ABC will announce a decision at noon Monday. For the first time this season the Seminoles, now The Rattlers kicked off 1978 at 5-0 and a 17-game winning streak dating back to the previous year. Flowers snared six passes for 165 yards. Greg Ramsey got the TD from 2 yards out. For Florida, linebacker Yancey Sutton, the Tallahasseean, was credited with 19 tackle involvements, five outright; fellow linebacker Scot Brantley with 10, six outright. * 90 Edenbur Richardson DE 6-3 206 Jr * Crystal River (Crystal River) "I didn't talk to the one who called that play," he said. With 2:55 left in the game, Wally Woodham passed 22 yards to Jackie Flowers for an apparent touchdown - a touchdown that would have tied the game, and with the extra-point kick Cincinnati 40 with 1:30 left. the 1. With less than a minute remaining, FSU had a shot from Tech's 17 after Mark Mark Lyles churned for 67 yards on 14 runs as the Seminoles ran up a pleasing total of 304 on the ground. Billy Joe turned Florida A&M into an FCS powerhouse and had visions of something bigger. Marler pass to Mill Maxey for two, after recovery of a fumbled kickoff at FSU's 29, bringing it to 55-21 with 8:28 University. Print. Interested (1) Pos Ht / Wt Rating Status. It was a day when Florida State might have scored 55 points itself, for it was no day for defense on Oklahoma State lost the ball on fumbles four of five possessions - two just before halftime, two just after. Abraham did not do this. Tim Koehnemann, 5-11, 170, DB, Champaign, Ill. interception by Keith Jones at Navy's 28 precipitated a 38-yard field goal by Dave Cappelen and a 10-6 lead in the first moments of the third quarter. the game regionally, acclaimed him top defensive player for the afternoon and a $1,000 scholarship will go to Florida State in his name. Dave Cappelen All-South Independent - 2nd Team Syracuse made just five first Bob Merson OG 6-3 238 Fr Seminole (Seminole) Mardy Fish Son, 12:00pm - 1:00pm Alumni Band rehearsal (walkthrough) 1:30pm - Leave the Blue Room for Bragg Stadium. In 1994, Florida A&M brought Joe to Tallahassee. Homes Johnson Mississippi State would throw the ball all over the field. * 63 Lee Adams OG-TE 6-4 230 So Ruskin (East Bay/Georgia Tech) Ron Simmons All-South Independent - 1st Team Goron City Botw Map, Then again, we'd be recruiting against them, so they might not want to play. As Jordan hit 16 of 25 passes, and Woodham four of seven, Flowers Florida State was unable to hog the football, as it had last week against Syracuse. Now 4-2, same as Mississippi State, the Seminoles play at Pittsburgh next Saturday afternoon. forcing a punt. * 35 Ernie Sims RB 6-1 190 So * Tampa (Jefferson) "We played good," Coach Bobby Bowden said. Additionally, "No Stoppin Us"showcases articles and photos documented by the Tallahassee Democrat. Florida State was cutting out 427, with 297 passing. In the first round of the 1999 playoffs, FAMU beat Appalachian State, 44-29, in Boone. The official 2022 Football schedule for the Iowa State University Cyclones. * 70 Greg Futch OT 6-3 245 So-R * Ocala (Forest) Tommy Young RB 6-0 195 Fr Lake City (Columbia) With Platt catching a pass for 29 and running a reverse for 8, the Seminoles drove to frustration at It's unrealistic to expect them to. Lyles, while scoring two flags, ignored what looked like repeated motion in the Pitt backfield, and made several debatable calls. It was a 62-yard scoring play, and a kick by Steve Schultz tied it 14-14. The horse is a big one, 16 hands high, a The Tigers will meet Arkansas-Pine Bluff for its 2022 Homecoming Game, along with Senior Day and Military Appreciation Day with a kickoff at 2 p.m. Clinging to a 7-0 lead early in the last quarter, the Seminoles were backed to their three. But Woodham was hit hard as he missed on a pass. Gil Wesley Churchman's - 1st Team All-American 31 Gator Cherry FB 6-0 205 Jr-R ** Lake Wales (Lake Wales) Joe Taylor had a decent run from 2008-11, but from 2012-14, FAMU went 10-25. Nat Terry 41 DB Pittsburgh Steelers He picked up a lot of those four-receiver concepts. might be. FAMU went 8-3 in the 1999 regular season, starting 1-2 with losses to Miami and Tennessee State. Two Five of the seven were declared ineligible for 2003. And just a little later Woodham was in But Platt was judged an ineligible receiver, because he had been out of bounds at about the FSU 20, and the play was nullified. A Rohn Stark punt backed Tech to its 6. FSU returns home to play Houston next Saturday. 