1978 Florida State Seminoles football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–3
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGeorge Haffner (3rd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorJack Stanton (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumDoak Campbell Stadium
1978 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Penn State   –  – 11 –1 –0
North Texas State   –  – 9 –2 –0
East Carolina   –  – 9 –3 –0
Navy   –  – 9 –3 –0
No. 7 Notre Dame   –  – 9 –3 –0
Rutgers   –  – 9 –3 –0
Florida State   –  – 8 –3 –0
Temple   –  – 7 –3 –1
Pittsburgh   –  – 8 –4 –0
Holy Cross   –  – 7 –4 –0
Louisville   –  – 7 –4 –0
UNLV   –  – 7 –4 –0
Southern Miss   –  – 7 –4 –0
Northeast Louisiana   –  – 6 –4 –1
Georgia Tech   –  – 7 –5 –0
Hawaii   –  – 6 –5 –0
Miami (FL)   –  – 6 –5 –0
South Carolina   –  – 5 –5 –1
William & Mary   –  – 5 –5 –1
Cincinnati   –  – 5 –6 –0
Villanova   –  – 5 –6 –0
Army   –  – 4 –6 –1
Memphis State   –  – 4 –7 –0
Tulane   –  – 4 –7 –0
Virginia Tech   –  – 4 –7 –0
Air Force   –  – 3 –8 –0
Colgate   –  – 3 –8 –0
Richmond   –  – 3 –8 –0
Syracuse   –  – 3 –8 –0
Illinois State   –  – 2 –9 –0
West Virginia   –  – 2 –9 –0
Boston College   –  – 0 –11 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University as an independent during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Bobby Bowden, the Seminoles compiled a record of 8–3. Florida State played home games at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 9at SyracuseNo. 17
W 28–024,272
September 16Oklahoma StateNo. 16
W 38–2040,338
September 23at Miami (FL)No. 13
ABCW 31–2125,002
September 30HoustonNo. 10
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
L 21–2741,142
October 7CincinnatiNo. 18
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 26–2139,599
October 14at Mississippi StateNo. 15
L 27–5536,000[1]
October 21at No. 16 Pittsburgh
L 3–755,104
October 28at Southern Miss
W 38–1623,248[2]
November 11Virginia Tech
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 24–1438,654[3]
November 1812:50 p.m.Navydagger
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
ABCW 38–645,795
November 25Florida
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)
W 38–2148,432[4]

[5]

Personnel

1978 Florida State Seminoles football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OL Lee Adams
OL Brent Brock
RB Gator Cherry
TE Sam Childers
WR Jackie Flowers
OL Greg Futch
OL Mike Good
OL Nate Henderson
RB Homes Johnson
QB Jimmy Jordan
TE Bill Keck
RB Keith Kennedy
TE Grady King
OL Ken Lanier
RB Mark Lyles
RB Sam Platt
RB Greg Ramsey
WR Milton Raysor
RB Ernie Sims
WR Lawrence Strainge
WR Kurt Unglaub
RB Wade Wallace
OL Gil Wesley
RB Michael Whiting
WR Phil Williams
QB Wally Woodham
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB Monk Bonasorte
DB Bobby Butler
DL Walter Carter
DL Jarvis Coursey
LB David Hanks
DB Ozzie Harrell
DB Gary Henry
LB Reggie Herring
DB Keith Jones
DL Willie Jones
DB Mike Kincaid
DL Mark Macek
DL Jeremy Mindin
LB Paul Piurowski
DL Ed Richardson
DL Arthur Scott
DL Ron Simmons
DB Mike Smith
DL Scott Warren
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K Bill Capece
K Dave Cappelen
P Rohn Stark
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Game summaries

    At Syracuse

    Oklahoma State

    At Miami (FL)

    #13 Florida State Seminoles (2–0) at Miami (FL) Hurricanes (0–1)
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Florida St 0 14 71031
    Miami (FL) 7 7 0721

    at Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida

    • Date: September 23, 1978
    • Game weather: Cloudy, 83 °F (28 °C)
    • Game attendance: 25,003
    • Box Score
    TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
    Florida St PassingJimmy Jordan8/12, 83 Yds, TD, INT
    RushingHomes Johnson23 Rush, 90 Yds
    ReceivingMark Lyles5 Rec, 58 Yds, TD
    Miami (FL) PassingMark Richt5/11, 74 Yds, TD, 3 INT
    RushingOttis Anderson15 Rush, 137 Yds, TD
    ReceivingMark Cooper3 Rec, 48 Yds

    Houston

    Cincinnati

    At Mississippi State

    At Pittsburgh

    At Southern Mississippi

    Virginia Tech

    Navy Midshipmen (7–2) at Florida State Seminoles (6–3)
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Navy 3 3 006
    Florida St 0 7 171438

    at Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, Florida

    • Date: November 18, 1978
    • Game time: 12:50 p.m. EDT
    • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 76 °F (24 °C)
    • Game attendance: 45,795
    • Referee: W.T. Miller
    • TV: ABC
    • Box Score
    • ABC Players of the Game: Jimmy Jordan & Sam Platt (off), Ron Simmons (def) 10 tackles, FR, FF
    External videos
    video icon Game broadcast (part 1)
    video icon Game broadcast (part 2)
    video icon Game broadcast (part 3)
    video icon Game broadcast (part 4)
    TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
    Navy PassingBob Leszczynski10/20, 188 Yds, INT
    RushingKevin Tolbert5 Rush, 27 Yds
    ReceivingSandy Jones2 Rec, 51 Yds
    Florida St PassingJimmy Jordan15/27, 280 Yds, 4 TD
    RushingGreg Ramsey5 Rush, 51 Yds, TD
    ReceivingSam Platt6 Rec, 145 Yds, 3 TD

    Florida

    References

    1. ↑ "Ill wins, defense doom Florida State". The Palm Beach Post-Times. October 15, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
    2. ↑ "Woodham's passing hurls Seminoles past surprised Southern Miss., 38–16". The Miami Herald. October 29, 1978. Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
    3. ↑ "Seminoles rally past VPI, 24–14". The Miami Herald. November 12, 1978. Retrieved December 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
    4. ↑ "Gators muff Dickey's sendoff". St. Petersburg Times. December 3, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
    5. ↑ "1978 Football - Year in Review".


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