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1976 State Championship Final Summaries
1976 Class 3A State Championship Game Andalusia vs. Athens
Andalusia
Site
PF
Opponent
PA
WLT
OT
A
46
Luverne
0
W
A
22
W.S. Neal
6
W
A
33
Carroll
6
W
H
8
Enterprise
3
W
H
54
Charles Henderson
6
W
A
35
Opp
7
W
A
47
Ashford
14
W
H
40
Evergreen
0
W
A
24
Elba
14
W
H
35
Geneva
0
W
H
22
Smiths Station
7
W
1st Rd
A
34
Jackson
14
W
2nd Rd
35
Lanett
0
W
Semi
H
7
Athens
7
T
Finals
442
13-0-1
84
Region Record
5-0
Athens
Site
PF
Opponent
PA
WLT
OT
A
24
Grissom
8
W
H
20
Fairfield
6
W
A
8
Decatur
14
L
H
42
Sparkman
0
W
H
39
Bob Jones
8
W
H
41
Austin
0
W
A
42
Colbert County
6
W
A
48
Muscle Shoals
8
W
A
39
Russellville
0
W
H
7
Butler
14
L
H
35
Cullman
6
W
1st Rd
H
27
Haleyville
6
W
2nd Rd
A
17
Fairfield
0
W
Semi
A
7
Andalusia
7
T
Finals
396
11-2-1
83
Region Record
3-0
Game Summary
Athens
7
0
0
0
--
7
Andalusia
0
0
7
0
--
7
Scoring Summaries:
Athens: Adolph Cosby 10 yard pass from (PAT Scott Waldrop) 2:13
Andalusia: Bobby Johnson 2 yard run (PAT
Mark Chavers) 6:15
Athens
Andalusia
First Downs
10
11
Rush/Yards
175
201
Pass/Yards
11
0
Pass att/com/int
6-1-0
4-0-0
Total Yards
186
201
Fumbles/Lost
2
2
Punt/Avg.
5-29.6
6-26.2
Penalties
11
5
Time of Poss.
Game MVP:
Records: Athens (11-2-1); Andalusia (13-0-1)
Coaches: Ronald Phillips, Athens and Don Sharpe, Andalusia
Game: Played Friday December 3, 1976 at Andalusia
Summary: Defending Class 3A state champs Athens
can still lay claim to the title but must share it with
Andalusia after the two teams fought 48 minutes to a 7-7 tie.
Andalusia previously lost in the title game in 1973 and again
last season to Athens. Adolph Cosby scored on a 10 yard run with
2:13 left in the first half to put the Eagles up at halftime.
Andalusia would come back with a Bobby Johnson two yard run in
the third period to tie the score. Andalusia made a valiant
effort late in the game when they reached the Athens 32 yard
line but a long field goal try was short. Johnson led Andalusia
with 98 yards on 26 carries and Anderson chipped in 65 yards on
11 carries.
Cosby gained 73 yards on 16 carries to pace the
Eagles while Parker had 57 on 13 tries.
Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History
Morris Higginbotham coached three different teams to divisional state championships in the 1950s. He won titles at Walnut Grove in 1952, West Blocton in 1955 and Enterprise in 1960.