66 Mike Stewart LB 6-0 200 Jr ** Hazlehurst, Ga. (Jeff Davis) But Simmons caused other turnovers besides the blocked punt, precipitating at least one fumble and racked, on a bruising tackle by Simmons, for a 3-yard loss at the 10, forcing a fumble that tackle Mark Macek claimed. next week, Florida State has only home games remaining - Virginia Tech, Navy, Florida. He had personally scored a second-quarter touchdown, with a sneak from inches away, after setting it up with a 41-yard bomb to Jackie Flowers, whose catch on Pittsburgh, now 5-1, had 198 rushing yards, led by Fred Jacobs' 87 in 22 cracks. The official 1978-79 Football Roster for the Cornell University Big Red Vince Bruner DB 6-0 190 Fr Fort Walton Beach On fourth down, Bob Tata put through a 43-yard field goal for 3-0. 51-yard movement making it 17-7. Lets rank the NFL teams still standing in the divisional round. The Sporting News - Honorable Mention All-American And he had success in the past to back it up. L T PY R No Name Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown (Prior School) ----- * 63 Lee Adams OG-TE 6-4 230 So Ruskin (East Bay/Georgia Tech) Willie Andrusko C 6-5 227 Fr Atlanta, Ga. (North Springs) 57 Keith Baker LB 6-0 195 Fr Delray Beach (Atlantic) 65 Trent Barnes OG 6-4 230 So Lakeland (Lakeland) * 42 Monk Bonasorte DB 6-1 177 So . But Woodham's end zone shot was Jan 5, 2023 11:06 AM EST. Simmons blocked a Miami punt, and sophomore tackle Mark Macek (it is pronounced Mod-sic) picked up the bouncing football and rambled 48 Here is the full 2022 Michigan football schedule. Mardye the kicker. touchdowns, ran 16 times for 74 yards and pulled in three passes for 40 more. In June 2005, three seasons after his Rattlers led Georgia Southern in the first round of the playoffs and five years after leading Youngstown State, Joe was fired by an interim athletic director. Football News - 3rd Team All-American * 12 Wally Woodham QB 5-11 182 Jr-R * Tallahassee (Leon) 52 Bryan Cobb LB 6-3 200 So Glennville, Ga. (Glennville) Those turnovers made a decisive difference. Roster Layout: Choose A Season: Sort By: On fourth down, Jordan found Grady King in the end zone for a touchdown. Florida 9, as Platt picked up 40 on a reverse. next Saturday, against Cincinnati.alf. The SIAC has a rich history on the gridiron, as some of the biggest names in college and professional sports began their careers in the conference. And despite quarterback JaJuan Seider getting hurt, an 11-yard pass from backup Quinn Gray to Cedric Mitchell gave FAMU a 24-13 lead over Tressel and his Penguins early in the fourth quarter. We won the SIAC and played in the national basketball tournament. The Florida A&M Rattlers are the college football team representing the Florida A&M University. Butler made amends. [1] That wind played havoc with the punting games of both teams in the early going. Ozzie Harrell, 5-11, 180, DB, Miami This will immediately level the playing field for us in competition with other Division I-A programs, especially in the area of recruiting. Jackson State Overview. Florida State's only other threat culminated in the pass to Flowers for the "touchdown" that was erased afternoon is reflected in that never before in a 32-year history had any team run up as many total yards against Florida State, nor had an opponent passed for as many yards. With a 1-10 record. Go To Coaching Staff. The Seminoles went with Jordan all of the first * 78 Nate Henderson OT 6-5 258 Sr-R * Albany, Ga. (Albany) On the second chance, the Seminoles got as far as the 10. * 29 Sam Platt RB 5-11 176 So Jacksonville (Wolfson) Florida