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Albertville Football Team History

Albertville Aggies

Albertville High School

402 E. McCord Ave. Albertville, AL 35950
Stadium: Vernon Wells Stadium
Colors: Red & Black
Coach: Vernon Wells
Region: 4A-R10

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1906 <-- 1979 <- 1980 -> 1981 --> 2024

1980 Season Highlights

Vernon Wells enters his 13th season as Head Coach at Albertville.

The Aggies finished 5th in Region 10.

1980 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Thu., Aug. 28	vs. Fort Payne	27	0	W
Fri., Sep. 5	@ Arab	14	12	W
Thu., Sep. 11	@ Talladega *	10	14	L
Fri., Sep. 19	vs. Boaz	33	0	W
Fri., Sep. 26	@ Scottsboro	7	14	L
Fri., Oct. 10	@ Anniston *	27	30	L
Fri., Oct. 17	vs. Emma Sansom *	3	28	L
Fri., Oct. 24	@ Gadsden *	0	26	L
Fri., Oct. 31	vs. Etowah *	30	12	W
Fri., Nov. 7	@ Guntersville	21	7	W

1980 Season Totals
Record	5-5
Points Scored	172
Scoring Average	17.2
Points Allowed	143
Defense Average	14.3
Opponents Record	49-52 -1
Region Record	1-4
Home Record	3-1
Away Record	2-4

1980 Class 4A Rankings
Date	Week	Rank	Record	Votes	Source
Albertville was not ranked.

1980 Class 4A Region 10 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			Region/Area Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Emma Sansom	9-2	256	89	0-1	12	14	4-1	101	33	Fred Buster Gross
Anniston	4-4-1	130	124				4-1	103	69	Johnny Ingram
Talladega	8-2	133	71				4-1	62	31	Glenn Woodruff
Gadsden	3-7	125	160				2-3	57	47	David Martin
Albertville	5-5	172	143				1-4	70	110	Vernon Wells
Etowah	2-8	65	284				0-5	25	138	Charles Buddy Hearn
Arab	6-4	158	119				1-1	39	14	Wayne Trimble

1980 Player Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
No Albertville Players on File.

1980 All State Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Clay Johnson	E	Sr.		180	1st	BN
Clay Johnson	L				HM	BPH
Jason Whitten	B				HM	BPH

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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.