1983 Football - Year In Review |
Coaching Staff
Bobby Bowden, Head Coach
Chuck Amato, Defensive Line
Aaron Carter, Graduate Assistant
Doug Carter, Graduate Assistant
John Coatta, Jr., Graduate Assistant
John Eason, Receivers
Jim Gladden, Linebackers
Bob Harbison, Offensive Line
James Harns, Graduate Assistant
Mike Kruczek, Quarterbacks
Dana Martin, Graduate Assistant
Gene McDowell, Linebackers
Wayne McDuffie, Offensive Coordinator, Offensive Line
Brad Scott, Graduate Assistant
Billy Sexton, Running Backs
Jack Stanton, Defensive Coordinator, Defensive Backs
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1983 FSU Football Media Guide
Renegade and Chief Osceola
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1983 Florida State Signees/Newcomers
From the 1983 FSU Football Media Guide, page 38.
Louis Berry, 6-0, 180, P, Panama City
- Booted for a 42.4 average during his senior season while using a rare one-step technique...should challenge immediately for the starting job at FSU...punts the ball extremely high...earned all-state
honors and is one of three Mosley products to ink with the Seminoles...father was an assistant coach at Southern Miss while his uncle is John James, former Atlanta Falcon punter.
J.P. Connolly, 6-0, 180, QB, Oakdale, N.Y.
- Originally caught the eye of Bobby Bowden when he was in high school...spent last year in a prep school where he threw for 1,462 yards and 13 touchdowns...in two years as a high school quarterback
threw for 2,800 yards and 23 touchdowns...was coached by his father at Connetquot High School.
Herb Gainer, 6-2, 180, WR, Sarasota
- This talented receiver earned All-South and Class 4-A all-state honors...considered one of the two best receivers in state...member of the Florida "Sweet 16" team...could play offense or
defense...recruited by all the biggies, including Penn State, Michigan, Pittsburgh and Ohio State.
Bruce Heggie, 6-4, 235, OLB, Saint Louis, Mo.
- First team all-stater who was approached by over 45 major colleges...big yet mobile and could help early...speed is 4.7 in the 40 yards...bench presses 370 pounds...captain of high school team and
good student...also played basketball.
Darrin Holloman, 5-7, 165, RB, Tallahassee
- The exploits of Holloman are well-known in Tallahassee...established a state record when he rushed for 435 yards in 20 carries against Gonzalez Tate enroute to a 3,000-yard all-purpose performance
last year...4.6 speed in the 40 helped him to an average of over 11 yards per carry as a senior...scored 32 touchdowns...could find himself with duties as FSU's punt returner...All-South and Coaches
All-American team...will enroll in the Air Force ROTC program and aspires to be a pilot.
Fred Jones, 6-3, 225, LB, Miami
- Although just a second team all-state pick, recruiting "experts" in the South have him rated as one of the top linebackers...made Bill Buchalter's "Sweet 16" list...teammate of incoming freshman
Pablo Lopez...could contribute early.
Pablo Lopez, 6-6, 245, OL, Miami
- Highly recruited offensive lineman who was contacted by most of the nation's powers...Georgia and Alabama were among his final picks...all-state and All-South honors...also named to several
All-American teams, including Adidas.
Eric Mangham, 5-10, 165, QB-DB, Atlanta, Ga.
- On Georgia's 2-A all-state team as the quarterback...probably figures more in FSU's defensive secondary...as a defensive back in high school had a school record nine interceptions...one Atlanta TV
station tabbed him as its prep Player of the Year...standout sprinter and excellent student.
Grady Martin, 6-3, 245, DL, Orlando
- Because he played a new position as a senior (linebacker), Martin's post season honors were few...right now coaches think he could contribute on either side of the line...had 66 solo tackles and 77
assists for 138 as a senior...also had four interceptions and scored a touchdown...punted for a 41.8 average.
Martin Mayhew, 5-8, 164, DB, Tallahassee
- The only freshman to attend spring drills early...got hurt the first week of drills but was able to participate for most of the sessions...described by defensive coordinator Jack Stanton as "making
progress that a typical freshman would make"...good speed makes up for his lack of size...a tough hitter...first team all-state and three-year starter.
Danny McManus, 6-1, 180, QB, Hollywood
- Rated as one of the top two quarterbacks in the state...passed for 1,400 yards as a senior and his two-year total was 2,700...in one game passed for 413 yards...All-Broward County...recruited by
Michigan State, Temple and Pitt.
Cleveland McNabb, 6-1, 179, DB, Fort Walton Beach
- Earned second team 4-A honors as a defensive back...also served as Choctaw's punter and averaged 41 yards per kick...MVP of his high school team.
Orlando Miles, 6-1, 210, LB, Birmingham, Ala.
- Strong and quick player with necessary ingredients to play linebacker...runs a 4.6 40 and bench presses 350 pounds...has played tailback, fullback and center...Adidas honorable mention All-America.
Greg Newell, 5-11, 195, DB, Panama City
- One of three Mosley products to sign with the Seminoles...earned third team 3-A honors as a defensive back...also played some at receiver...member of the National Honor Society and Fellowship of
Christian Athletes organizations.
John Ricciardi, 6-3, 185, DB, Jacksonville
- Talented all-around athlete...made the state honor roll as a defensive back...will add considerable size to the secondary...participant in the decathlon in high school and has pole vaulted just
under 15-0 and long jumped 23-1...had a knee operation several months back to repair damaged cartliage...will room with fellow signee and long-time friend Chuck Wells.
Ulysses Roberson, 6-4, 215, LB, Auburndale
- Went virtually unnoticed by recruiters until late in his senior season...he was noticed enough to earn AAA all-state honors as an offensive lineman...headed the Orlando Sentinel's central Florida
team as linebacker...could help early.
Dave Schrenker, 6-3, 245, OL, Panama City
- Versatile lineman who completes the trio of Mosley graduates to sign with FSU...center looks to be his natural position...reaped first team all-state honors as an offensive lineman...Bay County
Player of the Year in 1982.
Roosevelt Snipes, 5-9, 172, RB, Sarasota
- Originally signed with Florida State out of Sarasota High School in 1981...coaches feel this one will play right away...rushed for more than 1,000 yards and averaged 10 yards per carry...Oklahoma
was the loser in the battle for Snipes...also finished in top three at J.C. 100-meter dash and runs a 4.4 40 yards...will have three years of eligibility remaining...his first duties could be in the
return area.
Eric Stiehl, 6-5, 225, OLB, Neptune Beach
- Played his way onto the Florida Times Union's Top 24 team as a defensive end...as a junior, graded out at 81 percent...a broken knee cap suffered while playing basketball shortened his senior
season...will be just 17 when he puts an FSU jersey on this fall...great growth potential.
Shawn Thomas, 6-4, 260, DL, Columbus, Ohio
- Comes from the same high school that FSU plucked linebacker Stuart Wyatt out of last year...most recruiting observers didn't notice him at first but now they're calling him a sleeper...picked FSU
over Purdue, Maryland, Tennessee and Wisconsin...averaged 10 tackles a game as a senior on his way to honorable mention all-state honors.
Terry Warren, 6-1, 210, OLB, Tallahassee
- Played linebacker as a senior at Leon High School and as a junior at Titusville Astronaut...has size and speed to play several different positions on the defense...brother Scott was a former
defensive standout who played on 11-0 team of 1979 that went to the Orange Bowl...former FSU ball boy.
Chuck Wells, 6-0, 200, DB, Jacksonville
- Rated as one of the top 24 prospects in the Jacksonville area...was one of the state's premier triple jumpers...attended FSU's football camp last summer and made a big impression on Seminole
coaches...all-state performer for Orange Park.
Gaylon White, 6-1, 210, LB-TE, Atlanta, Ga.
- Two-year all-state selection at linebacker but is also a highly touted tight end where FSU coaches may use him...Atlanta Journal-Constitution Back of the Year as a senior...rushed for 400 yards and
12 TDs at fullback and caught 52 passes as a senior...made 126 tackles...highly recruited by most major colleges, including Georgia, Clemson and Alabama...member of Street and Smith's top 100
list...coached by Thurston Taylor, a former Seminole player in the '60s.
Randy White, 6-0, 165, DB-WR, Marianna
- Although listed as a defensive back, Randy will get a shot at wide receiver...earned first team all-state honors after catching 45 passes for 1,006 yards as a senior.
Eric Williams, 5-9, 175, WR-DB, Clearwater
- Caught 30 passes as a senior for 905 yards and 12 touchdowns...like Randy White, he'll probably get a look at as a wide receiver but coaches recruited him to help in the defensive backfield...had 11
interceptions as a senior defensive back...third team all-state.
1983 Roster - By Name
From the 1983 FSU Football Media Guide, page 38a.
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T PY
R No Name Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown (Prior School)
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70 Roger Agne OL 6-4 260 So Jacksonville (Fletcher)
* 31 Billy Allen DB-RB 6-1 204 Jr ** Cleveland, Ohio (Glenville)
* 26 Greg Allen TB 6-0 201 Jr ** Milton (Milton)
* 23 Tracy Ashley DB 5-10 183 Jr ** Cochran, Ga. (Dodge County)
60 John Bamber OL 6-5 257 So Philadelphia, Pa. (Friends)
* 7 Barry Barco KS 5-9 166 Fr Orange Park (Bolles)
66 Parrish Barwick OG 6-0 284 So * Crawfordville (Wakulla)
* 6 Louis Berry P 6-0 180 Fr Panama City (John F. Kennedy)
* 9 Steve Bloodworth DB 5-8 165 So Gainesville (Eastside)
* 76 Alphonso Carreker DT 6-6 259 Sr *** Columbus, Ohio (Marion Franklin)
74 Randy Carter OL 6-3 252 So Jacksonville (Bolles)
* 68 Lenny Chavers NG 6-0 247 So-R * Osteen (Deland)
33 Pat Cicalese LB 6-3 218 So Pompano Beach (Pompano Beach)
11 Kirk Coker QB 6-0 173 So-R Perry (Taylor County/North Alabama)
17 J.P. Connolly QB 6-0 180 Fr Oakdale, N.Y. (Connetquot/Choate Rosemary Hall)
51 Richard Cullifer DL 6-2 237 Fr-R Winter Haven (Winter Haven)
* 10 Bob Davis QB 6-4 189 Jr-R Warner Robins, Ga. (Warner Robins)
* 72 J.D. Dowell OL 6-2 215 So-R Tampa (Plant)
* 64 Jamie Dukes OG 6-1 289 So * Orlando (Evans)
60 Tim Flasher OL 6-6 218 So-R Hollywood (South Broward)
* 98 Brad Fojtik NG 6-5 250 Sr-R * Auburndale (Santa Fe Catholic)
3 Herb Gainer WR 6-2 180 Fr Sarasota (Sarasota)
* 36 Jim Graganella WR 5-8 160 Sr Tallahassee
65 Darryl Gray OLB 6-2 243 Jr * Lake Wales (Lake Wales)
* 95 Kevin Griffis TE 6-2 219 Sr Raiford (Lake Butler)
* 22 Philip Hall KS 5-10 148 Jr * Tallahassee (Republic)
14 Greg Handsel DB 6-0 180 Jr Largo (Seminole)
29 Brian Harlow P-DB 6-0 181 So * Brandon (Brandon)
* 75 Herbert Harp OT 6-3 295 Sr-R * Winter Garden (West Orange)
30 Larry Harris DB 6-0 198 Sr *** Gainesville (Eastside)
95 Tim Hebron DL 6-5 256 Fr-R Saint Louis, Mo. (Vianney)
* 99 Bruce Heggie OLB 6-4 235 Fr Saint Louis, Mo. (Lafayette)
93 Jim Hendley DT 6-3 249 So Nashville, Ga. (Berrien)
* 4 Jessie Hester WR 6-0 173 Jr ** Belle Glade (Belle Glade Central)
50 Doug Hill C 6-6 239 So Birmingham, Ala. (Banks)
24 Darrin Holloman RB 5-7 165 Fr Tallahassee (Leon)
39 Mike Hutto FB 6-2 225 Jr Marianna (Marianna)
* 77 John Ionata OT 6-3 263 So * Dunedin (Dunedin)
* 27 Lenx Jackson WR 6-3 210 Sr Tallahassee (Lincoln)
* 84 Garth Jax OLB 6-2 207 So * Houston, Tex. (Strake Jesuit College Prep)
* 82 Tony Johnson WR 6-1 180 Sr-R ** Dothan, Ala. (Wicksburg)
* 41 Cedric Jones RB 5-9 187 Jr ** Valdosta, Ga. (Lowndes County)
* 42 Cletis Jones LB 6-0 215 So Miami (Southridge)
81 Craig Jones OLB 6-2 215 Fr Chiefland
* 55 Fred Jones LB 6-3 225 Fr Miami (South Miami)
* 88 Hassan Jones WR 6-1 203 So * Clearwater (Clearwater)
* 28 Rocky Kinsey DB 5-9 173 So-R * Greenville (Madison County)
56 Joe Kostka OL 6-2 245 Fr-R Chicago, Ill. (Hinsdale Central)
92 Mac Lantrip OLB 6-2 224 So Altamonte Springs (Lake Brantley)
62 Pablo Lopez OL 6-6 245 Fr Miami (South Miami)
* 12 Kelly Lowrey QB 6-1 225 Sr-R ** Lake City (Columbia)
* 13 Kim Mack LB 6-0 192 Sr * Port Orange (Spruce Creek)
17 Eric Mangham QB-DB 5-10 165 Fr Atlanta, Ga. (Feldwood)
90 Grady Martin DL 6-3 245 Fr Orlando (Colonial)
* 48 Prince Matt LB 5-10 178 Jr-R * Bradenton (Manatee)
32 Martin Mayhew DB 5-8 164 Fr Tallahassee (Florida)
* 69 Tom McCormick C 6-2 242 Sr ** Panama City (Bay)
20 Jerome McCoy DB 6-0 197 Jr Daytona Beach (Seabreeze)
* 43 Brian McCrary DB 5-11 167 Jr * Germantown, Tenn. (Germantown)
* 86 John McLean OLB 6-3 221 Sr *** Clermont (Clermont)
Danny McManus QB 6-1 180 Fr Hollywood (South Broward)
37 Cleveland McNabb DB 6-1 179 Fr Fort Walton Beach (Choctawhatchee)
59 Scott Merson OLB 5-11 193 Jr * Seminole (Seminole)
54 Orlando Miles LB 6-1 210 Fr Birmingham, Ala. (Banks)
* 19 Pat Milligan DB 5-11 172 Sr ** Fort Lauderdale (Fort Lauderdale)
54 Todd Milton DL 6-1 260 So Albany, Ga. (Deerfield Windsor)
* 50 Ron Moore C 6-0 221 So-R Tampa (Jesuit)
* 61 Dan Morris OL 6-1 238 So-R Longwood (Lake Brantley)
40 Greg Newell DB 5-11 195 Fr Panama City (Mosley)
79 Gerald Nichols DL 6-2 251 So * Saint Louis, Mo. (Hazelwood East)
* 2 Steve Nicklaus WR 6-2 190 So-R North Palm Beach (Benjamin)
* 96 Pete Panton TE 6-2 232 So-R Laurel (Venice)
21 John Piurowski DB 6-0 167 So Sarasota (Sarasota)
* 85 David Ponder DT 6-3 251 Sr *** Cairo, Ga. (Cairo)
91 Brent Reedy OL 6-4 255 So Pittsburgh, Pa. (Peters Township)
* 63 Ricky Render OG 6-4 256 Sr-R ** Newton, Ala. (Wicksburg)
7 Mike Rendina KS 5-9 182 Jr ** Pompano Beach (Pompano Beach)
* 52 Sam Restivo C 6-0 247 Sr ** Jamestown, N.Y. (Jamestown)
John Ricciardi DB 6-3 185 Fr Jacksonville (Orange Park)
* 8 Eric Riley DB 6-0 164 Jr-R * Fort Myers (Fort Myers)
* 53 Jerry Riopelle OG 6-1 258 Jr-R Wyandotte, Mich. (Rossevelt)
* 67 Ulysses Roberson LB 6-4 215 Fr Auburndale (Auburndale)
90 Dave Roberts C 6-1 231 So-R Plantation (Plantation)
* 38 Ken Roe LB 6-0 207 Sr ** Cropwell, Ala. (Pell City)
57 Dave Schrenker OL 6-3 245 Fr Panama City (Mosley)
* 83 Stanley Scott OLB 6-3 232 So Brandon (Brandon)
* 15 Anthony Smiley DB 5-10 196 Jr Saint Augustine (Saint Augustine)
* 20 Roosevelt Snipes RB 5-9 172 So Sarasota (Sarasota/Coffeyville CC)
55 Jesse Solomon OLB 6-1 232 So Madison (Madison County/North Florida CC)
Eric Stiehl OLB 6-5 225 Fr Neptune Beach (Fletcher)
* 71 Todd Stroud NG 5-11 217 So Saint Petersburg (Lakewood)
* 58 Henry Taylor LB 6-0 211 Jr ** Milledgeville, Ga. (Baldwin)
* 16 Rick Taylor QB 6-4 197 Jr-R Port Saint Joe (Port Saint Joe)
* 1 Eric Thomas QB 6-0 192 So-R Lake Park, Ga. (Lowndes County)
94 Shawn Thomas DL 6-4 260 Fr Columbus, Ohio (Eastmoor Academy)
* 73 Jim Thompson OT 6-7 234 Jr-R * Midlothian, Va. (Midlothian)
* 18 Weegie Thompson WR 6-6 218 Sr-R ** Midlothian, Va. (Midlothian)
97 Willie Tilton DL 6-2 251 So Palatka (Palatka)
80 Terry Warren OLB 6-1 210 Fr Tallahassee (Leon)
44 Chuck Wells DB 6-0 200 Fr Jacksonville (Orange Park)
* 5 Joe Wessel DB 5-11 183 Sr * Miami (Pace)
* 89 Tom Wheeler TE 6-2 227 Sr-R * Port Orange (Spruce Creek)
87 Gaylon White LB-TE 6-1 210 Fr Atlanta, Ga. (Palmetto)
27 Randy White DB-WR 6-0 165 Fr Marianna (Marianna)
* 78 Terry Widner OT 6-4 266 Sr-R * Donalsonville, Ga. (Seminole County)
* 47 Brian Williams OLB 6-0 210 Jr-R ** Winter Haven (Winter Haven)
17 Eric Williams WR-DB 5-9 175 Fr Clearwater (Countryside)
* 45 Isaac Williams DL 6-1 249 So * Sanford (Seminole)
* 35 Horace Wilmot FB 5-11 223 So Delray Beach (Delray Beach)
46 Stuart Wyatt LB 6-0 205 So Columbus, Ohio (Eastmoor Academy)
1983 Roster - By Number
From the 1983 FSU Football Media Guide, page 38a.
