminole coaches feared, run-oriented Cincinnati controlled the ball, 75 plays to 58. Though the Bearcats' hot
runner, Curtiss Williams, stacked up 143 yards in 31 carries, quarterback Bailey seemed more dangerous. Though the Seminoles racked him for 50 yards in losses, he still netted 50 for the night. He
completed just seven of his 17 passes, however, for 112 yards.
It was tough running for the Seminoles' Larry Key against the Cincinnati defense, but he netted 72 yards on 19 runs, caught a single
pass for 10 more. The Seminoles got just 57 net yards on the ground.
Though Florida State lost two fumbles and had two passes swiped, the Seminoles drew only eight penalty yards while 50 were
walked off against Cincinnati.
In a nutshell, Overby got to start because Kurt Unglaub was hurt. Unglaub did nit dress for the game. FSU's quiet plan all week had been to put Overby in where
Shumann normally lined up, and switch Shumann to the spot a healthy Unglaub would have manned.
"They've got a fine football team," said Cincinnati Coach Ralph Staub, "We knew they had a great
defense.
"A lot of times we had seven men rushing the passer, but they were able to pick it up."
For Bowden, it was victory No. 9 at the FSU helm - and the first time his Seminoles had not been
obliged to come from behind to win.
The coach announced he was giving players Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday off before starting preparation for Auburn - the next game two weeks hence in Campbell
Stadium.
"Overby has well come on," Bowden commented. "We coaches were nearly ready to give up on him, and he nearly gave up on himself. In fact, this spring he came to me and talked about
quitting. I told him to think it over. Call him a guy who wouldn't quit.
"That boy Bailey they had may be as good a scrambler as I've ever seen.
"This one we needed to win for our fans. I would
have felt really bad if we had lost it. Cincinnati has played a different class of people than we have, and that is what I tried to hammer to our team all week."
On this Saturday, however,
Cincinnati was certainly in FSU's class.
Passes, defense the key for FSU. TALLAHASSEE, FL - The game in detail:
On a pleasant, fair evening Florida State began at its
20 after Cincinnati's game-opening kickoff went into the end zone. (Wide receiver Kurt Unglaub did not dress for the game.)
With the help of a face-mask penalty the Seminoles got a first down at
the 38. Mike Shumann, who started at flanker instead of his normal split-end spot, snared a 16-yard Wally Woodham pass at the Cincinnati 46. But Mark Lyles found little room up the middle and two
passes failed.
When Bill Duley went back to punt, he got a low snap and his knee touched the ground as he fielded it. The ball was dead at FSU's 41 and Cincinnati got the ball there.
The running
of Curtiss Williams led quickly to a first down at the 29. But on third down at the 22 Ron Simmons nailed Williams for a loss of two as Cincinnati tried to work a draw play. A 41-yard field goal try
by Steve Schultz was short. FSU took over at its 20.
Woodham immediately passed to Roger Overby for 21. A bit later Larry Key rambled 12 yards to Cincinnati's 46 on a screen pass from Woodham. Then
Grady King caught a 13-yarder at the 33. But, on a fumble, Woodham lost 10 yards after two runs picked up six. Bill Capece tried a 53-yard field goal. Short.
Three Bearcat runs netted just three
yards, to the 23. Mike Connell out-punted his coverage, with Bobby Jackson tucking it in, streaking for the sidelines and racing 54 yards to the Cincinnati 23.
Woodham shot a pass to Overby at the
eight. But as Lyles hit the middle to the four he lost control of the ball and it rolled into the end zone for a touchback that gave the Bearcats the ball at their 20.
On the running of quarterback
Art Bailey, Cincinnati moved to the 39, but a clipping flag fell as Bailey took off on a 10-yard run to the 49 and Cincinnati was penalized back to the 33. A couple plays later Connell backed the
Seminoles to their 15 on a punt.
On second down Woodham's pass was intercepted at the FSU 45 by Heard Robinson.
Bailey whipped a running pass to Frank Jeter at the 33. After three runs came up a
bit short at FSU's 24, Cincinnati chose to gamble on fourth-and-one. But Scott Warren slipped through to bag Bailey for a loss of one as he tried to get it with a keeper.
Woodham, on second down,
was sacked for a loss of 12, back at the 13. On the draw, Lyles broke for 20 to the 33 - two yards short of the first down. Duley punted to Cincinnati's 30.
Back to pass, Bailey scrambled toward
the sidelines, found room and tore off 22 yards to FSU's 48. Next play he kept to the 39. Williams' running led on to a first down at the 23.
After a pass to the 12 was caught out of bounds, Bailey
was racked for a loss of 12 by Simmons, then for minus-8 by Willie Jones - back to the 43. A punt left FSU at its 13.
Woodham passes to Overby for 13 and to Jackie Flowers for 17 vaulted FSU to its
45. After two Lyles runs lost a yard, Woodham popped a first-down pass into the hands of Overby at the Cincinnati 45. On successive runs, Key whacked for eight and nine yards, to the 28.
On
third-and-eight at the 26, Woodham hit Overby with a stay-alive throw at the 16. On third-and-nine at the 15, he nailed Shumann in the end zone for the touchdown. Dave Cappelen kicked a point for 7-0
with 1:04 left in the half. It was the first touchdown scored on Cincinnati this season with a pass.
Cincinnati had time for two plays from scrimmage. Williams broke for 17 yards to the Bearcat 37
on the last one.
At this point, Florida State led in yardage, 167 to 120 but only 22 of it came running. Woodham had hit on 11 of 16 for 145. Overby had caught five - as many as he had snared in
all of the first four games - for 70. The Seminoles had not drawn a single penalty.
Clipping on the second-half kickoff return of 23 yards to the 30 put Cincinnati at its 15. Williams lifted the
Bearcats out to the 26.
After Jones snared Williams for a loss of two, Bailey tried a bomb. Jackson intercepted it and sped 42 yards to the Cincinnati 21.
Lyles dug to the 14 but a holding call
- the Seminoles' first penalty - dropped FSU back to its 36.
From there Woodham pegged one right into the hands of Overby at the one, and he fell backwards into the end zone for the touchdown on a
flash reception. Cappelen's point brought it to 14-0.
From its 27, Cincinnati came running. Eight carries - none longer than a 12-yarder by Bailey on a broken play - extended to FSU's 29. But when
Bailey tried to pass, David Hanks - starting his first game at linebacker, replacing the ailing Jimmy Heggins - took it out of a receiver's hands, and FSU got the football at its 13.
Overby's
third-down catch for 14 got FSU to its 30, then he grabbed another Woodham pass at the 40. Key, on a run, ripped to the Cincinnati 44.
But David Mann's interception put an end to that movement at
the 44.
At FSU's 46 - just short - Cincinnati retained the ball as Bailey kept to the 44 on a fourth-down gamble. A 12-yard pass to Jeter gained FSU's 32, and a scrambling one to Jim Daley brought
a first down at the 17. Williams got two. Hanks sacked Bailey for minus-4 back at the 19. On second effort, Williams pounded to the 10.
On fourth-and-three, Warren moved in from behind and pulled
Williams down after a yard gain. FSU took over at its nine.
Key got five, then six more as the last quarter began. Two more runs lost two. Woodham threw deep. Shumann pulled in the bomb, but
fumbled when tackled and Marcellus Greene recovered for Cincinnati at its 28.
Daley grabbed a 21-yard pass at the 49. It came to fourth-and-a-foot at FSU's 42, and Williams pounded for the needed
yardage, to the 40. Mike Cusumano juggled, then dropped a Bailey bomb in the end zone. On third down, Fred Igaz and Jones sacked Bailey for a loss of four. Connell's punt bounced into the end zone.
For the first time in awhile Florida State could not cut out a first down. Duley punted to the visitor's 34 with 7:34 left to play.
A pass to Daley got 10. On fourth down at FSU's 49, a draw play
by Williams kept the ball in Cincinnati's hands - he ran for nine. Soon, however, Louie Richardson sacked Bailey for a loss of 17 back on his 45. A pass-interference call on Mike Kincaid at the FSU 10
was nullified by holding on Cincinnati's part - no play.
With 3:57 to go Nat Terry intercepted a Bailey pass and wheeled it 25 yards to Cincinnati's 42. Hurt on the play, quarterback Bailey was
applauded as he left the field.
Woodham got sacked for minus-13, and Key's running couldn't get it back. Only 1:41 remained as Duley punted into the end zone.
Williams busted for 17, and Bailey
hit Daley with a 34-yarder at FSU's 29. Then Jackson intercepted at the five. FSU started just over the two after a personal-foul penalty. With less than a minute left, Woodham ran out the clock.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Cincinnati |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Florida State |
0 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
14 |
1st 0- 0 Opp, 41, field goal failed, 8:58
0- 0 Bill Capece, 53, field goal failed, 5:09
2nd 7- 0 Mike Shumann, 15, pass from Wally Woodham (Dave Cappelen, kick)
3rd 14- 0 Roger Overby, 36, pass from Wally Woodham (Dave Cappelen, kick), 12:43
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 17 20
Rushes-yards 35-57 58-198
Passing 265 112
Att-Comp-Int 23-16-2 17-7-4
Total Yards 58-322 75-310
Punt Returns 2-59 1-0
Kickoff Returns 0-0 2-46
Interception Ret. 4-67 2-0
Fumble Returns 0-0 2-0
Punts 3-39.3 4-45.5
Fumbles-Lost 3-2 0-0
Penalties-Yds 2-8 4-50
Attendance 33,755
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Larry Key 19 72 0 17
Mark Lyles 8 31 0 20
Team 1 -14 0 -14
Wally Woodham 7 -32 0 3
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FSU 35 57 0 20
Opp 58 198 0 22
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Roger Overby 9 136 1 36t
Mike Shumann 3 85 1 54
Grady King 2 17 0 13
Jackie Flowers 1 17 0 17
Larry Key 1 10 0 10
---------------------------------------------
FSU 16 265 2 54
Opp 7 112 0 34
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Wally Woodham 16 23 2 265 2 54
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FSU 16 23 2 265 2 54
Opp 7 17 4 112 0 34
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Bobby Jackson 1 54 0 54
Nat Terry 1 5 0 5
---------------------------------------------
FSU 2 59 0 54
Opp 1 0 0 0
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------
FSU 0 0 0
Opp 2 46 0 23
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Bill Duley 3 118 43
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FSU 3 118 43
Opp 4 182 54
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
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Ron Simmons 10 3 13 2.0- 14.0 . . . . . . . .
David Hanks 7 3 10 1.0- 4.0 . 1- 0 . . . . . .
Aaron Carter 4 6 10 . . . . . . . . .
Louie Richardson 5 4 9 2.0- 18.0 . . . . . . . .
Scott Warren 8 . 8 2.0- 4.0 . . . . . . . .
Willie Jones 5 1 6 2.0- 10.0 . . . . . . . .
Bobby Jackson 4 . 4 . . 1- 42 . . . . . .
Nat Terry 3 1 4 . . 1- 25 1 . . . . .
Ivory Joe Hunter 2 1 3 . . 1- 0 . . . . . .
Walter Carter 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .
Mike Kincaid 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Bobby Butler 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Vic Fowler 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Monk Bonasorte 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Paul Piurowski 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Fred Igaz 1 . 1 1.0- 4.0 . . . . . . . .
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FSU 55 22 77 10.0- 54.0 . 4- 67 1 . . . . .
Opp 25 30 55 9.0- 64.0 . 2- 0 2 . 2- 0 . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
QB 12 Wally Woodham
FL 20 Mike Shumann
TB 44 Larry Key
FB 48 Mark Lyles
C 55 Gil Wesley
OG 61 Wade Johnson
OG 69 Mike Good
OT 72 Ken Lanier
OT 78 Nate Henderson
TE 84 Greg Lazzaro
SE 86 Roger Overby
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
SS 24 Mike Kincaid
CB 40 Bobby Jackson
CB 46 Ivory Joe Hunter
FS 47 Nat Terry
LB 49 David Hanks
MG 50 Ron Simmons
LB 51 Aaron Carter
DT 67 Mark Macek
DT 76 Walter Carter
DE 80 Scott Warren
DE 88 Willie Jones
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Dave Cappelen
3 Bill Duley
17 Bill Capece
21 Bobby Butler
23 Jackie Flowers
27 Vic Fowler
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
42 Monk Bonasorte
52 Fred Igaz
53 Paul Piurowski
79 Louie Richardson
85 Grady King
|
Florida State 24, Auburn 3
10/22/1977, Tallahassee
From the Tallahassee Democrat, October 23, 1977, page 43, by Bill McGrotha. 44, 50 add up to FSU, 24-3.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Number 44 and Number 50 just kind of took charge.
And with
Larry Key (44), the incredible senior, running for a school-record 170 yards, Florida State's football team whipped-up on Auburn 24-3 here Saturday night.
About every time Auburn had a notion to
get something going on offense, the Tigers found Ron Simmons (50), the incredible freshman nose guard, in the way. He made one tackle after another, and often for losses.
In the early going, after
grabbing a 10-0 lead on Auburn fumbling, Florida State, it seemed, tried to out-mistake the visitors. It was 10-3 at halftime.
Then, with the second-half kickoff, it was much as though Key was
declaring "enough of this foolishness." He raced 39 yards to FSU's 44 with that kickoff, then personally ran for 35 of the remaining 56 yards - including a 13-yard touchdown scamper - as the Seminoles
scored in five plays.
The 5-10, 180-pound strongboy from Inverness polished off his big night with a last-quarter scoring dash of 25 yards. He got 170 in just 25 carries as he beat the old mark of
161 set by Tallahassee's Buddy Strauss back in '49 against Mississippi College.
As the Seminoles ran up 401 yards, including 240 rushing, they got most of it after intermission. At halftime, Key
had just 59 running, on 10 tries, and the team just 66 on 22.
A sellout crowd of 42,464 - largest for a non-Florida game in FSU history - saw the Seminoles beat Auburn for the first time in 11
tries, dating back to '54, and top an SEC team for the first time in 11 attempts, dating back to Mississippi State (25-21) in '72.
Now 5-1, the Seminoles play a homecoming game against North Texas
State here next Saturday night, and that one figures to be Campbell Stadium's third sellout of this stunning season.
Auburn, with six turnovers for the night, fumbled at FSU's 49 on the game's
first series. Eight plays, most of the Key on the run, led to the one, where Wally Woodham sneaked over for the Seminoles' first opening-quarter touchdown of the season.
Next time Auburn got the
ball it fumbled again, and FSU got a shot from the Tiger 20. Dave Cappelen stretched it to 10-0 with a 20-yard field goal.
With the Seminoles making a staggering variety of second-quarter mistakes
- including 12 men on the field for an Auburn punt - the visitors managed to cut it to 10-3 on a 39-yard field goal by Jorge Portela. When Auburn shortly threatened to tie it as Key lost a fumble at
FSU's 34, Simons rose up on successive plays and checked short-yardage running bids for a first down at the 25.