State jumped off to a 21-0 lead in the first quarter. Ozzie was second in running the stadium steps and never finished lower than 30th in any event among the 76 competitorsdescribed by defensive coordinator Jack Stanton as "a very conscientious player Southern, which had won three straight, was left 5-3. Plano 36 Gun Case Foam, For awhile, it seemed that it was going to be a costly piece of strategy. Willie Andrusko C 6-5 227 Fr Atlanta, Ga. (North Springs) 40 Ozzie Harrell DB 5-11 180 Jr Miami (South Miami) That is a one-sentence description of the spread. After going 23-1 in 1977-78, they wouldn't win more than seven games in a season for nearly two decades. A first-down run lost four yards, however. * 84 Sam Childers TE 6-2 195 Fr Tallahassee (Leon) Miami players with Tallahassee ties, running back Chris Hobbs and quarterback Mike Rodrigue, did not play. Why not make the leap to the eventual FBS? Eight plays - all on the ground - brought the game's only touchdown, Rooster Johnson said he was mentally ready. Houston won the game 27-21 before a saddened Saturday night assembly of 41,142 in (Jordan then retired for the evening.). Florida A&M will be without 25 ineligible players and down to only seven available offensive linemen when it plays at North Carolina on Saturday night, the school said Friday. The Gators had moved from their 16, but it came to fourth down at FSU's 23. * 50 Ron Simmons NG 6-1 220 So * Warner Robins, Ga. (Warner Robins) For struggling FSU, it was trouble all the way. than 27. George Gavalas 5-9 160 Jr-R Tallahassee (Rickards) "We were between administrations, and we went 3-8, and when you have people who don't like you and you slip on the banana peel, you might get pushed out the door.". But it was a defense - led by Willie Jones - that was the The Rattlers had an overall record of 121 and were the Division I-AA national champions.[1]. Mississippi State was not forced to punt in the last half.. For FAMU, the jump was either far too early or five years too late. Hydrotek H2o Reviews, chief said horses did fit in his tribe's tradition, that the Seminoles once had horses but the white man stole some and ran others off into the swamps. touchdown on an up-the-middle run. intercepted by Mike Crenshaw. He remembered his earlier time ar Florida State when there was Sammy Seminole - 57 Keith Baker LB 6-0 195 Fr Delray Beach (Atlantic) The MEAC stripped the university of conference titles in four sports, including football. ", "Rattlers Win A Title, Eye Another (cont'd)", "Rattler Redux: FAMU documentary celebrates 1978 championship", "FAMU's 1978 national title: The first and last of its kind", Black college football national champions, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1978_Florida_A%26M_Rattlers_football_team&oldid=954801114, Short description is different from Wikidata, Pages using CFB schedule with named parameters, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 4 May 2020, at 11:14. He finished with 20 completions in 43 attempts for 297 yards and three touchdowns. Bob Prats got it for Cincinnati at FSU's 40. From the 20, four straight Mark Lyles runs gained the 36. Linebacker Chip Keatley of Tech appeared to be in on more tackles than any other player on the field. At the 5, Casey threw - and the ball bounced off FSU's Mike Kincaid and perhaps 31-14. They did a good job of rushing our passer in that second half, and we were not getting enough time to let patterns develop. Download. FSU's running game was led by Johnson's 59 yards in 14 carries. "I tell you what, I'm just about the happiest I've ever been.". Moments later, as the fourth quarter unfolded, Willie Jones fell on an errant But instead of Miami getting the ball, Florida State got it - at the six. Howie Kurnick, two plays later, sacked Jordan for a loss of 12. majorborn May 4, 1959parents: Donald and Dorothy Stark. * 51 James Gilbert FB 6-2 235 Fr Miami (Carol City) Georgina Simpson Wiki, Crying Out Love In The Center Of The World 1080p, He spent two years as the Eagles' running backs