L
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R No Name Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown (Prior School)
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Danny McManus QB 6-1 180 Fr Hollywood (South Broward)
John Ricciardi DB 6-3 185 Fr Jacksonville (Orange Park)
Eric Stiehl OLB 6-5 225 Fr Neptune Beach (Fletcher)
* 1 Eric Thomas QB 6-0 192 So-R Lake Park, Ga. (Lowndes County)
* 2 Steve Nicklaus WR 6-2 190 So-R North Palm Beach (Benjamin)
3 Herb Gainer WR 6-2 180 Fr Sarasota (Sarasota)
* 4 Jessie Hester WR 6-0 173 Jr ** Belle Glade (Belle Glade Central)
* 5 Joe Wessel DB 5-11 183 Sr * Miami (Pace)
* 6 Louis Berry P 6-0 180 Fr Panama City (John F. Kennedy)
* 7 Barry Barco KS 5-9 166 Fr Orange Park (Bolles)
7 Mike Rendina KS 5-9 182 Jr ** Pompano Beach (Pompano Beach)
* 8 Eric Riley DB 6-0 164 Jr-R * Fort Myers (Fort Myers)
* 9 Steve Bloodworth DB 5-8 165 So Gainesville (Eastside)
* 10 Bob Davis QB 6-4 189 Jr-R Warner Robins, Ga. (Warner Robins)
11 Kirk Coker QB 6-0 173 So-R Perry (Taylor County/North Alabama)
* 12 Kelly Lowrey QB 6-1 225 Sr-R ** Lake City (Columbia)
* 13 Kim Mack LB 6-0 192 Sr * Port Orange (Spruce Creek)
14 Greg Handsel DB 6-0 180 Jr Largo (Seminole)
* 15 Anthony Smiley DB 5-10 196 Jr Saint Augustine (Saint Augustine)
* 16 Rick Taylor QB 6-4 197 Jr-R Port Saint Joe (Port Saint Joe)
17 J.P. Connolly QB 6-0 180 Fr Oakdale, N.Y. (Connetquot/Choate Rosemary Hall)
17 Eric Mangham QB-DB 5-10 165 Fr Atlanta, Ga. (Feldwood)
17 Eric Williams WR-DB 5-9 175 Fr Clearwater (Countryside)
* 18 Weegie Thompson WR 6-6 218 Sr-R ** Midlothian, Va. (Midlothian)
* 19 Pat Milligan DB 5-11 172 Sr ** Fort Lauderdale (Fort Lauderdale)
20 Jerome McCoy DB 6-0 197 Jr Daytona Beach (Seabreeze)
* 20 Roosevelt Snipes RB 5-9 172 So Sarasota (Sarasota/Coffeyville CC)
21 John Piurowski DB 6-0 167 So Sarasota (Sarasota)
* 22 Philip Hall KS 5-10 148 Jr * Tallahassee (Republic)
* 23 Tracy Ashley DB 5-10 183 Jr ** Cochran, Ga. (Dodge County)
24 Darrin Holloman RB 5-7 165 Fr Tallahassee (Leon)
* 26 Greg Allen TB 6-0 201 Jr ** Milton (Milton)
* 27 Lenx Jackson WR 6-3 210 Sr Tallahassee (Lincoln)
27 Randy White DB-WR 6-0 165 Fr Marianna (Marianna)
* 28 Rocky Kinsey DB 5-9 173 So-R * Greenville (Madison County)
29 Brian Harlow P-DB 6-0 181 So * Brandon (Brandon)
30 Larry Harris DB 6-0 198 Sr *** Gainesville (Eastside)
* 31 Billy Allen DB-RB 6-1 204 Jr ** Cleveland, Ohio (Glenville)
32 Martin Mayhew DB 5-8 164 Fr Tallahassee (Florida)
33 Pat Cicalese LB 6-3 218 So Pompano Beach (Pompano Beach)
* 35 Horace Wilmot FB 5-11 223 So Delray Beach (Delray Beach)
* 36 Jim Graganella WR 5-8 160 Sr Tallahassee
37 Cleveland McNabb DB 6-1 179 Fr Fort Walton Beach (Choctawhatchee)
* 38 Ken Roe LB 6-0 207 Sr ** Cropwell, Ala. (Pell City)
39 Mike Hutto FB 6-2 225 Jr Marianna (Marianna)
40 Greg Newell DB 5-11 195 Fr Panama City (Mosley)
* 41 Cedric Jones RB 5-9 187 Jr ** Valdosta, Ga. (Lowndes County)
* 42 Cletis Jones LB 6-0 215 So Miami (Southridge)
* 43 Brian McCrary DB 5-11 167 Jr * Germantown, Tenn. (Germantown)
44 Chuck Wells DB 6-0 200 Fr Jacksonville (Orange Park)
* 45 Isaac Williams DL 6-1 249 So * Sanford (Seminole)
46 Stuart Wyatt LB 6-0 205 So Columbus, Ohio (Eastmoor Academy)
* 47 Brian Williams OLB 6-0 210 Jr-R ** Winter Haven (Winter Haven)
* 48 Prince Matt LB 5-10 178 Jr-R * Bradenton (Manatee)
50 Doug Hill C 6-6 239 So Birmingham, Ala. (Banks)
* 50 Ron Moore C 6-0 221 So-R Tampa (Jesuit)
51 Richard Cullifer DL 6-2 237 Fr-R Winter Haven (Winter Haven)
* 52 Sam Restivo C 6-0 247 Sr ** Jamestown, N.Y. (Jamestown)
* 53 Jerry Riopelle OG 6-1 258 Jr-R Wyandotte, Mich. (Rossevelt)
54 Orlando Miles LB 6-1 210 Fr Birmingham, Ala. (Banks)
54 Todd Milton DL 6-1 260 So Albany, Ga. (Deerfield Windsor)
* 55 Fred Jones LB 6-3 225 Fr Miami (South Miami)
55 Jesse Solomon OLB 6-1 232 So Madison (Madison County/North Florida CC)
56 Joe Kostka OL 6-2 245 Fr-R Chicago, Ill. (Hinsdale Central)
57 Dave Schrenker OL 6-3 245 Fr Panama City (Mosley)
* 58 Henry Taylor LB 6-0 211 Jr ** Milledgeville, Ga. (Baldwin)
59 Scott Merson OLB 5-11 193 Jr * Seminole (Seminole)
60 John Bamber OL 6-5 257 So Philadelphia, Pa. (Friends)
60 Tim Flasher OL 6-6 218 So-R Hollywood (South Broward)
* 61 Dan Morris OL 6-1 238 So-R Longwood (Lake Brantley)
62 Pablo Lopez OL 6-6 245 Fr Miami (South Miami)
* 63 Ricky Render OG 6-4 256 Sr-R ** Newton, Ala. (Wicksburg)
* 64 Jamie Dukes OG 6-1 289 So * Orlando (Evans)
65 Darryl Gray OLB 6-2 243 Jr * Lake Wales (Lake Wales)
66 Parrish Barwick OG 6-0 284 So * Crawfordville (Wakulla)
* 67 Ulysses Roberson LB 6-4 215 Fr Auburndale (Auburndale)
* 68 Lenny Chavers NG 6-0 247 So-R * Osteen (Deland)
* 69 Tom McCormick C 6-2 242 Sr ** Panama City (Bay)
70 Roger Agne OL 6-4 260 So Jacksonville (Fletcher)
* 71 Todd Stroud NG 5-11 217 So Saint Petersburg (Lakewood)
* 72 J.D. Dowell OL 6-2 215 So-R Tampa (Plant)
* 73 Jim Thompson OT 6-7 234 Jr-R * Midlothian, Va. (Midlothian)
74 Randy Carter OL 6-3 252 So Jacksonville (Bolles)
* 75 Herbert Harp OT 6-3 295 Sr-R * Winter Garden (West Orange)
* 76 Alphonso Carreker DT 6-6 259 Sr *** Columbus, Ohio (Marion Franklin)
* 77 John Ionata OT 6-3 263 So * Dunedin (Dunedin)
* 78 Terry Widner OT 6-4 266 Sr-R * Donalsonville, Ga. (Seminole County)
79 Gerald Nichols DL 6-2 251 So * Saint Louis, Mo. (Hazelwood East)
80 Terry Warren OLB 6-1 210 Fr Tallahassee (Leon)
81 Craig Jones OLB 6-2 215 Fr Chiefland
* 82 Tony Johnson WR 6-1 180 Sr-R ** Dothan, Ala. (Wicksburg)
* 83 Stanley Scott OLB 6-3 232 So Brandon (Brandon)
* 84 Garth Jax OLB 6-2 207 So * Houston, Tex. (Strake Jesuit College Prep)
* 85 David Ponder DT 6-3 251 Sr *** Cairo, Ga. (Cairo)
* 86 John McLean OLB 6-3 221 Sr *** Clermont (Clermont)
87 Gaylon White LB-TE 6-1 210 Fr Atlanta, Ga. (Palmetto)
* 88 Hassan Jones WR 6-1 203 So * Clearwater (Clearwater)
* 89 Tom Wheeler TE 6-2 227 Sr-R * Port Orange (Spruce Creek)
90 Grady Martin DL 6-3 245 Fr Orlando (Colonial)
90 Dave Roberts C 6-1 231 So-R Plantation (Plantation)
91 Brent Reedy OL 6-4 255 So Pittsburgh, Pa. (Peters Township)
92 Mac Lantrip OLB 6-2 224 So Altamonte Springs (Lake Brantley)
93 Jim Hendley DT 6-3 249 So Nashville, Ga. (Berrien)
94 Shawn Thomas DL 6-4 260 Fr Columbus, Ohio (Eastmoor Academy)
* 95 Kevin Griffis TE 6-2 219 Sr Raiford (Lake Butler)
95 Tim Hebron DL 6-5 256 Fr-R Saint Louis, Mo. (Vianney)
* 96 Pete Panton TE 6-2 232 So-R Laurel (Venice)
97 Willie Tilton DL 6-2 251 So Palatka (Palatka)
* 98 Brad Fojtik NG 6-5 250 Sr-R * Auburndale (Santa Fe Catholic)
* 99 Bruce Heggie OLB 6-4 235 Fr Saint Louis, Mo. (Lafayette)
1983 Conference Awards
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Greg Allen All-South Independent - 1st Team
Alphonso Carreker All-South Independent - 1st Team
Jamie Dukes All-South Independent - 2nd Team
John Ionata All-South Independent - 2nd Team
Tom McCormick All-South Independent - 1st Team
Ken Roe All-South Independent - 2nd Team
Weegie Thompson All-South Independent - 2nd Team
All-Conference - 7
1983 All-Americans
Name Organization
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Greg Allen Walter Camp - 1st Team
United Press International - 1st Team
Football News - 2nd Team
Associated Press - 3rd Team
NCAA - Consensus
Alphonso Carreker Football News - 3rd Team
Associated Press - Honorable Mention
Jamie Dukes Football News - Honorable Mention
Herbert Harp Football News - Honorable Mention
Tom McCormick Associated Press - Honorable Mention
Football News - Honorable Mention
All-Americans - 5
1983 Noles in the Pros
Name No Pos Team
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Ed Beckman 85 TE Kansas City Chiefs
Leon Bright 45 RB-PR-KR New York Giants
Bobby Butler 23 CB Atlanta Falcons
Bill Capece 3 K Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Harvey Clayton 33 CB Pittsburgh Steelers
Hector Gray 26 DB Detroit Lions
Bobby Jackson 40 CB New York Jets
Ken Lanier 76 OT Denver Broncos
Dennis McKinnon 85 WR Chicago Bears
Scott McLean 52 LB Dallas Cowboys
Zeke Mowatt 84 TE New York Giants
Lee Nelson 38 CB St. Louis Cardinals
Mike Shumann 84 WR St. Louis Cardinals
Rohn Stark 3 P Baltimore Colts
Noles in the Pros - 14
1983 Schedule and Results
EOY Stats | Ref |
Overall Home Away Neutral
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FSU record is 8- 4 4-1 3-3 1-0
Against Top 25 1- 3 0-1 1-2 0-0
1983 - 100 Yard Rushing Club
Name Date Opponent Att Yds Avg TDs
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Greg Allen 09/10/1983 Louisiana State 22 201 9.14 1
Greg Allen 09/03/1983 East Carolina 33 154 4.67 3
Greg Allen 10/20/1983 Louisville 20 145 7.25 3
Greg Allen 10/15/1983 Cincinnati 21 125 5.95 1
Roosevelt Snipes 10/15/1983 Cincinnati 17 121 7.12 1
Greg Allen 09/17/1983 Tulane 26 115 4.42 2
Roosevelt Snipes 10/20/1983 Louisville 17 109 6.41 1
Roosevelt Snipes 11/05/1983 South Carolina 16 106 6.63 1
Roosevelt Snipes 10/01/1983 Auburn 11 100 9.09 0
1983 - 100 Yard Receiving Club
Name Date Opponent Rec Yds Avg TDs
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Jessie Hester 09/17/1983 Tulane 5 126 25.20 1
Weegie Thompson 09/03/1983 East Carolina 8 103 12.88 0
1983 - 300 Yard Passing Club
Name Date Opponent Att Cmp Yds Int Avg TDs
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Kelly Lowrey 09/03/1983 East Carolina 35 28 322 0 9.20 3
1983 EOY Stats
Overall Team Statistics
TEAM STATISTICS FSU OPP
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SCORING....................... 353 309
Points Per Game............. 32.1 28.1
TOUCHDOWNS.................... 49 37
TDs Rushing................. 28 20
TDs Passing................. 18 13
TDs Fumble Return........... 3 1
TDs Punt Return............. 0 1
TDs Interception............ 0 1
TDs Kickoff Return.......... 0 1
TDs Blocked FG Return....... 0 0
PAT-ATTEMPTS.................. 40-49 33-37
Kick........................ 38-46 33-34
Pass........................ 2- 3 0- 3
Run......................... 0- 0 0- 0
FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS.......... 5- 9 18-27
SAFETY........................ 1 0
FIRST DOWNS................... 269 225
Rushing..................... 140 111
Passing..................... 111 102
Penalty..................... 18 12
RUSHING YARDAGE............... 2522 1977
Yards gained rushing........ 2739 2306
Yards lost rushing.......... 217 329
Rushing Attempts............ 518 476
Average Per Rush............ 4.9 4.2
Average Per Game............ 229.3 179.7
PASSING YARDAGE............... 2367 2202
Att-Comp-Int................ 313-176-14 295-173-10
Efficiency.................. 129.79 129.11
Average Per Pass............ 7.6 7.5
Average Per Catch........... 13.4 12.7
Average Per Game............ 215.2 200.2
TOTAL OFFENSE................. 4889 4179
Total Plays................. 831 771
Average Per Play............ 5.9 5.4
Average Per Game............ 444.5 379.9
KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS......... 38- 752 42- 828
Average Per Return.......... 19.8 19.7
PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS......... 13- 67 26-383
Average Per Return.......... 5.2 14.7
INT RETURNS: #-YARDS.......... 10- 77 14-252
Average Per Return.......... 7.7 18.0
FUMBLES-LOST.................. 25-13 20- 8
PENALTIES-YARDS............... 73- 620 69- 587
Average Per Game............ 56.4 53.4
PUNTS-YARDS................... 37-1561 40-1546
Average Per Punt............ 42.2 38.7
Net punt average............ 31.8 37.0
TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME....... 29:45 30:15
3RD DOWN CONVERSIONS-3RD DOWN. 84-160 75-167
3rd-Down Pct................ .525 .449
SACKS BY-YARDS................ 29- -
ATTENDANCE.................... 253,355 386,954
Games-Avg Per Game.......... 5-50,671 6-64,492
| | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
Total |
|---|
| Florida State | 71 | 104 |
86 | 92 |
353 |
| Opponents | 65 | 84 |
67 | 93 |
309 |
Overall Individual Statistics
RUSHING G Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Greg Allen 11 200 1167 33 1134 5.7 13 38 103.1
Roosevelt Snipes 11 96 634 5 629 6.6 4 35 57.2
Cedric Jones 9 83 445 11 434 5.2 1 29 48.2
Cletis Jones 8 35 172 2 170 4.9 1 35 21.3
Jessie Hester 11 7 75 19 56 8.0 0 34 5.1
Bob Davis 8 18 55 3 52 2.9 1 9 6.5
Billy Allen 10 16 46 11 35 2.2 1 11 3.5
Eric Thomas 4 10 33 9 24 2.4 0 13 6.0
Chuck Wells 6 4 13 0 13 3.3 0 7 2.2
Darrin Holloman 4 2 6 0 6 3.0 0 3 1.5
Kirk Coker 1 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 3.0
Herbert Harp 11 1 0.0
Kelly Lowrey 9 46 90 124 -34 -0.7 8 17 -3.8
Total......... 11 518 2739 217 2522 4.9 28 38 229.3
Opponents..... 11 476 2306 329 1977 4.2 20 52t 179.7
PASSING G Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Long Avg/G
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Kelly Lowrey 9 124.93 233-131-12 .562 1720 12 55t 191.1
Bob Davis 8 149.06 70- 41- 2 .586 566 6 70.8
Eric Thomas 4 91.05 8- 3- 0 .375 51 0 12.8
Hassan Jones 11 352.00 1- 1- 0 1.000 30 0 30 2.7
Cedric Jones 9 0.00 1- 0- 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
Total......... 11 129.79 313-176-14 .562 2367 18 55t 215.2
Opponents..... 11 129.11 295-173-10 .586 2202 13 60 200.2
RECEIVING G No Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G
------------------------------------------------------
Jessie Hester 11 31 576 18.6 6 55t 52.4
Weegie Thompson 11 31 502 16.2 3 40 45.6
Tony Johnson 10 20 335 16.8 0 41 33.5
Hassan Jones 11 24 332 13.8 2 20 30.2
Tom Wheeler 11 24 235 9.8 3 20 21.4
Cedric Jones 9 18 144 8.0 1 23 16.0
Roosevelt Snipes 11 12 119 9.9 2 38t 10.8
Greg Allen 11 11 96 8.7 0 35 8.7
Pete Panton 10 4 21 5.3 1 12 2.1
Darrin Holloman 4 1 7 7.0 0 7 1.8
Total......... 11 176 2367 13.4 18 55t 215.2
Opponents..... 11 173 2202 12.7 13 60 200.2
PUNT RETURNS No Yds Avg TD Long
------------------------------------------
Cedric Jones 11 54 4.9 0
Hassan Jones 1 1 1.0 0
Eric Riley 1
Total......... 13 67 5.2 0
Opponent...... 26 383 14.7 1 77t
INTERCEPTIONS No Yds Avg TD Long
------------------------------------------
Brian McCrary 5 40 8.0 0
Eric Riley 4 22 5.5 0
Pat Milligan 1 11 11.0 0
Total......... 10 77 7.7 0
Opponent...... 14 252 18.0 1 99t
KICK RETURNS No Yds Avg TD Long
------------------------------------------
Billy Allen 16 323 20.2 0
Roosevelt Snipes 15 285 19.0 0
Jessie Hester 1 64 64.0 0 64
Eric Thomas 2 20 10.0 0
Cedric Jones 1 19 19.0 0 19
Darrin Holloman 1 18 18.0 0 18
Chuck Wells 1 17 17.0 0 17
Hassan Jones 1 6 6.0 0
Total......... 38 752 19.8 0 64
Opponent...... 42 828 19.7 1 99t
Fum
FUMBLE RETURNS No Yds Avg TD Long For
-----------------------------------------------
Ken Roe 2 0 0.0 0 . 3
Eric Riley 2 0 0.0 0 . 0
Garth Jax 1 0 0.0 0 . 1
Rocky Kinsey 1 0 0.0 0 . 1
Kim Mack 1 0 0.0 0 . 0
Pat Milligan 1 0 0.0 0 . 0
Brian McCrary 1 0 0.0 0 . 0
Anthony Smiley 1 0 0.0 0 . 0
Tracy Ashley 0 0 . 0 . 2
Alphonso Carreker 0 0 . 0 . 2
John McLean 0 0 . 0 . 1
Ulysses Roberson 0 0 . 0 . 1
Brad Fojtik 0 0 . 0 . 1
Total......... 8 0.0 3 12
Opponent...... 13 0.0 1
|-------- PATs --------|
Name TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Greg Allen 13 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 80
Philip Hall 0 5-9 38-46 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 53
Kelly Lowrey 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 48
Jessie Hester 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 36
Roosevelt Snipes 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 36
Weegie Thompson 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 20
Tom Wheeler 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18
Hassan Jones 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12
Cedric Jones 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12
Billy Allen 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
Herbert Harp 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
Bob Davis 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1-1 0 0 6
Cletis Jones 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
Pete Panton 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
Eric Riley 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
David Ponder 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 2
Eric Thomas 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1-1 0 0 0
====================================================================
FSU 49 5-9 38-46 0-0 2 2-3 0 1 353
Opponent 37 18-27 33-34 0-0 0 0-3 0 0 309
| Touchdowns | R | C |
P | I | FR |
PR | KR | BFG |
|---|
| Greg Allen |
13 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Kelly Lowrey |
8 |
. |
12 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Jessie Hester |
. |
6 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Roosevelt Snipes |
4 |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Weegie Thompson |
. |
3 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Tom Wheeler |
. |
3 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Hassan Jones |
. |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Cedric Jones |
1 |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Billy Allen |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Herbert Harp |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Bob Davis |
1 |
. |
6 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Cletis Jones |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Pete Panton |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Eric Riley |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
| Total |
30 |
18 |
18 |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
| Opponents |
20 |
13 |
13 |
1 |
. |
2 |
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
--------------------------------------------------
Kelly Lowrey 9 279 -34 1720 1686 187.3
Greg Allen 11 200 1134 0 1134 103.1
Roosevelt Snipes 11 96 629 0 629 57.2
Bob Davis 8 88 52 566 618 77.3
Cedric Jones 9 84 434 0 434 48.2
Cletis Jones 8 35 170 0 170 21.3
Eric Thomas 4 18 24 51 75 18.8
Jessie Hester 11 7 56 0 56 5.1
Billy Allen 10 16 35 0 35 3.5
Hassan Jones 11 1 0 30 30 2.7
Chuck Wells 6 4 13 0 13 2.2
Darrin Holloman 4 2 6 0 6 1.5
Kirk Coker 1 1 3 0 3 3.0
Total......... 11 831 2522 2367 4889 444.5
Opponent...... 11 771 1977 2202 4179 379.9
FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Philip Hall 5- 9 .556 0- 0 1- 1 3- 5 1- 3 0- 0 45
| FG SEQUENCE |
Philip Hall |
|---|
| East Carolina |
None |
| Louisiana State |
33 |
| Tulane |
None |
| Auburn |
(33) |
| Pittsburgh |
(25) |
| Cincinnati |
(45) |
| Louisville |
43, (34) |
| Arizona State |
None |
| South Carolina |
(30) |
| Miami |
39, 47 |
| Florida |
None |
| North Carolina |
None |
() For made field goals
PUNTING No Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd
-------------------------------------------------------
Louis Berry 37 1561 42.2 58
Total......... 37 1561 42.2 58
Opponent...... 40 1546 38.7 3
ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KR IR FR Tot Avg/G
----------------------------------------------------------------
Greg Allen 11 1134 96 0 0 0 0 1230 111.8
Roosevelt Snipes 11 629 119 0 285 0 0 1033 93.9
Jessie Hester 11 56 576 0 64 0 0 696 63.3
Cedric Jones 9 434 144 54 19 0 0 651 72.3
Weegie Thompson 11 0 502 0 0 0 0 502 45.6
Billy Allen 10 35 0 0 323 0 0 358 35.8
Hassan Jones 11 0 332 1 6 0 0 339 30.8
Tony Johnson 10 0 335 0 0 0 0 335 33.5
Tom Wheeler 11 0 235 0 0 0 0 235 21.4
Cletis Jones 8 170 0 0 0 0 0 170 21.3
Bob Davis 8 52 0 0 0 0 0 52 6.5
Eric Thomas 4 24 0 0 20 0 0 44 11.0
Brian McCrary 11 0 0 0 0 40 0 40 3.6
Darrin Holloman 4 6 7 0 18 0 0 31 7.8
Chuck Wells 6 13 0 0 17 0 0 30 5.0
Eric Riley 11 0 0 0 0 22 0 22 2.0
Pete Panton 10 0 21 0 0 0 0 21 2.1
Pat Milligan 10 0 0 0 0 11 0 11 1.1
Kirk Coker 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.0
Kelly Lowrey 9 -34 0 0 0 0 0 -34 -3.8
Total......... 11 2522 2367 67 752 77 0 5785 525.9
Opponent...... 11 1977 2202 383 828 252 0 5642 512.9
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
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Ken Roe 11 82 64 146 2.0- 1.0- 8.0 . 4 . 2- 0 3 1 .
Henry Taylor 11 43 69 112 4.0- 3.0- 37.0 . . . . . 1 .
Brian McCrary 11 69 30 99 1.0- . 5- 40 1 . 1- 0 . . .
Alphonso Carreker 11 46 43 89 12.0- 6.0- 34.0 . 3 . . 2 3 .
John McLean 11 39 39 78 1.0- 1.0- . 2 . . 1 . .
David Ponder 11 29 24 53 7.0- 5.0- . 3 . . . 1 1
Brad Fojtik 11 26 26 52 1.0- 2.0- 17.0 . 1 . . 1 . .
Eric Riley 11 33 15 48 . . 4- 22 7 . 2- 0 . 1 .
Brian Williams 11 21 27 48 3.0- 2.0- 2.0 . 3 . . . . .
Pat Milligan 10 24 22 46 3.0- 2.0- 23.0 1- 11 6 . 1- 0 . . .
Prince Matt 10 25 20 45 3.0- 2.0- . 1 . . . . .
Kim Mack 10 23 16 39 2.0- . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Isaac Williams 10 20 18 38 3.0- 2.0- 13.0 . . . . . . .
Garth Jax 10 17 12 29 . . . . . 1- 0 1 . .
Todd Stroud 10 12 14 26 2.0- 2.0- 19.0 . . . . . . .
Steve Bloodworth 9 16 7 23 . . . 2 . . . . .
Tracy Ashley 11 12 10 22 1.0- . . . . . 2 . .
Fred Jones 4 13 5 18 . . . . . . . . .
Stanley Scott 10 11 5 16 . 1.0- 9.0 . . . . . . .
Rocky Kinsey 5 9 6 15 3.0- . . 1 . 1- 0 1 . .
Ulysses Roberson 2 8 4 12 . . . . . . 1 . .
Bruce Heggie 2 3 5 8 . . . . . . . . .
Lenny Chavers 3 5 2 7 1.0- . . . . . . . .
Anthony Smiley 6 5 . 5 . . . 2 . 1- 0 . . .
Gerald Nichols 4 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . .
Joe Wessel 5 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .
Mac Lantrip 1 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .
Grady Martin 1 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Greg Allen 11 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Louis Berry 11 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jamie Dukes 11 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Herbert Harp 11 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jessie Hester 11 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hassan Jones 11 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Philip Hall 11 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tom McCormick 11 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sam Restivo 11 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Roosevelt Snipes 11 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Weegie Thompson 11 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tom Wheeler 11 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Billy Allen 10 . . . . . . . . . . . .
John Ionata 10 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tony Johnson 10 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dan Morris 10 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pete Panton 10 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jerry Riopelle 10 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Terry Widner 10 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ricky Render 10 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cedric Jones 9 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kelly Lowrey 9 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Barry Barco 9 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cletis Jones 8 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bob Davis 8 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jim Thompson 7 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chuck Wells 6 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Greg Handsel 5 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Darrin Holloman 4 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Eric Thomas 4 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Eric Mangham 4 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cleveland McNabb 3 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Randy Carter 2 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Steve Nicklaus 2 . . . . . . . . . . . .