FSU moved 72 yards to its last TD with about five minutes left in the game - longest
drive of the night.
"Either their defense is improved," said Auburn Coach Doug Barfield, "or our offense is inept. Key is certainly a fine football player, but their defense is much better than it
has been in the past, and that was the difference.
"When we had the two quick turnovers at the start, and still came back to get it down to 10-3 I thought it would be an even swap down to the end.
When we had it inside their 30 twice, and didn't score, that also had a lot to do with it."
Woodham hit on 12 of his 20 passes for 149 yards, with tight end Grady King catching five for 72.
Auburn's James Brooks, the heralded freshman runner who was a Warner Robins (Ga.) teammate of Simmons, ran well early but ended with just 39 yards in 14 carries. At least twice Simmons patted him on
the head after stinging him for losses. Thomasville's William Andres led Tiger running with 52 yards on 12 runs.
As the Tigers netted 242 yards, passing was mostly ineffective - though Ivory Joe
Hunter averted one touchdown when Byron Franklin hauled in a 49-yard bomb. Both teams were heavily penalized, with 95 yards stepped off on FSU, 60 on Auburn.
FSU Coach Bobby Bowden said he felt
fortunate.
"Auburn made us stand up and fight," he said. "We lost it in the second quarter, but managed to get it back in the last half."
He concluded: "If the defense continues to play like it
has, we will continue to improve and be a pretty good football team - if it plays like it has, we are going to be good."
Key, defense led the charge. TALLAHASSEE, FL -
Record-breaking running by super senior Larry Key and devastating defensive play by super freshman Ron Simmons spurred Florida State's football team to a 24-3 conquest of Auburn before 41,484 here
Saturday night.
At the start, Auburn came out running after winning the coin toss and making a beginning at its 23 on the heels of a 20-yard kickoff runback by James Brooks.
Six chopping runs
around the middle led to the 42. But then quarterback John Crane lost control of the football, and Mike Kincaid recovered the fumble for the Seminoles at FSU's 49.
Larry Key took over. First he ran
for seven. After Mark Lyles got four, Key busted for 12 to the 28. Following a delay penalty against the Seminoles, Key slammed for 15 to the 18. Soon Wally Woodham sneaked for a first down at the
16.
Key ripped to the eight. After an FSU offsides, Lyle got five. Key cracked for seven, to the one. Woodham scored on a sneak. Dave Cappelen kicked the point for 7-0.
And those were the first
points for Florida State in an opening quarter this season.
On the first play from scrimmage following Bill Capece's kickoff into the end zone, Williams Andrews fumbled and Jimmy Heggins claimed
the ball for FSU.
Woodham kept for seven, to the 13. After working out a first down at the 10, the Seminoles probed to the three, but got nothing in two cracks from there.
Fourth down, and
Cappelen kicked a 20-yard field goal for 10-0.
Auburn fumbled the ensuing kickoff and FSU recovered - but a flag had fallen. The Seminoles were offsides lining up for that kickoff, and the play was
rubbed out. With the second kickoff, Brooks streaked 32 yards to the 34.
Six relatively short plays - including one pass - led to two first downs, the last at FSU's 37. Scott Warren got to sub
quarterback Charlie Trotman for a loss of two, and then a clipping penalty set Auburn back to the 50. Whereupon, Willie Jones got Joe Cribbs for a yard loss on a screen pass, and Aaron Carter nailed
Trotman for minus-three.
A punt placed FSU at its 16 in the early moments of the second quarter.
Florida State couldn't move, but when Bill Duley punted he got roughed. The penalty provided FSU
a first down at the 33. Woodham shot a pass to Mike Shumann at the 44. Three more plays were stopped for minus yardage - Key running twice and a pass missing.
Duley's punt, after a slow snap, was
partially blocked and stopped at Auburn's 36.
James Brooks, the freshman, had his number called on nine of the next 10 plays. His slashing runs led to a first down at FSU's 29.
Florida State
wrought a halt at its 23. Jorge Portela came in and booted a 39-yard field goal, cutting the score to 10-3.
Soon Auburn had another scoring chance.
Following a 9-yard run from the 25, Key
fumbled and Auburn's Donnie Givens got the ball at the 34.
On two runs, Cribbs reached the 25. Then Ron Simmons - the sensational freshman nose guard - nailed Trotman for no gain. Next play, a
fourth-down one, Simmons stopped Cribbs inches short at the 24.
Woodham got sacked, trying to throw, but a late-hit penalty shifted the Seminoles to the 31. Jackie Flowers snared a pass at the 42.
Then Roger Overby pulled in a 22-yard Woodham shot at Auburn's 36. One pass missed. Woodham got sacked. Then Allan Hardin intercepted a throw for Auburn at its 22 with 1:15 left in the half.
Punting time came for Auburn at the 30 - but the Seminoles had 12 men on the field - and the penalty kept the Tigers alive. Brooks got to FSU's 45 on a pass and another throw had the Tigers at the 34.
But on second down there, Scott Warren intercepted a Crane toss at the 22. Just five seconds showed on the clock. Woodham judiciously held onto the ball.
At this point, Auburn had a slight edge in
yardage, 134 to 124, on the strength of a running game that had picked up 105. FSU had been penalized 50 yards, Auburn 51.
With the second-half kickoff, Key sped 39 yards up to the FSU 44.
First
play, and Key scooted wide for 29, down to Auburn's 37.
Woodham hit a wide-open Grady King with a pass at the 25. Next he nailed Mike Shumann with a 10-yarder at the 15.
On a quick handoff, Key
romped right up the middle for the touchdown.
Following a delay penalty, Auburn seemed in deep trouble on third down at its 16, needing 14. Trotman, back to pass, scrambled out of a trap and got it
- 17 yards to the 33.
On the running of Andrews, including a 21-yard burst to FSU's 37, Auburn got down to a first down on the 26.
Two plays later Crane fumbled and Simmons jumped on the ball
for FSU at the 24.
A 10-yard pass to King gained the 41. Ernie Sims and Key, on successive runs, reached Auburn's 47. Couple plays later King caught a 23-yard pass at the 23.
But on third down
at the 15, Shumann, on a reverse, found no place to go - and the Seminoles were taxed 15 for clipping, back to the 34. Overby, however, pulled in a pass at the 18.
Then Cappelen's 35-yard try for
three points was wide to the left.
After a narrow miss with a long bomb to Byron Franklin, deep in FSU territory, Trotman got racked by tackle Walter Carter for a loss of 12, back to the six.
Greg Lazzaro caught a pass to the 34 and Key sped to the 25 as the quarter ended.
After Key led on to the 20, Woodham's pass was intercepted by Hardin at the goal line. He worked the ball out the
11.
Soon a 50-yard punt gave FSU the ball at its 33.
A bit later Duley replied with a punt - just his second of the game - to the 14. But a tackle after a fair-catch signal vaulted Auburn to its
29.
Simmons creamed Crane for a loss of 13, back to the 16, but two plays later the quarterback connected on a bomb to Franklin - 49 yards to FSU's 30. Ivory Joe Hunter averted a touchdown with a
shoestring tackle.
With Key dashing for 20 on one burst, FSU was quickly at Auburn's 34. After a first down at the 24, Key two plays later cut wide, broke a tackle, and whipped 25 yards to a
touchdown. Less than five minutes remained and Cappelen booted a point for 24-3.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Auburn |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| Florida State |
10 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
24 |
1st 7- 0 Wally Woodham, 1, run (Dave Cappelen, kick), 6:59
10- 0 Dave Cappelen, 20, field goal, 4:01
2nd 10- 3 Opp, 39, field goal, 5:37
3rd 17- 3 Larry Key, 15, run (Dave Cappelen, kick), 12:48
17- 3 Dave Cappelen, 35, field goal failed, 2:19
4th 24- 3 Larry Key, 25, run (Dave Cappelen, kick), 4:30
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 24 13
Rushes-yards 50-240 52-165
Passing 161 78
Att-Comp-Int 25-14-2 17-5-3
Total Yards 75-401 69-243
Punt Returns 0-0 0-0
Kickoff Returns 2-62 3-72
Interception Ret. 3-0 2-11
Fumble Returns 3-0 1-0
Punts 2-33.0 3-43.3
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 3-3
Penalties-Yds 9-95 6-60
Attendance 42,464
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Larry Key 25 170 2 25t
Greg Ramsey 6 38 0 8
Ernie Sims 6 28 0 11
Mark Lyles 5 13 0 5
Mike Shumann 1 -4 0 -4
Wally Woodham 7 -5 1 7
---------------------------------------------
FSU 50 240 3 25t
Opp 52 165 0 21
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Grady King 5 72 0 23
Roger Overby 2 38 0 22
Mike Shumann 2 21 0 11
Greg Lazzaro 2 21 0 15
Jackie Flowers 1 11 0 11
Larry Key 1 1 0 1
Ernie Sims 1 -3 0 -3
---------------------------------------------
FSU 14 161 0 23
Opp 5 78 0 49
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Wally Woodham 12 20 2 149 0 23
Jimmy Jordan 2 5 0 12 0 15
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 14 25 2 161 0 23
Opp 5 17 3 78 0 49
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Larry Key 1 39 0
Greg Ramsey 1 23 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 2 62 0
Opp 3 72 0
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Bill Duley 2 66 44
----------------------------------------
FSU 2 66 44
Opp 3 130 50
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ron Simmons 10 3 13 3.0- 16.0 . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Aaron Carter 5 4 9 1.0- 1.0 . 1- 0 . . . . . .
Jimmy Heggins 5 4 9 . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Willie Jones 6 2 8 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Walter Carter 2 4 6 2.0- 14.0 . . . . . . . .
Nat Terry 2 3 5 . . . 1 . . . . .
David Hanks 2 3 5 . . . . . . . . .
Mike Kincaid 3 1 4 . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Louie Richardson 2 2 4 . . . 1 . . . . .
Scott Warren 1 2 3 1.0- 2.0 . 1- 0 1 . . 1 . .
Bobby Jackson 1 1 2 . . 1- 0 . . . . . .
Ivory Joe Hunter 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Mike Good 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Paul Piurowski 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
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FSU 43 30 73 8.0- 34.0 . 3- 0 3 . 3- 0 1 . .
Opp 47 17 64 6.0- 24.0 . 2- 11 1 . 1- 0 . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
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QB 12 Wally Woodham
FL 20 Mike Shumann
TB 44 Larry Key
FB 48 Mark Lyles
C 55 Gil Wesley
QG 61 Wade Johnson
TG 62 Bruce Harrison
QT 72 Ken Lanier
TT 78 Nate Henderson
TE 85 Grady King
SE 86 Roger Overby
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
SS 24 Mike Kincaid
CB 40 Bobby Jackson
CB 46 Ivory Joe Hunter
FS 47 Nat Terry
NG 50 Ron Simmons
SLB 51 Aaron Carter
WLB 56 Jimmy Heggins
DT 76 Walter Carter
DT 79 Louie Richardson
DE 80 Scott Warren
DE 88 Willie Jones
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Dave Cappelen
3 Bill Duley
17 Bill Capece
18 Clyde Walker
19 Kurt Unglaub
21 Bobby Butler
23 Jackie Flowers
27 Vic Fowler
32 Greg Ramsey
36 Chip Sanders
37 Mike Smith
42 Monk Bonasorte
49 David Hanks
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
52 Fred Igaz
53 Paul Piurowski
57 Cedric Wyatt
63 Tom Coll
67 Mark Macek
69 Mike Good
70 Greg Futch
74 Paul Phillippy
77 Mark Meseroll
84 Greg Lazzaro
87 Ken McCranie
90 Edenbur Richardson
|
Florida State 35, North Texas State 14
10/29/1977, Tallahassee
From the Tallahassee Democrat, October 30, 1977, page 43, by Bill McGrotha. Seminoles rip one out 25-14.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - With Ron Simmons, the amazing freshman, and fast-rising junior
Willie Jones putting the spurs to a spectacular clutch defense, Florida State's football team took North Texas State 35-14 here Saturday night.
But a sellout homecoming crowd of 40,597 will testify
that the final score lies a little providing no true measure of the difficulty of putting down a clever, fast altogether willing bunch of Mean Greens.
Highly explosive on offense, much more rugged
than anticipated on defense, North Texas found its way to success barred repeatedly by the likes of Simmons and Jones.
Florida State led early in the third quarter 28-7, but North Texas scored soon
after and it wasn't until the final seven minutes that anyone in the stadium thought the Seminoles had it won for sure.
In the end, Coach Bobby Bowden's stunning youngsters had assured Florida
State's first winning football season since '72 as they boosted their record to 6-1, and made it highly likely they'll be playing in somebody's bowl game.
They had, moreover, terminated a
seven-game North Texas winning streak as the Mean Green was dealt its second loss in nine starts. North Texas played without its extraordinary nose guard Walter Chapman (ankle) but it is difficult to
imagine its defense being much tougher with him in there.
An ancient Statue-of-Liberty play may have been the turning point in this one.
Florida State had slashed 78 yards to a 7-0 lead on the
game's opening series, Wally Woodham scoring from the one. North Texas tied it 7-7 in the second quarter as Mike Jones scored from the one, capping an 85-yard movement.
Big thing was, after FSU's
initial scoring drive, North Texas allowed the Seminoles nothing on offense - only 12 more scrimmage plays before the half - until the third quarter.
But the Seminoles scored two touchdowns within
a span of 44 playing seconds - without a single offensive play from scrimmage.
With 3:08 left in the first half, Bobby Butler, a freshman defensive back from Delray Beach, blocked a punt that
Tallahassee junior Ivory Joe Hunter picked up and took 19 yards for a touchdown. That made it 14-7
Moments later, on its first play from scrimmage after the TD, North Texas tried a
Statue-of-liberty maneuver. As Simmons clobbered quarterback Kenny Washington, tailback Jones was decked for a 12-yard loss back to the eight by Jimmy Heggins and Willie Jones.
Washington left the
game, and Ken Smith came in at quarterback. First play - an attempted draw - saw a bobbled handoff at the goal line, and Willie Jones claimed the ball in the end zone for an FSU touchdown that brought
it to 21=7 at halftime. That helped provide a cushion that later seemed most expedient.
Simmons sacked the quarterback as incredible five times during the game for a total yardage loss of 51.
Jones, too, seemed to be playing all over the field, figuring in one big play after another.
Larry Key found the running tough all night. But despite 14 yards in losses he ended with a net of 94 in
21 carries, also caught three passes for 42. Time and time again in the late going the crowd chanted "Key, Key, Key!" That was when the turnout was not hollering "D, D, D!" in tribute to the
defense.
North Texas came out gunning in the last half, drove to FSU's 39, but Jones racked the quarterback for minus-five on third down, forcing a punt - a short one. FSU then maneuvered 69 yards,
Woodham again scoring from the one, making it 28-7.
Then the Texans got two quick breaks. After a fumbled punt by Nat Terry allowed the Mean Green a recovery at the FSU 24, Washington scored on a
four-yard run, cutting it to 28-14.
