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Sidney Lanier Football Team History
Sidney Lanier Poets
Sidney Lanier High School
1756 S. Court St. Montgomery, AL 36104
Stadium: Cramton Bowl Colors: Royal Blue & White Coach: Bobby Wilson
1968 Season Highlights
Bobby Wilson enters his 12th season as Head Coach at Sidney Lanier.
Won 29 consecutive games.
1968 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Fri., Sep. 6 @
Parrish Selma
23
0
W
Fri., Sep. 13 vs. Greenwood SC
34
7
W
Fri., Sep. 20 vs.
Tuscaloosa
27
7
W
Fri., Sep. 27 vs.
Ramsay
15
14
W
Fri., Oct. 11 OPEN Fri., Oct. 18 vs.
Vigor
35
7
W
Fri., Oct. 25 vs.
Murphy
10
0
W
Fri., Nov. 1 vs.
Dothan
6
14
L
Fri., Nov. 8
Lee Montgomery
27
7
W
Fri., Nov. 15 @
McGill-Toolen
31
10
W
Playoffs Fri., Nov. 22 vs.
Berry
42
0
W
Cramton Bowl
1st Round Playoffs @
Huntsville
27
21
W
Championship Game
1968 Season Totals
Record 10-1
Points Scored 277
Scoring Average 25.2
Points Allowed 87
Defense Average 7.9
Opponents Record 55-43
-3
Home Record 6-1
Away Record 3-0
1968 Class 4A Rankings
Date
Week
Rank
Record
Votes
Source
10/23/1968 7
6 (5-0) 50
AHSAA
10/31/1968 8
6 (6-0) 60
AHSAA
11/13/1968 10
4 (7-1) 70
AHSAA
11/6/1968 9
10 (6-1) 60
AHSAA
1968 Player Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Jeff Blitz
QB
Sr. 5-11 180
All American
SS
Jeff Blitz
QB
Sr. 5-11 180
All Southern
Orlando Sentinel
Jeff Blitz
B
Sr. 5-11 182
All-Star Game
Pat Raines
C
Sr. 6-2 200
All-Star Game
1968 All State Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Jeff Blitz B
Sr. 5-11 175
1st
BN
Jeff Blitz QB
Sr. 178
1st
BPH
Pat Raines LB
Sr. 200
2nd
BPH
Pat Raines C
Sr. 200
1st
BN
Randy Moore E
HM
BN
Rusty Chumley B
HM
BN
Slade Rhodes E
Sr. 180
2nd
BN
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