John Piurowski 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tim Flasher 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
John Bamber 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jim Graganella 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lenx Jackson 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mike Hutto 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kirk Coker 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jesse Solomon 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Horace Wilmot 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Totals 597 488 1085 49.0- 0.0 29.0-162.0 10- 73 36 . 10- 0 12 7 1
Game Participation
## Player GP-GS ECU LSU TU Aub Pitt UC UL ASU SC UM UF UNC
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Danny McManus 0- 0
John Ricciardi 0- 0
Eric Stiehl 0- 0
1 Eric Thomas 5- 1 xx xx xx xx O-QB
2 Steve Nicklaus 2- 0 xx xx
3 Herb Gainer 0- 0
4 Jessie Hester 12- 5 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx O-FL O-FL O-FL O-FL O-FL
5 Joe Wessel 5- 1 D-SS xx xx xx xx
6 Louis Berry 12- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
7 Barry Barco 10- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
7 Mike Rendina 0- 0
8 Eric Riley 12-12 D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB
9 Steve Bloodworth 10- 6 xx xx xx D-CB xx D-CB D-DB D-CB D-CB D-CB
10 Bob Davis 8- 3 xx xx xx xx xx O-QB O-QB O-QB
11 Kirk Coker 1- 0 xx
12 Kelly Lowrey 9- 8 O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB xx
13 Kim Mack 10- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
14 Greg Handsel 5- 0 xx xx xx xx xx
15 Anthony Smiley 6- 1 xx D-CB xx xx xx xx
16 Rick Taylor 0- 0
17 J.P. Connolly 0- 0
17 Eric Mangham 4- 0 xx xx xx xx
17 Eric Williams 0- 0
18 Weegie Thompson 12-12 O-FL O-SE O-FL O-FL O-FL O-FL O-FL O-SE O-SE O-SE O-SE O-SE
19 Pat Milligan 11- 9 xx D-SS D-SS D-SS xx D-SS D-SS D-SS D-SS D-SS D-SS
20 Jerome McCoy 0- 0
20 Roosevelt Snipes 12- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
21 John Piurowski 1- 0 xx
22 Philip Hall 12- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
23 Tracy Ashley 11- 2 xx xx xx xx D-SS D-SS xx xx xx xx xx
24 Darrin Holloman 4- 0 xx xx xx xx
26 Greg Allen 12-10 O-TB xx O-TB xx O-TB O-TB O-TB O-TB O-TB O-TB O-TB O-TB
27 Lenx Jackson 1- 0 xx
27 Randy White 0- 0
28 Rocky Kinsey 5- 5 D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB
29 Brian Harlow 0- 0
30 Larry Harris 0- 0
31 Billy Allen 10- 1 xx xx xx O-TB xx xx xx xx xx xx
32 Martin Mayhew 0- 0
33 Pat Cicalese 0- 0
35 Horace Wilmot 1- 0 xx
36 Jim Graganella 1- 0 xx
37 Cleveland McNabb 3- 0 xx xx xx
38 Ken Roe 12-12 D-LB D-ILB D-LB D-LB D-LB D-LB D-LB D-LB D-LB D-LB D-LB D-LB
39 Mike Hutto 1- 0 xx
40 Greg Newell 0- 0
41 Cedric Jones 8- 6 O-FB O-FB O-FB O-FB O-FB O-FB xx xx
42 Cletis Jones 9- 6 xx xx xx O-FB O-FB O-FB O-FB O-FB O-FB
43 Brian McCrary 12-12 D-WS D-S D-WS D-WS D-WS D-WS D-WS D-WS D-WS D-WS D-WS D-WS
44 Chuck Wells 6- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx
45 Isaac Williams 11- 6 xx xx xx xx xx D-RT D-RT D-RT D-RT D-RT D-RT
46 Stuart Wyatt 0- 0
47 Brian Williams 12-12 D-OLB D-OLB D-OLB D-OLB D-OLB D-OLB D-OLB D-OLB D-OLB D-OLB D-OLB D-OLB
48 Prince Matt 11- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
50 Doug Hill 0- 0
50 Ron Moore 0- 0
51 Richard Cullifer 0- 0
52 Sam Restivo 11- 1 O-C xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
53 Jerry Riopelle 10- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
54 Orlando Miles 0- 0
54 Todd Milton 0- 0
55 Fred Jones 4- 0 xx xx xx xx
55 Jesse Solomon 1- 0 xx
56 Joe Kostka 0- 0
57 Dave Schrenker 0- 0
58 Henry Taylor 12-12 D-LB D-ILB D-LB D-LB D-LB D-LB D-LB D-LB D-LB D-LB D-LB D-LB
59 Scott Merson 0- 0
60 John Bamber 1- 0 xx
60 Tim Flasher 1- 0 xx
61 Dan Morris 10- 3 xx xx O-OG xx xx xx O-QG xx O-QG xx
62 Pablo Lopez 0- 0
63 Ricky Render 11- 8 O-G xx O-QG O-QG O-QG O-QG xx O-QG xx O-QG O-QG
64 Jamie Dukes 12-12 O-SG O-SG O-SG O-SG O-SG O-SG O-SG O-SG O-SG O-SG O-SG O-SG
65 Darryl Gray 0- 0
66 Parrish Barwick 0- 0
67 Ulysses Roberson 2- 0 xx xx
68 Lenny Chavers 3- 0 xx xx xx
69 Tom McCormick 12-12 O-QG O-C O-C O-C O-C O-C O-C O-C O-C O-C O-C O-C
70 Roger Agne 0- 0
71 Todd Stroud 11- 6 xx xx xx xx xx D-NG D-NG D-NG D-NG D-MG D-NG
72 J.D. Dowell 0- 0
73 Jim Thompson 7- 2 O-QT xx xx O-QT xx xx xx
74 Randy Carter 2- 0 xx xx
75 Herbert Harp 12- 8 xx O-ST O-ST xx O-ST O-ST O-ST xx O-ST xx O-ST O-ST
76 Alphonso Carreker 12-12 D-LT D-DT D-LT D-LT D-LT D-LT D-LT D-LT D-LT D-LT D-LT D-LT
77 John Ionata 11-10 O-QT O-T O-OT O-QT O-QT O-QT xx O-QT O-QT O-QT O-QT
78 Terry Widner 11- 4 O-ST xx xx O-ST xx xx O-ST xx O-ST xx xx
79 Gerald Nichols 4- 0 xx xx xx xx
80 Terry Warren 0- 0
81 Craig Jones 0- 0
82 Tony Johnson 10- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
83 Stanley Scott 10- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
84 Garth Jax 10- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
85 David Ponder 11- 6 D-RT D-DT D-RT D-RT D-RT D-RT xx xx xx xx xx
86 John McLean 12-12 D-OLB D-OLB D-OLB D-OLB D-OLB D-OLB D-OLB D-OLB D-OLB D-OLB D-OLB D-OLB
87 Gaylon White 0- 0
88 Hassan Jones 11- 7 O-SE O-FL O-SE O-SE O-SE O-SE O-SE xx xx xx xx
89 Tom Wheeler 12-11 xx O-TE O-TE O-TE O-TE O-TE O-TE O-TE O-TE O-TE O-TE O-TE
90 Grady Martin 1- 0 xx
90 Dave Roberts 0- 0
91 Brent Reedy 0- 0
92 Mac Lantrip 1- 0 xx
93 Jim Hendley 0- 0
94 Shawn Thomas 0- 0
95 Kevin Griffis 0- 0
95 Tim Hebron 0- 0
96 Pete Panton 10- 2 O-TE O-TE xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
97 Willie Tilton 0- 0
98 Brad Fojtik 11- 6 D-NG D-NG D-NG D-NG D-NG D-NG xx xx xx xx xx
99 Bruce Heggie 2- 0 xx xx
Florida State 47, East Carolina 46
09/03/1983, Tallahassee
From the Tallahassee Democrat, September 4, 1983, page 65, by Bill McGrotha. Whew!
Seminoles score 47 points and need every single one.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Eric Riley, new
cornerback, was quite a late hero as Florida State struggled from behind to squeeze past East Carolina 47-46 in an incredible football game here Saturday night.
With the Seminoles trailing 46-41
and six minutes left, Riley intercepted a pass - thanks to a tipped ball by teammate Pat Milligan - to give the Seminoles a shot from the visitors 21.
FSU scored the winning touchdown moments later
on Kelly Lowrey's 5-yard pass to Tom Wheeler, a surprising tight end all evening.
Moments later Riley choked off East Carolina's last hope when he recovered a fumble following a 39-yard run by
quarterback Kevin Ingram to FSU's 31.
As FSU rolled up 555 yards to Carolina's 389, Lowrey hit on 28 of 35 passes for 322 yards and three touchdowns. Greg Allen ran 33 times for 154 yards and three
touchdowns. Cedric Jones pounded 17 times on runs for 92.
At halftime, Florida State had 270 yards of offense - and East Carolina 223. Lowrey had hit on 14 of 17 passes for 187 yards. Allen had run
17 times for 86.
Henry Williams tucked in the second-half kickoff, streaked for the sidelines and raced 98 yards for a touchdown that, with a point kick, put Florida State behind 37-27.
From its
39, after a short kickoff, Florida State responded. Lowrey throws moved the yardsticks. It came to fourth-and-3 at the 33. Lowrey passed to Johnson at the 26 to keep things going. Jessie Hester caught
one at the eight. On a flawless pass, Lowrey hit Hassan Jones streaking into the end zone for a touchdown. A kick by Philip Hall narrowed it to 37-34.
Soon a personal foul helped move East Carolina
to FSU's 45. Ingram followed with a pass to Walden at the 8.
Three plays got only 4. Fourth down, and Heath kicked a 21-yard field goal for 40-34.
From their 18, the Seminoles drove again.
Lowrey passes and the running of Cedric Jones keyed a push to a first down at the Pirate 35. Johnson pulled in a pass at the 18 and Jones slipped to the 11 on a run. Soon Allen took a pitchout and
scored from the 1. Hall's point put FSU ahead for the first time since the first quarter, 41-40. The clock showed 3:43 left in the third quarter.
Ingram's runs speedily had the visitors in FSU
territory. Fourth down at the 32, and linebacker Henry Taylor blocked a 48-yard try for a field goal by Heath.
FSU joy was short-lived. Clint Harris, the safety, clobbered Greg Allen on a
first-down run, forcing a fumble that Pegues claimed for the Pirates at FSU's 35.
Chopping runs soon had a first down at FSU's 12 as the last quarter opened. Ingram slipped to the 2 on still
another keeper. Ernest Byner, the fullback, slammed up the middle for six points. Pat Milligan broke up a passing try to Walden for two points, leaving it 46-41.
From their 28, FSU drove to
frustration. It was a versatile mix of passes and runs that led them to a first down at the Pirate 16. On third down, Roosevelt Snipes was about two feet short. Greg Allen banged up the middle - got
nothing. East Carolina took over.
On third down at the 11, an Ingram pass was tipped by Milligan and intercepted by Eric Riley at the 21.
A penalty assisted FSU to the 14. Greg Allen slapped to
the six and a first down.
Two plays later Lowrey threw 5 yards to Wheeler for a touchdown. A passing try for two points was broken up by Calvin Adams. And it was 47-46 with 4:36 left.
On a
third-down run, Ingram broke free for 39 yards to FSU's 31 but fumbled. Florida State recovered with 3:39 left.
Riley, the cornerback, claimed the fumble.
Cedric Jones popped for 22 to the
Pirate 47. On runs, the Seminoles squeezed on down to the 30 - where it came to fourth-and-4. East Carolina called a time-out with 36 seconds left. On a pitchout, Greg sped to the first down at the
22.
The inspired visitors utilized their last time-outs. Soon time truckled away, and the Seminoles walked off the field about as happy to win a game as they had ever been.
Before the beginning,
East Carolina pulled a switch. After winning the pre-game coin toss, the Pirates chose to receive - at the start of the second half. A new rule this season makes that delayed option possible for the
first time.
Starting at the 20 following the kickoff, the Seminoles moved quickly to the 34 on a short Greg Allen run and a penalty. Two more runs by Greg led to a first down at the Pirate 43, but
Cedric Jones fumbled and Hal Stephens recovered for the Pirates at the 39.
A quick pass and a couple of runs boosted the visitors to FSU's 37 and a first down. Cornerback Eric Riley tipped away an
on-the-money bomb from Kevin Ingram to Ricky Nichols, waiting in the end zone.
Inspired by that gem, FSU defenders stiffened. On fourth down at the 34, Jeff Heath kicked a 51-yard field goal for
3-0.
Lowrey passes of 14 and 11 yards vaulted FSU to its 46, and Allen led on to a first down at the Carolina 42. Tony Johnson snared a 14-yard throw at the 26. On fourth down at the 19, needing 3,
the Seminoles gambled.
Lowrey sailed a short, wide pass to the tall Thompson, who rambled to the 2 before being pulled down.
Greg Allen pounded up the middle for the touchdown. Philip Hall added
a point, making it 7-3.
A penalty against East Carolina for having too many men on the field for the touchdown enabled FSU to kick off from its 45.
Barry Barco, a freshman walk-on from Orange
Park, tried an onside kick, and safety Brian McCrary crashed in to claim the ball for Florida State at the Pirate 35.
On third down from the 37, Lowrey passed to Johnson at the 14. Two Greg Allen
runs gained the 9, but Jones got not an inch. It was fourth down, and Lowrey faked brightly, then threw to wide-open tight end Tom Wheeler for an easy touchdown.
On the conversion attempt, an
errant snap resulted in no attempt, leaving it 13-3.
A good kickoff return following by a nifty option run by Ingram got Carolina to midfield. A third-down draw by John Walden got 12 to FSU's
35.
Promptly, Ingram threw long to tight end Norwood Vann in the end zone for a touchdown. Heath's point kick cut FSU's lead to 13-10.
A roughing-the-passer penalty on the touchdown throw gave
East Carolina a kickoff chance from its 45 - and it, too, tried an onsider. It, too, was successful, with kicker Heath recovering at FSU's 32.
Nichols grabbed a pass at the 21. Baker smacked to the
15. Two plays later, on a keeper, Ingram scored from the 14. Heath booted the point for a 17-13 East Carolina lead with 1:02 left in the first quarter.
On the opening play of the second quarter,
Lowrey hit Hassan Jones for 17 at FSU's 44, then nailed him again at Carolina's 40. Thompson hauled in a 31-yarder at the 19. Greg Allen pounded to the 8.
Greg agate lost 2. A pass missed. Third
down at the 10, and East Carolina called a time-out. Then came a draw play - with Greg Allen putting a wiggle up the middle for an easy touchdown. Hall added a point, and FSU led again 20-17.
Here
came Carolina right back. Ingram's running and passing led to FSU's 45. Another Ingram keeper reached the 32. Three more plays, highlighted by Baker's 15-yard scamper, brought another first down at
the 3. Rocky Kinsey slipped through to deck Baker for a loss of 2. But on third down, a bright fake sent Walden wide to score easily.
On second down at FSU's 42, defensive end Jeff Pegues knocked
the ball out of Lowrey's hands as he tried to pass. Cedric Jones recovered the fumble at the 23. Then interference was ruled on Weegie Thompson as he streaked downfield and pushed a defender. That set
the Seminoles back on the 11 for fourth down.
And there freshman Louis Berry was called on for his first punt.
It was long aplenty, but the Seminoles couldn't cover it. Henry Williams, a
speedster, picked his was through for a 56-yard scoring return. Heath boosted it to 30-20 with his point.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| East Carolina |
17 |
13 |
10 |
6 |
46 |
| Florida State |
13 |
14 |
14 |
6 |
47 |
1st 0- 3 Opp, 51, field goal, 10:36
7- 3 Greg Allen, 2, run (Philip Hall, kick), 6:36
13- 3 Tom Wheeler, 5, pass from Kelly Lowrey (Philip Hall, kick failed), 4:34
13-10 Opp, 35, pass (kick), 2:32
13-17 Opp, 13, run (kick), 1:02
2nd 20-17 Greg Allen, 10, run (Philip Hall, kick), 12:10
20-23 Opp, 4, run (kick blocked by Alphonso Carreker), 7:17
20-30 Opp, 56, punt return/blocked punt (kick), 5:11
27-30 Cedric Jones, 5, run (Philip Hall, kick), 1:30
3rd 27-37 Opp, 99, kickoff return (kick), 14:46
34-37 Hassan Jones, 8, pass from Kelly Lowrey (Philip Hall, kick), 11:05
34-40 Opp, 21, field goal, 8:22
41-40 Greg Allen, 1, run (Philip Hall, kick), 3:43
41-40 Opp, 49, field goal blocked by Henry Taylor, 0:26
4th 41-46 Opp, 1, run (pass failed), 12:02
47-46 Tom Wheeler, 5, pass from Kelly Lowrey (Kelly Lowrey, pass failed), 4:36
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 34 20
Rushes-yards 58-236 43-252
Passing 322 138
Att-Comp-Int 35-28-0 15-8-1
Total Yards 93-558 58-390
Punt Returns 0-0 1-56
Kickoff Returns 7-150 5-164
Interception Ret. 1-0 0-0
Fumble Returns 1-0 2-0
Punts 1-44.0 0- 0.0
Sacks By-Yds 0-0 1-19
Fumbles-Lost 4-2 1-1
Penalties-Yds 7-66 5-73
3rd Down Conversions 5-10 4-9
Time of Posession 36:32 23:28
Attendance 46,261
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Greg Allen 33 154 3 16
Cedric Jones 17 93 1 21
Roosevelt Snipes 2 8 0 6
Billy Allen 2 6 0 3
Kelly Lowrey 4 -25 0 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 58 236 4 21
Opp 43 252 3 38
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Weegie Thompson 8 103 0 21
Hassan Jones 7 92 1 18
Tony Johnson 6 72 0 23
Tom Wheeler 5 36 2 13
Jessie Hester 1 18 0 18
Pete Panton 1 1 0 1
---------------------------------------------
FSU 28 322 3 23
Opp 8 138 1 36
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Kelly Lowrey 28 35 0 322 3 23
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FSU 28 35 0 322 3 23
Opp 8 15 1 138 1 36
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------
FSU 0 0 0
Opp 1 56 1 56t
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Billy Allen 6 140 0 35
Roosevelt Snipes 1 10 0 10
---------------------------------------------
FSU 7 150 0 35
Opp 5 164 1 99t
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Louis Berry 1 44 44
----------------------------------------
FSU 1 44 44
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ken Roe 4 6 10 1.0- . . . . . . . .
Brian McCrary 6 1 7 . . . . . . . . .
Henry Taylor 2 4 6 . . . . . . . 1 .
John McLean 1 4 5 . . . . . . . . .
Alphonso Carreker 1 3 4 . . . . . . . 1 .
Brad Fojtik 1 3 4 . . . 1 . . . . .
Kim Mack 4 . 4 . . . . . . . . .
David Ponder 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .
Brian Williams 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .
Joe Wessel 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Rocky Kinsey 1 1 2 1.0- . . . . . . . .
Prince Matt 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Pete Panton 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Pat Milligan 1 . 1 . . . 2 . . . . .
Eric Riley . . . . . 1- 0 1 . 1- 0 . . .
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FSU 27 28 55 2.0- 0.0 . 1- 0 4 . 1- 0 . 2 .
Opp 39 40 79 4.0- 1.0- 19.0 . 3 . 2- 0 . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
QB 12 Kelly Lowrey
FL 18 Weegie Thompson
TB 26 Greg Allen
FB 41 Cedric Jones
C 52 Sam Restivo
SG 64 Jamie Dukes
QG 69 Tom McCormick
QT 77 John Ionata
ST 78 Terry Widner
SE 88 Hassan Jones
TE 96 Pete Panton
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
SS 5 Joe Wessel
CB 8 Eric Riley
CB 28 Rocky Kinsey
LB 38 Ken Roe
WS 43 Brian McCrary
OLB 47 Brian Williams
LB 58 Henry Taylor
LT 76 Alphonso Carreker
RT 85 David Ponder
OLB 86 John McLean
NG 98 Brad Fojtik
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
3 Steve Bloodworth
4 Jessie Hester
6 Louis Berry
13 Kim Mack
19 Pat Milligan
20 Roosevelt Snipes
21 John Piurowski
22 Philip Hall
23 Tracy Ashley
24 Darrin Holloman
31 Billy Allen
42 Cletis Jones
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
45 Isaac Williams
48 Prince Matt
53 Jerry Riopelle
61 Dan Morris
71 Todd Stroud
74 Randy Carter
75 Herbert Harp
79 Gerald Nichols
82 Tony Johnson
83 Stanley Scott
84 Garth Jax
89 Tom Wheeler
|
Florida State 40, Louisiana State 35
09/10/1983, Baton Rouge, La.
From the Tallahassee Democrat, September 11, 1983, page 51, by Bill McGrotha. ’Noles stun LSU with 40-35 victory
BATON ROUGE, LA – Playing brilliant football just before and just after
intermission, Florida State slammed LSU here Saturday, 40-35, in a game that was not remotely as close as the final score.
Kelly Lowrey, the Seminoles’ superb senior quarterback, ran for three
touchdowns and passed for a couple more.
Greg Allen, the nation’s leading scorer last year, ran for 201 yards on 22 carries and scored on a 28-yard run.
Behind 14-0 early, the Seminoles rallied
to go ahead 33-14 before LSU came back in the final minutes against Seminole reserves.
It was Florida State’s fifth straight game in Tiger stadium, and a record crowd of 79,665 fans saw the
Seminoles go home with a remarkable fourth victory in that series.
Perhaps the most unusual aspect of this one was that Florida State recovered so superbly from a heavy run of mistakes.
But,
then, these Seminoles rarely do anything the easy way.
Under threatening, overcast skies, with the temperature a steaming 88 degrees, LSU got the football first after Florida State won the coin
toss and, surprisingly, chose to kick off.
From the 21, Dalton Hilliard carried three straight times – the last an 8-yard scoot to the 34.
Then Hilliard caught a 7-yard pass. Soon the sophomore
tailback broke right for 34 yards to FSU’s 21. Fullback Gene Lang slammed to the 11. Then Hilliard pounded up the middle for an easy touchdown. A point kick by Juan Betenzos made it 7-0.
From the
25, Florida State opened with a one-back offense. On the first play that lonesome back, Cedric Jones, pounded for 12 yards. Weegie Thompson pulled in a 20-yard Lowrey pass at the LSU 40, and soon
Cedric Jones caught a 16-yarder at the 20.
A penalty for an illegal receiver downfield cost FSU five yards and loss of a down. Eugene Daniel broke up an end-zone pass to Hassan Jones. On a run,
Cedric Jones scrambled to the 16.
Fourth down saw Philip Hall try a field goal from 33 yards out. It was wide right.
But two plays later, cornerback Eric Riley intercepted Jeff Wickersham’s pass
and raced 22 yards to LSU’s 13.
Greg Allen got only a yard. On a screen pass, Cedric Jones reached the 8. Then, swinging wide with an open field in front of him, Greg Allen unaccountably fumbled
and LSU claimed the ball at the 9.
A third-down draw by Lang gained 11 to the 25. Lang, two plays later, was almost loose on a pass from Wickersham, but Brian McCrary stopped him after a 34-yard
gain to FSU’s 42.
Hilliard runs led to a first down at the 16. When Lang banged the middle, outside linebacker Brian Williams hit him hard, forcing a fumble that eluded FSU pursuers. It rolled into
the end zone, and Hillird recovered it for an LSU touchdown. A point kick brought the score to 14-0.
After two futile passes from the FSU 27, Lowrey pitched out to Allen for 16 yards. On the last
play of the quarter, Allen caught a pass for 12 to LSU’s 45.
After Rydell Malancon sacked Lowrey for a loss of seven, Cedric Jones ran for eight and Greg Allen for nine to the LSU 35. But Lowrey
again was racked up trying to pass – this time losing 11.
On 4th and 11 at the 36, the Seminoles gambled – Lowrey passing to Hassan Jones for 14 at the 22. Cedric Jones slipped to the 10 on a wide
run. But then Clarence Osborne batted a pass as Lowrey tried to throw and intercepted it at the 15.
Third down at the 21 found Garry James breaking wide to the 42. The defense held, soon forcing a
punt – the first FSU had seen this season. Clay Parker’s boot was a beaut, 52 yards to FSU’s 12.
A holding call slapped the Seminoles back to their nine, and they could not recover. On fourth down,
freshman Louis Berry punted 43 yards to LSU’s 43.
McCrary’s interception of a Wickersham shot placed FSU in position at its 38.
Greg Allen runs of 16 and 10 yards led to the LSU 35. Wheeler
snared a pass at the 25. Two plays later Thompson collared a pass as he stepped out of bounds at the one. Next play Lowrey sneaked in for the touchdown. Hall added a point, cutting it to 14-7 with
2:57 left in the half.
With 40 seconds left in the half, Florida State got the ball back at its 40 after the defense forced a second LSU punt.
Cedric Jones rambled to the LSU 34 on a pass.
Jessie Hester caught one at the 15, and got 5 yards more on a face-mask penalty.
A pass-interference call in the end zone, with Hassan Jones the beneficiary, presented Florida State with the ball
at the one with two seconds left. On an option play, Lowrey kept the ball and rolled into the end zone for an easy touchdown. Hall’s point kick tied it 14-14 as time ran out in the half.
The
Seminoles began at their 38 after the second-half kickoff.
Cedric Jones got nine before Greg Allen swept for 16, and then 18 – down to the 16. Then Lowrey went wide and deep to Hassan Jones with a
16-yard scoring pass, and Hall’s kick put FSU up 21-14.
Soon afterwards McCrary caused a fumble with a tackle after a reception, and Rocky Kinsey’s recovery gave FSU the ball it its 46.
Two
Cedric Jones runs reached the LSU 38. A pass to Thompson keyed a first down at the 20.
From there Lowrey threw to a streaking Hester 20 yards for a touchdown. After 49 successes, Hall was wide on
an extra-point try, and it was 27-14.
From the 20, Florida State whipped to the 35 on three runs as the quarter ran out.
Two more runs, by Greg Allen, put the ball on the 43. On a last-second
pitchout, Allen then slashed for 21 to the LSU 36. A swing pass to Cedric Jones put the ball on the 23.
After Lowrey was flagged on an intentional-grounding call, coach Bobby Bowden dashed onto the
field to protest.
On the next play, a draw, Greg Allen took an angel and soon was loose on a scoring romp into the end zone. Hall again missed a point, and it stayed 33-14.
With 5:47 left,
Junius Dural pulled in a 46-yard bomb from Wickersham at the FSU 8. With a pitchout, Hilliard swept into the end zone. A point narrowed things to 33-21.
Tony Johnson could not get a handle on LSU’s
onside kick, and finally Chris Cruz claimed it for the Tigers at Florida State’s 47.
Wickersham threw four straight passes – one rubbed out by penalty. The last of those left the Tigers a yard
short of a fourth down at the 38. Hilliard slammed into the middle of the line – and got nothing.
Florida State took over.
On a keeper, Lowrey cut inside for the touchdown – his third of the
day. Hall’s point was true, and it was 40-21 with 1:46 to go.
The clock read 57 seconds after Wickersham found Eric Martin with a 40-yard pass at FSU’s 11. An interference call against Rocky Kinsey
in the end zone provided a first down on the one. James swept for the touchdown, and a point kick made it 40-28.
LSU worked another successful onside kick, this one recovered by Toby Caston at its
45.
Martin caught a 15-yard pass. Herman Fontenot then hauled in one at the 16. Wickersham rambled to the one. James scored, and a point kick cut it to 40-35 with seconds left.
But Hassan Jones
came up for the Seminoles with LSU’s third onside kick. Lowrey fell on the ball a couple of times. And a strange, remarkable football game was finally over.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Florida State |
0 |
14 |
13 |
13 |
40 |
| Louisiana State |
14 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
35 |
1st 0- 7 Opp, 10, run (kick), 11:48
0- 7 Philip Hall, 33, field goal failed, 8:21
0-14 Opp, 0, run (kick), 1:04
Note: LSU running back ran for 16 and fumbled in the end
zone. The other running back recovered the football.