Moments later an interception provided another chance from FSU's 27. A Simmons' decking of Washington for minus-10 stopped that bid.
Next two times North
Texas got the ball the visitors pushed to first downs at FSU's 47 and 37. On the first occasion, Simmons slammed Washington for a loss of seven, and two plays later for minus-15. And that second
series was blunted by a 17-yard Simmons sack with 6:20 left. Only then did the crowd breath easier.
The Seminoles drove from that point 71 yards to a fourth TD, Key leading the charge and scoring
from the one.
After 181 first-half yards, North Texas was held to 94 after intermission for a total of 275, a few less than the Seminoles' final 288. The Texans controlled the ball 73 plays to 59.
FSU finished with 161 rushing, just 127 passing as Woodham completed nine of 15. Once again Roger Overby was a big one, snaring five receptions for 67 yards.
FSU pass defense, No. 5 in the nation
going in, gave up a big 200 yards as the visitors hit on 16 of 28, with starter Ron Smith 12-for-18.
There were only two fumbles all night, each team getting a TD out of that of the other - and
just one interception, by North Texas. Penalties were minimal. Florida State's superior kicking game, with Bill Duley averaging 41.8 on punts and Bill Capece booting kickoffs into the end zone, was no
small factor.
A happy Bowden said that already he is worrying about next Saturday and a date at Virginia Tech.
"People have been talking about things like national ranking and bowl games," the
coach said. "They are small things compared to what we accomplished tonight. This victory was a milestone. It established one fact and that is very important. Florida State isn't a loser anymore."
Tribe finally tames Mean Green. TALLAHASSEE, FL - The game in detail:
On a mild and most pleasant homecoming evening, Weather-wise, Florida State had first turn with the
football after winning the coin toss. The Seminoles began on their 22 after a short kickoff return.
On the first two cracks, Larry Key got eight and 13 yards to the 43. Ernie Sims and Key led on to
the North Texas 39, where a blitz caught Key for a loss of seven. Next play Wally Woodham threw a first down pass to Roger Overby at the 35. Two plays later Overby snared a 16-yarder at the 18.
Third down at the 10 saw Key stopped short but NTS was offside, and FSU stayed alive at the five. Key smashed over the one. In two tries, Woodham sneaked into the end zone. Dave Cappelen added a point
for 7-0.
Opening with Ken Smith at quarterback, the visitors got just six yards in six runs from the 20. A punt gave FSU a second possession at its 36.
Sims and Key gained the 44, but Woodham's
surprise quick pass was batted down. Bill Duley punted into the end zone. Malcolm Jones got 17 on a pitch-back. On three keepers, Smith got 15 yards to the 45. NTS probed to FSU's 40, where on the
last play of the quarter Walter Carter made a saving tackle of Smith as he kept and failed to get a first down. First play of the second quarter saw Issed Khoury fail on a 53-yard try for a field
goal.
Overby caught a 14-yard pass at the 34, and Sims sprung loose for 12 to the 46. But Key was decked for minus-two and a pair of passes missed. Duley punted 41 yards to the 15.
A 12-yard
throw, Smith to Loftin, got NTS out of a hole, up to the 31. More runs lifted the Mean Green to its 45. Kenny Washington then replaced Smith at quarterback and promptly ran for seven. Jones' runs
helped NTS on to FSU's 36.
Suddenly, Loftin pulled in a pass, shifted toward the middle and sped 32 yards to the one. Jones scored easily from there, and Khoury tied it 7-7.
From their 208, the
Seminoles moved little at all, and Duley boomed a 44-yard punt to the NTS 29.
With the help of a motion penalty on second down, Florida State held at the 35.
When Don Fechtman, on fourth down,
went back to punt, Bobby Butler, freshman defensive back from Delray Beachm tore through to block it cleanly.
Ivory Joe Hunter picked up the ball at the 19 and ran it in for a touchdown. Cappelen
made it 14-7 as the clock showed 3:08 left in the half.
A first Bill Capece kickoff saw NTS stopped at the 15 - but the Seminoles were offside. Then Capece boomed one deep into the end zone, and
the visitors started at the 20.
First play from there saw Washington try a statue of Liberty play and get clobbered by Simmons as he did so. Meanwhile, Jimmy Heggins and Willie Jones nailed Mike
Jones, who had taken the ball, for a 12-yard loss at the eight. Washington, injured on the Simmons tackle, left the game.
Ron Smith, his first play back in as quarterback, could not make a
connection with Jones as he handed off at about the goal line. The ball fell on the ground, and Willie Jones covered it in the end zone for the Seminoles' second touchdown in 44 playing seconds.
Cappelen's point kick brought the score to 21-7.
With only 2:24 left in the half, NTS, behind Smith, moved from its 20 to the Seminoles' 22. Passes to Loftin and Jeff Brown keyed the push to FSU's
36, and short-gainers reached the 22.
On fourth down there, 10 seconds left, NTS faked a field goal, with Loftin, the holder, rearing up and trying to pass. Willie Jones tipped it as it went
astray.
Florida State had just 12 plays from scrimmage from the time it got its first touchdown until halftime.
At this point, Florida State was trailing in offense, 101 yards to 168. Key had
been held to just 37 yards on 10 runs and Woodham's four completions of eight passes had got just 48. Hitting eight of 11 passes, NTS had 104 yards via air while running 40 plays to FSU's 26.
Following a kickoff into the end zone opening the last half, NTS got a couple of yards on two runs. Then, on the next two plays, Smith passed 21 yards to Charlie Murray and 18 to David Ray, gaining
FSU's 39.
After two more passes failed, W. Jones sacked Smith for a loss of five. Fechtman shanked his punt and it went only 12 yards to the FSU 31.
Key pounded for 19 to the 50. After an
offside cost the Seminoles five, Woodham then lofted a short pass to Key, who cut out 20 to the 30. After another first down at the 10, Woodham two plays later passed to Mike Shumann at the three.
Key whammed to the goal line, appeared to be across, but officials said no. Woodham smacked it in on the next play for the TD. Another Cappelen point boosted it to 28-7.
On a reverse, Loftin
scooted from the 10 to the 36. When NTS punted four plays later Nat Terry fumbled and David Hagerman recovered for the Texans at FSU's 26.
Smith passes for eight and nine soon had the visitors at
FSU's three. After a penalty, NTS struggled back. On 4th-and-goal at the four, Washington came back in at quarterback. The slippery senior scored, making it look easy. A PAT kick narrowed it to 14
with 2:24 left in the quarter.
A screen pass to Key got 15 to the FSU 43. But a couple of plays later the Seminoles were in more trouble. David Morrin, the freshman cornerback, intercepted a
Woodham pass and ran it back 29 to FSU's 27.
But on third down Simmons sacked Washington for a loss of 10, back at the 40. On the first play of the final quarter, Khoury tried a 57-yard field goal.
No good.
FSU couldn't get it going against an aroused defense. Duley punted to the NTS 43.
After reaching FSU's 47, the Texans were repulsed when Simmons, on two out of three plays, sacked
Washington for losses of seven and 15-yards - back to the visitors' 30. A punt left FSU at its 18.
A first-down sacking of Woodham for minus five had the Seminoles in a hole. Finally, Duley punted
- up to FSU's 48.
After a first down at the 37, FSU's defense rose again. First Louie Richardson nailed Washington for no gain on a key play. Next play Simmons got the quarterback for minus-17. It
was his fifth sack of the night.
Still, on 3rd-and-26, Washington passed to Jones at the FSU 37. On fourth down he threw to Brown at the 29 - two yards short of a first down. FSU took over with
6:30 to go.
The Seminoles drove 71 yards to a touchdown. Overby caught a 15-yard pass, then another for 14 at the NTS 40. Key slammed for 16 to the 24, then soon got 11 to the 10. Three plays later
Key scored from the one. Cappelen's 5th PAT made it 35-14 with 1:47 left.
NTS threw three incomplete passes before Fechtman punted 61 yards to FSU's 25. The Seminoles, with Jimmy Jordan in at
quarterback, ran out the clock.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| North Texas State |
0 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
14 |
| Florida State |
7 |
14 |
7 |
7 |
35 |
1st 7- 0 Wally Woodham, 1, run (Dave Cappelen, kick), 7:38
2nd 7- 7 Opp, 1, run (kick), 6:52
14- 7 Ivory Joe Hunter, 19, punt return/blocked punt (Dave Cappelen, kick), 3:08
Note: Bobby Butler blocked a punt and Hunter picked up the
ball and scored from the 19.
21- 7 Willie Jones, 0, fumble recovery/return (Dave Cappelen, kick), 2:24
Note: The handoff on a running play was muffed and Jones
recovered in the end zone.
3rd 28- 7 Wally Woodham, 1, run (Dave Cappelen, kick), 6:47
28-14 Opp, 4, run (kick), 2:24
4th 28-14 Opp, 57, field goal failed, 14:51
35-14 Larry Key, 1, run (Dave Cappelen, kick), 1:57
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 18 18
Rushes-yards 44-161 45-75
Passing 127 200
Att-Comp-Int 15-9-1 28-16-0
Total Yards 59-288 73-275
Punt Returns 2-35 0-0
Kickoff Returns 2-29 2-24
Interception Ret. 0-0 1-29
Fumble Returns 1-0 1-0
Punts 5-41.8 6-32.3
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-1
Penalties-Yds 2-10 4-20
Attendance 40,597
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Larry Key 21 94 1 19
Ernie Sims 12 42 0 12
Greg Ramsey 3 19 0 12
Jimmy Jordan 1 9 0 9
Chip Sanders 1 0 0 0
Wally Woodham 6 -3 2 3
---------------------------------------------
FSU 44 161 3 19
Opp 45 75 2 16
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Roger Overby 5 67 0 16
Larry Key 3 42 0 20
Mike Shumann 1 18 0 18
---------------------------------------------
FSU 9 127 0 20
Opp 16 200 0 32
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Wally Woodham 9 15 1 127 0 20
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FSU 9 15 1 127 0 20
Opp 16 28 0 200 0 32
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Ivory Joe Hunter 0 19 1 19t
Bobby Butler 1 16 0 16
Nat Terry 1 0 0 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 2 35 1 19t
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Greg Ramsey 2 29 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 2 29 0
Opp 2 24 0
Punting No Yds Lng
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Bill Duley 5 209 56
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FSU 5 209 56
Opp 6 194 61
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
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Ron Simmons 9 4 13 5.0- 51.0 . . . . . . . .
Nat Terry 7 3 10 . . . . . . . . .
Aaron Carter 5 5 10 . . . . . . . . .
Scott Warren 7 . 7 1.0- 3.0 . . 1 . . . . .
Bobby Jackson 5 1 6 . . . . . . . . .
Ivory Joe Hunter 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . .
David Hanks 2 2 4 . . . 1 . . . . .
Walter Carter 3 1 4 1.0- 17.0 . . . . . . . .
Willie Jones 3 . 3 1.0- 4.0 . . 1 . 1- 0 . . .
Mike Kincaid 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .
Jimmy Heggins 2 1 3 1.0- 12.0 . . . . . . . .
Louie Richardson 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Paul Piurowski 1 . 1 . . . 1 . . . . .
Bobby Butler . . . . . . . . . . 1 .
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FSU 49 22 71 9.0- 87.0 . . 4 . 1- 0 . 1 .
Opp 35 30 65 6.0- 23.0 . 1- 29 2 . 1- 0 . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
QB 12 Wally Woodham
FL 20 Mike Shumann
FB 35 Ernie Sims
TB 44 Larry Key
C 55 Gil Wesley
LG 61 Wade Johnson
RG 62 Bruce Harrison
LT 72 Ken Lanier
RT 78 Nate Henderson
TE 85 Grady King
SE 86 Roger Overby
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
SS 24 Mike Kincaid
RC 40 Bobby Jackson
LC 46 Ivory Joe Hunter
FS 47 Nat Terry
NG 50 Ron Simmons
LB 51 Aaron Carter
LB 56 Jimmy Heggins
RT 76 Walter Carter
LT 79 Louie Richardson
RE 80 Scott Warren
LE 88 Willie Jones
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Dave Cappelen
3 Bill Duley
15 Jimmy Jordan
17 Bill Capece
18 Clyde Walker
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
21 Bobby Butler
32 Greg Ramsey
36 Chip Sanders
49 David Hanks
53 Paul Piurowski
|
Florida State 23, Virginia Tech 21
11/05/1977, Blacksburg, Va.
From the Tallahassee Democrat, November 6, 1977, page 13, by Bill McGrotha. FSU dampens Tech bid 23-21.
BLACKSBURG, VA - It had a gosh-awful time getting there Saturday afternoon, but
suddenly Florida State's football team is 7-1, and that is the best record for any Seminoles at this stage of the season since the 1950 team went unbeaten in an 8-game schedule.
A 29-yard field
goal by Dave Cappelen, slight (5-9, 140) sophomore from Vero Beach, finally beat Virginia Tech 23-21 on a wet, grey homecoming afternoon before 36,500 folks.
Just moments before, Tech had pushed 77
yards, all on the ground, for a 21-20 lead.
A 39-yard pass by Mike Shumann - off a reverse - set up the winning 3-pointer, with Roger Overby on the receiving end of the surprise throw by the senior
wide receiver. On three other reverses, Shumann stacked up 99 yards running.
From its wishbone formation, Tech sprung a surprise of its own at the start, shifting 6-2, 251-pound tight end Mickey
Fitzgerald to a fullback slot. The big fellow racked up 113 yards in 25 carries.
Not even Florida State's celebrated '64 team was 7-1 after eight games. That one won its first five, then was
waylaid by this same Virginia Tech up here (20-11). Two games later those Seminoles tied Houston 13-13 en route to a route to a regular-season finish of 8-1-1.
It was a sloppy Saturday all the way.
Rain had started falling here Wednesday and had continued, with little interruption. Saturday's game ended in a downpour after a misty, drizzling start.
Cappelen had three field goals for the
afternoon, the other two coming from 42 and 26 yards out.
Florida State took an early 3-0 lead on his 42-yarder after Scott Warren blocked Tech's first punt of the game, at the Gobblers' 33.
An
interception of a Wally Woodham pass by Gene Bunn paved the way for Fitzgerald's 19-yard scoring run that put Tech in front 7-3. Moments later the Gobblers pounced on a fumble at FSU's nine but an
interception in the end zone by Ivory Joe Hunter stymied that bid.
Tech, now 1-6-1, stretched it to 14-3 in the second quarter, driving 81 yards, Roscoe Coles scoring from five yards out.
Immediately Florida State narrowed it to 14-10 as Woodham passed the Seminoles 80 yards. Shumann snared a 10-yarder for the touchdown with 1:36 left in the half.
On its first series after
intermission FSU whipped 93 yards. Again Shumann figured big, catching a 34-yard pass at the Tech 20. Woodham sneaked over from the one, making it 17-14.
