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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: Robert Shaw Region: 4A-R1
1976 Season Highlights
Robert Shaw enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Murphy. The Panthers won the Class 4A Region 1 Championship.
1976 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Fri., Sep. 3 @
Baldwin County
0
6
L
Fri., Sep. 10 @
Fairhope
14
6
W
Sat., Sep. 18 vs.
Blount
*
35
0
W
Fri., Sep. 24
Toulminville
0
0
T
Thu., Sep. 30
Shaw
*
33
0
W
Fri., Oct. 8 @
Vigor
*
18
13
W
Fri., Oct. 15
Davidson
*
21
0
W
Fri., Oct. 22 vs.
Theodore
*
0
6
L
Fri., Oct. 29
McGill-Toolen
*
20
13
W
Fri., Nov. 5 @
Mary Montgomery
*
14
7
W
Playoffs Fri., Nov. 12 vs.
Baldwin County
29
14
W
1st Round Playoffs Fri., Nov. 19 @
Enterprise
18
6
W
2nd Round Playoffs Fri., Nov. 26 vs.
West End
24
14
W
Semi-finals Playoffs Sat., Dec. 4
Mountain Brook
26
52
L
Legion Field
Championship Game
1976 Season Totals
Record 10-3
-1
Points Scored 252
Scoring Average 18.0
Points Allowed 137
Defense Average 9.8
Opponents Record 91-55
-2
Region Record 6-1
Home Record 3-1
Away Record 4-1
1976 Class 4A Rankings
Date
Week
Rank
Record
Votes
Source
Murphy was not ranked.
1976 Player Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Harris Spencer
DB
Sr. 5-10 180
All-Star Game
AHSAA
Mardye McDole
WR
Sr. 6-0 175
All-Star Game
AHSAA
Mardye McDole
E
Sr. 6-0 165
Super All-State
Bham News
1976 All State Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Greg Coleman G
2nd
BN
Ken Luke B
2nd
BN
Ken Luke B
Sr. 6-2 185
2nd
BPH
Mardye McDole E
Sr. 6-0 165
1st
BN
Mardye McDole E
Sr. 6-0 165
1st
BPH
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