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Winston County Football Team History
Winston County Yellow Jackets
Winston County High School
P.O. Box 549 Double Springs, AL 35553
Stadium: Malcolm Blake Stadium Colors: Purple & Gold Coach: Larry Bishop Region: 2A-R10
1980 Season Highlights
Larry Bishop enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Winston County.
First playoff appearance.
First region championship. The Yellow Jackets won the Class 2A Region 10 Championship.
1980 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Fri., Aug. 29 @
Lynn
35
14
W
Fri., Sep. 5 @
Phil Campbell
*
33
6
W
Fri., Sep. 12 vs.
Sulligent
*
17
7
W
Fri., Sep. 19 vs.
Meek
32
15
W
Fri., Sep. 26 @
Vinemont
41
21
W
Fri., Oct. 3 vs.
Carbon Hill
*
35
6
W
Fri., Oct. 10 @
Lamar County
*
51
12
W
Fri., Oct. 17 @
Curry
55
8
W
Fri., Oct. 31 vs.
Cordova
*
8
7
W
Fri., Nov. 7 vs.
Addison
14
20
L
Playoffs Fri., Nov. 14 @
Gordo
14
41
L
1st Round Playoffs
1980 Season Totals
Record 9-2
Points Scored 335
Scoring Average 30.5
Points Allowed 157
Defense Average 14.3
Opponents Record 55-59
Region Record 5-0
Home Record 4-1
Away Record 5-1
1980 Class 2A Rankings
Date
Week
Rank
Record
Votes
Source
10/15/1980 6
10 (6-0) 14
ASWA
10/22/1980 7
5 (8-0) 49
ASWA
10/29/1980 8
5 (8-0) 54
ASWA
10/8/1980 5
10 (6-0)
ASWA
11/12/1980 Final
6 (9-1)
ASWA
11/5/1980 9
5 (9-0) 57
ASWA
1980 Player Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
No Winston County Players on File.
1980 All State Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Brad West B
HM
BPH
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