Early in the last quarter, after Shumann
raced 44 yards on a reverse, FSU pushed it to 20-14 on Cappelen's 26-yarder.
Shumann accounted, one way or another, for 218 of FSU's 442 yards of offense - running for 99, throwing for 39, catching
five passes for 80. Woodham hit on 17 of his 27 passes, despite the rain, for 219 yards. It wasn't the best of running days for Larry Key, who managed 70 yards on 22 carries and caught four passes for
40 more.
Tech got 270 yards against FSU's proud defenders, 256 of it running, but Coles - a dangerous one - netted just 37 in 14 tries.
The Gobblers completed only one pass, a 14-yarder, and all
afternoon the Seminoles had to punt just once. Bill Duley got off a 54-yarder.
Despite the weather, each team had just two turnovers. FSU intercepted a pair of Tech passes. Tech stole one FSU pass,
recovered on fumble. Fifty-five yards in penalties seemed to hit the Seminoles at binding moments. Tech had just 19 yards walked off against it.
Mike Kincaid, senior strong safety, was a formidable
one for the Seminoles on this day. A pressbox accounting credited him with 12 tackles outright. He was in on several key stops.
Rick Razzano, Tech's superb senior linebacker, was credited with 15
unaided tackles.
End Willie Jones and free safety Nat Terry were also notable ones on defense for the Seminoles. Jones was credited with 10 unassisted stops, and Terry was in on 13 tackles. Ron
Simmons, spectacular freshman nose guard, played about half the game with an injured knee but was not his normal, effective self.
Intensely worried about the outcome going in with Simmons ailing,
FSU Coach Bobby Bowden pronounced himself "very pleased" at the end.
"We worked on that reverse all week," he said. "Their linebackers fly with the ball. With the slippery field today, it was tough
for them to reverse their direction.
"Also, they overplayed us to the strong side, and that's why we had so much success all day throwing to the split end.
"Tech is a very good defensive team,
and today Coach Jimmy Sharpe went back to the Jimmy Sharpe of old - controlling the football and keeping it away from us."
At the finish, however, Florida State had run 69 plays to Tech's 66. With
the victory, the Seminoles took an 11-10-1 lead in the grueling, exciting series with those tough turkeys.
Woodham was a masterful quarterback on the wet field, particularly big on vital third-down
plays. Some of his incompletions were because receivers slipped and fell, but then some completions were because his catchers made exceptional grabs. "I wasn't worried about Woodham in the rain," said
Bowden. "Three years ago he quarterbacked Tallahassee Leon to a state championship in the rain."
The Seminoles return to Campbell Stadium on Saturday for a final home game, against Memphis
State.
FSU survives a scare from the Gobblers. BLACKSBURG, VA - Here is the game in detail:
Florida State began on defense after Tech won the pre-game coin toss and
opened at its 27 on the heels of a 22-yard kickoff return.
With tight end Mickey Fitzgerald running from fullback, Tech got to the 33.
When George Roberts went back to punt, end Scott Warren
ripped through to block it. The ball stopped rolling at the 33.
Three runs picked up eight to the 25. On fourth down Dave Cappelen kicked a 42-yard field goal for 3-0.
With the 6-2, 251-pound
Fitzgerald lugging five times for 32 yards, Tech drove quickly from its 23 to a first down at FSU's 41. With Ron Simmons sacking quarterback David Lamie for a loss of our on second down, the Seminoles
held. A punt rolled into the end zone.
But Wally Woodham's second-down pass was intercepted by Gene Bunn, and Tech was in business at FSU's 19 after a 13-yard runback.
On a trap play off the
left side, Fitzgerald scored easily. Paul Engle kicked a point and Tech led 7-3.
A clipping call on Larry Key's kickoff return to the 29 put the Seminoles in a hole at their seven. Then Ernie Sims
fumbled and Tech's Bill Housewright go the ball at the nine.
After Fitzgerald banged to the six, Aaron Carter caught Lamie for a loss of three. Next play Ivory Joe Hunter stole Lamie's pass in the
end zone, giving FSU the ball at its 20.
A 14-yard pass, Woodham to Mike Shumann, lifted the Seminoles to the 20 as FSU overcame a delay penalty. Similarly, an 18-yard toss to Mark Lyles vaulted
FSU to the Tech 38 after an illegal-procedure ruling.
Woodham got sacked for a loss of nine but a pass-interference flag on Eddie Small provided a first down at the 36.
There the Seminoles
stalled. In the early moments of the second quarter freshman Bill Capece was short on a 52-yard try for a field goal. With Tech offside, he got another attempt from 48 out, but was wide.
With
Willie Jones batting down a third-down pass, VPI was forced to punt to FSU's 38.
On a reverse, Shumann popped for 14 to Tech's 48. Key knocked off six, then eight to the 34. But Kurt Unglaub
slipped and fell, going out for a pass, and the Seminoles couldn't move. Cappelen was short on a 49-yard bid for a field goal.
Soon a 53-yard Roberts punt backed FSU to the 18. Key got just three
yards in two shots, and Shumann slipped going for a pass. Bill Duley replied with a 54-yard punt to the 19.
Wide receiver Ellis Savage, on a reverse, raced 48 yards to FSU's 33. On third down at
the 28, Lamie threw to Savage for 14 at the 14. Fitzgerald slammed to the five. On two carries, Coles netted nothing. On fourth down,, after a timeout, Coles appeared stopped by Aaron Carter short of
the first down - but suddenly broke the tackle and scored easily. Engle's PAT brought it to 14-3 with 4:47 left in the half.
Tech tried an onside kick, but Vic Fowler picked up the ball for the
Seminoles. A clipping penalty, however, knocked the Seminoles back to their 20.
Key tore off nine, soon caught a pass for 12, up to the 42. On a 7-yard keeper, Woodham gained Tech's 47.
Three
consecutive Woodham passes wrought a touchdown from that point. Jackie Flowers caught a 15-yarder at the 32, then Roger Overby snared a 22-yarder at the 10, after which Shumann latched onto a throw in
the end zone. Cappelen's point narrowed it to 14-10. The clock showed 1:36 left in the half.
Shumann's TD catch put him over 2,000 yards in career receptions. He became just the fourth Florida
State receiver to reach that mark.
Kenny Lewis wheeled the kickoff from the end zone to his 34 before a last-ditch tackle stopped him. Tech ran three plays, then punted just before time ran out in
the half.
On the second-half kickoff, Key momentarily bobbled the wet ball and managed only a short return to the 14. After Sims lost three on a draw, a Woodham screen pass to Key got a first down
at the 24. Key then got 10 on two runs and caught a short pass for five more. Grady King grabbed a first-down pass at FSU's 46.
Shumann pulled in a pass over the middle and picked his way for 34
yards to the 20. Key whacked to the 13 before Rick Razzano nailed him for a loss of three. Woodham's third-down pass found Shumann at the two. It took three cracks from there before Woodham sneaked
across from a yard out. Cappelen's point gave FSU a 17-14 lead.
On an odd play, Tech moved from its 30 to 43 as Fitzgerald fumbled and Lamie picked up the ball. Bobby Jackson seemed touchdown-bound
on third down but couldn't hang onto the ball on the dead run as he tried to intercept.
When Tech punted, a flag fell and FSU was called for roughing the kicker, providing a first down at the
Seminoles' 45. A third-down run for eight to the 32 by Scott kept Tech going. Jackson broke up a TD-labeled pass at the goal line. Fred Igaz then caught Lamie for loss of six.
Two plays later
Roberts punted into the end zone.
On a reverse, Shumann streaked 44 yards to Tech's 36. Key slipped to the 30, but Tech checked two more runs. After a delay for a Tech injury, then an FSU timeout,
the Seminoles decided to go for it on fourth-and-four at the 30. Woodham hit Overby with a 16-yard pass at the 14.
Key pounded to the nine on last play of the quarter. Two passes missed - Overby
slipping and falling on one, the other broken up. On fourth down Cappelen kicked a 26-yard field goal to bring it to 20-14. Suddenly, the rain was falling much harder.
From the 23, Tech came
running. Coles and Scott led to the Tech 47, with Coles particularly big on a third-down run for eight.
Then the big Fitzgerald struck for six and nine. Coles got five. Fitzgerald bumped for four
and two to the 27. After a motion penalty, Scott seemed stopped for no gain, but broke a tackle and sliced wide for 26 yards to the seven. On third down from the four, Lamie kept and scored standing
up, going to his left. Engle's PAT put Tech back on top 21-10 with 8:27 left.
After the kickoff, the Seminoles started from the 22. Woodham passed to King for 13, then to Shumann for five, up to
the 40. Next Play Woodham handed the ball to King who slipped it to Shumann on a reverse - and Shumann stopped, threw a 39-yard pass to Overby at the Tech 21. On three runs Key came up two yards short
at the 13. Tech called a timeout to put more pressure on Cappelen as he came in for a field-goal try. Then Cappelen put through a 29-yarder for 23-21 with 5:01 left.
From its 22, Tech probed up to
the 33, where it came to 4th-and-8 with 2:29 left. After a timeout, Tech decided to punt. Robert's 67-yarder rolled into the end zone.
From the 20, Key got three. Then Key dealt the ball to Shumann
on the next play, and the wide receiver scampered 41 yards to Tech's 36 on a reverse. Key got two, then five before FSU took successive 5-yard penalties for delay. A second showed on the clock when
FSU ran out of downs at the 37. Nat Terry intercepted Lamie's pass at the FSU 31 on the last play.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Florida State |
3 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
23 |
| Virginia Tech |
7 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
21 |
1st 3- 0 Dave Cappelen, 42, field goal, 11:52
3- 7 Opp, 19, run (kick), 6:22
2nd 3- 7 Bill Capece, 48, field goal failed, 14:45
3- 7 Dave Cappelen, 49, field goal failed, 11:32
3-14 Opp, 5, run (kick), 4:47
10-14 Mike Shumann, 10, pass from Wally Woodham (Dave Cappelen, kick), 1:36
3rd 17-14 Wally Woodham, 1, run (Dave Cappelen, kick), 7:54
4th 20-14 Dave Cappelen, 26, field goal, 14:45
20-21 Opp, 4, run (kick), 8:27
23-21 Dave Cappelen, 29, field goal, 4:57
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 21 16
Rushes-yards 41-184 57-256
Passing 258 14
Att-Comp-Int 28-18-1 9-1-2
Total Yards 69-442 66-270
Punt Returns 3-4 1--5
Kickoff Returns 4-40 6-127
Interception Ret. 2-5 1-13
Fumble Returns 0-0 1-0
Punts 1-54.0 7-40.0
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 3-0
Penalties-Yds 7-55 3-19
3rd Down Conversions 6-15 7-17
4th Down Conversions 0-2 1-1
Time of Posession 29:18 30:52
Attendance 36,500
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Mike Shumann 3 99 0 44
Larry Key 22 70 0 8
Wally Woodham 9 9 1 4
Ernie Sims 6 5 0 4
Mark Lyles 1 1 0 1
---------------------------------------------
FSU 41 184 1 44
Opp 57 256 3 48
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Mike Shumann 5 80 1 34
Roger Overby 3 77 0 39
Larry Key 4 40 0 13
Grady King 3 27 0 13
Mark Lyles 1 18 0 18
Jackie Flowers 1 15 0 15
Ernie Sims 1 1 0 1
---------------------------------------------
FSU 18 258 1 39
Opp 1 14 0 14
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Wally Woodham 17 27 1 219 1 34
Mike Shumann 1 1 0 39 0 39
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 18 28 1 258 1 39
Opp 1 9 2 14 0 14
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Nat Terry 2 3 0
Scott Warren 1 1 0 1
---------------------------------------------
FSU 3 4 0 1
Opp 1 -5 0 -5
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Larry Key 3 35 0
Jackie Flowers 1 5 0 5
---------------------------------------------
FSU 4 40 0 5
Opp 6 127 0
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Bill Duley 1 54 54
----------------------------------------
FSU 1 54 54
Opp 7 280 65
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mike Kincaid 12 2 14 1.0- . . . . . . . .
Nat Terry 6 7 13 . . 1- 5 . . . . . .
Willie Jones 10 . 10 . . . . . . . . .
Jimmy Heggins 7 2 9 . . . . . . . . .
Aaron Carter 7 1 8 . . . . . . . . .
Bobby Jackson 6 1 7 . . . 2 . . . . .
Ron Simmons 4 1 5 . . . . . . . . .
Walter Carter 2 3 5 . . . . . . . . .
Ivory Joe Hunter 2 1 3 . . 1- 0 . . . . . .
Fred Igaz 2 . 2 1.0- . . . . . . . .
Scott Warren 2 . 2 . . . . . . . 1 .
David Hanks 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Paul Piurowski 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Mark Macek 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Monk Bonasorte 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Jeremy Mindlin . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Bobby Butler . . . . . . . . . . 1 .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 65 20 85 2.0- 0.0 . 2- 5 2 . . . 2 .
Opp 54 19 73 5.0- . 1- 13 3 . 1- 0 . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
QB 12 Wally Woodham
WR 20 Mike Shumann
TB 44 Larry Key
FB 48 Mark Lyles
C 55 Gil Wesley
OG 61 Wade Johnson
TG 62 Bruce Harrison
QT 72 Ken Lanier
TT 78 Nate Henderson
TE 85 Grady King
WR 86 Roger Overby
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
SS 24 Mike Kincaid
CB 40 Bobby Jackson
CB 46 Ivory Joe Hunter
FS 47 Nat Terry
NG 50 Ron Simmons
SLB 51 Aaron Carter
WLB 56 Jimmy Heggins
DT 76 Walter Carter
DT 79 Louie Richardson
DE 80 Scott Warren
DE 88 Willie Jones
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Dave Cappelen
3 Bill Duley
17 Bill Capece
18 Clyde Walker
19 Kurt Unglaub
21 Bobby Butler
23 Jackie Flowers
27 Vic Fowler
32 Greg Ramsey
35 Ernie Sims
37 Mike Smith
42 Monk Bonasorte
49 David Hanks
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
52 Fred Igaz
53 Paul Piurowski
57 Cedric Wyatt
60 Jeremy Mindlin
63 Tom Coll
67 Mark Macek
69 Mike Good
70 Greg Futch
74 Paul Phillippy
77 Mark Meseroll
84 Greg Lazzaro
87 Ken McCranie
90 Edenbur Richardson
|
Florida State 30, Memphis State 9
11/12/1977, Tallahassee
From the Tallahassee Democrat, November 13, 1977, page 51, by Bill McGrotha. FSU defense spurs 30-9 win.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - With a stinging defense that racked Memphis State backs for
losses at least 15 times, Florida State whacked out a 30-9 football victory here Saturday night.
Coach Bobby Bowden's rather stunning Seminoles, now 8-1, have won six straight and 11 of their last
12.