2nd 7-14 Kelly Lowrey, 1, run (Philip Hall, kick), 2:57
14-14 Kelly Lowrey, 1, run (Philip Hall, kick), 0:00
3rd 21-14 Hassan Jones, 16, pass from Kelly Lowrey (Philip Hall, kick), 13:01
27-14 Jessie Hester, 20, pass from Kelly Lowrey (Philip Hall, kick failed), 9:39
4th 33-14 Greg Allen, 28, run (Philip Hall, kick failed), 11:43
33-21 Opp, 8, run (kick), 5:40
40-21 Kelly Lowrey, 6, run (Philip Hall, kick), 1:46
40-28 Opp, 1, run (kick), 0:46
40-35 Opp, 1, run (kick), 0:14
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 31 24
Rushes-yards 51-303 50-216
Passing 233 274
Att-Comp-Int 31-19-1 26-15-3
Total Yards 82-536 76-490
Punt Returns 2-8 0-0
Kickoff Returns 1-33 4-56
Interception Ret. 3-43 1-0
Fumble Returns 1-0 1-0
Punts 1-43.0 4-45.5
Sacks By-Yds 4-24 2-18
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 3-1
Penalties-Yds 9-65 9-85
3rd Down Conversions 7-13 7-15
Time of Posession 30:15 29:45
Attendance 79,665
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Greg Allen 22 201 1 38
Cedric Jones 15 86 0 13
Billy Allen 4 9 0 7
Kelly Lowrey 10 7 3 9
---------------------------------------------
FSU 51 303 4 38
Opp 50 216 5 34
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Weegie Thompson 5 79 0 25
Cedric Jones 6 59 0 23
Jessie Hester 2 38 1 20t
Hassan Jones 2 30 1 16t
Tom Wheeler 2 18 0 10
Greg Allen 2 9 0 12
---------------------------------------------
FSU 19 233 2 25
Opp 15 274 0 46
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Kelly Lowrey 19 31 1 233 2 25
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 19 31 1 233 2 25
Opp 15 26 3 274 0 46
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Cedric Jones 2 8 0 10
---------------------------------------------
FSU 2 8 0 10
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Billy Allen 1 33 0 33
---------------------------------------------
FSU 1 33 0 33
Opp 4 56 0 23
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Louis Berry 1 43 43
----------------------------------------
FSU 1 43 43
Opp 4 182 57
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Henry Taylor 9 4 13 . . . . . . . . .
Ken Roe 6 3 9 . . . . . . . . .
Alphonso Carreker 4 4 8 2.0- 6.0 1.0- 5.0 . . . . . . .
John McLean 5 2 7 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Pat Milligan 5 1 6 . . . . . . . . .
Brian McCrary 4 1 5 . . 2- 21 1 . . 2 . .
Brian Williams 3 2 5 1.0- 1.0 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . .
David Ponder 3 1 4 2.0- 14.0 1.0- 9.0 . 1 . . . . .
Eric Riley 3 . 3 . . 1- 22 . . . . . .
Brad Fojtik 3 . 3 1.0- 3.0 . . . . . . . .
Rocky Kinsey 1 2 3 . . . 1 . 1- 0 . . .
Prince Matt 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Kim Mack 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Garth Jax . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Stanley Scott 1 1 2 1.0- 9.0 1.0- 9.0 . . . . . . .
Tracy Ashley 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Gerald Nichols 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 53 26 79 8.0- 34.0 4.0- 24.0 3- 43 3 . 1- 0 2 . .
Opp 64 36 100 7.0- 37.0 2.0- 18.0 1- 0 2 . 1- 0 . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
QB 12 Kelly Lowrey
SE 18 Weegie Thompson
FB 41 Cedric Jones
G 63 Ricky Render
SG 64 Jamie Dukes
C 69 Tom McCormick
ST 75 Herbert Harp
T 77 John Ionata
FL 88 Hassan Jones
TE 89 Tom Wheeler
TE 96 Pete Panton
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
CB 8 Eric Riley
SS 19 Pat Milligan
CB 28 Rocky Kinsey
ILB 38 Ken Roe
S 43 Brian McCrary
OLB 47 Brian Williams
ILB 58 Henry Taylor
DT 76 Alphonso Carreker
DT 85 David Ponder
OLB 86 John McLean
NG 98 Brad Fojtik
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
4 Jessie Hester
6 Louis Berry
7 Barry Barco
13 Kim Mack
14 Greg Handsel
20 Roosevelt Snipes
22 Philip Hall
23 Tracy Ashley
26 Greg Allen
31 Billy Allen
37 Cleveland McNabb
39 Steve Bloodworth
42 Cletis Jones
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
45 Isaac Williams
48 Prince Matt
52 Sam Restivo
53 Jerry Riopelle
61 Dan Morris
71 Todd Stroud
74 Randy Carter
78 Terry Widner
79 Gerald Nichols
82 Tony Johnson
83 Stanley Scott
84 Garth Jax
97 Tim Flasher
|
Florida State 1, Tulane 0
09/17/1983, Forfeit, Tallahassee Democrat, 2/18/1986, page 25, score was 28-34 Tulane, New Orleans, La.
From the Tallahassee Democrat, September 18, 1983, page 57, by Bill McGrotha. Gold Hush.
English speaks, Seminoles listen.
NEW ORLEANS – In an unexpected way in an unexpected
place, the magic and the luck and the talent were no longer enough for Florida State.
The gods of football were smiling on the other side for a change, and Tulane won 34-28 here Saturday afternoon
before 35,463 amazed Superdome fans.
The difference?
It must have been that the Seminoles found themselves in the well once too often – behind early 14-0 after one Tulane player ran 99 yards
with an intercepted pass and another danced 76 yards to score on a punt return.
Florida State rallied to tie 14-14, then went ahead 21-14 in the last seconds of that first half, But that was
all.
Soon Tulane was back up 31-21. After it became 34-28, the Seminoles had one turn with the football – and could not complete a pass.
Tulane was a football team that felt its back was to the
wall. It was stung by the adversity of one quarterback quitting during the week and the eligibility of another being decided in court. Almost certainly Jon English, quarterback son of coach Wally
English, will be ruled ineligible. Perhaps some Tulane games, including this one, will be forfeited.
But it will be of no consolation to Florida State. Some dreams were shattered here Saturday.
For the second straight week, Florida State chose to start to go on defense after winning the pregame coin toss, electing to receive at the start of the second half.
A draw on second down by
Tulane’s Elton Veals picked up 22 yards to the Tulane 42.
FSU’s Pat Milligan came in on a third-down safety blitz to sack quarterback English for a loss of 10, forcing a punt to FSU’s 31.
Two
Greg Allen runs reached the FSU 47. Cedric Jones popped loose for 12 yards, then Allen for 9 more. Behind a Kelly Lowrey block. Jessie Hester rambled on a reverse to the 19 and a first down. Greg
Allen slipped wide on the following play to the 8.
Two plays later, safety Treg Songy dashed in front of a wide Lowrey pass, intercepted and had clear sailing down the sidelines 99 yards for a
touchdown. An extra-point kick by Tony Wood put Florida State in a 7-0 hole.
On a third-down reverse, Hester got away once more, this time for 34 yards to Tulane’s 41. But Allen was stopped in his
tracks for a loss as he took a handoff, and two passes missed.
On the punt, fair-catch interference by freshman Grady Martin helped Tulane to its 32.
Passes of 11 yards to Wayne Smith and 17 to
Mark Savini soon had the Green Wave at FSU’s 38.
It came to fourth-and-2 at the 30, with Mike Jones hitting the middle of the line and coming up short. Florida State took over.
Greg Allen ran to
the 39, but two passes missed. Then Lowrey was sacked by tackle Clint Wenzel for a loss of 15 yards back to the 24 as the first quarter ended.
Curt Baham gathered in freshman Louis Berry’s long,
long punt and sped up the middle 76 yards for an easy touchdown that, with the point-after kick, put the home team out in front 14-0.
Three plays by FSU from its 24 netted only a couple of yards. A
punt gave Tulane a start at its 33.
Jones took a handoff and skipped 21 yards to FSU’s 46. Two more runs got a first down at the 36, but Florida State defenders called a halt at the 30. On fourth
down, Tony Wood’s 48-yard try for a field goal hit the crossbar and bounced back inside.
Greg Allen ran for 8 and Jones for 16 to the Tulane 45, but the Seminoles stalled as Allen fumbled and
teammate Tom Wheeler recovered. A pass-interference call on Tulane gave the Seminoles a lift – and a first down – at the 37. Jones whipped wide on a run to the 8. On the next play, Allen skipped to
the right side and scored easily. Philip Hall added a point, cutting it to 14-7 with 7:43 left in the half.
In three snaps, the Seminoles tied it 14-14.
On the first one, from the Tulane 19,
English threw deep, and Brian McCrary intercepted at FSU’s 45. On the second, Lowrey threw long to a streaking Hester for an effortless-looking touchdown, a 55-yard play. And on the third one, Hall
swung a toe to tie it as the clock showed 7:21.
Right away English came back with another deep pass. This one was stolen by FSU cornerback Eric Riley at the Seminole 36.
Tony Johnson grabbed a
12-yard Lowrey toss at the 48. On another third-down pass, Tom Wheeler gained 14 to the 37. At third down once again, Hester caught a 21-yarder at the 17.
From the 15, Cedric jones took a swing
pass and seemed headed for a touchdown – but he fumbled when hit about the 4, Tulane recovering at the 2.
With Wade Elmore replacing English at quarterback, Tulane nursed the ball out to the 10.
With no time-outs left and 50 seconds remaining in the half, Florida State got the ball at Tulane’s 47 after a punt.
Greg Allen, on a run, got 12, and a pass to Allen gained 25.
Hassan Jones
snared a pass at the 12 just before going out of bounds. The clock showed 11 seconds. Interference was called as Hester tried to catch a Lowrey shot in the end zone. FSU had the ball at the 6 with six
seconds left.
Allen plunged over the middle for the touchdown, bulling over a tackler who hit him short of the line. Hall kicked the extra point, and the Seminoles took a 21-14 lead into
intermission.
At this point, Florida State had run up 326 yards, with 190 of it running. Allen had churned for 75 yards on 21 carries.
Tulane had 101 yards, 64 of them on the ground.
Lowrey
had completed just eight of his 19 passes for 136 yards.
From its 27, after the third-quarter kickoff, Florida State got to its 47 on Allen’s running before a punt left Tulane at its 14.
But a
pass to Wayne Smith and a personal-foul call against Eric Riley on an out-of-bounds play quickly got Tulane to midfield.
On a draw play at FSU’s 39, Veals slanted wide and went all the way down the
sidelines with splendid running. An extra-point tied it 21-21.
It was a nifty call in a second-and-22 situation and splendid execution.
From the 19, following the kickoff, Hester caught a pass
at the 35. But soon the Seminoles were checked.
Berry punted, and swift Tyrone Vaughans tucked it in, moved right, then swung left on a return of 39 yards to FSU’s 39. The passing of English led to
the 22, where it came to fourth down.
Tony Wood booted a 39-yard field goal to put Tulane up 24-21.
From the 20, a hard-pressed Lowrey scrambled, lost the football on the run and covered it for
a 17-yard loss back at the 3. Allen got 7 back on a fake reverse and shot to the 24 on a draw.
Berry’s punt was short, to the Tulane 48. Back and forth the Green Wave went, with a couple of
illegal-procedure penalties knocked out gains. Finally, on a key third-down pass, English found Larry Route with a 25-yard pass at FSU’s 20. As the third quarter ended, the home team was knocking at
the Seminole 15.
In the end zone, Wayne Smith raced behind Milligan and tucked in English’s throw for the touchdown. Wood’s point made it 31-21 on the first play of the last quarter.
Contrary to
signaled instructions, Roosevelt Snipes tried to run the kickoff from the end zone and was nailed at the 5.
Weegie Thompson collared two vital third-down passes, the first for 12 yards to the 14,
the second for 20 to Tulane’s 49.
Lowrey slammed a pass into Hester’s hands, 29 yards to the 20. Hassan Jones stepped out of bounds with a throw at the 6. Two plays later Lowrey kept the ball and
scored from the 1. Hall added a point, narrowing it to 31-28.
More than 10 minutes remained.
On third down at the 23, English went long again – down the sidelines to a racing Larry Route. He
grabbed it for a 60-yard gain to the FSU 17. Route had outdistanced safety Brian McCrary on the fly pattern.
But following a penalty, a pass bounced off Craig Harrison’s hands. McCrary intercepted
and ran it to the 22.
Immediately Lowrey threw downfield toward Hester, but the pass came up a bit short and cornerback Gerald Broussard swiped it back for Tulane at the Green Wave 33.
Veals, on
the draw again, got away for 18 to FSU’s 45. Tulane maneuvered to a first down at the 22. There the Seminoles stopped two runs and a pass. On fourth down Wood added a 40-yard field goal, making it
34-28 with 3:43 to play.
Lowrey had to scramble from the 20 and ran for 4 yards. Two passes missed.
Fourth down. Exactly three minutes left. Florida State decided to go for it.
The pass
failed.
A third-down English pass to the 13 kept the ball in Tulane’s hands, the clock now showing less than a minute to play.
A penalty got the Green Wave to the 5. English was now falling on
the ball after each play. Tulane had no intention of running a risk play to score, and the clock soon ran out.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Florida State |
0 |
21 |
0 |
7 |
28 |
| Tulane |
7 |
7 |
14 |
6 |
34 |
1st 0- 7 Opp, 99, interception return (kick), 8:12
2nd 0-14 Opp, 77, punt return/blocked punt (kick), 14:42
0-14 Opp, 48, field goal failed, 9:44
7-14 Greg Allen, 8, run (Philip Hall, kick), 7:43
14-14 Jessie Hester, 55, pass from Kelly Lowrey (Philip Hall, kick), 7:21
21-14 Greg Allen, 1, run (Philip Hall, kick), 0:03
3rd 21-21 Opp, 39, run (kick), 9:41
21-28 Opp, 15, pass (kick), 4:33
4th 21-31 Opp, 39, field goal, 14:54
28-31 Kelly Lowrey, 1, run (Philip Hall, kick), 10:14
28-34 Opp, 40, field goal, 4:47
Score err
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 24 19
Rushes-yards 50-224 34-167
Passing 241 210
Att-Comp-Int 31-15-2 30-16-3
Total Yards 81-465 64-377
Punt Returns 1-9 3-123
Kickoff Returns 5-86 3-55
Interception Ret. 3-19 2-104
Fumble Returns 0-0 1-0
Punts 6-39.2 2-39.5
Sacks By-Yds 2-12 1-14
Fumbles-Lost 3-1 0-0
Penalties-Yds 6-53 8-54
3rd Down Conversions 9-18 7-15
Time of Posession 30:57 29:03
Attendance 35,463
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Greg Allen 26 115 2 16
Cedric Jones 14 88 0 29
Jessie Hester 3 47 0 34
Billy Allen 2 -8 0
Kelly Lowrey 5 -18 1 8
---------------------------------------------
FSU 50 224 3 34
Opp 34 167 1 39t
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Jessie Hester 5 126 1 55t
Hassan Jones 2 27 0 14
Tony Johnson 2 24 0 12
Tom Wheeler 2 20 0 11
Weegie Thompson 1 20 0 20
Cedric Jones 2 16 0 13
Greg Allen 1 8 0 8
---------------------------------------------
FSU 15 241 1 55t
Opp 16 210 1 60
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Kelly Lowrey 15 31 2 241 1 55t
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 15 31 2 241 1 55t
Opp 16 30 3 210 1 60
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Cedric Jones 1 9 0 9
---------------------------------------------
FSU 1 9 0 9
Opp 3 123 1 77t
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Billy Allen 3 61 0
Cedric Jones 1 19 0 19
Roosevelt Snipes 1 6 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 5 86 0 19
Opp 3 55 0
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Louis Berry 6 235 52
----------------------------------------
FSU 6 235 52
Opp 2 79 43
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Prince Matt 7 2 9 1.0- 1.0 . . 1 . . . . .
Brian McCrary 7 1 8 1.0- 2.0 . 2- 19 1 . . . . .
Brian Williams 6 2 8 2.0- 3.0 . . . . . . . .
Henry Taylor 5 3 8 . . . . . . . . .
Brad Fojtik 2 5 7 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
Alphonso Carreker 5 1 6 1.0- 1.0 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . .
David Ponder 2 1 3 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Pat Milligan 3 . 3 1.0- 11.0 1.0- 11.0 . 4 . . . . .
Rocky Kinsey 2 1 3 . . . 3 . . . . .
Garth Jax 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Stanley Scott 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Eric Riley 1 . 1 . . 1- 0 3 . . . . .
John McLean 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Ken Roe . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Kim Mack 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Bruce Heggie 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Louis Berry 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Tracy Ashley 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Jessie Hester 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Weegie Thompson . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 50 18 68 8.0- 21.0 2.0- 12.0 3- 19 12 . . . . .
Opp 66 31 97 5.0- 30.0 1.0- 14.0 2-104 15 . 1- 0 2 . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
QB 12 Kelly Lowrey
FL 18 Weegie Thompson
TB 26 Greg Allen
FB 41 Cedric Jones
OG 61 Dan Morris
SG 64 Jamie Dukes
C 69 Tom McCormick
ST 75 Herbert Harp
OT 77 John Ionata
SE 88 Hassan Jones
TE 89 Tom Wheeler
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
CB 8 Eric Riley
SS 19 Pat Milligan
CB 28 Rocky Kinsey
LB 38 Ken Roe
WS 43 Brian McCrary
OLB 47 Brian Williams
LB 58 Henry Taylor
LT 76 Alphonso Carreker
RT 85 David Ponder
OLB 86 John McLean
NG 98 Brad Fojtik
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
2 Steve Nicklaus
4 Jessie Hester
5 Joe Wessel
6 Louis Berry
7 Barry Barco
10 Bob Davis
13 Kim Mack
14 Greg Handsel
20 Roosevelt Snipes
22 Philip Hall
23 Tracy Ashley
24 Darrin Holloman
27 Lenx Jackson
31 Billy Allen
36 Jim Graganella
39 Mike Hutto
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
44 Chuck Wells
48 Prince Matt
52 Sam Restivo
53 Jerry Riopelle
60 John Bamber
63 Ricky Render
67 Ulysses Roberson
71 Todd Stroud
78 Terry Widner
82 Tony Johnson
83 Stanley Scott
84 Garth Jax
90 Grady Martin
92 Mac Lantrip
96 Pete Panton
99 Bruce Heggie
|
Auburn 27, Florida State 24
10/01/1983, Auburn, Ala.
From the Tallahassee Democrat, October 2, 1983, page 47, by Bill McGrotha. AUBURNed
Campbell, souped-up wishbone boost Auburn over FSU 27-24.
AUBURN, AL – Fourth down and 8
yards to go at Florida State’s 15, scarcely more than two minutes remaining, Auburn trailing 24-20.
Lining up in a wide variation of its normal wishbone alignment following a timeout, Randy
Campbell – the quarterback who everyone said could not throw a lick – passes to a wide-open halfback, Lionel James, who scampers happily down the sidelines for an easy touchdown.
That was the
difference as Auburn prevailed 27-24 here Saturday in what many in the sellout crowd of 75,625 called one of the best football games they had seen in a long while.
It was, and it was not.
Florida State defenders, who had waged a generally magnificent last-half was, were badly out of position on the decisive play.
“It was a great college football game,” proclaimed Auburn coach Pat
Dye, “with a lot of courage and guts displayed on both sides.”
Florida State almost pulled it out even after that crushing last-gasp touchdown by James.
The clock showed 1:59 left when
quarterback Kelly Lowrey started moving the Seminoles, on passes, from their 20. It showed 1:11 when Hassan Jones found Weegie Thompson with a 24-yard flanker pass at the Auburn 26.
Four downs to
go 26 yards. Plenty of time.
But then linebacker Gregg Carr jumped in front of Thompson as Lowrey threw for an easy first-down interception. The clock showed 50 seconds and it was over.
“We had
plenty of chances to win this football game,” said FSU coach Bobby Bowden, a most unhappy fellow.
“Our defense played nearly well enough to win.”
So did the offense. But critical mistakes on
both sides of the line at big moments were devastating.
“Yu can’t believe the mixups we had today,” said Bowden.
Still, there were many wondrous moments as the Seminoles played without ace
tailback Greg Allen – except for one play when he went in as a decoy on a play that saw Lowrey sneak in for a touchdown that put FSU ahead 24-20 with 6:45 to play.
Florida State, now 2-2, ran up
413 yards on Auburn’s proud defense, 273 of it passing as Lowrey completed 21 of 38. Roosevelt Snipes, in a backup role behind Billy Allen at tailback, ran 11 times for an even 100 yards, but was
sidelined late in the third quarter with a separated shoulder.
“Give Auburn credit,” said Bowden. “That was a great drive they had there at the end. They made some big plays when they really needed
them.”
Auburn, too, took some uncharacteristic gambles, playing much of the way as though it – not Florida State – were the underdog.
The Tigers came out passing after Bo Jackson returned the
game-opening kickoff 41 yards to his 45. For the day Campbell hit 12 of 20 for 152 yards and a stunning three touchdowns.
Consecutive completions on the first two plays from scrimmage took Auburn
to FSU’s 22. Three plays later Campbell passed 7 yards to Jeff Parks for a 7-0 lead.
Soon Kim Mack, who played a big game at linebacker for FSU, recovered a Campbell fumble at the Auburn 24. Four
plays later fullback Cedric Jones scored on a 5-yard Lowrey pass. That tied it 7-7.
Florida State went up 10-7 on Philip Hall’s 33-yard field goal, capping a splendid drive from the 8 highlighted
by a pair of passes to tight end Tom Wheeler that placed the Seminoles in threatening position.
But the game turned early in the second quarter after Snipes stepped out of bounds on an apparent
75-yard scoring run. Snipes had gone 34 yards when he stepped out. That drive was stopped when gifted cornerback David King made a diving end-zone interception of a Lowrey pass.
The Tigers pounded
from their 20, led by the running of Jackson, who carried 15 times for 123 yards during the game. Al Del Greco tied it 10-10 with a 45-yard field goal.
Then Auburn grabbed a Hassan Jones fumble at
the FSU 29, settling for a 28-yard field goal and a 13-10 lead.
With time running out in the half, Auburn moved on Campbell passes from its 32. Just 10 seconds remained when James caught an 8-yard
pass at FSU’s 27.
Disdaining a field goal, Auburn called for a screen pass to fullback Tommy Agee, who somehow managed to elude tackler after tackler as he scooted to a touchdown that put the
Tigers up 20-10.
“We were opting just to get a little closer and call a timeout for a field goal,” said Dye. “Ir scared me. I thought he would be stopped about the 1-yard line as time ran out.”
As scary to FSU as the missed tackling was Auburn’s ball control in that second quarter. FSU had it a little more than 4 minutes.
But FSU defenders allowed Auburn only one first down before the
offense got a touchdown that cut the lead to 20-17 late in the third quarter. FSU had opened with a drive to Auburn’s 20, but lost yardage and freshman Louis Berry punted to the 3. A bit later Berry
punted to the Auburn 7. Auburn could not get out of the latter hole, and the Seminoles moved from their 44. Passes led to the Auburn 21, and penalties helped FSU to the 1 – the last penalty a
debatable interference call on King in the end zone. Lowrey scored a touchdown that cut it to 20-17.
“I was bothered by that pass-interference call,” said Dye. “The pass couldn’t be caught. It
should have been a no call. It’s not the first call I’ve seen like that in a Florida State game this year. I think the referee follows Florida State around.”
The Seminoles had the ball just twice
after that.
The next time they drove 63 yards after holding Auburn on a 4th-and-1 run at the FSU 37. Passes to Jessie Hester sparked the push. One to Thompson got 11 to the 1. Lowrey scored from
there – on his second try, after Greg Allen came in. That made it 24-20 with 6:45 to go.
Then Auburn uncorked its payoff drive from its 26. Twice it came to fourth down – and twice Campbell hit the
passes he had to complete. The first time was a 4th-and-5 at FSU’s 32, with tight end Ed West catching the throw at the 17.
About a minute later Campbell delivered his heartbreaker to James.
In
the end, Auburn had succeeded, if barely, with its ball-control plan, running the ball 74 times to FSU’s 71, holding it for 32:41 of playing time vs. 27:19 for FSU.
Now 3-1, Auburn had just one
turnover – and it cost the Tigers a touchdown. The Seminoles had three – two on interceptions – and they cost FSU a football game.
