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American college football season
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
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 9 | at Syracuse | No. 17 | | | W 28–0 | 24,272 |
September 16 | Oklahoma State | No. 16 | | | W 38–20 | 40,338 |
September 23 | at Miami (FL) | No. 13 | | ABC | W 31–21 | 25,002 |
September 30 | Houston | No. 10 | - Doak Campbell Stadium
- Tallahassee, FL
| | L 21–27 | 41,142 |
October 7 | Cincinnati | No. 18 | - Doak Campbell Stadium
- Tallahassee, FL
| | W 26–21 | 39,599 |
October 14 | at Mississippi State | No. 15 | | | L 27–55 | 36,000 |
October 21 | at No. 16 Pittsburgh | | | | L 3–7 | 55,104 |
October 28 | at Southern Miss | | | | W 38–16 | 23,248 |
November 11 | Virginia Tech | | - Doak Campbell Stadium
- Tallahassee, FL
| | W 24–14 | 38,654 |
November 18 | Navy | | - Doak Campbell Stadium
- Tallahassee, FL
| ABC | W 38–6 | 45,795 |
November 25 | Florida | | - Doak Campbell Stadium
- Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)
| | W 38–21 | 48,432 |
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Personnel
1978 Florida State Seminoles football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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OL
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Lee Adams
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OL
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Brent Brock
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RB
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Gator Cherry
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TE
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Sam Childers
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WR
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Jackie Flowers
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OL
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Greg Futch
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OL
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Mike Good
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OL
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Nate Henderson
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RB
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Homes Johnson
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QB
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Jimmy Jordan
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TE
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Bill Keck
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RB
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Keith Kennedy
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TE
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Grady King
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OL
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Ken Lanier
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RB
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Mark Lyles
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RB
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Sam Platt
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RB
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Greg Ramsey
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WR
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Milton Raysor
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RB
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Ernie Sims
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WR
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Lawrence Strainge
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WR
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Kurt Unglaub
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RB
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Wade Wallace
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OL
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Gil Wesley
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RB
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Michael Whiting
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WR
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Phil Williams
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QB
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Wally Woodham
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Defense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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DB
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Monk Bonasorte
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DB
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Bobby Butler
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DL
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Walter Carter
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DL
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Jarvis Coursey
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LB
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David Hanks
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DB
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Ozzie Harrell
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DB
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Gary Henry
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LB
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Reggie Herring
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DB
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Keith Jones
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DL
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Willie Jones
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DB
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Mike Kincaid
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DL
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Mark Macek
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DL
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Jeremy Mindin
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LB
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Paul Piurowski
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DL
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Ed Richardson
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DL
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Arthur Scott
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DL
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Ron Simmons
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DB
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Mike Smith
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DL
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Scott Warren
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Special teams
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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K
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Bill Capece
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K
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Dave Cappelen
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P
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Rohn Stark
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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References
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Culture & lore | |
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People | |
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National championship seasons in bold |