Early in the game, on Memphis State's second offensive series, FSU defenders put Lloyd Patterson, the Tigers' dangerous quarterback, out of action for the night with an elbow injury. Or maybe
Patterson put himself out of action, trying a futile off-balance pass as he was swarmed, and falling on that elbow.
Fred Igaz, an unheralded junior out of South Bend, Ind., by way of a California
junior college, filled in magnificently for the Seminoles' ailing Ron Simmons at nose guard. Three times Igaz sacked Memphis quarterbacks. Simmons played not at all.
End Scott Warren threw Memphis
players for losses on five occasions, and tackle Walter Carter did it on three. End Willie Jones, an intimidating one, was also a key on an aroused defense.
"Florida State is by far the best team
we have played," said Richardson Williamson, the Memphis coach. "They practically whipped us every way they could.
"And we made every mistake we could."
The triumph, terminating a Memphis run of
six straight over the Seminoles, pushed Florida State into more prominent bowl contention, and secured a post-season invitation somewhere. There was no immediate indication of what bowl it would
be.
A crowd of 40,127 cheered on a cold, clear night as the Seminoles, playing their last one at home, struggled much of the way.
Just before halftime they erupted for a 10-0 lead. Dave Cappelen
capped an 83-yard drive with a 30-yard field goal after quarterback Wally Woodham sprung away on a surprising 37-yard run into Memphis territory. Moments later, Willie Jones clobbered a Memphis back
and Jimmy Heggins hopped on a fumble at the Tiger 30. Woodham passed 27 yards to Mike Shumann for the touchdown.
After Memphis cut it to 10-3, driving 96 yards to a field goal from 40 out by Rusty
Bennett in the third quarter, Florida State retaliated with another Cappelen 3-pointer from 37 out, making it 13-3.
In the early moments of the fourth quarter, Bowden slipped Jimmy Jordan in at
quarterback. He promptly directed a 50-yard push to a touchdown, throwing two big passes to Roger Overby. Mark Lyles, running strong at fullback all night, scored from the four for 20-3.
With
Jordan still in there, the Seminoles got points on their next two series, Cappelen booting a 21-yard field goal and Greg Lazzaro grabbing a 13-yard pass, extending it to 30-3.
Memphis recovered a
late fumble at FSU's 35 and scored on a 15-yard run by third-string quarterback Kevin Betts. The Tigers successfully worked an onside kick and were at FSU's seven when time ran out.
It was the
second straight game the slight, 140-pound Cappelen, a sophomore, had kicked three field goals.
As the Seminoles accumulated 426 yards of offense, Larry Key ran for 110 in 24 carries, but played
little in the last half after hurting his knee a bit. Lyles got 80 on just 10 runs. The Seminoles ran up 258 on the ground.
Woodham struck on nine of his 16 passes for 81 yards, while Jordan hit on
four of seven for 87. Overby again was the top receiver with five catches for 66. Patterson, 0-for-3 on his passes and minus-15 on running when he left early, joined two other Memphis quarterbacks in
passing futility. Overall, they were 11-for-32. Kippy Brown was the most effective, hitting eight of 22 for 147 yards.
Memphis netted just 60 yards on 53 runs. Surprisingly, the Tigers controlled
the ball, 85 plays to 67.
Oddly, there were 55 passes thrown - but no interceptions. Florida State lost three fumbles, Memphis two.
A superior kicking game was one factor in the Seminoles'
favor. Though Bill Duley averaged just 36.8 on his four punts, one was downed on the Memphis one and another on the four. Twice Memphis got off short punts, and another time turned the ball over to
FSU at its seven when it failed to get off a kick.
In the rough action, several players from both sides were hurt. Key seemed to aggravate a knee injury in the last half. Free safety Nat Terry,
just before halftime, went out for the night with a back injury. The Sunday training room may disclose more FSU injuries.
"Our defense," said Bowden, "played well enough tonight for us to go to any
bowl. Offensively, I really didn't think we played well. We didn't capitalize much on their mistakes, and we made a lot of our own - but maybe Memphis had a lot to do with that.
"We used the blitz
more on defense than we have all season.
"I'm just happy to win."
Seminoles struggle, then explode. TALLAHASSEE, FL - The game in detail:
On a cold, fair night
Florida State started on offense, Greg Ramsey returning the opening kickoff 18 yards to the 29. After Larry Key got six on two runs, a seven-yard pass to Roger Overby gained a first down.
But the
Seminoles came up two yards short at the 50. Bill Duley's booming punt was downed by Paul Piurowski on the 1-yard line.
Third down at the six saw Jimmy Heggins and Willie Jones wrestle Lloyd
Patterson down for a loss of two. A punt gave FSU good position at the Memphis 44.
Key pounded for six, then nine to the 29. A pass missed. Mark Lyles got five on a draw. Then Woodham got sacked,
back at the 33. Dave Cappelen's 50-yard try for a field goal was short.
W. Jones soon put the pressure on Patterson, causing an errant pitchout. Richard Locke recovered the fumble at the 11. When,
two plays later, Memphis punted, Bobby Jackson fumbled the ball at the visitors' 48 and Nelson Hart recovered it for the Tigers.
After Locke ran for six, Walter Carter nailed Patterson for
minus-four. Patterson seemed hemmed in for a big loss, but threw as he was going down, and officials ruled it an incomplete pass rather than intentional grounding. Patterson hurt his elbow on the
play. A punt backed FSU to its 19.
Another punt put the Seminoles at their 19. Wally Woodham promptly passed to Overby for 14. Key ran for four more, to the 38. Two passes failed. Duley punted to
the Memphis 35.
Locke ran for nine on first down, but soon Memphis was taxed 15 for holding. Soon the Tigers punted to FSU's 22.
Two Key carries left the Seminoles short after three downs, and
Duley punted to the Memphis 37.
Kippy Brown, who had replaced Patterson at quarterback, fired a third-down pass to Ernest Gray for 20 at FSU's 45. Locke fumbled but teammate Lee Cage recovered the
ball for an 11-yard gain to FSU's 34 as the quarter ended.
Then Locke fumbled and Heggins grabbed the ball for Florida State at the 32.
Four straight runs by Key netted 22 to the Memphis 46.
Greg Lazzaro caught a short pass to the 38.
But Key fumbled as he gained 21 to the 15 and Keith Simpson recovered for Memphis.
Brown passes to Keith Wright for 11, to Gary for 13 and Wright
again for 11 soon got Memphis to FSU's 45. But Scott Warren diagnosed a reverse run and racked Wright for a loss of five to crimp that bid. Soon Memphis punted to the 17.
Woodham, back to pass,
found nobody open, and picked his way 37 yards to the Memphis 46. Key knocked off six, then seven - but was hurt on the second run and had to leave the game. After Greg Ramsey got three, a
pass-interference call as Mike Shumann tried to catch the ball provided a first down at the 18.
Three plays left the Seminoles at the 14, and Cappelen kicked a 30-yard field goal for 3-0 with 4:27
left in the half.
From its 20 Memphis worked the ball to the 42 on the running of James King and Locke. Then Willie Jones hit King, causing a fumble that Heggins claimed at the 38.
Key - back in
the game, but not for long - ran for eight in two carries and Ramsey pounded to a first down at the 27. Next play Woodham sailed a pass into Shumann's hands four yards deep in the end zone for a
touchdown. Cappelen's point made it 10-0 as the clock showed 1:06.
Memphis worked the ball to its 31 after the second-half kickoff, no further. FSU got the ball at its 33.
With the help of a
face-mask penalty, the Seminoles struggled to the Memphis 44. There the attack bogged. Duley's punt put Memphis in a hole at its 4.
Stout running lifted the Tigers to the 26. On third down there,
Brown hit Wright over the middle with a pass and the flanker rambled 54 yards to the 20 before Ivory Joe Hunter nailed him.
Brown got three on a run, but Warren caught King for a yard loss, after
which Jones sacked Brown for a loss of five.
On fourth down Rusty Bennett kicked a 40-yard field goal, cutting the score to 10-3.
From the 23, on first down after the kick return, Mark Lyles
popped up the middle, found room and ripped 41 yards to the Memphis 36. Overby Caught a 12-yard pass at the 25, but the Seminoles got no further.
Cappelen put through a 37-yard field goal on fourth
down, making it 13-3.
With Walter Carter making a third-down sack of Brown for minus-three, the Seminoles checked Memphis at its 17. A poor punt by Hugh Owens took a Florida State reverse bounce,
netted just 19 yards to the 36.
Key skipped for 12 to the 24, but three more runs wound up at the 17 as the third quarter concluded.
Cappelen was accurate with a 33-yard attempt for three
points.
Three Memphis plays from the 20 netted just five. Another short punt gave FSU the ball at the 50 as Jimmy Jordan moved in at quarterback.
Promptly, Jordan hit Overby with a pass at the
38. Lyles erupted for 10 on a run. Whereupon, Jordan nailed another pass into Overby's hands, at the nine.
Ramsey whacked to the four. Then Lyles scooted off the left side and scored. Cappelen
brought it to 20-3 with a point.
Moving from its 24 after the kick, Memphis found itself at the 19 following a third-down sack of Brown for nine by Fred Igaz, playing all the way for the ailing Ron
Simmons at nose guard.
Memphis ushered in a new punter, Russell Richards, who fumbled the snap and downed the ball at the seven.
From the five two plays later, Ramsey pounded into the end zone
on a determined run - but the touchdown was rubbed out. FSU was flagged for holding, and the Tigers' Sam Hurst drew a penalty for slugging. Offsetting infractions. After a Jordan pass missed, Cappelen
booted a 21-yard field goal for 23-3.
Memphis moved in another quarterback, Kevin Betts, who soon was rapped for a loss of nine by Walter Carter. Owens, back in to punt, boomed a 45-yarder to FSU's
49.
Immediately, Jordan went to Shumann with a 42-yard pass at the nine. After Jordan fumbled the snap and lost four, he threw a touchdown strike of 13 yards to Greg Lazzaro. Cappelen's PAT brought
it to 30-3.
A 25-yard screen pass, Brown to Bill Austin, vaulted Memphis to FSU's 48. Three more plays were futile, and an Owens punt backed FSU to its four.
Ramsey hit for 10, Keith Kennedy ran
for nine, then fumbled at the 35 on his next run, Simpson recovering for Memphis.
Igaz sacked Betts for minus-four. A 4th-and-4 pass from Betts found Alan King at the 23. Three plays later Betts,
on a wide keeper, sped for a touchdown. Trying for two points, Betts kept again, got slammed far short. That made it 30-9 with 2:15 to go.
An onside kick was recovered by Simpson for Memphis at
FSU's 49. Right away Igaz sacked Betts for a loss of 14, back at the 37. But Betts soon passed 16 yards to Anthony Oggs at FSU's 39. Another pass to Oggs reached the 22. On an apparent last play, pass
interference was called on Jackson at the seven.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Memphis State |
0 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
9 |
| Florida State |
0 |
10 |
3 |
17 |
30 |
1st 0- 0 Dave Cappelen, 50, field goal failed, 7:59
2nd 3- 0 Dave Cappelen, 30, field goal, 4:27
10- 0 Mike Shumann, 27, pass from Wally Woodham (Dave Cappelen, kick), 1:06
3rd 10- 3 Opp, 40, field goal, 6:09
13- 3 Dave Cappelen, 37, field goal, 3:15
4th 13- 3 Dave Cappelen, 33, field goal failed, 14:59
20- 3 Mark Lyles, 4, run (Dave Cappelen, kick), 12:28
23- 3 Dave Cappelen, 21, field goal, 10:44
30- 3 Greg Lazzaro, 13, pass from Jimmy Jordan (Dave Cappelen, kick), 8:30
30- 9 Opp, 15, run (run failed), 2:15
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 20 19
Rushes-yards 44-258 53-60
Passing 168 188
Att-Comp-Int 23-13-0 32-11-0
Total Yards 67-426 85-248
Punt Returns 3-10 0-0
Kickoff Returns 2-34 5-88
Interception Ret. 0-0 0-0
Fumble Returns 2-0 3-0
Punts 4-36.8 10-36.8
Fumbles-Lost 6-3 9-2
Penalties-Yds 2-20 5-63
Attendance 40,127
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Larry Key 24 110 0 19
Mark Lyles 10 80 1 41
Wally Woodham 2 28 0 37
Greg Ramsey 5 23 0 10
Keith Kennedy 2 21 0 12
Jimmy Jordan 1 -4 0 -4
---------------------------------------------
FSU 44 258 1 41
Opp 53 60 1 15t
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Mike Shumann 2 69 1 42
Roger Overby 5 66 0 19
Greg Lazzaro 2 21 1 13t
Mark Lyles 2 12 0 6
Larry Key 2 0 0 2
---------------------------------------------
FSU 13 168 2 42
Opp 11 188 0 53
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Jimmy Jordan 4 7 0 87 1 42
Wally Woodham 9 16 0 81 1 27t
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 13 23 0 168 2 42
Opp 11 32 0 188 0 53
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Bobby Butler 1 6 0 6
Bobby Jackson 1 3 0 3
Nat Terry 1 1 0 1
---------------------------------------------
FSU 3 10 0 6
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Greg Ramsey 2 34 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 2 34 0
Opp 5 88 0
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Bill Duley 4 147 49
----------------------------------------
FSU 4 147 49
Opp 10 368 48
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jimmy Heggins 8 5 13 1.0- 2.0 . . . . 2- 0 . . .
Fred Igaz 4 4 8 3.0- 26.0 . . . . . . . .
Aaron Carter 5 2 7 . . . . . . . . .
Scott Warren 6 1 7 5.0- 19.0 . . . . . 1 . .
Willie Jones 5 2 7 2.0- 7.0 . . 1 . . . . .
Mike Kincaid 4 1 5 . . . 1 . . . . .
Ivory Joe Hunter 5 . 5 . . . . . . . . .
Nat Terry 3 2 5 . . . 2 . . . . .
Walter Carter 5 . 5 3.0- 17.0 . . . . . . . .
Louie Richardson 4 1 5 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
Monk Bonasorte 3 1 4 . . . 3 . . . . .
Bobby Jackson 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
David Hanks 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Mark Macek . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Edenbur Richardson 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 56 20 76 15.0- 73.0 . . 7 . 2- 0 1 . .
Opp 45 30 75 3.0- 13.0 . . 1 . 3- 0 . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
QB 12 Wally Woodham
WR 20 Mike Shumann
TB 44 Larry Key
FB 48 Mark Lyles
C 55 Gil Wesley
LG 61 Wade Johnson
RG 62 Bruce Harrison
LT 72 Ken Lanier
RT 78 Nate Henderson
TE 85 Grady King
WR 86 Roger Overby
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
SS 24 Mike Kincaid
CB 40 Bobby Jackson
CB 46 Ivory Joe Hunter
FS 47 Nat Terry
LB 51 Aaron Carter
MG 52 Fred Igaz
LB 56 Jimmy Heggins
RT 76 Walter Carter
LT 79 Louie Richardson
RE 80 Scott Warren
LE 88 Willie Jones
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Dave Cappelen
3 Bill Duley
15 Jimmy Jordan
17 Bill Capece
18 Clyde Walker
21 Bobby Butler
30 Keith Kennedy
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
32 Greg Ramsey
42 Monk Bonasorte
49 David Hanks
53 Paul Piurowski
67 Mark Macek
84 Greg Lazzaro
90 Edenbur Richardson
|
San Diego State 41, Florida State 16
11/19/1977, San Diego, Calif.