For Bowden, it was the first time since 1978 his Seminoles have
lost two straight games on the road.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Florida State |
10 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
24 |
| Auburn |
7 |
13 |
0 |
7 |
27 |
1st 0- 7 Opp, 6, pass (kick), 13:23
7- 7 Cedric Jones, 5, pass from Kelly Lowrey (Philip Hall, kick), 10:24
10- 7 Philip Hall, 33, field goal, 1:04
2nd 10-10 Opp, 45, field goal, 5:49
10-13 Opp, 38, field goal, 4:05
10-20 Opp, 27, pass (kick), 0:00
3rd 17-20 Kelly Lowrey, 1, run (Philip Hall, kick), 1:14
4th 24-20 Kelly Lowrey, 1, run (Philip Hall, kick), 6:45
24-27 Opp, 15, pass (kick), 1:59
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 22 22
Rushes-yards 31-128 54-213
Passing 285 152
Att-Comp-Int 40-22-2 20-12-0
Total Yards 71-413 74-365
Punt Returns 1--2 0-0
Kickoff Returns 3-67 3-82
Interception Ret. 0-0 2-0
Fumble Returns 1-0 1-0
Punts 4-39.0 4-44.3
Sacks By-Yds 1-7 2-16
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-1
Penalties-Yds 5-20 5-22
3rd Down Conversions 8-15 7-19
Time of Posession 27:19 32:41
Attendance 75,625
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Roosevelt Snipes 11 100 0 35
Billy Allen 5 21 0 11
Cedric Jones 6 18 0 8
Darrin Holloman 2 6 0 4
Kelly Lowrey 7 -17 2 2
---------------------------------------------
FSU 31 128 2 35
Opp 54 213 0 18
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Weegie Thompson 6 96 0 30
Tony Johnson 3 62 0 21
Tom Wheeler 4 48 0 18
Jessie Hester 3 42 0 19
Cedric Jones 3 17 1 7
Hassan Jones 1 12 0 12
Darrin Holloman 1 7 0 7
Roosevelt Snipes 1 1 0 1
---------------------------------------------
FSU 22 285 1 30
Opp 12 152 3 27t
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Kelly Lowrey 21 38 2 255 1 20
Hassan Jones 1 1 0 30 0 30
Cedric Jones 0 1 0 0 0
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 22 40 2 285 1 30
Opp 12 20 0 152 3 27t
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Cedric Jones 1 -2 0 -2
---------------------------------------------
FSU 1 -2 0
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Roosevelt Snipes 1 29 0 29
Billy Allen 1 20 0 20
Darrin Holloman 1 18 0 18
---------------------------------------------
FSU 3 67 0 29
Opp 3 82 0 41
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Louis Berry 4 156 49
----------------------------------------
FSU 4 156 49
Opp 4 177 53
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Brian McCrary 10 2 12 . . . . . . . . .
Eric Riley 6 3 9 . . . 1 . . . . .
Kim Mack 7 2 9 1.0- 1.0 . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Ken Roe 7 2 9 . . . . . . . . .
Henry Taylor 6 1 7 2.0- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
Alphonso Carreker 5 1 6 1.0- 4.0 . . . . . . . .
John McLean 4 2 6 . . . . . . . . .
Brad Fojtik 5 1 6 1.0- 7.0 1.0- 7.0 . . . . . . .
Tracy Ashley 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . .
Rocky Kinsey 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .
Isaac Williams 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Todd Stroud 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Garth Jax . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Brian Williams 1 . 1 . . . 1 . . . . .
David Ponder 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Barry Barco . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 60 21 81 5.0- 14.0 1.0- 7.0 . 2 . 1- 0 . . .
Opp 49 32 81 3.0- 21.0 2.0- 16.0 2- 0 6 . 1- 0 . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
QB 12 Kelly Lowrey
FL 18 Weegie Thompson
TB 31 Billy Allen
FB 41 Cedric Jones
QG 63 Ricky Render
SG 64 Jamie Dukes
C 69 Tom McCormick
QT 77 John Ionata
ST 78 Terry Widner
SE 88 Hassan Jones
TE 89 Tom Wheeler
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
CB 8 Eric Riley
SS 19 Pat Milligan
CB 28 Rocky Kinsey
LB 38 Ken Roe
WS 43 Brian McCrary
OLB 47 Brian Williams
LB 58 Henry Taylor
LT 76 Alphonso Carreker
RT 85 David Ponder
OLB 86 John McLean
NG 98 Brad Fojtik
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
2 Steve Nicklaus
4 Jessie Hester
6 Louis Berry
7 Barry Barco
9 Steve Bloodworth
13 Kim Mack
20 Roosevelt Snipes
22 Philip Hall
23 Tracy Ashley
24 Darrin Holloman
26 Greg Allen
41 Cedric Jones
45 Isaac Williams
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
48 Prince Matt
52 Sam Restivo
53 Jerry Riopelle
55 Fred Jones
61 Dan Morris
71 Todd Stroud
75 Herbert Harp
79 Gerald Nichols
82 Tony Johnson
83 Stanley Scott
84 Garth Jax
96 Pete Panton
|
Pittsburgh 17, Florida State 16
10/08/1983, Pittsburgh, Pa.
From the Tallahassee Democrat, October 9, 1983, Page 63, by Bill McGrotha. Patient Pittsburgh pins loss on FSU.
PITTSBURGH, PA - It was a simple lesson in basic football.
If you don't
have the ball, you cannot score. And the University of Pittsburgh here Saturday afternoon stubbornly and consistently refused to let FSU have it.
So the Seminoles went down to yet another biting
defeat, their third in a row. The score was 17-16. Just as it had at Auburn the week prior, Florida State played very well - and once more it was not enough.
Some among the 52,654 fans in Pitt
Stadium on this pleasant, sunny day will declare that the difference was Philip Hall missing an extra point following the Seminoles' first touchdown. It was not the difference.
Pittsburgh's
ball-hogs were the difference.
It did not matter that Florida State averaged 5 yards for every offensive snap, to Pitt's 4.6. What mattered was Pitt had the ball nearly 15 more minutes than the
Seminoles, 37:26 of playing time to 22:34, and ran 25 more plays, 83 to 58. In all of the last half, FSU had the ball for barely more than 10 minutes. But Pitt controlled it in every quarter.
There
at the end, it sort of figured that Florida State's defense would not be able to get the ball back in the final 8:34 - which the Seminoles had to do if they were to win. That defense had been on the
field far too long.
"They made the plays they had to make," said FSU coach Bobby Bowden. "We did not."
As Florida State wrapped up a disappointing four-game road trip, it also concluded for the
near future a series with powerful Pitt - a team that has won nine national titles over the years, and one also that whipped the Seminoles five of the last six times out.
In the early going, it
seemed a Florida State rout might be unfolding. The Seminoles scored the first two times they got the ball and led 13-0.
But Pitt had started out moving the ball on the Seminoles, driving from its
20 to FSU's 21 following the opening kickoff. Eric Schubert missed a 37-yard try for a field goal.
A penalty for too many men on the field was a key in FSU reaching midfield. Tailback Greg Allen -
running with no hint of a knee injury (85 yards in 17 carries) - led on to the 29. Then came a most important play. Quarterback Kelly Lowrey caught Pitt in a blitz and threw neatly over the middle to
Cedric Jones, who loped to the 2. Two plays later, Lowrey passed to Tom Wheeler for the final yard and a 6-0 lead as Hall missed the point.
That pass on the blitz was significant because it was
just about the last time Pitt blitzed all afternoon. The Panthers flat changed their normal defensive strategy.
"They threw something at us on defense totally unexpected," said Bowden. "I've never
played a team that seemed to know more about what we were going to do than we did.
"It is the first time I've seen a tiger change his stripes. A blitzing defense has been Pitt's style ever since
I've played them.
"This year Pitt had been eating people up with the blitz."
Instead of a pressure defense, Pitt shifted to what coaches call a soft defense - playing a waiting game. Florida
State had prepared intensely for Pitt's blitzing tactics.
"We had some things prepared for them today," said Bowden, "that when we broke 'em out, they were sitting there waiting on us."
Still,
Florida State moved 73 yards to another touchdown the next time it got the ball, helped along by another 15-yard penalty. A 15-yard Cedric Jones run on a draw and a 17-yard throw to Thompson paved
Lowrey's 17-yard TD pass to Thompson.
Then came the turnaround. Incredibly, FSU's offense never mounted another genuine threat until the fourth quarter rolled around and Pitt led 17-13. Except for
a brief flurry that led it to the Pitt 46 in the final seconds of the first half, FSU scarcely got beyond its own 30. Mostly, it was three downs and punt.
Too, the ball started bouncing crazily.
There was a Pitt fumble that a half-dozen Seminoles seemed to cover inside the Pitt 20 in the second quarter, but the ball squirted away and a big Panther lineman fell on it.
"There must have been
four fumbles in the game where if we had got the ball, we would have won the game," said Bowden. "We didn't get a danged one." Except for penalties - seven for 82 yards against Pitt - the game was
remarkably free of obvious errors. Neither side lost a fumble. There was a single interception, off Lowrey on the final play of the first half.
After the Seminoles failed to get a handle on that
Pitt fumble inside the 20, a 61-yard Pitt punt backed FSU to its 7. When the Seminoles kicked out of that hole, the Panthers promptly drove 55 yards to a touchdown.
The passing of quarterback John
Congemi - a Fort Lauderdale boy who hit 20 of his 33 tosses for 202 yards - led quickly to the 10. Two plays later fullback Marc Bailey banged 6 yards up the middle, making it 13-7 at halftime.
First time Pitt got the ball in the third quarter, it moved from its 38 to a 40-yard field goal by Schubert, and it was 13-10.
As Pitt defenders kept FSU backed up, Pitt mounted the decisive drive
from its 48. On the first play of the final quarter, Congemi passed 20 yards to tailback Chuck Scales for a 17-13 lead.
Then Florida State moved from its 7 following a mishandled kickoff to the
Pitt 33 on a couple of passes to Hassan Jones and the running of Allen. But a penalty slowed the Seminoles. A punt put Pitt at its 3.
FSU defenders granted little, and when Pitt kicked out of that
trap, FSU got the ball at Pitt's 48. On a pass over the middle, Jessie Hester was almost loose for a score, but a defender grabbed him by the shirt and stopped him at the 8 following a 40-yard gain.
The Seminoles got not another yard. Allen was stopped on a run and two passes missed. On fourth down Hall kicked a 25-yard field goal, cutting the score to 17-16.
The clock showed 8:34 left. FSU
figured on getting the ball back. It never did.
One big reason why was Joe McCall, senior tailback from Miami. Time after time the ball went to him, and McCall came through with one clutch run or
pass catch after another. His last run gave Pitt a first down at FSU's 3. A play later, time expired.
McCall ran 18 times for 96 yards and caught 8 passes for 62 more.
"This kid hadn't run all
year," said Bowden. "He was great out there today."
So was Congemi, the other notable Floridian in FSU's downfall. He was at the wheel as Pitt made good on a phenomenal 13 of 22 third-down plays.
By contrast, the Seminoles were successful on just four of 12.
As Lowrey passed 26 times and completed 12 for 168 yards, the Seminoles managed 292 all told. Pitt had 378, including 176 running.
Now 2-3, the Seminoles finally come home Saturday to play Cincinnati.
"When is the apple going to turn?" Bowden asked. "I thought the effort of our players was really good. I think they fought hard
all the way.
"I know Pitt had some fine fan support from the stands on that last drive.
"Maybe that's what we need. We've lost three very tough games.
"We are not that far off. Our fans, as
we come home, can make a difference."
For cornerback Rocky Kinsey, the season may be over. He received what doctors said was probably a broken collarbone. Later X-rays will tell. There seemed no
other significant injuries.
"We played well enough to win," said Lowrey. "But for some reason, we are not doing it.
"Maybe coming off the road will change our luck."
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Florida State |
6 |
7 |
0 |
3 |
16 |
| Pittsburgh |
0 |
7 |
3 |
7 |
17 |
1st 0- 0 Opp, 39, field goal failed, 6:32
6- 0 Tom Wheeler, 1, pass from Kelly Lowrey (Philip Hall, kick failed), 3:38
2nd 13- 0 Weegie Thompson, 16, pass from Kelly Lowrey (Philip Hall, kick), 13:32
13- 7 Opp, 6, run (kick), 1:14
3rd 13-10 Opp, 40, field goal, 8:37
4th 13-17 Opp, 20, pass (kick), 14:55
16-17 Philip Hall, 25, field goal, 8:34
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 17 23
Rushes-yards 32-124 50-176
Passing 168 202
Att-Comp-Int 26-12-1 33-20-0
Total Yards 58-292 83-378
Punt Returns 1-10 5-44
Kickoff Returns 3-45 2-34
Interception Ret. 0-0 1-42
Fumble Returns 0-0 0-0
Punts 6-43.5 5-45.8
Sacks By-Yds 1-7 1-3
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-0
Penalties-Yds 3-30 7-82
3rd Down Conversions 4-13 15-23
Time of Posession 22:34 37:26
Attendance 52,102
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Greg Allen 17 85 0 22
Cedric Jones 10 38 0 11
Kelly Lowrey 4 5 0 7
Jessie Hester 1 -4 0 -4
---------------------------------------------
FSU 32 124 0 22
Opp 50 176 1 15
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Jessie Hester 4 73 0 40
Cedric Jones 3 40 0 27
Weegie Thompson 2 33 1 17
Hassan Jones 1 17 0 17
Greg Allen 1 4 0 4
Tom Wheeler 1 1 1 1t
---------------------------------------------
FSU 12 168 2 40
Opp 20 202 1 27
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Kelly Lowrey 12 26 1 168 2 40
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 12 26 1 168 2 40
Opp 20 33 0 202 1 27
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Cedric Jones 1 10 0 10
---------------------------------------------
FSU 1 10 0 10
Opp 5 44 0 14
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Billy Allen 2 38 0 21
Jessie Hester 1 7 0 7
---------------------------------------------
FSU 3 45 0 21
Opp 2 34 0 22
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Louis Berry 6 261 49
----------------------------------------
FSU 6 261 49
Opp 5 229 61
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Eric Riley . . . . . . 1 . . . . .
Isaac Williams . . . 1.0- 7.0 1.0- 7.0 . . . . . . .
John McLean . . . 1.0- 5.0 . . . . . . . .
Rocky Kinsey . . . 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 0 0 0 3.0- 13.0 1.0- 7.0 . 1 . . . . .
Opp 23 36 59 3.0- 8.0 1.0- 3.0 1- 42 5 . . . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
QB 12 Kelly Lowrey
FL 18 Weegie Thompson
TB 26 Greg Allen
FB 41 Cedric Jones
QG 63 Ricky Render
SG 64 Jamie Dukes
C 69 Tom McCormick
QT 73 Jim Thompson
ST 75 Herbert Harp
SE 88 Hassan Jones
TE 89 Tom Wheeler
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
CB 8 Eric Riley
SS 23 Tracy Ashley
CB 28 Rocky Kinsey
LB 38 Ken Roe
WS 43 Brian McCrary
OLB 47 Brian Williams
LB 58 Henry Taylor
LT 76 Alphonso Carreker
RT 85 David Ponder
OLB 86 John McLean
NG 98 Brad Fojtik
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
4 Jessie Hester
6 Louis Berry
7 Barry Barco
10 Bob Davis
20 Roosevelt Snipes
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
22 Philip Hall
24 Darrin Holloman
31 Billy Allen
45 Isaac Williams
52 Sam Restivo
|
Florida State 43, Cincinnati 17
10/15/1983, Tallahassee
From the Tallahassee Democrat, October 16, 1983, page 59, by Bill McGrotha. Seminoles slap Cincy 43-17.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Lashing out aggressively, Florida State's football team did some
things wrong here Saturday night but did a whole lot right as it whipped Cincinnati 43-17.
Before 55,102 fans - third-largest crowd in Campbell Stadium history - the Seminoles ripped away at will
in the final half.
Two tailbacks of Florida State got 246 yards between them. Greg Allen ran for 125 yards in 21 carries, and Roosevelt Snipes got 121 yards in 17. Quarterback Kelly Lowrey
completed 11 of his 19 passes for 164 yards.
Cincinnati lost its fine passer, quarterback Troy Bodine, when nose guard Todd Stroud sacked him late in the third quarter. For the third in a year, the
right-handed Bodine suffered a broken left arm. He broke it first in junior college last fall, then fractured it again at Cincinnati in the spring.
Now 3-3 for the season, Florida State plays
Louisville here in a Thursday night game that will be televised by Turner Broadcasting.
The Seminoles got lucky early.
At the start they elected to go on offense after winning the pregame coin
toss, starting at their 35 following the kickoff.
Two Greg Allen runs and a Kelly Lowrey pass for 9 yards to Tom Wheeler put FSU on Cincinnati's 48. Jessie Hester caught a pass at the 30. On a
sweep, Allen whammed to the 10. Two plays later Allen ripped to the 1.
Lowrey fumbled as he tried to sneak over the goal line - but the ball rolled on, and tackle Herbert Harp covered it in the end
zone for a Florida State touchdown.
Robert Gibbs sailed through to block the point after by Philip Hall, leaving it 6-0.
A late hit on the kickoff return assisted Cincinnati to its 37, and a
13-yard pass reached FSU's 46 on third down. FSU defenders granted nothing else. On fourth down, Shaun Burdick punted short, 23 yards to the 21.
Two Roosevelt Snipes runs got little, and a pass
missed. Freshman Louis Berry punted 51 yards to the 29.
Fullback Don Goodman fumbled on a first-down run when hit hard by linebacker Kim Mack, and cornerback Anthony Smiley claimed the ball for FSU
at the 28.
Three plays netted nothing. A pass got 5 yards and a run 1, but a screen pass to Cedric Jones lost 6.
On fourth down, Hall kicked a 45-yard field goal to boost the score to 9-0. It
was the longest ever for the Tallahassee sophomore.
After two faulty kickoffs - out of bounds, then offsides - walk-on Barry Barco had to boot from his 30. He got the ball down to the Cincinnati 26
with no return. Tackle David Ponder sacked quarterback Troy Bodine on first down for a loss of 7 yards.
On a fourth-down punt, Shaun Burdick got a low snap, bobbled it and could not get the ball
off under the hard rush of linebacker Ken Roe. FSU had a shot from the Cincinnati 5.
On third down at the 2, Lowrey kept the ball and slammed into the end zone for the touchdown. Hall's extra-point
kick gave FSU a 16-0 lead.
Suddenly Bodine found his magic. A 13-yard throw to Deno Foster was followed by an 18-yard strike to Bill Booze, then a 30-yarder to Jason Stargell at the FSU 5. But Jon
Jon Thomas got only a yard on a run up the middle.
On the next play tackle Isaac Williams nailed Reggie Taylor for a loss of 3, back to the 7. A pass was broken up. On fourth down, Mike Morton
kicked a 24-yard field goal, making it 16-3.
Moments later, linebacker Linwood Marshall intercepted a Lowrey pass, giving Cincinnati a change at FSU's 28.
Again FSU defenders stopped the
Bearcats cold, with linebacker Henry Taylor sacking Bodine on third down. A fourth-and-14 pass failed, and Florida State started from its 32 in the early moments of the second quarter.
But the
Seminoles could not move. Berry's punt was a poor one, 21 yards to the Cincinnati 39.
Taylor, the freshman tailback, ran to FSU's 47. A 26-yard pass to Ed McCall soon gained FSU's 16.
After a
5-yard penalty, Goodman ran for 9 then caught a first-down pass at the 6. On a shovel pass over the middle, Goodman scored easily on the next play. Morton kicked a point, and it was 16-10.
From the
FSU 38 after the kickoff, Allen sped for 17 but fumbled, and Cincinnati recovered at its 45.
Alphonso Carreker's big third-down rush precipitated a sack of Bodine that blunted that bid. A 50-yard
Burdick punt backed FSU to the 7.
Two Allen runs reached the 30. On a third-and-13 play at the 33, Lowrey connected with Tony Johnson on a 47-yard pass to the Cincinnati 20.
Snipes ran to the
11, and Cedric Jones got a first down at the 8.
But a holding call on a play that saw the Seminoles with only 10 players on the field cost 5 yards. Next play Allen fumbled when hit hard by end
George Jamison. Safety Brad Nothacker covered it for Cincinnati at the 12.
Once more the defense played big. A punt after three downs gave FSU the ball at its 47 with exactly 1 minute left on the
clock.
Johnson snared a 19-yard throw at the 34, and Hassan Jones caught a pair for 17 and 6, getting to the 11.
On a surprise second-down draw, Snipes slipped up the middle and raced into the
end zone for an apparent touchdown, but it was nullified by an illegal-procedure call against FSU.
Eleven seconds remained on the clock. Lowrey fired a quick pass to Weegie Thompson in the end zone
for a touchdown that came with seven seconds remaining. Hall kicked the extra point, and the Seminoles took a 23-10 lead into the dressing room.
At this point, Florida State had exactly 100 more
yards than the visitors, 241 to 141. Cincinnati showed minus-3 for its running game, but the Seminoles had 110 on the ground, with Allen getting 79 yards on a dozen runs.
In the early moments of
the third quarter, Bodine passed Cincinnati quickly to FSU's 44. But when he threw deep, he got some pressure from Brian Williams, and cornerback Eric Riley intercepted it at the 3. A short pass to
Hassan Jones and a 14-yard run by Cedric Jones soon had FSU at its 28.
But linebacker Jerome Brinson stepped in front of a Lowrey pass, and the interception gave Cincinnati a chance from FSU's
35.
On third down, Clifton Pendkergrast pulled in a 13-yard Bodine toss at the 15.
It came to third down at the 20 after Roe and Carreker led a sack of Bodine. The quarterback dropped back and
coolly whipped a pass over the middle to Foster for the touchdown. Morton's point narrowed FSU's lead to 23-17.
A 26-yard pass to Johnson lifted FSU to its 46. With Cedric Jones running for 11 then
10 yards, the Seminoles soon had a first down at the Bearcat 31. Third down at the 28 saw Allen loose on a run to a first down at the 16.
After Allen got 5 more, Snipes swept to the 3 then scored
on a strong run off the right side. Hall kicked a point to make it 30-17.
With Cincinnati back to punt, FSU was offsides. The penalty made it fourth-and-one at the Bearcat 29. The snap went to
Duane Stacklin - normally a linebacker - who ran for the first down at the 37.
Bodine was badly shaken when nose guard Todd Stroud sacked him for a loss of 6, and the quarterback went off the field
to heavy applause from the stands.
Two plays later a punt was hauled in by Cedric Jones and run back 22 yards to the Cincinnati 46. Snipes slashed to the 33 just before the quarter ran out.
Seven more runs in sequence brought a touchdown, with Allen carrying on the first two of those and the last three. He got the touchdown on a pitchout from the 5. Hall's kick gave FSU big breathing
room at 37-17.
With Bodine sidelined, Mike Willging moved in at quarterback. A pass to Stargell ignited a drive to the 50. On fourth-and-four, a pass to McCall attained FSU's 38. A handful of plays
later, Cincinnati had a first down at the 13 on the heels of two relatively short completions.
Under heavy pressure, Willging threw four straight incomplete. Steve Bloodworth, a surprise starter at
cornerback, broke up the last throw when it likely would have gone for a touchdown.
Bob Davis took over for Lowrey at quarterback with 7:08 to go. Three straight handoffs to Snipes took the ball to
FSU's 43. Three plays later, Snipes got the ball again. This time he ran 17 yards to the 36. With 3:52 left, Davis completed his first varsity pass - 29 yards to Jessie Hester for a touchdown. Hall's
point was blocked, leaving it 43-17.
Running from a hole at its 14 following the kickoff, Cincinnati nursed the ball to the 40. A 21-yard pass to Foster had the Bearcats knocking at FSU's 32. Three
more passes took the visitors to the 11.
But Willging fumbled when Stroud hit him, and Garth Jax recovered for FSU. Eric Thomas moved in for one snap at quarterback before time ran out.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Cincinnati |
3 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
17 |
| Florida State |
16 |
7 |
7 |
13 |
43 |
1st 6- 0 Herbert Harp, 0, run (Philip Hall, kick blocked), 11:48
Note: Harp recovered Kelly Lowrey's fumble in the end zone
9- 0 Philip Hall, 45, field goal, 6:16
16- 0 Kelly Lowrey, 2, run (Philip Hall, kick), 3:19
16- 3 Opp, 24, field goal, 0:46
2nd 16-10 Opp, 6, pass (kick), 8:29
23-10 Weegie Thompson, 16, pass from Kelly Lowrey (Philip Hall, kick), 0:07
3rd 23-17 Opp, 20, pass (kick), 7:32
30-17 Roosevelt Snipes, 3, run (Philip Hall, kick), 3:48
4th 37-17 Greg Allen, 4, run (Philip Hall, kick), 12:57
43-17 Jessie Hester, 29, pass from Bob Davis (Philip Hall, kick blocked), 3:52
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 25 21
Rushes-yards 53-304 34-45
Passing 193 294
Att-Comp-Int 21-12-2 46-26-1
Total Yards 74-497 80-339
Punt Returns 1-22 1-5
Kickoff Returns 2-28 6-90
Interception Ret. 2-4 2-18
Fumble Returns 2-0 2-0
Punts 2-36.0 4-37.0
Sacks By-Yds 7-57 1-7
Fumbles-Lost 3-2 5-2
Penalties-Yds 12-90 6-30
3rd Down Conversions 5-15 5-15
Time of Posession 27:21 32:39
Attendance 55,102
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Greg Allen 21 125 1 20
Roosevelt Snipes 17 121 1 17
Cedric Jones 9 52 0 14
Cletis Jones 2 8 0 7
Kelly Lowrey 3 5 1 2t
Eric Thomas 1 -7 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 53 304 3 20
Opp 34 45 0 18
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Tony Johnson 3 81 0 47
Jessie Hester 3 65 1 29t
Hassan Jones 2 23 0 17
Weegie Thompson 1 16 1 16t
Tom Wheeler 1 9 0 9
Cedric Jones 2 -1 0 5
---------------------------------------------
FSU 12 193 2 47
Opp 26 294 2 30
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Kelly Lowrey 11 19 2 164 1 47
Bob Davis 1 2 0 29 1 29t
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 12 21 2 193 2 47
Opp 26 46 1 294 2 30
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Cedric Jones 1 22 0 22
---------------------------------------------
FSU 1 22 0 22
Opp 1 5 0 5
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Chuck Wells 1 17 0 17
Roosevelt Snipes 1 11 0 11
---------------------------------------------
FSU 2 28 0 17
Opp 6 90 0 20
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Louis Berry 2 72 51
----------------------------------------
FSU 2 72 51
Opp 4 148 50
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Henry Taylor 5 4 9 2.0- 14.0 2.0- 14.0 . . . . . . .