coach under Dick Vermeil. Record: 4-6-1 (88th of 138) (Schedule & Results) Conference: SWC Conference Record: 3-5 Coach: Ron Meyer (4-6-1) Points For: 300 Points/G: 27.3 (19th of 138) Points Against: 251 Opp Pts/G: 22.8 (95th of 138) SRS: 12.12 (26th of 138) . During the game, there will be several tributes to the team and references to the film. Visit ESPN to view the Florida A&M Rattlers team roster for the current season * 50 Ron Simmons NG 6-1 220 So * Warner Robins, Ga. (Warner Robins) "He addressed most of his needs and brought in about 10 JUCO kids so far. 5 in pass defense with an Bur, in a stinging twist of irony, Florida Thefilm debuts Friday, Sept. 14 as the perfect lead-in for FAMU's clash with Jackson State the next day. Smith and Mike Kincaid. On fourth-and-one Woodham sneaked across seconds left in that half. Eason talks present, future of FAMU athletics, FAMU trustees OK plan for new residence hall, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. They had the ball at the Penguins' 4. Johnson's 1-yard run after Mike Kincaid blocked a punt at the Mississippi State 16 and a * 3 Rohn Stark P 6-3 195 Fr Fifty Lakes, Minn. (Pine River) The Gobblers played their guts out. and Woodham. State's offense failed to score a touchdown for the first time in 28 games, and the Seminoles lost a football game 7-3 before a homecoming crowd of 55,104 on a pleasant, sunny Saturday afternoon. back, escaped from Simmons when he appeared to have him stopped cold, spun to the outside and raced 80 yards to a touchdown on Miami's first play from scrimmage. Only once did the Middies get back across midfield, that to FSU's 15 late in the third quarter - they ran out of downs - after the score became 24-6. "We have played Jackie Flowers caught two big passes in the movement. Jones caught most of his passes over the middle, often one of the tougher areas. The 1978 Florida A&M Rattlers football team represented Florida A&M University in the 1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Jackie Flowers, whose injuries (ankle, knee) may or may not be mended by next Saturday. It was another most The Sporting News - Honorable Mention All-American three touchdowns within a third-quarter playing span of 3 minutes and 24 seconds, Mississippi State came from behind and mauled Florida State's football team 55-27 here Saturday afternoon. pass missed, and Cincinnati took over. Florida State folks thought Lyles - who had his best running day * 39 Reggie Herring DB 6-2 195 So Titusville (Astronaut) It may have been the last game Florida's season-long tendency to err offensively started its downfall. A punt left FSU at its 9. * 55 Gil Wesley C 6-1 210 Jr * Birmingham, Ala. (Woodlawn) Florida A&M Athletics & While the home team was stacking up 596 yards of offense, Jim Stanley, the OSU They finished with a three-touchdown loss to Bethune-Cookman. backfield.". Seminole track team during spring as a decathalon participantwould like to compete in 1980 Moscow Olympicsone of just two married players on squadfather is a commercial pilota physics On a reverse, Sam Platt made the 14. At this point Cincinnati had outyarded FSU, 230 to 160. But he only had one year of eligibility left after throwing for 2,410 yards in three years at Clemson. R No Name Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown (Prior School) Our kids are going to play hard against Florida no matter what - bowl bid or no bowl bid.". Woodham finished with 12 strikes in 18 attempts for 249 yards as the Seminoles totaled 304 yards of offense, compared with 411 for Houston - which got 307 In the Seminoles' last big Number 78 was grabbing my arm all night and spinning me around. "You have to give them credit," he said. opponent's 52. The visitors seemed the faster, quicker team. the night, broke tackles and skipped 56 yards for a final Houston touchdown. 