From the Tallahassee Democrat, November 20, 1977, page 45, by Bill McGrotha. Roof falls in on Seminoles.
SAN DIEGO, CA - Unable to cope with the brilliant dropback passing of Joe Davis,
error-ridden Florida State fell to a quick and aroused San Diego State football team 41-16 here Saturday night.
With defensive end Willie Jones out of action with a bruised knee and playing not at
all, the Seminoles had no semblance of a pass rush and 50,453 fans whooped it up on a chilly California evening.
Ranked 13th nationally going in, the Seminoles, who earlier in the evening formally
accepted a bid to the Tangerine Bowl, dropped to 8-2 as the Aztecs won their ninth in 10 starts.
In the first half alone, a mishandled punt, a fumble, a blocked punt and an interception gave San
Diego the football at FSU's 13, 12, 17 and 48. That led to 24 Aztec points.
A 6-foot, 185 senior wide receiver named Ronnie Smith, out of Lakeland's Kathleen High, caught three TD passes in that
first half, covering 54 yards once and 12 yards twice.
San Diego scored the first two times it got the football.
Hard running by Deacon Turner ably balanced the passes of Davis.
Florida State
got a 22-yard field goal from Dave Cappelen late in the first quarter to cut the score to 14-3. Early in the second period Wally Woodham threw a 42-yard scoring bomb to Mike Shumann to narrow it to
21-10. But a little later Woodham fumbled at his 12 when blind-sided, and the Aztecs moved to a quick TD to make it 28-10.
After that, school was out.
At the start, San Diego began at its 12
after a short return of the opening kickoff and a fumble that an Aztec claimed. Quarterback Joe Davis hit a short pass for two yards. On third down, Fred Igaz, starting at nose guard over Ron Simmons,
racked Deacon Turner for a loss of one.
A punt gave the Seminoles a shot from the home team's 48. In lightning fashion, fortune shifted for the Seminoles.
Wally Woodham went deep with a pass,
and Roger Overby was guilty of offensive interference. A 15-yard penalty was followed by two runs that ended in a net loss of one yard.
Bill Duley, back to punt, fumbled the snap and San Diego got
the ball at Florida State's 13.
Turner pounded the middle for four, then scored on a wide run from the eight. A point-after kick made it 7-0.
Larry Key's short kickoff return left the Seminoles
at the 17. On second down, Key broke for 11 to the 28. Soon Mike Shumann grabbed to a 10-yard Woodham pass at the 44. A penalty for illegal procedure was followed by Woodham's loss of eight on a sack
by Rickey Richardson.
From the 40, Duley punted and San Diego got a 7-yard return to its 30.
Denny Pearson snared a 12-yard pass. Turner bucked for four. Then Davis got time and protection as he
fired deep to a streaking Ronnie Smith, who scored on a 54-yard bomb. Another PAT kick and the Seminoles trailed 14-0.
From the 20 after the kickoff, Woodham passed 16 yards to Overby. A roughing
penalty vaulted FSU to San Diego's 49 on the play. After Grady King caught a 7-yarder at the 39, Key rambled to the 25 in two carries.
Key whipped for four more, then 11 to the 10 on a reverse.
The Seminoles were stopped at the six. In came Dave Cappelen to kick a 22-yard field goal, narrowing it to 14-3.
From its 25, San Diego worked the ball to its 32 as the quarter ended.
Smith
pulled in a pass at the 44 on third down. After a 5-yard penalty Don Warren caught a pass at FSU's 47. Turner ran for 11, then six to the 30. On a reverse, Smith slipped to the 14.
Pearson grabbed
a throw at the five. Then Turner slipped off the left side and scored easily from the nine. That brought it to 21-3.
From the FSU 23, on third down, Woodham slipped a screen pass to Key, who dug
for 11 to the 34. Immediately, Woodham came back with a 26-yard throw to Kurt Unglaub - only his fifth catch of the season - at San Diego's 42.
Next play Woodham uncorked a bomb that Shumann pulled
in at the five, scoring easily. Cappelen added the point for 21-10.
After three downs, Florida State forced a punt from San Diego's 28. Nat Terry mishandled the catch, fell on the ball at the FSU
13. The Seminoles got no further than the 26, and Duley punted to the Aztec 40.
Smith caught a 14-yarder at FSU's 46. But a holding penalty a play later knocked the Aztecs back to their 36. A
couple plays later Florida State got pushed to its 11 on a rolling 47-yard punt.
Woodham, back to pass, found no one open, ran instead. End Mike Douglas slammed him from behind, forcing a fumble
that Donnie Boles recovered for the Aztec at the 12.
First play Davis passed to Smith in a corner of the end zone for six points, and it was 28-10.
Key was downed at the 13 on the kickoff
return. Jimmy Jordan, in at quarterback, got sacked inches from the goal line. From the end zone, Jordan threw incomplete, then found Shumann with a pass at the 21.
When Duley punted, James Lamar
block it at the 13.
On third down, Turner suddenly popped free for 40 yards to FSU's 28. Four more plays reached the 10, but a holding penalty put San Diego back at the 25. Three plays later Duncan
booted a 30-yard field goal, jumping it to 41-10.
Woodham returned at quarterback to complete a 12-yard pass to Overby at FSU's 32 as the quarter ended. The Seminoles moved to the Aztecs' 43 before
Duley punted dead at the four.
With Turner busting for 41 yards on a third-down draw. San Diego drove to FSU's six. The Seminoles held their.
Jordan quickly passed the Seminoles up to their 49.
Lyles dug to the Aztec 40. After losing 10 when he slipped, Jordan turned Greg Ramsey loose on a run to the 37. On fourth down he passed to Jackie Flowers at the 19. Next play he threw to a wide-open
Overby in the end zone for the TD. A 2-point pass failed and it was 41-17 with 2:07 remaining.
An onside kick failed.
The rest was not much.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Florida State |
3 |
7 |
0 |
6 |
16 |
| San Diego State |
14 |
24 |
3 |
0 |
41 |
1st 0- 7 Opp, 8, run (kick), 10:53
0-14 Opp, 54, pass (kick), 5:36
3-14 Dave Cappelen, 22, field goal, 0:55
2nd 3-21 Opp, 5, run (kick), 12:16
10-21 Mike Shumann, 42, pass from Wally Woodham (Dave Cappelen, kick), 10:34
10-28 Opp, 12, pass (kick), 6:27
10-31 Opp, 28, field goal, 3:11
10-38 Opp, 12, pass (kick), 0:53
3rd 10-41 Opp, 30, field goal, 0:07
4th 16-41 Roger Overby, 19, pass from Jimmy Jordan (Jimmy Jordan, pass failed), 2:07
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 25 21
Rushes-yards 43-55 37-242
Passing 303 228
Att-Comp-Int 42-22-1 30-21-1
Total Yards 85-358 67-470
Punt Returns 0-0 2-11
Kickoff Returns 5-81 3-55
Interception Ret. 1-0 1-1
Fumble Returns 1-0 1-0
Punts 6-30.8 4-43.8
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 2-1
Penalties-Yds 5-38 7-83
Attendance 50,453
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Larry Key 24 94 0 11
Mark Lyles 7 32 0 11
Greg Ramsey 1 13 0 13
Wally Woodham 4 -3 0 7
Bill Duley 1 -23 0 -23
Jimmy Jordan 6 -58 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 43 55 0 13
Opp 37 242 2 41
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Mike Shumann 3 65 1 42t
Jackie Flowers 3 60 0 24
Roger Overby 3 48 1 19t
Kurt Unglaub 2 44 0 24
Mike Barnes 3 26 0 15
Greg Lazzaro 2 20 0 11
Greg Ramsey 2 18 0 10
Grady King 2 13 0 7
Larry Key 2 9 0 11
---------------------------------------------
FSU 22 303 2 42t
Opp 21 228 3 54t
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Jimmy Jordan 12 23 1 171 1 24
Wally Woodham 10 19 0 132 1 42t
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 22 42 1 303 2 42t
Opp 21 30 1 228 3 54t
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------
FSU 0 0 0
Opp 2 11 0 7
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Larry Key 5 81 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 5 81 0
Opp 3 55 0
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Bill Duley 5 185 41
Team 1 0
----------------------------------------
FSU 6 185 41
Opp 4 175 53
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Walter Carter 7 4 11 1.0- 2.0 . . 1 . . . . .
Mike Kincaid 3 6 9 . . . 2 . . . . .
Nat Terry 4 5 9 . . . . . . . . .
Aaron Carter 2 7 9 1.0- 3.0 . . . . . . . .
Ivory Joe Hunter 3 5 8 . . 1- 0 . . . . . .
Jimmy Heggins 3 5 8 . . . . . . . . .
Fred Igaz 3 4 7 . . . . . . . . .
Edenbur Richardson 3 3 6 . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Bobby Jackson 2 3 5 . . . . . . . . .
Scott Warren 3 2 5 . . . . . . . . .
Louie Richardson . 3 3 . . . 1 . . . . .
Bobby Butler 1 2 3 . . . 1 . . . . .
David Hanks 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Paul Piurowski . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Ron Simmons . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Mike Good 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Reggie Herring . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 37 53 90 2.0- 5.0 . 1- 0 5 . 1- 0 . . .
Opp 51 50 101 12.0- 97.0 . 1- 1 5 . 1- 0 . 1 .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
QB 12 Wally Woodham
WR 20 Mike Shumann
TB 44 Larry Key
FB 48 Mark Lyles
C 55 Gil Wesley
QG 61 Wade Johnson
TG 62 Bruce Harrison
QT 72 Ken Lanier
TT 78 Nate Henderson
TE 85 Grady King
WR 86 Roger Overby
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
SS 24 Mike Kincaid
LC 40 Bobby Jackson
RC 46 Ivory Joe Hunter
FS 47 Nat Terry
SLB 51 Aaron Carter
NG 52 Fred Igaz
WLB 56 Jimmy Heggins
DT 76 Walter Carter
DT 79 Louie Richardson
DE 80 Scott Warren
DE 88 Willie Jones
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Dave Cappelen
3 Bill Duley
15 Jimmy Jordan
17 Bill Capece
18 Clyde Walker
19 Kurt Unglaub
21 Bobby Butler
22 Mike Barnes
23 Jackie Flowers
27 Vic Fowler
32 Greg Ramsey
35 Ernie Sims
37 Mike Smith
39 Reggie Herring
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
42 Monk Bonasorte
49 David Hanks
50 Ron Simmons
53 Paul Piurowski
57 Cedric Wyatt
63 Tom Coll
67 Mark Macek
69 Mike Good
70 Greg Futch
74 Paul Phillippy
77 Mark Meseroll
84 Greg Lazzaro
87 Ken McCranie
90 Edenbur Richardson
|
Florida State 37, Florida 9
12/03/1977, Gainesville
From the Tallahassee Democrat, December 4, 1977, page 27, by Bill McGrotha. FSU scratches a 10-year itch.
GAINESVILLE, FL - Ten years of frustration, bordering at times on humiliation,
ended for Florida State University's Seminoles on Saturday, Dec. 3, 1977, on a glowing, weather-perfect afternoon at Florida Field.
The Seminoles, finishing their regular season 9-2, not only beat
Florida, but thrashed their rival with time and points to spare.
The score was 37-9.
It was the most points FSU had ever scored on the Gators.
The last time FSU whipped Florida was 21-16 in
1967 on this same field.
Never before had a Florida State team won nine games in a regular season.
FSU's offense and defense both dominated Florida the entire game. The Seminoles ran up 578
yards on offense to Florida's 200. FSU had 27 first downs. The Gators had 10.
Florida never even scored a touchdown. It got all its points on three field goals by Berj Yepremian in the first half.
Not since 1975, when Maryland won 13-0 in the Gator Bowl, had Florida been held without a touchdown.
And not since 1973, when LSU won 24-3, had the Gators come up without a 6-pointer in a
regular-season game.
Doug Dickey, Florida's head coach, said afterward:
"We're just not able to compete against that style of play. The things they do best (the passing game) are the things we
do worst."
The Seminoles' Larry Key churned for 143 rushing on 29 carries and another 42 yards on kickoff returns to fall just 35 yards short in his bid to become the No. 1 all-purpose runner in
the nation for 1977. With 1,119 yards to show in 239 runs this season, he became the Seminole ever to top 1,000 in a single year.
The Seminoles struck for a touchdown the first time they got the
football and never trailed. It was 10-0 after a quarter, 17-9 at the half, 24-9 going into the final period.
Florida, which finished the season 6-4-1, was without its superstar, Wes Chandler. The
gifted wide receiver-running back sat in uniform on the sidelines but never played after a bout with what Florida officials said was "a touch of viral pneumonia."
The Seminoles were minus punter
Bill Duley, who fractured a finger in Wednesday practice. Steve Dykes, who replaced him, shanked one second-quarter punt for 20 yards and had another blocked for a net of 16 yards.
But, then, FSU
was not obliged to punt much - only once in the last half.
Wally Woodham quarterbacked the Seminoles to a 10-0 lead. Jimmy Jordan replaced him for the second series of the second quarter and went
most of the rest of the way.
Coaches simply felt Florida was prepared for Woodham's long passes. With the help of some sensational catches by Mike Shumann and Roger Overby, Jordan directed a quick
touchdown drive.
Overby snared six passes during the game, half of them for touchdowns. Two were 20-yarders, the other a 4-yarder.
Shumann pulled in five passes, Kurt Unglaub four. Unglaub
scored on a 35-yarder from Woodham, but Jordan, who completed 13 of 19 for 240 yards, threw the other three payoff strikes.
ABC, which televised the game regionally, acclaimed Jordan the game's
standout offensive player and end Willie Jones of the Seminoles tops on defense. Scholarships of $1,000 in their names will go to Florida State.
With Woodham hitting six of 10 for 86 yards, FSU
picked on the Gators' porous pass defense for 20 completions in 31 attempts for 344 yards.
There were only three turnovers in the game. Florida intercepted one Woodham pass and the teams exchanged
fumbles.
The Seminoles were taxed 61 yards in penalties and Florida only five.
With FSU ahead only 24-9 at the close of the third quarter, what Dickey later called the game's turning point came
in dramatic fashion.
Unglaub, fielding punts for the first time, slipped on the turf and fumbled one. The Gators recovered at FSU's 30.
Florida drove to within a foot of the goal before running
out of downs in the face of stubborn FSU defenders.
"That was the ball game right there," Dickey said later. "If we could have scored, we would have been in it. But we didn't, and they turned
around and moved it in."