Ken Roe 3 3 6 2.0- 21.0 1.0- 8.0 . 1 . . . . .
Anthony Smiley 4 2 6 . . 1- 4 . . 1- 0 . . .
Alphonso Carreker 2 2 4 1.0- 9.0 1.0- 9.0 . . . . . . .
Kim Mack 2 2 4 . . . . . . 1 . .
Garth Jax 1 3 4 . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
John McLean 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .
Brian McCrary 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Stanley Scott 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .
Todd Stroud 2 . 2 2.0- 19.0 2.0- 19.0 . . . . 1 . .
Steve Bloodworth 2 . 2 . . . 1 . . . . .
David Ponder 1 . 1 1.0- 7.0 1.0- 7.0 . . . . . . .
Brian Williams . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Eric Riley 1 . 1 . . 1- 0 1 . . . . .
Isaac Williams 1 . 1 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
Brad Fojtik 1 . 1 . . . 1 . . . . .
Tracy Ashley . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Pat Milligan 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Ulysses Roberson . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 30 24 54 9.0- 72.0 7.0- 57.0 2- 4 4 . 2- 0 2 . .
Opp 27 37 64 4.0- 1.0- 7.0 2- 18 . . 2- 0 . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
QB 12 Kelly Lowrey
FL 18 Weegie Thompson
TB 26 Greg Allen
FB 41 Cedric Jones
QG 63 Ricky Render
SG 64 Jamie Dukes
C 69 Tom McCormick
ST 75 Herbert Harp
QT 77 John Ionata
SE 88 Hassan Jones
TE 89 Tom Wheeler
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
CB 8 Eric Riley
CB 9 Steve Bloodworth
SS 23 Tracy Ashley
LB 38 Ken Roe
WS 43 Brian McCrary
OLB 47 Brian Williams
LB 58 Henry Taylor
LT 76 Alphonso Carreker
RT 85 David Ponder
OLB 86 John McLean
NG 98 Brad Fojtik
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Eric Thomas
4 Jessie Hester
6 Louis Berry
7 Barry Barco
10 Bob Davis
13 Kim Mack
14 Greg Handsel
15 Anthony Smiley
19 Pat Milligan
20 Roosevelt Snipes
22 Philip Hall
31 Billy Allen
37 Cleveland McNabb
42 Cletis Jones
44 Chuck Wells
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
45 Isaac Williams
48 Prince Matt
52 Sam Restivo
53 Jerry Riopelle
61 Dan Morris
67 Ulysses Roberson
71 Todd Stroud
73 Jim Thompson
78 Terry Widner
79 Gerald Nichols
82 Tony Johnson
83 Stanley Scott
84 Garth Jax
96 Pete Panton
|
Florida State 51, Louisville 7
10/20/1983, Tallahassee
From the Tallahassee Democrat, October 21, 1983, other edition, page 6, by Bill McGrotha. Florida State slugs Louisville.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Looking a little like a football team it had
hoped it might be, Florida State made things go its way all night and romped past Louisville 51-7 Thursday.
Rolling up 545 yards of offense - 336 of it on the ground - the Seminoles lost no fumbles
and had no passes intercepted in playing what Coach Bobby Bowden called their best game of the season.
And FSU defenders, so often hard-pressed this season, limited Louisville to 194 yards - just
49 of it passing.
It was a happy night for Bowden, who checked in as Florida State's winningest coach of all time. His record for seven-plus seasons is now 63-25, and that victory total exceeds
Bill Peterson's. In 11 Seminole seasons the Peterson record was 62-42-11.
"We are playing a lot of kids," said Bowden, "and tonight we were just able to wear Louisville down. We just had too much
for the down here.
"Our defense is getting better and better. They are playing all 60 minutes with more intensity."
Dean May, the fine senior quarterback of Louisville, went out early in the
second quarter with a broken shoulder, but his absence hardly was an overwhelming factor.
"But we lost any chance we had when Dean went down," said Louisville Coach Bob Weber. "You don't like to
see your team go flat when one guy goes down, but it happened. We just couldn't move the football, and that was the end of it."
Louisville had not been that impressive moving the ball with May
playing, and Florida State controlled it in this game, 85 plays to 50. In the first half, the visitors had the ball of just 22 plays.
"We got whipped on the line of scrimmage, both offensively and
defensively," Weber said.
Tackle Alphonso Carreker had a big Seminole night on defense and was hailed as the player of the game by Turner Broadcasting, which televised the game nationally. Among
other things, Carreker intimidated Louisville by blocking a field goal attempt and repeatedly bothering the quarterback.
A crowd of 42,117 fans - about what was expected - turned out on the fair,
warm evening.
For the second successive game, tailbacks Greg Allen and Roosevelt Snipes churned for more than 100 yards apiece. Allen got 148 yards in 20 runs, scoring three touchdowns; Snipes, 109
in 17, scoring once.
"Those tailbacks will make you look bad," said Weber.
Kelly Lowrey quarterbacked only the first half for FSU, retiring with a slightly sprained ankle and a 28-0 lead. Bob
Davis came on at the position, then Eric Thomas, and finally Kirk Coker. Lowrey completed nine of 17 passes for 133 yards and a touchdown. Davis hit on five of nine throws for 49 yards and a
touchdown. Thomas completed the only pass he threw for 27 yards.
"We've got it together now," said Carreker. "I think the fact that we are playing a lot more people is mainly responsible. Everybody
has a lot more confidence."
With a difficult closing schedule, starting at Arizona State a week from Saturday, the Seminoles figure to need all the improvement they can muster.
Winning their
fifth straight game on national or regional TV, Florida State struck for its first touchdown the first time it got the ball.
Lowrey directed a 78-yard drive with Allen scoring from 23 yards out on
a pitchout.
It stayed 7-0 until Florida State exploded for 21 points in the second quarter.
Allen swept into the end zone from the 9 to cap a 60-yard push.
A bit later, Lowrey unleashed a
45-yard bomb that Jessie Hester snared in the end zone. Lowrey heaved that one at least 60 yards in the air.
In the final moments of the half, Snipes scored from the 2, polishing off a quick
80-yard drive. The key was a 52-yard penalty - interference by free safety Kirk Perry on Hester as he streaked for another Lowrey bomb. That penalty gave FSU a shot from the Louisville 5.
Taking a
stiff forearm to the face from Perry on the play, Hester sat out the last half with whiplash, but early word was that the injury was not all that serious.
A 34-yard field goal by Philip Hall padded
the score to 31-0 in the early moments of the third quarter.
The next time FSU got the ball in that half, Davis guided a 62-yard scoring drive. Snipes was the key in setting up a 7-yard touchdown
pass, Davis to tight end Pete Panton.
A fourth-quarter touchdown came on another pitchout to Allen and an 18-yard scamper. That topped a 58-yard drive.
The score jumped to 51-0 when Billy Allen
scored from the 3. A 27-yard pass on fourth down, Thomas to Tony Johnson, paved that one.
Louisville got a touchdown with a minute left on the strong running of Lamar Cummings, who went into the
end zone from 6 yards out. Cummings ran only six times but netted 58 yards. Teammate Willie Shelby got 73 on 14 runs.
Florida State averaged a whopping 6.4 yards per play with its attack, and
punted only once all evening - freshman Louis Berry booting that one 45 yards.
Hester finished with three receptions for the night, netting 65 yards. Snipes also caught three for 37 as nine
different receivers caught balls for the Seminoles.
Bowden was looking forward to a little extra time to prepare for Arizona State.
"We'll need it," he said. "The biggest plus is that we have a
better chance to get over some of our nagging injuries. The preparation time won't help all that much.
"We've had some great effort from our players the last two weeks."
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Louisville |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
| Florida State |
7 |
21 |
10 |
13 |
51 |
1st 7- 0 Greg Allen, 23, run (Philip Hall, kick), 9:58
7- 0 Opp, 44, field goal blocked by Alphonso Carreker
2nd 14- 0 Greg Allen, 9, run (Philip Hall, kick), 9:47
21- 0 Jessie Hester, 45, pass from Kelly Lowrey (Philip Hall, kick), 6:51
28- 0 Roosevelt Snipes, 2, run (Philip Hall, kick), 0:24
28- 0 Philip Hall, 43, field goal failed, 0:00
3rd 31- 0 Philip Hall, 34, field goal, 10:07
38- 0 Pete Panton, 7, pass from Bob Davis (Philip Hall, kick), 1:24
4th 45- 0 Greg Allen, 18, run (Philip Hall, kick), 11:44
51- 0 Billy Allen, 2, run (Philip Hall, kick blocked), 5:01
51- 7 Opp, 6, run (kick), 1:02
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 29 10
Rushes-yards 58-333 35-145
Passing 209 49
Att-Comp-Int 27-15-0 15-8-0
Total Yards 85-542 50-194
Punt Returns 3-3 1-13
Kickoff Returns 1-15 6-88
Interception Ret. 0-0 0-0
Fumble Returns 1-0 0-0
Punts 1-45.0 8-35.1
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-1
Penalties-Yds 7-50 8-112
Attendance 42,117
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Greg Allen 20 145 3 27
Roosevelt Snipes 17 109 1 12
Cedric Jones 8 42 0 11
Cletis Jones 4 19 0 13
Chuck Wells 2 9 0 7
Billy Allen 3 4 1 2t
Kirk Coker 1 3 0 3
Eric Thomas 2 2 0 2
Kelly Lowrey 1 0 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 58 333 5 27
Opp 35 145 1 30
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Jessie Hester 3 65 1 45t
Tony Johnson 2 39 0 27
Roosevelt Snipes 3 37 0 15
Hassan Jones 1 20 0 20
Cedric Jones 2 13 0 7
Tom Wheeler 1 12 0 12
Weegie Thompson 1 10 0 10
Pete Panton 1 7 1 7t
Greg Allen 1 6 0 6
---------------------------------------------
FSU 15 209 2 45t
Opp 8 49 0 17
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Kelly Lowrey 9 17 0 133 1 45t
Bob Davis 5 9 0 49 1 14
Eric Thomas 1 1 0 27 0 27
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 15 27 0 209 2 45t
Opp 8 15 0 49 0 17
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Cedric Jones 3 3 0 5
---------------------------------------------
FSU 3 3 0 5
Opp 1 13 0 13
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Billy Allen 1 15 0 15
---------------------------------------------
FSU 1 15 0 15
Opp 6 88 0 21
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Louis Berry 1 45 45
----------------------------------------
FSU 1 45 45
Opp 8 281 42
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alphonso Carreker . . . . . . . . . . 1 .
Team . . . . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 0 0 0 . . . . . 1- 0 . 1 .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
QB 12 Kelly Lowrey
FL 18 Weegie Thompson
TB 26 Greg Allen
FB 42 Cletis Jones
QG 63 Ricky Render
SG 64 Jamie Dukes
C 69 Tom McCormick
ST 75 Herbert Harp
QT 77 John Ionata
SE 88 Hassan Jones
TE 89 Tom Wheeler
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
CB 8 Eric Riley
CB 15 Anthony Smiley
SS 19 Pat Milligan
LB 38 Ken Roe
WS 43 Brian McCrary
RT 45 Isaac Williams
OLB 47 Brian Williams
LB 58 Henry Taylor
NG 71 Todd Stroud
LT 76 Alphonso Carreker
OLB 86 John McLean
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Eric Thomas
4 Jessie Hester
6 Louis Berry
7 Barry Barco
9 Steve Bloodworth
10 Bob Davis
11 Kirk Coker
13 Kim Mack
14 Greg Handsel
20 Roosevelt Snipes
22 Philip Hall
23 Tracy Ashley
31 Billy Allen
37 Cleveland McNabb
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
41 Cedric Jones
44 Chuck Wells
48 Prince Matt
52 Sam Restivo
53 Jerry Riopelle
61 Dan Morris
73 Jim Thompson
78 Terry Widner
82 Tony Johnson
83 Stanley Scott
84 Garth Jax
85 David Ponder
96 Pete Panton
98 Brad Fojtik
|
Florida State 29, Arizona State 26
10/29/1983, Tempe, Ariz.
From the Tallahassee Democrat, October 30, 1983, page 53, by Bill McGrotha. 'Noles singe Sun Devils.
FSU pulls out red-hot game with last-second touchdown.
TEMPE, AZ - Dropping
back into the shotgun formation, Bob Davis shot Arizona State down with six seconds left here Saturday night.
The score - in one of the most stirring football games that Sun Devil Stadium has ever
seen - was 29-26 after Jessie Hester pulled in the Davis pass, falling in the end zone on a 10-yard play.
Playing in relief of Kelly Lowrey, who departed early in the fourth quarter with a knee
injury, quarterback Davis directed two remarkable scoring drives in lightning manner.
The Seminoles won their third straight game, lifted their record to 5-3 and became the first non-conference
opponent to beat Arizona State at home in the four years of Darryl Rogers' coaching. The Sun Devils, who only 10 days ago were the favorite to be the host team in the Rose Bowl, are now 4-2-1.
Lowrey was hurt when Florida State was nursing a 14-13 lead. Immediately after he left, Florida State punted and the home team drove 72 yards to a touchdown and a 19-14 lead.
In came Davis, a tall
junior from Warner Robins, Ga. In five plays, the Seminoles had knocked off 82 yards for the lead again as Roosevelt Snipes skipped 38 yards to a touchdown on a pass from Davis. Then Davis passed to
Weegie Thompson for a pair of extra points that put FSU up 22-19.
With 5:08 left, Arizona State took the lead again 26-22 on a 35-yard pass from quarterback Todd Hons to Doug Allen.
It seemed
over for Florida State when Snipes lost a fumble at the Sun Devil 42 with 2:56 remaining. But the defense - led all night by tough tackle Alphonso Carreker - checked the Sun Devils and forced a punt
with 1:36 to go.
There were 82 yards standing between the Seminoles and victory. And Florida State had no time-outs left.
But 10 careful plays did it.
The key play came on fourth down at the
FSU 23, with Davis calmly passing to Tommy Wheeler for a first down at the 39. The clock showed only 41 seconds.
Wheeler caught two more big passes in the drive, the last a 20-yarder to the 10 with
the clock running.
Arizona State called a time-out, giving Florida State time to plot its strategy after a Davis incompletion stopped the clock with 11 seconds to go.
Then Davis made his big
throw, and Hester made his big catch.
During his stint, Davis hit on eight of 12 passes for 140 yards. Lowrey had connected on 11 of 22 for 124 yards before his departure. Wheeler pulled in five
for 72 yards.
It was an erratic night for running: Allen knocked off 82 yards in 18 carries. Florida State played a five-back defense, inviting Arizona State to run if it could - and it did run
some. A reserve back named Mike Crawford got 111 yards in 29 carries, a career high for him.
"I couldn't have asked for a better demonstration from anybody," said Bobby Bowden, a most happy Florida
State coach. "I didn't say anything to Bob before he went in there at quarterback.
"The credit here goes entirely to Mike Kruczek, who coaches our quarterbacks, and to Bob himself. I didn't do
anything to win this game."
The Seminoles barely controlled the football in this one. They had 77 plays for 482 yards; Arizona State had 72 for 365.
Among Florida State's defensive heroes - in
addition to Carreker - was Ken Roe, a very active linebacker.
Scouts from five bowls - Fiesta, Bluebonnet, Sun, Holiday, Citrus - were on hand for this one, but Bowden said it was much too early
for his Seminoles to be thinking about postseason play.
A crowd of 69,986 booed the home team at times, but Arizona State got cranked up in the last half and provided a characteristic offensive
show.
The temperature was 80 degrees and there was no wind at the start of the game, and Florida State got the first turn with the football after winning the coin toss.
From the 20 after the
kickoff, Greg Allen ran for 4, caught a pass for 8, ran for 13 and 2 - up to the 47.
Short passes to Hester and Wheeler reached the Arizona State 35, but a procedure penalty cost the Seminoles 5
yards.
On third down, Hester sped for 13 on a reverse to the 24. On the next play, Lowrey kept on the option for 17 to the 7.
Allen smashed to the 2, but two more Allen plunges ended a foot
short. On fourth down, Lowrey seemed to be stopped short on his sneak, but fullback Cletis Jones gave him a push into the end zone for the touchdown. Philip Hall booted a point for 7-0.
From its
20, Arizona State got just a yard on a run as quarterback Todd Hons twice passed incomplete.
Under a hard rush and partial deflection by cornerback Eric Riley, punter Jim Meyer got off a boot to
FSU's 41.
But a fumble that Lowrey covered for a 1-yard loss got the Seminoles off to a faulty start. Soon freshman Louis Berry punted nicely to the Arizona State 18.
Mike Crawford, running at
tailback for the ailing Darryl Clark, ran to the 31 on two carries. Then a holding call knocked the home team back to its 20.
Under heavy pressure from tackle Alphonso Carreker, quarterback Hons
retreated and finally was pushed out of bounds by linebacker Henry Taylor for a loss of 13 back to the 7. A fourth-down punt gave Florida State good field position at the Sun Devils 48.
A screen
pass to Allen lost 6, but on third down Tony Johnson snared a 28-yard Lowrey pass at the 27.
Two plays got only a yard. Lining up in the shotgun, Lowrey got blitzed on third down by linebacker
Billy Robinson for a loss of 10. Berry punted into the end zone.
Big fullback Dwaine Wright ran twice and got 30, but he fumbled on the second carry, and Pat Milligan recovered for Florida
State.
But safety Dale Walton intercepted Lowrey's first-down shot in the end zone and wheeled the ball up to the 30. A piling-on penalty called on Ricky Render sent Arizona State to its 45.
The
Sun Devils could do little on runs, however. On the third play of the second quarter, a punt placed Florida State at its 9.
With Allen sweeping for 10 and Cedric Jones bursting for 17, Florida
State soon got to its 38. On a pitchout, Allen sailed for 18 to the Sun Devil 44. A short pass to Johnson and a Cedric Jones run gained a first down at the 32. After Allen twice was nailed on runs,
Weegie Thompson caught a first-down pass at the 22.
Trying to pitch out, Lowrey fumbled when hit by safety David Fulcher, and Robinson claimed the for Arizona State at the 33.
A Hons bomb
narrowly missed its target. Two runs didn't get enough.
But the punt was a fake. Wright took a direct snap and ran for 7 yards to a first down at the Arizona State 46.
A pass to Paul Day
following a delay penalty against the Sun Devils attained the FSU 43. Crawford ran for 5.
On a pitchout, Crawford went the distance, but he had stepped out of bounds at the 24 after a gain of 14.
Three more runs reached the 14.
On second down, Crawford took a handoff as Hons slipped wide. Then Crawford passed to the wide-open quarterback, who skipped to the 1 before being stopped.
On
second down, Mike Cade raced wide to score. Luis Zendejas kicked the point that tied it 7-7.
The clock showed 1:14 left in the half.
On the kickoff, Roosevelt Snipes gathered it in for a 29-yard
runback to the Seminole 42.
Thompson caught a pass at the Arizona State 46.
But that was it. Two more passes failed. Cedric Jones lost 4 on a reverse as time ran out in the half.
At this
point, Florida State had run up 165 yards, Arizona State just 106. Allen had 58 yards on 13 runs. Lowrey had completed eight of 16 passes for 76 yards. Hons had thrown just six times, completing three
for 23. Florida State was controlling the football, 41 plays to 28.
Primarily, the Seminoles were playing a nickel defense, employing five defensive backs; Pat Milligan was the fifth.
Starting
at its 20 in the third quarter, Arizona State continued to find the going rough. Two runs got just 4 yards, then tackle David Ponder sacked Hons for a loss of 12 back to the 12.
Following a 56-yard
Jim Meyer punt, the Seminoles began at their 38.
But Arizona State's swarming defense kept the Seminoles off their timing. Allen lost a yard. Lowrey missed with a pair of passes. Berry punted to
the 28.
Don Kerns grabbed an 18-yard pass at the 48. Jerome Weatherspoon soon pulled in a Hons throw for 19 yards to the 29 of the Seminoles. Carreker led a stout stand that brought a fourth down
at the 22.
Zendejas kicked a 39-yard field goal that put the Sun Devils in front 10-7.
Rambling with a pitchout, Snipes got 18 to the FSU 38. The running of Lowrey and Snipes led to the 50.
Hassan Jones hauled in a first-down pass at the Arizona State 37.
Weegie Thompson took a pass and picked up 25 to the 12. Two plays later, Snipes sailed right up the middle into the teeth of a
blitz and scored easily from 12 yards out. Hall added a point, and FSU led again 14-10.
On third down, with Arizona State breathing hard at its 24, Hons' deep pass was intercepted by Eric Riley and
returned across midfield - but the play was nullified by an interference call against the Seminoles. The infraction was called away from the play, and Arizona State was presented with a first down at
its 37.
A 12-yard pass to Kerr and the running of Crawford led to a first down at FSU's 46.
With Hans continuing to feed the ball to Crawford, Arizona State chopped steadily with its running
game. Eight plays later it came to a first down at FSU's 9 as the third quarter ended.
Crawford cracked to the 7. Trying to go wide, Crawford was nabbed at the 6 by Milligan on a big defensive
play. A Hons pass was futile.
On fourth down, Zendejas kicked a 24-yard field goal, narrowing it to 14-13.
A 15-yard pass to Hester keyed a Florida State push to its 42.
Then on third down,
Lowrey was hurt as he was sacked for a loss of 5 by Robinson. With a hurt knee, the quarterback was helped off the field to the cheers of the crowd.
Berry punted to the 30.
A 15-yard pass to Day
lifted the Sun Devils to their 49.
Two plays netted just 2 yards.
But on third down, Hons passed to Crawford into apparent busted coverage, and the tailback slipped free down the sidelines for a
touchdown on a 49-yard play.
After a time-out, Arizona State went for two points. Carreker batted down Hons' pass. The score stood 19-14 with 10:11 left.
With Lowrey nursing a battered left
knee, Bob Davis came on as FSU quarterback.
From the 18 after the kickoff, Allen popped for 8. On third down, Davis passed to Wheeler at the 41.
Suddenly, Cletis Jones burst up the middle on a
35-yard scamper to the 13, but a clipping call on Hassan Jones moved the ball back to the Arizona State 38.
Snipes promptly took a short pass from Davis and got loose wide on a 38-yard scoring
play.
Going for two points, the Seminoles got them on a Davis pass to Thompson, making it 22-19 with 8:03 remaining.
Once more a third-down pass ripped the Seminoles. This time Arizona State
seemed stopped at its 34, but Hons found Doug Allen with a 19-yard toss to FSU's 47.
A pass to Day keyed a first down at the 35. But it came to third down there.
Once again, Florida State was
bludgeoned with a Hons pass over the middle to Allen - 35 yards and a touchdown. After a point-after kick, the home team led 26-22 with 5:08 left.
From the 17, Allen got 9. After a short Cedric
Jones run, Thompson caught a pass at the 43.
It ended at the Arizona State 42 when Snipes fumbled on a third-and-six run, Fred Gaddis recovering for the Sun Devils.
Florida State defenders held.
After three downs, Arizona State was at its 41. The clock showed 1:38 left as Florida State called a time-out. The Seminoles tried to block Meyer's punt but didn't come close enough, and the boot went
41 yards to the 18.
Davis had to run and gained 5. After two passes missed, Davis found Wheeler on fourth down at the 39. Then he hit Wheeler again for 11 at the 50 with 34 seconds left. The clock
showed 28 seconds left as Hassan Jones stepped out of bounds with a pass at the 30.
With the clock running, Wheeler got to the 10 on a pass up the middle. An incomplete pass stopped the clock with
11 seconds to go. Arizona State called a time-out.
From the shotgun, Davis fired to a falling Jessie Hester in the end zone for the touchdown with 6 seconds to go.