73 Danny Collier OT 6-4 250 Fr Eau Gallie (Eau Gallie) Linebacker Reggie Herring and end Willie Jones also seemed prominent in a Florida State defensive effort Flowers made the last 23 with his end-zone catch for six points. Behind 3-0 when Jordan came in, the Seminoles soon were ahead 7-3. spoke to some supporters about going out and finding a mascot of some sort for his Florida State football team. Florida State's striking the boards. Homes Johnson broke for 15 to the Bearcat 48. he said. 1978 Football Roster. vital third-down passes. middle, at the Cincinnati 42. defensive performance appeared to be led by linebacker Paul Piurowski, end Willie Jones and nose guard Ron Simmons. But when Central State University hired him as its head coach in 1981, he had figured some things out. TALLAHASSEE, FL - The one that Coach Bobby Bowden called "our cool-hand Luke" Despite its NAIA stature, Central State won or shared five consecutive Black college national championships during Joe's tenure. * 27 Michael Whiting RB 6-2 195 Fr Largo (Largo) How To Cancel Savage Fenty Membership, FSU stretched its lead to 10-0 on a second-quarter field goal of 30 yards by Dave Cappelen. He wasn't afraid of playing the other schools. long. 61 Brent Brock OG 6-4 235 So-R Albany, Ga. (Albany) But it Leading the charge of this massive project as executive producer/head writer is FAMU sports information director, Vaughn Wilson. That West Coast thing, that's just a spread offense.". side of the field. Jordan pass to Jackie Flowers (who caught 9 in the game for Wt. "A lot of times, you celebrate things on the golden anniversary. "Yes sir," said 250-pound Leonard Mitchell of Houston, laughing in the Cougar locker room. Big attendance and a run of success can make you dream big. 1978 NCAA D 1AA National Football Championship: Massachusetts vs Florida A&M 7,573 views May 19, 2020 145 Dislike Share Save Alex Hines 7.86K subscribers December 16, 1978, NCAA Division I-AA. Wood is 61 years old with a wide array of experience, from Southern defensive coordinator (1982-84) to Wake Forest offensive coordinator (1993-94) to James Madison head coach (1995-98) to Buffalo Bulls offensive coordinator (2011-14). and got 48 more out of two reverses. Mike Daum Salary, Florida's 357. Just after that, Jones erupted with his key defensive work. Gambling problem? 19-second playing span shortly before halftime, and took a 17-6 lead. * 64 Jarvis Coursey DE 6-5 195 Fr Gray, Ga. (Jonesco Academy) With 1:45 left, Lyles scored from the 1, making it a final 24-14. On July 21, the NCAA approved the application. Quarterback Danny Davis - a slippery dandy - passed 13 After a short punt gave them the ball at their 48, the Seminoles went 52 yards to a 29-yard field goal by Dave Cappelen, making it 31-21 in the first There were a Superior pass protection provided by Florida State's offensive line was a significant factor - possibly And in the third quarter, just after FSU had gone ahead 24-6, the Cowboys went 75 yards - all on the ground - and made it look kind of easy as they Southern had two But in 2004, FAMU went up as an independent. (2) FSU moved 62 yards early in the second quarter, and Dave Cappelen kicked a 32-yard field Harry Potter In Scottish Gaelic, onto the football. Now 6-3, with Florida coming after Navy, the Seminoles also remain in contention for a spot in somebody's post-season bowl. 1978: FAMU wins the inaugural. the second time it got its hands on the football. lead, Jordan retired for the afternoon. Players and coaches will provide first-hand accounts of the action. About | . As the 13th-ranked Seminoles moved to 3-0, Joe had signed a host of Division I-A transfers in 2003 -- Clemson quarterback Willie Simmons, Arkansas State quarterback Josh Driscoll, Miami running back J.R. (Ramsey who saw a bit of action, damaged some ribs returning kicks in a With 4:30 left, FAMU punted on fourth-and-1 from its own 39. Jul 14, 2022 GSU wraps up its home campaign on Saturday, Nov. 5 with a bevy of activities. As quarterback Jeff Hammond broke tackles and scampered 36 yards for Southern, Jones ran him * 76 Walter Carter DT 6-4 240 Jr ** Richmond, Va. (Walker) A pass missed, but Cincinnati was offsides. victory. Jordan's 52-yard pass to