1978 Florida State Seminoles football team

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1978 Florida State Seminoles football
Florida State Seminoles old logo.svg
ConferenceIndependent
1978 record8–3
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGeorge Haffner (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorJack Stanton (3rd season)
Home stadiumDoak Campbell Stadium
(Capacity: 47,413)
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   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 in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Bobby Bowden and played their home games at Doak Campbell Stadium.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
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
October 21at No. 16 Pittsburgh
L 3–755,104
October 28at Southern Miss
W 38–1623,248[1]
November 11Virginia Tech
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
W 24–1438,654[2]
November 18Navydagger
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
ABCW 38–645,795
November 25Florida
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)
W 38–2148,432
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel[]

1978 Florida State Seminoles football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
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. # Name Class
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. # Name Class
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

References[]

  1. ^ "Woodham's passing hurls Seminoles past surprised Southern Miss., 38–16". The Miami Herald. October 29, 1978. Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Seminoles rally past VPI, 24–14". The Miami Herald. November 12, 1978. Retrieved December 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1978 Football - Year in Review".
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