Hall added the point, and that
did it. It was 29-26 FSU.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Florida State |
7 |
0 |
7 |
15 |
29 |
| Arizona State |
0 |
7 |
3 |
16 |
26 |
1st 7- 0 Kelly Lowrey, 1, run (Philip Hall, kick), 8:41
2nd 7- 7 Opp, 1, run (kick), 1:14
3rd 7-10 Opp, 39, field goal, 9:42
14-10 Roosevelt Snipes, 12, run (Philip Hall, kick), 6:27
4th 14-13 Opp, 24, field goal, 13:45
14-19 Opp, 49, pass (pass failed), 10:11
22-19 Roosevelt Snipes, 38, pass from Bob Davis (Weegie Thompson, pass from Bob Davis), 8:03
22-26 Opp, 35, pass (kick), 5:08
29-26 Jessie Hester, 10, pass from Bob Davis (Philip Hall, kick), 0:06
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 28 20
Rushes-yards 43-218 49-144
Passing 264 221
Att-Comp-Int 34-19-1 23-14-0
Total Yards 77-482 72-365
Punt Returns 3-10 3-22
Kickoff Returns 3-64 3-52
Interception Ret. 0-0 1-30
Fumble Returns 1-0 2-0
Punts 4-41.3 5-42.2
Sacks By-Yds 2-25 2-21
Fumbles-Lost 3-2 1-1
Penalties-Yds 6-69 5-35
3rd Down Conversions 9-16 8-16
Time of Posession 28:18 31:42
Attendance 69,986
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Greg Allen 18 82 0 18
Roosevelt Snipes 6 49 1 18
Cletis Jones 3 46 0 35
Cedric Jones 4 17 0 17
Jessie Hester 1 13 0 13
Kelly Lowrey 10 6 1 17
Bob Davis 1 5 0 5
---------------------------------------------
FSU 43 218 2 35
Opp 49 144 1 14
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Tom Wheeler 5 72 0 20
Weegie Thompson 4 57 0 25
Roosevelt Snipes 1 38 1 38t
Tony Johnson 2 35 0 28
Jessie Hester 3 34 1 16
Hassan Jones 2 27 0 20
Greg Allen 2 1 0 8
---------------------------------------------
FSU 19 264 2 38t
Opp 14 221 2 49t
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Bob Davis 8 12 0 140 2 38t
Kelly Lowrey 11 22 1 124 0 28
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 19 34 1 264 2 38t
Opp 14 23 0 221 2 49t
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Hassan Jones 1 6 0 6
Cedric Jones 2 4 0 4
---------------------------------------------
FSU 3 10 0 6
Opp 3 22 0 11
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Roosevelt Snipes 3 64 0 29
---------------------------------------------
FSU 3 64 0 29
Opp 3 52 0 22
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Louis Berry 4 165 47
----------------------------------------
FSU 4 165 47
Opp 5 211 56
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ken Roe 7 9 16 . . . 1 . . . . .
Henry Taylor 2 9 11 . . . 1 . . . . .
Brian McCrary 2 5 7 . . . . . . . . .
Alphonso Carreker 4 3 7 . . . 2 . . . . .
Anthony Smiley 3 3 6 . . . . . . . . .
Isaac Williams 1 4 5 . . . . . . . . .
Todd Stroud 1 4 5 . . . . . . . . .
David Ponder 2 3 5 1.0- 12.0 1.0- 12.0 . . . . . . .
Eric Riley 2 1 3 . . . . . . . 1 .
Tracy Ashley 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Jesse Solomon 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .
Sam Restivo . 3 3 . . . . . . . . .
Pat Milligan 1 1 2 . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Garth Jax 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Brad Fojtik 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Brian Williams . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Stanley Scott . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
John McLean 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Jerry Riopelle . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Bruce Heggie . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Team . . . 1.0- 13.0 1.0- 13.0 . . . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 31 54 85 2.0- 25.0 2.0- 25.0 . 4 . 1- 0 . 1 .
Opp 37 40 77 5.0- 2.0- 21.0 1- 30 4 . 2- 0 . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
FL 4 Jessie Hester
QB 12 Kelly Lowrey
SE 18 Weegie Thompson
TB 26 Greg Allen
FB 42 Cletis Jones
QG 61 Dan Morris
SG 64 Jamie Dukes
C 69 Tom McCormick
QT 73 Jim Thompson
ST 78 Terry Widner
TE 89 Tom Wheeler
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
CB 8 Eric Riley
CB 9 Steve Bloodworth
SS 19 Pat Milligan
LB 38 Ken Roe
WS 43 Brian McCrary
RT 45 Isaac Williams
OLB 47 Brian Williams
LB 58 Henry Taylor
NG 71 Todd Stroud
LT 76 Alphonso Carreker
OLB 86 John McLean
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
6 Louis Berry
10 Bob Davis
13 Kim Mack
14 Greg Handsel
15 Anthony Smiley
17 Eric Mangham
20 Roosevelt Snipes
22 Philip Hall
23 Tracy Ashley
31 Billy Allen
41 Cedric Jones
48 Prince Matt
52 Sam Restivo
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
53 Jerry Riopelle
63 Ricky Render
75 Herbert Harp
77 John Ionata
82 Tony Johnson
83 Stanley Scott
84 Garth Jax
85 David Ponder
87 Jesse Solomon
88 Hassan Jones
96 Pete Panton
98 Brad Fojtik
99 Bruce Heggie
|
Florida State 45, South Carolina 30
11/05/1983, Tallahassee
From the Tallahassee Democrat, November 6, 1983, page 63, by Bill McGrotha. FSU explodes in 2nd half.
TALLAHASSEE, FL – Offensively shaky in the early going, Florida State struck for four
touchdowns in rapid second-half succession and came from behind to knock off a battling South Carolina football team 45-30 Saturday night.
It was 17-17 at halftime, but it was 24-17 in favor of the
Gamecocks soon after.
South Carolina took advantage of two down-deep Greg Allen fumbles and one interception off Bob Davis and cashed in for quick touchdowns after each of those turnovers. The
first two brought the visitors from a 10-0 deficit to a 14-10 lead, and the last one provided that early last-half lead.
Defensively, the Seminoles had some good moments – and bad – but in the end
Florida State, with a 6-3 record, had assured itself a winning season with just two games left, Miami and Florida.
At the start, South Carolina moved briskly with its running game from the 29
following the game-opening kickoff.
Two Thomas Dendy carries got 10. After a 5-yard penalty, Allen Mitchell got 9 on a pass to Eric Poole.
Fullback Kent Hagood suddenly popped up the middle 26
yards to FSU’s 28. But another run got nothing, and neither did two passes.
On fourth down, a 45-yard try for a field goal by Mark Fleetwood was low.
Three runs by Greg Allen led to a first down
at the 50, but an errant Bob Davis pitchout on first down resulted in a 3-yard loss, and the Seminoles could not recover.
Under heavy pressure, Louis Berry got off a nifty punt – 45 yards to the
5.
A pair of Dendy runs nursed the ball out to the 11. Blitzed as he tried to throw, Mitchell got off a pass that fell harmlessly to the ground.
When Chris Norman punted, linebacker Ken Roe came
ripping up the middle to block it, and cornerback Eric Riley covered the ball in the end zone for a Florida State touchdown. Philip Hall’s point provided a 7-0 lead.
From the 20, Dendy was nailed
for a loss of 3 by safety Brian McCrary, and two more plays got nowhere. Norman’s 42-yard punt left FSU at its 41.
On a pitchout, Roosevelt Snipes slipped away for 15 to the South Carolina 44. A
Davis keeper led to a first down at the 33. Snipes got 8 and Davis 5 to the 20. Three more runs reached the 13. On fourth down Hall entered to kick a 30-yard field goal, making it 10-0.
On second
down at its 25 following a time-out, South Carolina worked a halfback pass – Quinton Lewis to Poole – for 20 yards as the first quarter ended.
Early in the second quarter, South Carolina missed a
try for three points when Fleetwood’s 40-yard field-goal attempt hit the crossbar.
But on first down, Davis threw into a crowd, and James Seawright intercepted for South Carolina at FSU’s 30.
On
a quick handoff, Lewis shot 30 yards up the middle for a touchdown. Fleetwood’s point cut FSU’s lead to 10-7.
Snipes wheeled 53 yards with the kickoff to South Carolina’s 46.
But Greg Allen
fumbled on first down, and Gary Ryan recovered for the Gamecocks at their 49.
On successive keepers, Mitchell got 3, 15 and 5 to FSU’s 28.
Berry raced for 20 to the 7, then scored on a following
run. A Fleetwood kick following the touchdown gave South Carolina a 14-10 lead.
From the FSU 20, Snipes gained the 30 in two carries. A pass to Hester attained FSU’s 43. But a penalty and a pair of
incompletions stymied the Seminoles. Berry punted to the 6, and the Gamecocks got good field position at their 20 following a 14-yard runback.
A 12-yard pass to Dominique Blasingame and a 14-yard
scamper by Berry quickly got the visitors to their 48. But Mitchell missed with two passes, and a third came up short of the first down. FSU started at its 19 after a punt with 5:29 left in the
half.
Two Davis keepers were instrumental in first downs at the 31 and then at South Carolina’s 43.
Abruptly, Davis threw long – 40 yards to Weegie Thompson, who went out of bounds at the 3.
Cletis Jones scored on third down from the 2. Hall’s point provided FSU with the lead again 17-14 with 1:30 to go in the half.
An 18-yard pass to Chris Wade gained South Carolina’s 47. With eight
seconds showing on the clock, Mitchell hit Dendy with a screen pass up the middle for 28 yards to Florida State’s 30.
In came Fleetwood, kicking a 47-yard field goal that tied it 17-17 with three
seconds left in the half.
There was time for Snipes to run a kickoff barely out of the end zone, but that was all.
At this point, Florida State trailed South Carolina in offense by a surprising
110 yards, 279 to 169. The Seminoles had 116 running and a mere 55 passing.
The Gamecocks had run up 164 on the ground and 115 in the air. Davis had thrown only five time, completing two, while the
Gamecocks had hit on nine of 16 passes – including two by halfback Lewis.
At their 18 after the second-half kickoff, the Seminoles got into immediate trouble.
On the first play, Allen fumbled a
pitchout, and Tony Guton covered the ball for South Carolina at the 15.
Pressured, Mitchell threw incomplete. But on second down he found Bradshaw wide open and hit him with an easy pass as he
crossed the goal line for the touchdown. A point kick put the Gamecocks up 24-17.
Snipes was nailed at the 11 on the following kickoff return.
On second down, Snipes scampered for 24 to the 35.
Running again, he got just 3, but a personal-foul penalty moved FSU to the Gamecock 47.
On third down at the 40 and needing 3 yards, Davis passed for 35 to Greg Allen at the 5. It came to third
down at the 2, Davis carrying – and then fumbling into the end zone. Allen recovered for a Florida State touchdown, and Hall’s kick tied it 24-24.
On the first play from his 29, Mitchell passed for
10.
On the next play Mitchell whipped the ball to Dendy on the option, and he sped wide 47 yards to FSU’s 13. Two Hagood runs led to a first down at the 3.
An offsides call knocked South
Carolina back to the 8, and a run got 2. Then Mitchell fumbled, Carreker seemed to recover for the Seminoles, but it was ruled South Carolina’s ball at the 6.
On fourth down Fleetwood tried a field
goal from 23 yards. Riley tore through to block it, and FSU took over at the 14.
A 15-yard pass to Hester helped gain the 36, and Allen runs led to the Carolina 46. A 28-yard pass to Tony Johnson
reached the 18.
On second down, Davis smartly executed a last-split-second pitchout to Snipes, who scored easily from 18 out. Hall’s point put FSU back on top 31-24.
The Pat Milligan came up
with an interception of Mitchell’s first-down pass, presenting FSU with a chance at the Gamecock 22 after an 11-yard runback.
With a pitchout, Allen sailed to the 6, and then Cletis Jones slammed
to the 3. But it came to third down at the 8 following a delay penalty. On a screen pass from Davis, Snipes just reached the end zone for the touchdown. A point kick had FSU ahead 28-24 in the final
minute of the quarter.
Florida State forced a punt from South Carolina’s 32 but had too many men on the field, and the 15-yard penalty took the visitors to midfield.
A 16-yard pass to Wade
gained FSU’s 34, but it came to fourth-and-two at FSU’s 26. Dendy hit the middle, met Carraker and got stopped short at the 25. FSU took over.
Third down at the 23 saw Hester loose on the reverse
for 15 to the 38. And on third down again, Snipes got 12 to the Carolina 46 on a screen pass.
It came to fourth-and-one at the 37. By a hair, Davis got the first down at the 36 with about eight
minutes remaining.
Davis promptly threw to Thompson in the end zone for a touchdown on a 36-yard play. Hall’s point brought the score to 45-24.
A face-mask penalty helped South Carolina to its
45. A 20-yard pass to Blasingame attained the FSU 38. On a keeper, Mitchell swept to the 22.
Then Mitchell hit Wade in the end zone for the touchdown with 5:06 left. A try for two points failed,
leaving it 45-30.
Eric Thomas came in at quarterback for FSU.
Allen, reversing his field when he found no hole to his left, swept 23 yards up to his 46. Four more runs, including a 12-yarder by
Snipes, brought a first down at the Gamecocks 32. On fourth down at the 25, Thomas threw his first pass – 12 yards to Hester at the 13. A penalty moved the Seminoles to the 7. Thomas kept twice,
gaining 4 yards and losing 2, as the game ended.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| South Carolina |
0 |
17 |
7 |
6 |
30 |
| Florida State |
10 |
7 |
21 |
7 |
45 |
1st 0- 0 Opp, 45, field goal failed, 11:24
7- 0 Eric Riley, 0, punt return/blocked punt (Philip Hall, kick), 6:27
Note: Punt blocked by Ken Roe, recovered by Riley in the
end zone.
10- 0 Philip Hall, 30, field goal, 4:02
2nd 10- 0 Opp, 40, field goal failed, 12:37
10- 7 Opp, 30, run (kick), 12:23
10-14 Opp, 7, run (kick), 10:23
17-14 Cletis Jones, 2, run (Philip Hall, kick), 1:30
17-17 Opp, 47, field goal, 0:03
3rd 17-24 Opp, 15, pass (kick), 14:36
24-24 Greg Allen, 0, run (Philip Hall, kick), 10:40
Note: Allen recovered Bob Davis' fumble in the end zone
24-24 Opp, 23, field goal blocked by Eric Riley, 7:16
31-24 Roosevelt Snipes, 18, run (Philip Hall, kick), 3:53
38-24 Roosevelt Snipes, 8, pass from Bob Davis (Philip Hall, kick), 1:16
4th 45-24 Weegie Thompson, 36, pass from Bob Davis (Philip Hall, kick), 3:50
45-30 Opp, 22, pass (pass intercepted by Eric Riley), 2:39
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 27 23
Rushes-yards 65-298 37-256
Passing 198 207
Att-Comp-Int 15-9-1 29-17-1
Total Yards 80-496 66-463
Punt Returns 1-12 2-38
Kickoff Returns 4-84 6-114
Interception Ret. 1-11 1-0
Fumble Returns 0-0 2-0
Punts 2-47.5 3-23.3
Fumbles-Lost 5-2 1-0
Penalties-Yds 7-65 8-42
3rd Down Conversions 10-15 4-12
Time of Posession 33:47 26:13
Attendance 52,542
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Roosevelt Snipes 16 106 1 24
Greg Allen 17 81 0 23
Cletis Jones 12 45 1 13
Bob Davis 11 31 0 9
Eric Thomas 6 16 0 5
Jessie Hester 1 15 0 15
Chuck Wells 2 4 0 3
---------------------------------------------
FSU 65 298 2 24
Opp 37 256 2 47
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Weegie Thompson 2 76 1 40
Jessie Hester 3 39 0 14
Greg Allen 1 35 0 35
Tony Johnson 1 28 0 28
Roosevelt Snipes 2 20 1 12
---------------------------------------------
FSU 9 198 2 40
Opp 17 207 2 28
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Bob Davis 8 14 1 186 2 40
Eric Thomas 1 1 0 12 0 12
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 9 15 1 198 2 40
Opp 17 29 1 207 2 28
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Ken Roe 1 12 0 12
Eric Riley 0 0 1 0t
---------------------------------------------
FSU 1 12 1 12
Opp 2 38 0 24
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Roosevelt Snipes 4 84 0 53
---------------------------------------------
FSU 4 84 0 53
Opp 6 114 0 26
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Louis Berry 2 95 50
----------------------------------------
FSU 2 95 50
Opp 3 70 42
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ken Roe 1 6 7 . . . . . . . 1 .
Alphonso Carreker 2 5 7 1.0- . . 1 . . . . .
Eric Riley 4 1 5 . . . . . . . 1 .
Henry Taylor 1 4 5 . . . . . . . . .
Brian McCrary 5 . 5 1.0- . . . . . . . .
Pat Milligan 2 2 4 . . 1- 11 . . . . . .
Todd Stroud 1 3 4 . . . . . . . . .
Steve Bloodworth 3 1 4 1.0- . . . . . . . .
Isaac Williams 1 2 3 1.0- . . . . . . . .
Fred Jones 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .
Brian Williams 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .
Brad Fojtik . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
David Ponder . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
John McLean 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Prince Matt . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 23 33 56 4.0- 0.0 . 1- 11 1 . . . 2 .
Opp 24 55 79 2.0- . 1- 0 . . 2- 0 . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
FL 4 Jessie Hester
QB 10 Bob Davis
SE 18 Weegie Thompson
TB 26 Greg Allen
FB 42 Cletis Jones
QG 63 Ricky Render
SG 64 Jamie Dukes
C 69 Tom McCormick
ST 75 Herbert Harp
QT 77 John Ionata
TE 89 Tom Wheeler
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
CB 8 Eric Riley
DB 9 Steve Bloodworth
SS 19 Pat Milligan
LB 38 Ken Roe
WS 43 Brian McCrary
RT 45 Isaac Williams
OLB 47 Brian Williams
LB 58 Henry Taylor
NG 71 Todd Stroud
LT 76 Alphonso Carreker
OLB 86 John McLean
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Eric Thomas
5 Joe Wessel
6 Louis Berry
7 Barry Barco
13 Kim Mack
15 Anthony Smiley
17 Eric Mangham
20 Roosevelt Snipes
22 Philip Hall
23 Tracy Ashley
31 Billy Allen
35 Horace Wilmot
44 Chuck Wells
48 Prince Matt
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
52 Sam Restivo
53 Jerry Riopelle
55 Fred Jones
61 Dan Morris
68 Lenny Chavers
73 Jim Thompson
78 Terry Widner
82 Tony Johnson
83 Stanley Scott
84 Garth Jax
85 David Ponder
88 Hassan Jones
96 Pete Panton
98 Brad Fojtik
|
Miami 17, Florida State 16
11/12/1983, Tallahassee
From the Tallahassee Democrat, November 13, 1983, page 57, by Bill McGrotha. ’Canes escape 17-16.
TALLAHASSEE, FL – Forty-seven yards. Seven plays. Two minutes and 12 seconds.
For
Florida State, that was a sad summary of an excruciating end as Jeff Davis kicked a chip-shot 19-yard field goal on the game’s last play to lift Miami to a 17-16 victory here Saturday night.
The
kick booted the 10-1 Hurricanes into the Orange Bowl and left the Seminoles’ bowl prospects uncertain, their record 6-4 with a Dec. 3 game with Florida still left.
In the final minutes, Miami’s
heralded defense pushed Florida State back from its 30 to 10. Florida State punted out of trouble one time, with the defense holding.
But behind gifted freshman quarterback Bernie Kosar, the
Hurricanes moved with determination on their last opportunity after getting the ball at midfield following a punt.
Behind 7-0 early, the Seminoles rallied to lead 16-7 in the thirds quarter. The
Kosar went to work.
In the preliminaries, Florida State won the coin toss and chose to receive at the start of the last half.
Darryl Oliver wheeled 29 yards with the kickoff, up to the Miami 38.
Bernie Kosar promptly passed to tight end Glenn Dennison, 17 yards to the FSU 45. After Al Bentley hammered for 6, Ed Brown caught a pass at the 20.
Kosar’s next pass gained just 1 yard, and
another fell incomplete. But on third down, interference was called against Florida State – apparently on safety Pat Milligan – at the goal line. Miami had a first down at the 1.
Bentley hit off
the left side for the touchdown. Jeff Davis kicked a point for 7-0.
Roosevelt Snipes made a poor decision to return the kickoff out of the end zone and was nailed at the 6.
In two runs Greg
Allen came up inches short of the first down, and quarterback Bob Davis, on a keeper, got it at the 18. Next play, as Allen ran, a clipping call against Jessie Hester knocked the Seminoles back to the
10. After an Allen run to the 18, Louis Berry got off a 52-yard punt that left Miami at its 30.
Bentley got nothing on a run. Trying to pass, Kosar had to scramble and ran wide for 6. On a short
pass, Bentley tore loose from tacklers for a first down at the 43. Soon Brown got 21 to FSU’s 36 on a Kosar throw. Keith Griffin slipped wide on a run to the 29. But on third down, Brian McCrary
intercepted Kosar’s pass at the FSU 1.
After Snipes struggled to the 8 on two runs, Davis kept to the 15 for the first down. Wheeler caught a short pass at the 23, but it came to fourth down there.
As Berry punted, Ron Harris was blocked into him, and the 5-yard penalty gave FSU a first down at the 28. A confusing sequence of penalties left FSU with first-and-25 at its 30. Hassan Jones came up
short on a third-down pass of 20 yards over the middle.
When Berry punted, Ed Brown unaccountably called for a fair catch at the Miami 3.
Passing from the end zone, Kosar found Stanley
Shakespeare open at about his 38, but the receiver could not hang on. Bentley got to the 5 on a run. Another pass missed.
When Rick Tuten punted, tackle David Ponder tore through to block it. The
ball bounced out of the end zone for a safety, narrowing Miami’s lead 7-2.
Snipes returned the free-kick punt 25 yards to put FSU in position at its 47. But on three straight passes Davis could not
connect. On the punt, Brown got 19 on a runback to the 31.
Short completions to Shakespeare and Bentley carried Miami to FSU’s 47. On third down Kosar hit Brown with a toss at the 30. With
cornerback Eric Riley outstanding on defense, Kosar threw three incompletions.
A 46-yard try for a field goal by Miami’s Davis in the early moments of the second quarter was short.
On a Bob
Davis pass, Greg Allen picked up 15. After a holding penalty, Hassan Jones caught a 21-yarder, paving a first down at Miami’s 33. Three chopping runs attained the 22. Cletis Jones popped up the middle
for 9, then got a first down at the 12. Allen slashed to the 6. Jones banged to the 3. From there, Allen scored on a pitchout. Philip Hall added a point, and FSU led 9-7.
Pinned at its 15 after the
kickoff, Miami maneuvered to its 16 on three straight runs. A short pass to Dennison and a pitch to Griffin reached the 42. Linebacker Prince Matt soon sacked Kosar for a loss of 7, but on third down
the quarterback quickly fired 27 yards to Brown for a first down at FSU’s 35.
But Griffin lost a yard trying to run. A pass missed. Then Ponder sacked Kosar for Minus-12 at the 47. A punt left
Florida State at its 9 with 1:52 remaining in the half.
Cletis Jones dug for 5. Miami called time-out. Snipes whipped up the middle 10 yards to the 24. Two more runs got 6 as Miami used another
time-out as the clock showed 24 seconds. On a surprise draw, Snipes slipped up the middle to Miami’s 33 with 16 seconds left. With a pass, Weegie Thompson struggled out of bounds at the 28. Six
seconds to go.
Davis, down to hold a 45-yard try for a field goal, got a bad snap and was fortunate to get the ball in place. Hall’s effort was short, but Miami was offsides.
Five yards closer,
Hall missed again. Once more the snap was slightly high.
At this point, Florida State had outgained Miami, 207 to 166. FSU’s total included 26 runs for 133 yards. Kosar had hit 10 of 20 passes for
135, Davis six of 12 for 74. On nine carries, Snipes had picked up 63 yards.
FSU opened the third quarter with Cletis Jones popping for 6 from his 20. On third down, as Allen caught a short pass at
the 31, the Seminoles drew a big penalty for pass interference and were set back on their 13. Miami got position at its 37 following Berry’s booming punt.
Bentley got 5. Then Griffin broke away on
a run, 20 yards to FSU’s 37. On another run, Griffin lost 4. A screen pass to Bentley gained the 31. Brown caught a first-down pass at the 24. On third down, Brown grabbed still another key pass at
the 13. Griffin got a yard going wide. A covey of Seminoles, apparently led by Milligan, sacked Kosar at the 24. On third down, the quarterback threw incomplete in the end zone.
Fourth down and a
41-yard shot at a field goal by Davis was wide.
On a cutback, Allen soon got 13 to the 41. He fumbled but covered the ball. After a motion penalty cost the Seminoles 5, Hassan Jones snared a
20-yard Davis throw at Miami’s 36.
Stopped cold on one run, Allen got 12 on the next to the 23. On a fake reverse, Snipes soon got 10 to the 10. Snipes went wide to the 5. On the next run, Snipes
seemed to be in, but an official ruled him down a foot from the goal.
With second effort, and maybe a push from an unidentified teammate, Davis got in on a sneak. Hall added a point, and it was
16-7.
With the kickoff, Reggie Sutton wheeled 31 yards to his 36.
Three short plays reached the 48. Then Brown collared a 13-yarder at FSU’s 39.
On third-and-eight, Kosar fired over the
middle to Brown, who slipped away from cornerback Steve Bloodworth and scored on a 37-yard play. Davis kicked a Miami point, cutting the score to 16-14.
Cletis Jones whacked from his 20 to the 23
as the third quarter ran out.
Snipes caught an 8-yarder at the 31. Two additional short passes left FSU a foot short of the first down.
On a fourth-down gamble, Davis sneaked to the 43 for the
first down. Snipes soon caught a 10-yard pass then ran wide for 4to the Miami 40. On two runs, Cletis Jones netted nothing. A pass missed.
Hall was short with a 47-yard attempt for a field goal.
Bentley was stopped cold, then lost 11 as Milligan socked him as he caught a safety-valve pass. A pass to Shakespeare reached the 33 before Miami punted to FSU’s 30 with 8:22 remaining.
