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Murphy Football Team History
Murphy Panthers
Murphy High School
100 S. Carlen St. Mobile, AL 36606
Stadium: Ladd-Peebles Stadium Colors: Blue & Gold Coach: Terry Curtis Region: 6A-R1
1997 Season Highlights
Terry Curtis enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Murphy. The Panthers won the Class 6A Region 1 Championship.
1997 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Thu., Sep. 4 vs.
Jeff Davis
7
6
W
Ladd-Peebles
Sat., Sep. 13 vs.
Baker
*
48
0
W
Ladd-Peebles
Fri., Sep. 19 @
Mary Montgomery
39
0
W
Fri., Sep. 26 vs.
Vigor
14
17
L
Ladd-Peebles
Fri., Oct. 3 OPEN Fri., Oct. 10 @
Theodore
*
24
13
W
Fri., Oct. 17 @
Blount
35
13
W
Thu., Oct. 23 vs.
McGill-Toolen
*
34
6
W
Ladd-Peebles
Fri., Oct. 31 vs.
Foley
21
19
W
Ladd-Peebles
Fri., Nov. 7 vs.
Davidson
*
56
34
W
Ladd-Peebles
Playoffs Fri., Nov. 14 vs.
Benjamin Russell
14
17
L (OT)
Ladd-Peebles
1st Round Playoffs
1997 Season Totals
Record 8-2
Points Scored 292
Scoring Average 29.2
Points Allowed 125
Defense Average 12.5
Opponents Record 63-50
Region Record 4-0
Home Record 5-2
Away Record 3-0
1997 Class 6A Rankings
Date
Week
Rank
Record
Votes
Source
10/23/1997 7
8 (5-1)
ASWA
10/30/1997 8
7 (6-1)
ASWA
11/6/1997 9
5 (7-1)
ASWA
11/13/1997 Final
4 (9-1)
ASWA
1997 Player Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Tairris Coleman
WR
Sr. 5-8 155
All-Star Game
1997 All State Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Jimmie Harden OL
Sr.
HM
ASWA
Jimmie Harden OL
Sr.
HM
ASWA
Tairris Coleman WR
Sr.
HM
BN
Tairris Coleman WR
Sr.
HM
ASWA
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