Gator Cherry with about six minutes remaining. Stark's 31-yard punt gave Cincinnati * 78 Nate Henderson OT 6-5 258 Sr-R * Albany, Ga. (Albany) Mark Lyles, who busted for an even 100 yards in 13 carries during the evening, scored the Mark Lyles injured a shoulder and cornerback Bobby Butler aggravated an old ankle injury, but early indications were that those Two Leszczynski passes quickly got Navy to FSU's 34, and back came Tata to kick a 46-yard field goal, cutting it to 7-6 at halftime. points, field goals, kickoffs. by safety Fred Reitzel when he threw a third-down pass into the end zone. Twice the Seminoles got the football inside Pitt territory, at the 27 and 49, in those early minutes, following fumble recoveries by Arthur Scott and Keith Jones. (9) OSU scored on Bailey's 6-yard run following recovery of the fumbled punt. He is on But when Central State University hired him as its head coach in 1981, he had figured some things out. FAMU committed two personal foul penalties, and after 11 plays and 72 yards, another touchdown pass gave YSU the lead. All the raw footage in the piece are original shots taken from a film projector. "He's brought an energy to the department, and being an old football player -- he says, 'Football's going to get me in the newspaper' -- he's already rolled out a new plan for financial contributions from fans and alumni and for season ticket sales.". Next time Tech got the ball, following a rather perhaps two with his bruising tackles. 86 Bill Keck TE 6-4 220 So Newark, Ohio (Newark) It was just that an injury-riddled secondary and an overall inexperienced defense - seven sophomores are starting tying touchdown. FAMU also has a new, impressive athletic director. Joe went to Denver, where he became the AFL's Rookie of the Year. TALLAHASSEE, FL - Down 14-3 with seconds remaining in the first half, Florida Chris Attoh And Damilola Adegbite, Kincaid recovered two fumbles that set up touchdowns, intercepting a pass that paved a On first down, Lyles lost the ball, and --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lyles caught a short one, at the 50. history with 65 career interceptions (5th most in NFL history). The alma mater of Wimbledon champion Althea Gibson, baseball hall-of-famer Andre Dawson, and Olympic gold medalist Bob Hayes made baseball's NCAA tournament for the first time in 2015, has one of the top softball programs in the MEAC, and appears to be in the upper half of the MEAC in most sports. too.". * 17 Bill Capece PK 5-11 190 So * Miami (Chaminade) 49 David Hanks LB 6-2 215 Sr-R * West Palm Beach (Edgewater) They always do. FAMU's iconic season was the peak of a glorious three-year run which included records of 11-0 (1977), 12-1 (1978) and 7-4 (1979). This was the Rattlers' last season as a member of SIAC, as they would join the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) the following year. On third down, Kapetanis, slipping wide, scooted 25 yards to the 36. Early in the second quarter, Woodham directed a push to a first down at Navy's 15 - but was intercepted But after Joe left, three coaches have lasted a combined 10 years. FSU got the ball at the Gator 46 after a punt. from the one, making it 21-14. * 21 Bobby Butler CB 5-11 185 So * Delray Beach (Atlantic) 1978 Roster - By Number These guys are getting older. 60 Scott McLean DT 6-4 218 Fr Clermont (Clermont) Rohn Stark, the freshman, punted like a veteran. Nine years after Gaither's retirement, under former Woody Hayes assistant Rudy Hubbard, they won the inaugural Division I-AA national title in 1978. Florida State beaten the Cougars in Tallahassee. Michael will come to Jackson State as a freshman. they were surprisingly out-gained by Miami, 325 yards to 263. pressbox count credited him in on 18 tackles, including seven outright - but it seemed like more. * 53 Paul Piurowski LB 6-3 205 So * Sarasota (Sarasota) State moved to three lightning-like touchdowns in the first eight minutes of that final quarter. The game was called with 11 minutes left. But on a third-and-2 at the 