On a pitch,
Snipes lost 4. Then Hester, on a reverse, lost 26 to the 10 as Miami defenders swarmed the play. Snipes dropped a Davis pass at the 30. Berry’s punt placed Miami at Florida State’s 45.
Ponder and
Brad Fojtik sacked Kosar for minus-10 at Miami’s 45. Griffin caught a pass, but he was out of bounds. Then McCrary broke up Kosar’s deep throw. Miami punted to FSU’s 13 with 5:23 to go.
Affer Allen
lost 2, Davis passed to Hester for the first down at the 24. On the next two plays, Allen lost 3 then got it back. Hassan Jones was short as he pulled in a pass at the 32.
FSU was forced to punt,
and Brown’s 15-yard return gave Miami a shot from FSU’s 49.
Successive 10-yard passes to Shakespeare attained FSU’s 29. On a run, Griffin hit inside, then swung wide – 20 yards to the 9.
Griffin
ran twice more, to the 5, and Miami called a time-out with 5 seconds left. Bentley cracked to the 2. Fourth down, and Miami let the clock wind down to three seconds before calling a final time-out.
On the game’s last play, Davis kicked a 19-yarder.
That won it 17-16.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Miami |
7 |
0 |
7 |
3 |
17 |
| Florida State |
2 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
16 |
1st 0- 7 Opp, 1, run (kick), 13:03
2- 7 David Ponder, safety, 0:57
Note: Ponder blocked punt out of the end zone.
2nd 2- 7 Opp, 46, field goal failed, 12:20
9- 7 Greg Allen, 3, run (Philip Hall, kick), 7:50
9- 7 Philip Hall, 39, field goal failed, 0:00
3rd 9- 7 Opp, 41, field goal failed, 8:30
16- 7 Bob Davis, 1, run (Philip Hall, kick), 3:23
16-14 Opp, 37, pass (kick), 0:31
4th 16-14 Philip Hall, 47, field goal failed, 10:01
16-17 Opp, 19, field goal, 0:00
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 22 19
Rushes-yards 52-202 31-66
Passing 146 243
Att-Comp-Int 24-14-0 35-21-1
Total Yards 76-348 66-309
Punt Returns 1-1 5-40
Kickoff Returns 3-50 3-59
Interception Ret. 1-0 0-0
Fumble Returns 0-0 0-0
Punts 5-42.8 5-33.4
Sacks By-Yds 4-41 0-0
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-0
Penalties-Yds 6-56 4-30
3rd Down Conversions 10-19 8-16
Time of Posession 32:10 27:50
Attendance 57,333
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Roosevelt Snipes 17 94 0 19
Greg Allen 15 59 1 13
Cletis Jones 13 48 0 9
Bob Davis 6 16 1 7
Jessie Hester 1 -15 0 -15
---------------------------------------------
FSU 52 202 2 19
Opp 31 66 1 20
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Hassan Jones 4 68 0 21
Roosevelt Snipes 4 29 0 10
Tom Wheeler 3 18 0 8
Greg Allen 1 15 0 15
Jessie Hester 1 13 0 13
Tony Johnson 1 3 0 3
---------------------------------------------
FSU 14 146 0 21
Opp 21 243 1 37t
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Bob Davis 14 24 0 146 0 21
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 14 24 0 146 0 21
Opp 21 35 1 243 1 37t
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Hassan Jones 1 1 0 1
---------------------------------------------
FSU 1 1 0 1
Opp 5 40 0
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Roosevelt Snipes 3 50 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 3 50 0
Opp 3 59 0 32
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Louis Berry 5 214 52
----------------------------------------
FSU 5 214 52
Opp 5 167 47
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Eric Riley 6 3 9 . . . 2 . . . . .
Prince Matt 1 7 8 1.0- 7.0 1.0- 7.0 . . . . . . .
Ken Roe 1 6 7 . . . . . . . . .
Steve Bloodworth 6 1 7 . . . 1 . . . . .
Alphonso Carreker 2 4 6 1.0- . . . . . . . .
Isaac Williams . 5 5 . . . . . . . . .
Brad Fojtik 2 3 5 1.0- 10.0 1.0- 10.0 . . . . . . .
John McLean 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . .
David Ponder 2 1 3 1.0- 12.0 1.0- 12.0 . . . . . 1 1
Pat Milligan 3 . 3 3.0- 1.0- 12.0 . . . . . . .
Henry Taylor . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Lenny Chavers 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Todd Stroud . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Kim Mack 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Tracy Ashley . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Brian McCrary . . . . . 1- 0 1 . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 27 37 64 7.0- 29.0 4.0- 41.0 1- 0 4 . . . 1 1
Opp 29 46 75 5.0- . . 2 . . . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
FL 4 Jessie Hester
QB 10 Bob Davis
SE 18 Weegie Thompson
TB 26 Greg Allen
FB 42 Cletis Jones
QG 61 Dan Morris
SG 64 Jamie Dukes
C 69 Tom McCormick
QT 77 John Ionata
ST 78 Terry Widner
TE 89 Tom Wheeler
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
CB 8 Eric Riley
CB 9 Steve Bloodworth
SS 19 Pat Milligan
LB 38 Ken Roe
WS 43 Brian McCrary
RT 45 Isaac Williams
OLB 47 Brian Williams
LB 58 Henry Taylor
NG 71 Todd Stroud
LT 76 Alphonso Carreker
OLB 86 John McLean
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
5 Joe Wessel
6 Louis Berry
7 Barry Barco
13 Kim Mack
15 Anthony Smiley
17 Eric Mangham
20 Roosevelt Snipes
22 Philip Hall
23 Tracy Ashley
44 Chuck Wells
48 Prince Matt
52 Sam Restivo
53 Jerry Riopelle
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
55 Fred Jones
63 Ricky Render
68 Lenny Chavers
73 Jim Thompson
75 Herbert Harp
82 Tony Johnson
83 Stanley Scott
84 Garth Jax
85 David Ponder
88 Hassan Jones
96 Pete Panton
98 Brad Fojtik
|
Florida 53, Florida State 14
12/03/1983, Gainesville
From the Tallahassee Democrat, December 4, 1983, page 65, By Bill McGrotha. Pellverized.
Gators chewed ‘em up and spit ‘em out.
GAINESVILLE, FL – There was not any way.
“They beat the hell out of us,” said Jack Stanton, defensive coordinator of Florida State. “It was a combination of everything, looked like.”
Exactly. And Florida’s shocking 53-14 devastation of
Florida State in a football game here Saturday afternoon was a totally accurate reflection of what was what.
In perhaps the Gators’ easiest victory of an 8-2-1 season, the Seminoles were dealt
their worst loss in this 26-game rivalry since a winless Florida State team fell 49-0 here 10 years ago.
While the Gators happily await a Dec. 30 date to play Iowa in the Gator Bowl, FSU will take
a 6-5 record to Atlanta to play North Carolina in the Peach Bowl on the same date.
“We’re still pleased with our game,” said Art Gregory of the Peach Bowl, his face a blank. “This was the only bad
game Florida State played all year.
What a time for the worst of FSU efforts. Millions were watching on CBS television, not to mention the record assembly of 74,113 at Florida Field on this warm,
overcast day.
“Gentlemen, this was one of the great victories,” said Florida Coach Charley Pell. “It was surprising. It was a game of big plays early.
“It was just one of those weird things, and
I’m mighty glad it happened at Florida Field.”
It was weird how Florida, for the third consecutive year, hogged the football. The Gators had it about 20 minutes, the Seminoles about 20. Florida ran
82 plays, FSU 54.
It was weird how FSU had six turnovers, Florida only one. And how Florida ran up 509 yards of offense to Florida State’s 257.
It was weird how the Seminoles found themselves
backed up around their own goal early, and the tone of the game seemed set.
But what much of it boiled down to was that one side had a hot, healthy and most experienced quarterback going for it in
Wayne Peace, and the other had mostly cold or not-so-healty or relatively inexperienced quarterbacking.
Bob Davis, the FSU starter, had little chance. The first three times he was in there, the
Seminoles started at their 10, 20 and 13. Kelly Lowrey, who followed him, just was not healthy enough following arthroscopic knee surgery, or he was no in good enough shape following his long layoff.
After one big, hopeful charge, Lowrey was mostly ineffective. The Seminoles went back to Davis, and when things got out of hand totally, they turned to sophomore Eric Thomas.
Peace, meanwhile, was
picking FSU to bits. He completed 14 of 20 passes for 190 yards – no interceptions – and turned in some timely and surprising short ones, including two for touchdowns. Seven of his passes were pulled
in by gifted Dwayne Dixon, who got 94 yards out of them. Every time things looked a little tight for the Gators, it seemed, Peace went to Dixon.
“Both teams seemed edgy and nervous at the start,”
remarked FSU Coach Bobby Bowden.
That was so.
Florida drove from the opening kickoff to FSU’s 1, where on third down Peace tripped over one of his teammates and lost three. Then the Gators faked
a field goal, and the Seminoles smothered them at the 10.
On third down, Greg Allen came running on the draw for 14 to the 26 but fumbled away the ball to Florida’s Tony Lilly. Four plays later,
Peace scored from the 1.
After a punting exchange, Allen fumbled again – to Florida’s Greg Cleveland at the FSU 25. Soon Bobby Raymond kicked a 33-yard field goal for 10-0. That was his first of a
school-record six, tying an NCAA and conference record.
After that atrocious start, Lowrey came in, getting good field position at the FSU 34 after a Roosevelt Snipes kickoff return. Five plays
brought a touchdown, Lowrey passing 33 yards to a streaking Jessie Hester in the end zone. But Philip Hall missed the extra point, leaving it 10-6.
The second quarter was very young, and Florida
State fans were stirring in their seats.
But Florida moved immediately from its 20 to a 13-6 lead on another Raymond 3-pointer from 33 yards out.
One of the game’s big plays came moments later
when Lowrey, under heavy pressure from Roy Harris, threw in a hurry and Wilber Marshall intercepted at FSU’s 35. Seven plays later, on a busted-play run, Peace scored from the 5. Everything was going
right for Florida as the score jumped to 20-6.
A daring kickoff return saw Eric Thomas lateral at about the FSU 3 to Hester, who zipped on down the sidelines to Florida’s 39. But a clipping penalty
ripped the Seminoles. Cornerback Ricky Easmon intercepted Lowrey’s pass at the 23 a couple of plays later.
It was 23-6 at halftime after Florida drove again to a Raymond field goal, this one from
20 yards.
Any hopes Florida State had of a last-half rally were quickly dispersed.
Bruce Vaughn came up with the third interception off Lowrey, wheeling it 20 yards to the FSU 34 in the early
moments of the third quarter. Raymond got his fourth field goal, a 46-yarder.
On Florida’s next possession, Lorenzo Hampton suddenly got outside on a run, shed tacklers along the way and sped 52
yards for a touchdown that made it 33-6.
Hampton finished the day with 69 yards on 10 runs. Neal Anderson got 87 on 17, Joe Henderson 62 on 7, and John L. Williams 51 on 10. Florida let ‘em all get
in on its big act.
The Gators went on and on, scoring 11 of their first 13 times they got the ball.
Raymond kicked a 42-yard field goal. Anderson scored from the 2 to cap a 60-yard drive, and
Raymond’s 31-yard field goal brought the score to 46-6 early in the last quarter after an interception and 38-yard runback by Roger Sibbald.
Florida State got a late score on a 32-yard Allen run,
and Florida a final touchdown on sub quarterback Donnie Whiting’s 7-yard run.
The fourth quarter was primarily a big exit scene for Florida seniors. One by one, they left the game to tremendous
applause from the crowd.
“We talked all week about something crazy happening early, and wondering if our players could cope with it,” said Pell.
The crazy things happened – and Florida coped and
coped and coped.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Florida State |
0 |
6 |
0 |
8 |
14 |
| Florida |
10 |
13 |
20 |
10 |
53 |
1st 0- 7 Opp, 1, run (kick), 6:56
0-10 Opp, 33, field goal, 0:36
2nd 6-10 Jessie Hester, 33, pass from Kelly Lowrey (Philip Hall, kick blocked), 13:56
6-13 Opp, 33, field goal, 9:13
6-20 Opp, 5, run (kick), 5:35
6-23 Opp, 20, field goal, 0:18
3rd 6-26 Opp, 46, field goal, 12:24
6-33 Opp, 52, run (kick), 10:13
6-36 Opp, 42, field goal, 7:04
6-43 Opp, 2, run (kick), 0:58
4th 6-46 Opp, 31, field goal, 9:29
14-46 Greg Allen, 32, run (Greg Allen, pass from Eric Thomas), 4:45
14-53 Opp, 7, run (kick), 2:12
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 10 24
Rushes-yards 25-149 59-297
Passing 108 212
Att-Comp-Int 29-11-4 23-16-0
Total Yards 54-257 82-509
Punt Returns 0-0 5-42
Kickoff Returns 5-124 1-24
Interception Ret. 0-0 4-58
Fumble Returns 1-0 2-0
Punts 5-46.2 1-48.0
Sacks By-Yds 0-0 0-0
Fumbles-Lost 3-2 3-1
Penalties-Yds 5-56 4-22
3rd Down Conversions 2-12 8-16
Time of Posession 22:01 37:59
Attendance 74,113
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Greg Allen 11 87 1 32t
Roosevelt Snipes 10 42 0 9
Eric Thomas 1 13 0 13
Cletis Jones 1 4 0 4
Kelly Lowrey 2 3 0 3
---------------------------------------------
FSU 25 149 1 32t
Opp 59 297 5 52t
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Jessie Hester 3 63 1 33t
Greg Allen 2 18 0 14
Tom Wheeler 2 17 0 11
Pete Panton 2 13 0 12
Tony Johnson 1 3 0 3
Roosevelt Snipes 1 -6 0 -6
---------------------------------------------
FSU 11 108 1 33t
Opp 16 212 0 37
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Kelly Lowrey 5 14 3 80 1 33t
Bob Davis 5 9 1 16 0 14
Eric Thomas 1 6 0 12 0 12
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 11 29 4 108 1 33t
Opp 16 23 0 212 0 37
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------
FSU 0 0 0
Opp 5 42 0
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Jessie Hester 0 57 0
Roosevelt Snipes 1 31 0 31
Eric Thomas 2 20 0
Billy Allen 2 16 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 5 124 0 31
Opp 1 24 0 24
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Louis Berry 5 231 58
----------------------------------------
FSU 5 231 58
Opp 1 48 48
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Brian McCrary 6 3 9 . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Ken Roe 8 1 9 . . . . . . . . .
Brian Williams 5 2 7 1.0- 8.0 . . . . . . . .
Pat Milligan 5 2 7 . . . . . . . . .
Alphonso Carreker 5 1 6 2.0- 8.0 . . 1 . . . . .
Steve Bloodworth 5 1 6 . . . 1 . . . . .
Prince Matt 5 1 6 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
John McLean 5 . 5 . . . . . . . . .
Tracy Ashley 4 1 5 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
David Ponder 4 . 4 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
Lenny Chavers 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . .
Isaac Williams 4 . 4 1.0- 3.0 . . . . . . . .
Eric Riley 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .
Stanley Scott 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Brad Fojtik 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Kim Mack 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Henry Taylor 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Cletis Jones 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 67 16 83 7.0- 24.0 . . 2 . 1- 0 . . .
Opp 33 17 50 1.0- 6.0 . 4- 58 3 . 2- 0 . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
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FL 4 Jessie Hester
QB 10 Bob Davis
SE 18 Weegie Thompson
TB 26 Greg Allen
FB 42 Cletis Jones
QG 63 Ricky Render
SG 64 Jamie Dukes
C 69 Tom McCormick
ST 75 Herbert Harp
QT 77 John Ionata
TE 89 Tom Wheeler
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Pos ## DEFENSE
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CB 8 Eric Riley
CB 9 Steve Bloodworth
SS 19 Pat Milligan
LB 38 Ken Roe
WS 43 Brian McCrary
RT 45 Isaac Williams
OLB 47 Brian Williams
LB 58 Henry Taylor
MG 71 Todd Stroud
LT 76 Alphonso Carreker
OLB 86 John McLean
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PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
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1 Eric Thomas
5 Joe Wessel
6 Louis Berry
7 Barry Barco
12 Kelly Lowrey
13 Kim Mack
15 Anthony Smiley
17 Eric Mangham
20 Roosevelt Snipes
22 Philip Hall
23 Tracy Ashley
31 Billy Allen
44 Chuck Wells
48 Prince Matt
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## NAME
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52 Sam Restivo
53 Jerry Riopelle
55 Fred Jones
61 Dan Morris
68 Lenny Chavers
73 Jim Thompson
78 Terry Widner
82 Tony Johnson
83 Stanley Scott
84 Garth Jax
85 David Ponder
88 Hassan Jones
96 Pete Panton
98 Brad Fojtik
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Florida State 28, North Carolina 3
12/30/1983, Atlanta, Ga.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. From the Tallahassee Democrat, December 31, 1983, page 25, by Bill McGrotha.
FSU creams Tar Heels.
Everything’s Peachy, 28-3.
ATLANTA,
GA – Good again, and lucky again, Florida State’s football team ran happily past stunned North Carolina 28-3 here Friday on the frozen turf of Atlanta Stadium.
A shining knight on a white charger
almost had to show up for the Seminoles to win this Peach Bowl game, it seemed.
One did. His name was Eric Thomas.
Playing every snap in his first start at quarterback, the Valdosta sophomore
directed Florida State to touchdowns on its first two possessions of the game. His first two passes of the day got those touchdowns, tosses of 15 and 18 yards to 6-foot-6 Weegie Thompson.
But
passing on this day of shattering cold was something Thomas did to catch an opponent off guard. The Seminoles came to run – and run they did, for a whopping 265 of their game-total 364 yards.
Tailback Greg Allen churned for 97 on 17 tries, fullback Cletis Jones for a surprising 79 on 20, and Thomas himself netted 41 on 13.
And this, mind you, was against an opponent ranked 17th
nationally in total defense. North Carolina also had led the Atlantic Coast Conference in defense against the run, defense against the pass and scoring defense.
FSU’s experienced offensive line,
which Bobby Bowden seemed to think the most dominant force of the day, was not intimidated by the 24-degree weather that limited the crowd of 25,648. The Peach Bowl said there were approximately
15,000 people who had purchased tickets and did not come. This is a city that for two successive years has led the NFL in no-shows. On this day, at least, the Atlanta no-shows were being just plain
sensible.
“This was a great win for us,” said Bowden, “but it did not redeem the disappointment of the season and the loss to Florida. It helped that this game was on national TV, but those people
out there watching don’t hate the Gators like we do.”
Early in the second quarter, with FSU leading 14-0, a small plane twice flew over the stadium, flaunting an orange-and-blue score in its wake:
Florida 53 FSU 14.
It was difficult to evaluate the most amazing aspect of an amazing game, but big tackle Alphonso Carreker cast his solid vote for a defense that limited the Tar Heels to 198
yards, including a mere 32 running.
“I think the key was stopping North Carolina’s run,” said Carreker. “If you do that, and force them to pass, you can beat them. They don’t throw the ball as well
as they run it.”
Carreker was acclaimed the defensive player of the game, and Thomas the top offensive one by the Reach Bowl after pressbox balloting. Thomas won the CBS award as FSU’s top player,
while linebacker Micah Moon got the network’s North Carolina honor.
By halftime, the Seminoles had the game in hand 21-0. It stayed that way until the fourth quarter when North Carolina got its
lone score, on a 36-yard Brooks Barwick field goal, before the Seminoles registered a final touchdown.
FSU finished 7-5, North Carolina 8-4.
“We could have quit at the half, but we didn’t,” said
Carolina Coach Dick Crum. “In the second half we played well enough to stay in the game.
“But in the first half we just self-destructed.”
Florida State got superb field position early –
initially at its 38 following a kickoff return of 29 yards by Roosevelt Snipes, and then at its 46 after the defense had held Carolina inside it 20 on first possession and forced a punt.
On the
opening series, Thomas got the Seminoles into the end zone in nine plays. The running of Allen was the major spur. When Allen fumbled around the 20, guard Jamie Dukes claimed it for the Seminoles at
the 17 – a mighty big play. Three more plays saw Thomas fake brightly before throwing a payoff strike to Thompson in the end zone.
FSU required just five plays to score the second time around. The
big gainer was an 18-yarder by Allen with a pitchout. From the 18, a falling Thomas threw under heavy pressure to Thompson and the tall fellow rambled on into the end zone.
Carolina, on its only
offensive threat of the first half, probed to a first down at FSU’s 26, but Barwick missed a 42-yard try for a field goal.
In the second quarter, tight end Pete Panton jumped on a fumbled punt and
gave FSU a crack from the Tar Heel 17.
Thomas and Jones got the ball to the 5. Snipes scored the touchdown from a foot away on third down.
Later, FSU pushed to Carolina’s 35 but Larry James
intercepted Thomas at the 20 with 24 seconds remaining in the half.
The third quarter was pretty much of a punting duel.
From its nine, Carolina got off a fine drive that extended into the last
quarter and ended with Barwick’s 3-pointer from 26 out.
Eddison Bramble blocked a Louis Berry punt soon after, giving Carolina a shot from FSU’s 42 but the Tar Heels ran out of downs after getting
to FSU’s 12.
Then Thomas took the Seminoles on an 88-yard march. Passes of 23 and 17 yards to Panton on successive plays figured prominently. From the 1, Thomas kept and got the touchdown with 31
seconds left in the game.
Throwing just 13 times, Thomas got 99 yards out of seven completions.
“They mixed their offense as well as anyone we’ve seen,” said heralded North Carolina defensive
tackle William Fuller of the Seminoles. “They had a great backfield – and a great quarterback.”
Bryan Blados, offensive tackle of the Tar Heels, similarly tipped his helmet to the FSU defense.
“They had tremendous pursuit after the ball,” he said. “All 11 players always seemed to be around it. Florida State played as well against the run as any team we played all year. It was out toughest
challenge, and we just never got going.”
In this closing game on the next-to-last day of the year, Florida State – offensively and defensively – got it going in most unlikely circumstances.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| North Carolina |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
| Florida State |
14 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
28 |
1st 7- 0 Weegie Thompson, 15, pass from Eric Thomas (Philip Hall, kick), 11:01
14- 0 Weegie Thompson, 18, pass from Eric Thomas (Philip Hall, kick), 7:06
2nd 21- 0 Roosevelt Snipes, 1, run (Philip Hall, kick), 6:25
4th 21- 3 Opp, 36, field goal, 10:22
28- 3 Eric Thomas, 1, run (Philip Hall, kick), 0:31
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 23 16
Rushes-yards 59-265 26-32
Passing 99 166
Att-Comp-Int 13-7-1 40-18-0
Total Yards 72-364 66-198
Punt Returns 5-9 2-0
Kickoff Returns 1-29 3-39
Interception Ret. 0-0 1-0
Fumble Returns 1-0 0-0
Punts 6-38.8 6-45.2
Sacks By-Yds 2-28 0-0
Fumbles-Lost 3-0 4-1
Penalties-Yds 6-34 7-60
3rd Down Conversions 7-13 2-14
Time of Posession 33:48 26:12
Attendance 25,648
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Greg Allen 17 97 0
Cletis Jones 20 79 0
Eric Thomas 13 41 1
Roosevelt Snipes 8 37 1
Jessie Hester 1 11 0
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FSU 59 265 2
Opp 26 32 0
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Pete Panton 3 48 0
Weegie Thompson 2 33 2
Greg Allen 2 18 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 7 99 2
Opp 18 166 0
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Eric Thomas 7 13 1 99 2
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FSU 7 13 1 99 2
Opp 18 40 0 166 0
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Jessie Hester 5 9 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 5 9 0
Opp 2 0 0
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Roosevelt Snipes 1 29 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 1 29 0
Opp 3 39 0
Punting No Yds Lng
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Louis Berry 5 224 56
Team 1 9
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FSU 6 233 56
Opp 6 271
|---------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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Pete Panton . . . . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Team . . . . 2.0- 28.0 . . . . . . .
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FSU 0 0 0 . 2.0- 28.0 . . . 1- 0 . . .
Opp . . . . . 1- 0 . . . . 1 .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
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QB 1 Eric Thomas
FL 4 Jessie Hester
SE 18 Weegie Thompson
TB 26 Greg Allen
FB 42 Cletis Jones
QG 63 Ricky Render
SG 64 Jamie Dukes
C 69 Tom McCormick
ST 75 Herbert Harp
QT 77 John Ionata
TE 89 Tom Wheeler
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
CB 8 Eric Riley
CB 9 Steve Bloodworth
SS 19 Pat Milligan
LB 38 Ken Roe
WS 43 Brian McCrary
RT 45 Isaac Williams
OLB 47 Brian Williams
LB 58 Henry Taylor
NG 71 Todd Stroud
LT 76 Alphonso Carreker
OLB 86 John McLean
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PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
6 Louis Berry
7 Barry Barco
20 Roosevelt Snipes
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## NAME
-----------------------------
22 Philip Hall
48 Prince Matt
78 Terry Widner
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