Jordan guided a brilliant 99-yard march to a touchdown. Fullback Mark Lyles scored from the one-yard line. Shumann caught key 34 and 25-yard passes during the push, the
latter placing FSU at Florida's one.
Florida fumbled away the ensuing kickoff, Mike Kincaid recovering for the Seminoles. Three plays later Jordan threw his second 20-yard touchdown pass to Overby,
completing the scoring for the day.
Two Gator quarterbacks, Terry LeCount and John Brantley, completed just six of 19 passes. Tony Green was the losing team's top runner with 80 yards on 16 carries
as Florida netted just 141 yards on the ground.
The scoring opened with Woodham hitting three straight passes and four of five in a drive capped by a 35-yard scoring bomb to Unglaub - a spectacular
catch.
Not long after, with Florida backed to its own 12, FSU's Nat Terry returned a punt 18 yards to Florida's 35. That led to a 47-yard field goal by Dave Cappelen and a Seminole 10-0 lead.
The Gators scored the first of their three second-quarter field goals by Yepremian from 32 yards out, climaxing a 74-yard drive. Willie Wilder's 39-yard run - the longest gainer of the gay for Florida
- set it up.
Jordan came in for the first time and promptly hit Overby with a 46-yarder. The Seminoles knocked off 82 yards in a hurry, Overby bagging a 4-yard pass for the touchdown. Shumann had
two sensational catches in the drive.
Shortly before halftime, Yepremian kicked a 50-yard field goal, and after a short FSU punt which was touched by a charging defender, he got another shot from
the 41-yard line on the last play of the half.
That cut it to 17-9. It was the Gators' last score of the day.
Early in the second half, after Cappelen missed a 47-yard field goal try, Florida
drove to a first down at midfield. Three straight sacks knocked the Gators back to the 36. They punted to FSU's 34. Jordan moved the team 66 yards, Overby scoring on a pass from 20 yards out.
A
joyous Bobby Bowden said afterward:
"I thought we had it after that first touchdown of the second half."
He praised his defense, and particularly Jones. "Other than Ross Browner (Notre Dame) and
Art Still (Kentucky)," he said, "I this he is the finest defensive end I've seen this year."
Seminoles come out passing, passing, passing. GAINESVILLE, FL - The game in
detail:
On a pleasant, absolutely cloudless afternoon, Florida State began the game on defense after UF won the coin toss. Bill Capece's kickoff was returned from the five to 35 by Earl Carr.
Terry LeCount missed with a running pas. Ron Simmons nailed Tony Robinson after a 2-yard gain, then tripped up Tony Green after a yard gain on a following run. Alan Williams punted to FSU's 28.
Wally Woodham came out throwing, hitting, in succession, Greg Lazzaro for two, Kurt Unglaub for 11, and Mike Shumann for 17 at UF's 37. Mark Lyles ran for two. Woodham overthrew Roger Overby on a
pass.
Next play the quarterback sailed a bomb into Unglaub's hands as he crossed the goal line - a 35-yarder for a touchdown. Dave Cappelen kicked a point and it was 7-0.
Carr brought the
kickoff from the goal to the 14 before being nailed. Willie Wilder picked up 18. A long pass missed, and Williams' punt was returned five yards to the UF 48 by Unglaub.
Larry Key dug for seven, and
Lyles for seven more to the 36. Two plays later Chuck Hatch intercepted a Woodham throw at the 15. But Wilder got nothing on a run. John Brantley, in for LeCount at quarterback, slipped and fell
trying to pass, losing eight.
Nat Terry scooted 18 yards with Williams' punt, to UF's 35.
Woodham, finding no receiver open, was sacked for a loss of five. Key got five on a run, and Lyles four
to the 31 on a screen pass.
On fourth down Cappelen kicked his longest field goal of the year, a 47-yarder, making it 10-0.
Carr returned the kickoff 25 yards to the 25. LeCount got nothing on a
run and two passes. FSU fans thought he intentionally grounded the ball on his latter throw after getting hemmed up for a loss. Williams' 50-yard punt was returned by Unglaub to the 30.
Key ran for
six, but slipped for a 2-yard loss on the next play. Woodham's pass was blocked. Steve Dykes, punting for the injured Bill Duley, booted the ball to UF's 26.
Wilder and Green ran for four yards
apiece. On third down, LeCount - on a smart and slick play - pitched out at the last split-second to Wilder, who cruised 39 yards down the sidelines to FSU's 27. Green ran to the 22 as the quarter
ended.
Two more runs brought a first down at the 15. But Wilder got just one on a run and two passes missed.
Berj Yepremian booted a 32-yard field goal, and the tide started turning. That left
it 10-3.
On a kickoff return to the 30 by Key, a penalty knocked FSU back to the nine. Woodham's 11-yard throw to Unglaub soon got FSU to its 22. But a holding call set the Seminoles back on their
10 two plays later. Key got three on a draw, then 12 to the 25 on a Statue-of-Liberty play.
Dykes' punt was a short one, 20 yards to FSU's 45.
Three plays got just three yards. On second down
the Seminoles appeared to recover a David Johnson fumble but officials ruled the ball had been dead.
Williams' punt was short, to the 18.
In moved Jimmy Jordan at quarterback. First play - a
bomb that Roger Overby snared at the 36, a 46-yard gainer. Next play - a 10-yarder to Shumann at UF's 26.
But, after Scott Hutchinson got to Jordan for a loss of eight, it came to third-and-18 at
the 31. Whereupon, Shumann made a sensational catch on a 27-yard pass at the four, out-wrestling two defenders for the ball.
Couple plays later Jordan passed four yards to a wide-open Overby for
the TD. Cappelen's point made it 17-3.
Florida then drove 85 yards to a 50-yard field goal by Yepremian. Green tore from the 15 to UF's 43. Soon a third-down Brantley pass to Carr got 14 to FSU's
37.
With Louie Richardson making a big third-down tackle of Green for minus-two, the Seminoles held at the 33. Whereupon, Yepremian did his thing, cutting the score to 17-6.
FSU moved from its
24 to the 45, all on the runs of Key. Rushed hard trying to pass, Jordan got off a screen to Grady King - but the play lost 11 yards.
On fourth down Dyke's punt was partially blocked, and UF got
the ball at the 50 with only about 55 seconds left in the half. But that proved time enough to get the ball in position for Yepremian.
LeCount picked up nine, Green a couple. After a delay penalty,
LeCount sprung 20 yards to the 25. UF called its last timeout as the clock showed two seconds.
Yepremian kicked a 41-yarder right through, slicing it to 17-9.
At this point FSU, hitting on 11 of
16 passes for 161 yards, had 216 yards to UF's 151. Woodham was 6-for-10 and Jordan 5-for-6. Key had run 10 times for 53. UF's Green had 58 on 11 carries, Wilder 54 on six.
The Seminoles were in
trouble soon after the second half opened.
After a kickoff into the end zone and a start at the 20, Key ran three times, up to the 33, but a holding call slapped the Seminoles back to the 18.
Then Tallahassee's Mike Dupree tagged Jordan for a loss of six, back to the 12.
On third-and-plenty, Key dashed on a draw play 38 yards to the 50, making the first down. Soon Jordan passed to
Unglaub at the 35. After Jordan was sacked for minus-10, Key got 15 to the 30 on the "Statue of Liberty."
Cappelen was short on a 47-yard try for a field goal.
A LeCount pass to Tony Stephens
got 11 to the 31, and one to Lewis Gilbert 16 to the 50.
But Green lost two trying to pass. Jones sacked LeCount for minus-8, then Simmons got him for minus-4, back to the 36. A punt was returned
11 yards by Unglaub to FSU's 34.
Two Jordan passes went astray. On third down, Shumann sped 18 yards to UF's 48 on a reverse.
Jordan popped a pass to Jackie Flowers at the 31. Key dashed to the
22, slipped and fell. Lyles dug for a first down at the 20.
Over the middle, Overby snared a pass, almost fell at the 10, putting his hand down for balance, then moving into the end zone for the
touchdown on a 20-yard play. Cappelen's point brought it to 24-9.
Robert Adkins fumbled on the kickoff return but Ken Crocille, a freshman, recovered for UF at the 29. With Simmons making a big
third-down tackle of Green for minus-5, the Seminoles forced a punt.
But Unglaub, slipping on the treacherous artificial turf as he fielded the punt, fumbled and Barry Walker recovered for UF at
Florida State's 30.
Green slipped away for 23 to the nine. He fumbled on the 12 the following play, and a Seminole seemed to recover - but the ball was ruled out of bounds.
Green gained the
seven. LeCount was stopped at the five. On fourth down, LeCount was about a foot short of the goal - and the Seminoles took over.
And they moved 99 yards - it was closer to 100 - for a
touchdown.
On third down, Jordan fired a 10-yard pass to Overby at the 13. Key led to the 25 as the quarter ended. Shumann hauled in a 34-yard bomb at FSU's 46. Overby caught a 28-yarder at the 18.
Lyles ran twice, to the eight.
Following a holding penalty to the 26, Shumann caught a Jordan pass at the one. Two plays later Lyles took it in for the TD. It was firmly in the bag, 31-9, with
12:30 left in the game as Cappelen added the point.
Adkins again fumbled a short FSU kickoff, and this time Mike Kincaid got it for FSU at Florida's 31.
Lyles and Key led to the 20. There Jordan
lofted a pass to Overby for another six points. Cappelen missed the point after, and it was 37-9 with 11:25 still to go.
The rest was not much.
UF could not move against FSU's aroused defense.
They swapped punts. Another UF kick left FSU at its 31.
Greg Ramsey, on a 28-yard run, gained UF's 38. On fourth down at the 32, the Seminoles faked a field goal, with Clyde Walker rearing up and
throwing to Chip Sanders who struck for 18 to the 14. On fourth down at the 11, Ramsey shot through for a first down at the three.
Last play of the game saw Ernie Sims stopped about six inches
short of a touchdown.
FSU had beaten Florida for the first time in the last 10 tries.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Florida State |
10 |
7 |
7 |
13 |
37 |
| Florida |
0 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
1st 7- 0 Kurt Unglaub, 35, pass from Wally Woodham (Dave Cappelen, kick), 11:40
10- 0 Dave Cappelen, 47, field goal, 4:35
2nd 10- 3 Opp, 32, field goal, 13:39
17- 3 Roger Overby, 4, pass from Jimmy Jordan (Dave Cappelen, kick), 6:12
17- 6 Opp, 50, field goal, 2:32
17- 9 Opp, 41, field goal, 0:00
3rd 17- 9 Dave Cappelen, 37, field goal failed, 10:04
24- 9 Roger Overby, 20, pass from Jimmy Jordan (Dave Cappelen, kick), 5:16
4th 31- 9 Mark Lyles, 1, run (Dave Cappelen, kick), 12:30
37- 9 Roger Overby, 20, pass from Jimmy Jordan (Dave Cappelen, kick failed), 11:25
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 27 10
Rushes-yards 48-234 42-141
Passing 344 59
Att-Comp-Int 31-20-1 19-6-0
Total Yards 79-578 61-200
Punt Returns 9-57 0-0
Kickoff Returns 2-42 7-82
Interception Ret. 0-0 1-0
Fumble Returns 1-0 1-0
Punts 4-27.5 8-38.0
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 4-1
Penalties-Yds 6-61 1-5
Attendance 63,563
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Larry Key 20 143 0 38
Greg Ramsey 7 42 0 28
Mark Lyles 10 38 1 9
Ernie Sims 3 19 0 10
Mike Shumann 1 18 0 18
Jackie Flowers 1 3 0 3
Chip Sanders 1 1 0 1
Wally Woodham 1 -5 0 -5
Jimmy Jordan 4 -25 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 48 234 1 38
Opp 42 141 0 39
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Roger Overby 6 124 3 46
Mike Shumann 5 111 0 34
Kurt Unglaub 4 78 1 35t
Chip Sanders 1 18 0 18
Jackie Flowers 1 17 0 17
Mark Lyles 1 5 0 5
Greg Lazzaro 1 2 0 2
Grady King 1 -11 0 -11
---------------------------------------------
FSU 20 344 4 46
Opp 6 59 0 16
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Jimmy Jordan 13 19 0 240 3 46
Wally Woodham 6 10 1 86 1 35t
Clyde Walker 1 1 0 18 0 18
Keith Kennedy 0 1 0 0 0 0
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 20 31 1 344 4 46
Opp 6 19 0 59 0 16
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Kurt Unglaub 8 39 0
Nat Terry 1 18 0 18
---------------------------------------------
FSU 9 57 0 18
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Larry Key 2 42 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 2 42 0
Opp 7 82 0
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Steve Dykes 4 110 40
----------------------------------------
FSU 4 110 40
Opp 8 304 50
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mike Kincaid . . . . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 0 0 0 . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Opp . . . . . 1- 0 . . 1- 0 . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
QB 12 Wally Woodham
WR 20 Mike Shumann
TB 44 Larry Key
FB 48 Mark Lyles
C 55 Gil Wesley
QG 61 Wade Johnson
TG 62 Bruce Harrison
QT 72 Ken Lanier
TT 78 Nate Henderson
TE 85 Grady King
WR 86 Roger Overby
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
SS 24 Mike Kincaid
CB 40 Bobby Jackson
CB 46 Ivory Joe Hunter
FS 47 Nat Terry
NG 50 Ron Simmons
SLB 51 Aaron Carter
WLB 56 Jimmy Heggins
DT 76 Walter Carter
DT 79 Louie Richardson
DE 80 Scott Warren
DE 88 Willie Jones
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Dave Cappelen
15 Jimmy Jordan
16 Steve Dykes
17 Bill Capece
18 Clyde Walker
19 Kurt Unglaub
21 Bobby Butler
23 Jackie Flowers
30 Keith Kennedy
32 Greg Ramsey
35 Ernie Sims
36 Chip Sanders
37 Mike Smith
39 Reggie Herring
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
42 Monk Bonasorte
49 David Hanks
52 Fred Igaz
53 Paul Piurowski
58 John Madden
65 Trent Barnes
67 Mark Macek
69 Mike Good
70 Greg Futch
74 Paul Phillippy
77 Mark Meseroll
84 Greg Lazzaro
90 Edenbur Richardson
|
Florida State 40, Texas Tech 17
12/23/1977, Orlando
From the Tallahassee Democrat, December 24, 1977, page 13, by Bill McGrotha. Key turns on Seminoles 40-17.
ORLANDO, FL - With marvelous Larry Key igniting an explosion on a 93-yard
kickoff return, Florida State's stunning Seminoles destroyed Texas tech 40-17 here Saturday night before 44,502 turned-on fans in the 32nd Tangerine Bowl game.
In a superb climax to a noble season,
Florida State wrapped it up with a 10-2 record that may vault it into the nation's top 10 in the final poll of The Associated Press after all of the bowl results are in.
It was the first time the
Seminoles had ever won 10 in a season, and also their first bowl victory since 1964.