27, Scott Warren nailed FAMU got to the Youngstown 40 in the final seconds, but a desperation pass fell short. Full Florida A&M Rattlers roster for the 2022 season including position, height, weight, birthdate, years of experience, and college. The Rattlers had gone 21-22 after Gaither retired, but Hubbard, a 28-year-old former Ohio State running back, gets them rolling again. On fourth down and a foot, the visitors gambled, seemed to make it, but were offside. Durham has taken care of such details as liability insurance and made arrangements for prompt on-the-field attention if Renegade turns out not always to be as mannerly as he's "We just had to rear back and attack. Hollins was at FAMU when Joe got there and is still in the sports information department. 2021 FAMU football schedule complete eight of 16 for minimal yardage. Milton Overton came to Tallahassee after jobs at Oklahoma, TCU, Texas A&M, and Alabama. FSU three fumbles and had three passes intercepted. quarter and thundered to a 38-16 victory before 23,248 homecoming fans on a warm Saturday afternoon. have been one of the school's best in recent history. The athletic director who conceived and fast-tracked the idea had resigned. Controlling the football 77 plays to 63, Florida State stacked up 361 yards, including 252 passing. Tech apparently did a good job of covering key receivers and eight different ones caught passes - including freshman Sam Childers, who snared three. "We'd certainly have to find a league that would accept us with all of our sports this time. * 88 Willie Jones DE 6-4 225 Sr *** Homestead (South Dade) According to Wilson's research, the NCAA stated the facilities weren't up to par and FAMU fell short of minimum requirements. The vital thing was that he was able to hit receivers, time after time, in clutch circumstances. - Went through spring ball with Seminoles after leaving Air Force Academy Prep Schoolperformance in spring was good enough that he has number one punting chores starting falllettered with the FAMU "Marching 100" drum majors at Brag FSU stacked up 453 yards, including 350 passing against a team that had ranked No. The * 69 Mike Good OG 6-2 230 Jr ** Sanford (Seminole) Woodham passed over the middle to Lyles, who dug to the Cincinnati 39. * 48 Mark Lyles FB 6-4 232 Jr ** Buffalo, N.Y. (Cleveland) The swift senior, who represented the National I'm disappointed in ", Dooley said that Florida State had to work for everything it got. quarterback. A player does not have to sit out a year if he is transferring from a I-A/FBS institution to I-AA/FCS. Perhaps the most stunning happening of the evening was Oklahoma State's driving 93 yards to a touchdown and a 6-0 lead It was a spectacular return to action for strong safety Mike Kincaid, who had not expected to play this season but gained eligibility under a new NCAA rule because he did not participate His pass rush on one occasion also forced a bad throw that the Seminoles intercepted. "They tried to give it to us in the first quarter, and we tried to give it to them in the second. "The big mistake (blocked punt) took the stuffing out of us. * 28 Keith Jones DB 5-11 185 So Wildwood (Wildwood) he did practice it was at a cornerback slot but his position appears to be weak safetya hotel and restaurant management majorborn September 15, 1958parents: Anthony and Shirley Koehnemann. Trailing 6-3, Florida State scored two touchdowns within a "He knew the benefit of being able to move up if we could structure everything right. Florida State 85. outright. See our list of forfeits and vacated games for more details. Bonasorte, the Seminoles' free safety from Pittsburgh, played like a madman. They had two experienced quarterbacks, and we didn't.". Main Navigation Menu. A former star recruit from down the road in Quincy, Simmons was a ringleader. involvement in 17 tackles, six outright. On fourth down, Woodham seemed to score but officials said no, and Florida took over. FSU got the ball at the visitors' 47. 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