Riddling the Red Raiders with his passes, FSU sophomore Jimmy Jordan was acclaimed the game's most valuable
player and also its best offensive player. Willie Jones, the junior end, snared outstanding-defensive-player honors.
Jordan, after completing 18 of 25 throws for 311 yards, departed with the
Seminoles leading 27-9. Whereupon, Wally Woodham took over, hit on seven of 10 throws for 144 yards, and passed for two late touchdowns to push it to 40-17.
But it was 3-3 in the early moments of
the second quarter when Key woke everybody up with an electrifying dash of 93 yards with a kickoff that put Coach Bobby Bowden's boys in front to stay.
The Seminoles did it all despite a whopping
130 yards walked off against them in penalties.
Here's the way it went, scoring-wise:
(1) Dave Cappelen booted a 23-yard field goal for a 3-0 FSU lead in the first quarter following a fumble
recovery by Jones at Tech's 29, (2) Tech tied it 3-3 on a 24-yarder by Mike Mock after a fumble recovery at FSU's 28, (3) Key ran 93 yards with the following kickoff to make it 10-3, (4) Jordan threw
37 yards to Grady King for a TD, making it 16-3 at the half, (5) Mike Shumann made a sensational catch of a 40-yard Jordan pass for a TD and Jordan then threw to King for a 2-pointer that brought it
to 24-3, (6) Cappelen added a 22-yard field goal, extending it to 27-3, (7) Tech hit a 44-yard bomb, Rodney Allison to Brian Nelson, cutting it to 27-9, (8) Woodham passed 15 yards to Roger Overby to
make it 33-9, (9) Billy Taylor ran 21 yards for a TD with a couple of minutes left as Tech came within 33-17, hitting a 2-point pass, (10) Woodham zipped a 44-yard bomb to Chip Sanders in the final
seconds.
Capping a glorious running career in his last game for the Seminoles, Key ran 21 times for 83 yards, caught six passes for 100, returned three kickoffs for 131.
Neither team could do
much running, Tech netting 93 yards on 44 tries, FSU just 85 on 37. Twenty-five completions in 35 attempts by Jordan and Woodham blitzed Tech for 455 passing yards and four touchdowns. King, like
Shumann, caught six passes.
Allison hit on 17 of his 27 throws for 243 yards against the Seminoles. But he had two of his passes swiped. Neither Jordan nor Woodham threw an interception.
FSU
obliged to punt only three times on this cool, fair evening. Tech punted seven times. The Raiders tried to punt another time - but Ron Simmons blocked it.
Both coaches figured this one as a
defensive duel. It didn't turn out that way as, all told, the offenses racked up 932 yards.
This was no ball-control game. Each team ran 72 plays, for a startling sum of 144 in this long,
3-hour-plus duel.
FSU passing game too much for Tech. ORLANDO, FL - The game in detail:
Florida State started on defense after Texas Tech won the toss and elected to
receive the delayed opening kickoff of the 32nd Tangerine Bowl. It was a cool (53 degrees), clear evening. Kickoff came at 8:08 because of a television requirement.
From its 29, Tech maneuvered to
the 38. A big early tackle by Ron Simmons for a 2-yard loss keyed as initial stand. A punt gave FSU good position at its 39.
Key ran for seven, but Jimmy Jordan was sacked for a yard loss, then a
pass fell incomplete. Bill Duley, punted despite a fractured finger, booted one to the 26 - and Mike Patterson fumbled the ball, the Seminoles' David Hanks moving in for the recovery.
But Key lost
three yards on a deep handoff. After missing with a pass, Jordan hit Grady King at the 22. Fourth down, and Dave Cappelen tried for 38-yard field goal. No good.
On Rodney Allison's running, Tech
moved from the 20 to the 30. Then Allison fumbled and Willie Jones pounced on the ball for FSU at the 29.
After two runs got four, Jordan passed to Roger Overby at the nine. Mark Lyles pounced for
four, but Key was stopped cold and a pass to Lyles lost a yard. On fourth down Cappelen kicked a 23-yard field goal for a 3-0 Seminole lead.
An 18-yard pass, Allison to tight end James Hadnot,
gained the Tech 48. Allison got sacked for a yard loss by Mike Kincaid, then slipped to his knee and lost eight more. Soon Tech punted to the 30.
Jordan passed to Overby at Tech's 49 but the pass
was rubbed out by a motion penalty. But a second-down pass to Key picked up 14 to the 43. Key then rambled to Tech's 43, but fumbled, and Eric Felton recovered for Tech.
But the Raiders got no
further than FSU's 48. A punt put the Seminoles in a hole at their nine. A 25-yard gainer, Jordan passing to Lyles, was cancelled on a penalty for an illegal receiver being downfield. Key cracked for
eight to the 12 as the first quarter ended.
Two plays later tackle Jim Krahl sacked Jordan for minus-11 at the two. Duley's punt from deep in the end zone was returned for nine to the FSU 28.
Willie Jones stopped two runs for short yardage. But on fourth-and-two Billy Taylor slashed to a first down at the 14. When it came to fourth down again, at the seven, Mike Mock tied it 3-3 with a
24-yard field goal.
Key took the kickoff at the seven, headed up the middle, found a big hole, swerved right and streaked to score on a 93-yard runback. Cappelen added a point for 10-3.
Bill
Capece's kickoff for the Seminoles was intentionally short, but a Tech man managed to hang onto the ball at the Raider's 30.
Gregg Adkins, on end-around, got five. Allison kept for nine. Allison
dealt the ball to Taylor, and the fullback passed 36 yards to Brian Nelson at FSU's 20. On third down, Taylor lunged for four yards and a first down at the nine. Two runs were stopped cold. Allison
was trapped as he retreated to pass, and threw the ball away. Two flags fell - one for intentionally grounding the ball, the other for clipping. FSU chose to accept the clipping penalty, pushing Tech
back to its 40. But Allison got 19 back with a pass to Hadnot. Then Mock missed on a 37-yard attempt for a field goal.
From the 20, Jordan passed to Mike Shumann at the 42. Next play Key caught one
for 22 more, at Tech's 36. A draw play lost a yard.
Then Jordan sailed a bomb into King's hands at the eight, and the sophomore tight end scored easily on a 37-yard play. Cappelen missed the extra
point try, leaving it 16-3.
Nelson racked 31 yards with the kickoff, up to the 38. Sammy Williams snared a pass at FSU's 46. On third down, pass interference on Bobby Jackson kept Tech alive at
FSU's 35. With Louie Richardson breaking up an end-around, FSU slowed a running charge and the Seminoles held at their 25 as Taylor came up inches short on a fourth-down run.
A 14-yard pass to Key
soon reached FSU's 44. But a 20-yard penalty for holding knocked the Seminoles back to the 24 a play later. Two Key runs gained the 33 as time ran out in the half.
At this point, FSU trailed in
yardage from scrimmage, 172 to 168. But Jordan had hit on eight of 10 passes for 134 yards. Key had run for 37; caught three passes for 54 and returned that kickoff for 93. Allison had completed six
of nine throws for 71 yards.
Key brought the third-quarter kickoff back 19 yards to the 24. On third down, Key burst for 10 to the 40. Unglaub caught a 25-yard throw at Tech's 35. Swinging wide,
Key knocked off 11 to the 24.
Another illegal-receiver-downfield call soon slapped the Seminoles back to the 40.
Next play Jordan uncorked a bomb to Shumann, who made a sensational backward
falling catch between two defenders - Larry Dupre and Larry Flowers - into the end zone for the YD, a 40-yard play. Then Jordan fired a 2-point pass to King, making it 24-3.
From his 33, Allison
got nothing on a run and two passes.
Simmons tore through and blocked Mock's punt, giving the Seminoles the ball at the 19.
Lyles dug to the 14 but holding set the Seminoles back to the 35. Key
got 16 on a pass, then King caught one at the five. It came to fourth down at the one. As Jordan sneaked, FSU was penalized five for delay. Cappelen then came in and kicked a 22-yard field goal for
27-3.
An Allison pass to Williams picked up 17 to Tech's 45. Two runs attained FSU's 44. Then Allison, with plenty of time to throw, threw deep - and Nelson pulled it in well into the end zone for
the TD, beating cornerback Jackson on the play. Williams dropped a 2-point pass, and it was 27-9.
FSU stood at its 12 following a clipping flag on the kickoff return. On second down, Shumann caught
a 26-yarder at the 42. Three plays later Overby grabbed a 19-yard throw at Tech's 43. Shumann caught one for 11 and King one for eight at the 24.
Key fumbled, however, on a quick move up the middle
and Mock recovered for Tech at the 23.
On Allison passes of 16 and 21 yards, Tech moved quickly to FSU's 35. But Richardson ripped Allison with a sack for a loss of 11. Next play Jones and Scott
Warren got to Allison for minus-9, back at the Tech 48. A punt left FSU at its 18.
Key scooted for 16. Overby caught a 15-yard pass, and a foul called on Tech vaulted FSU to Tech's 33. Three plays
later holding against FSU slammed the Seminoles back to their 39 as the quarter ended.
Duley punted 44 yards to the 18. An Allison pass to Taylor gained the 31. Soon a 15-yard penalty against the
Tribe and a 9-yard dash by Taylor reached the Tech 49. A pass to Williams for 17 had Tech knocking at FSU's 34. Then Nat Terry made a leaping interception of a deep throw at the 10.
As Wally
Woodham moved in at quarterback, Lyles rammed up the middle for 22 to the 32. Tech's defense threw FSU back five yards before Steve Dykes punted to the Raiders' 36.
Tech struggled to the 50 before
punting to FSU's 22. A double reverse, with Shumann intending to pass, lost 14 to the eight. But a Woodham pass to Lyles got 24 and first down at the 32. A 14-yard throw to Unglaub reached Tech's 47.
On successive passes, Key got 13 and 17 to the 17. Two plays later Woodham threw 15 yards to Overby for the TD with 3:39 left. Cappelen's conversion kick was blocked, and it was 33-9.
Against FSU
reserves, Allison quickly passed Tech downfield to the 21. Taylor scored from there on a wide run with 2:01 remaining. Then Taylor added two points on an Allison pass, making it 33-17.
FSU claimed
an onside kick at its 45. Woodham threw to King at Tech's 38. A couple of plays later Woodham hit a wide-open Chip Sanders with a scoring pass on a 44-yard play. Cappelen's kick brought it to 40-17
with 48 seconds left.
After Bobby Butler intercepted an Allison pass at the Tech 35, FSU ran out the clock.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Texas Tech |
0 |
3 |
6 |
8 |
17 |
| Florida State |
3 |
13 |
11 |
13 |
40 |
1st 3- 0 Dave Cappelen, 23, field goal
2nd 3- 3 Opp, 24, field goal
10- 3 Larry Key, 93, kickoff return (Dave Cappelen, kick)
16- 3 Grady King, 37, pass from Jimmy Jordan (Dave Cappelen, kick failed)
3rd 24- 3 Mike Shumann, 40, pass from Jimmy Jordan (Grady King, pass from Jimmy Jordan)
27- 3 Dave Cappelen, 22, field goal
27- 9 Opp, 44, pass (kick failed)
4th 33- 9 Roger Overby, 15, pass from Wally Woodham (Dave Cappelen, kick failed)
33-17 Opp, 21, run (run)
40-17 Chip Sanders, 44, pass from Wally Woodham (Dave Cappelen, kick)
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 22 21
Rushes-yards 37-85 44-99
Passing 455 279
Att-Comp-Int 35-25-0 28-18-2
Total Yards 72-540 72-378
Punt Returns 1-5 2-11
Kickoff Returns 4-131 8-143
Interception Ret. 2-4 0-0
Fumble Returns 2-0 2-0
Punts 3-35.7 7-29.6
Fumbles-Lost 2-2 3-2
Penalties-Yds 10-130 3-50
Attendance 44,502
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
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Larry Key 21 83 0 16
Mark Lyles 10 36 0 22
Rick Stockstill 1 5 0 5
Keith Kennedy 1 -6 0 -6
Mike Shumann 1 -14 0 -14
Jimmy Jordan 3 -19 0 -1
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FSU 37 85 0 22
Opp 44 99 1 21t
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
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Larry Key 6 100 0 21
Mike Shumann 4 99 1 40t
Grady King 6 85 1 37t
Roger Overby 4 64 1 19
Chip Sanders 1 44 1 44t
Kurt Unglaub 2 39 0 25
Mark Lyles 2 24 0 25
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FSU 25 455 4 44t
Opp 18 279 1 44t
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
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Jimmy Jordan 18 25 0 311 2 40
Wally Woodham 7 10 0 144 2 44t
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FSU 25 35 0 455 4 44t
Opp 18 28 2 279 1 44t
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
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Kurt Unglaub 1 5 0 5
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FSU 1 5 0 5
Opp 2 11 0 9
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
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Larry Key 3 131 1 93t
Paul Piurowski 1 0 0 0
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FSU 4 131 1 93t
Opp 8 143 0
Punting No Yds Lng
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Bill Duley 2 66 35
Steve Dykes 1 41 41
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FSU 3 107 41
Opp 7 207 44
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
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Nat Terry . . . . . 1- 4 . . . . . .
Bobby Butler . . . . . 1- 0 . . . . . .
David Hanks . . . . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Willie Jones . . . . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Ron Simmons . . . . . . . . . . 1 .
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FSU 0 0 0 . . 2- 4 . . 2- 0 . 1 .
Opp . . . . . . . . 2- 0 . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
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QB 15 Jimmy Jordan
WR 20 Mike Shumann
TB 44 Larry Key
FB 48 Mark Lyles
C 55 Gil Wesley
QG 61 Wade Johnson
TG 62 Bruce Harrison
QT 72 Ken Lanier
TT 78 Nate Henderson
TE 85 Grady King
WR 86 Roger Overby
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Pos ## DEFENSE
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SS 24 Mike Kincaid
CB 40 Bobby Jackson
CB 46 Ivory Joe Hunter
FS 47 Nat Terry
NG 50 Ron Simmons
SLB 51 Aaron Carter
WLB 56 Jimmy Heggins
DT 76 Walter Carter
DT 79 Louie Richardson
DE 80 Scott Warren
DE 88 Willie Jones
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PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
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1 Dave Cappelen
3 Bill Duley
11 Rick Stockstill
12 Wally Woodham
16 Steve Dykes
17 Bill Capece
18 Clyde Walker
19 Kurt Unglaub
21 Bobby Butler
23 Jackie Flowers
30 Keith Kennedy
32 Greg Ramsey
35 Ernie Sims
36 Chip Sanders
37 Mike Smith
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## NAME
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39 Reggie Herring
42 Monk Bonasorte
49 David Hanks
52 Fred Igaz
53 Paul Piurowski
58 John Madden
65 Trent Barnes
67 Mark Macek
69 Mike Good
70 Greg Futch
74 Paul Phillippy
77 Mark Meseroll
84 Greg Lazzaro
90 Edenbur Richardson
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