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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: Bill Joiner
1971 Season Highlights
Bill Joiner enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Sidney Lanier.
1971 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Fri., Sep. 3 vs.
Berry
9
7
W
Fri., Sep. 10 vs.
Tuskegee Institute
42
0
W
Sun., Sep. 19 vs.
Tuscaloosa
7
10
L
Fri., Sep. 24 vs.
Glenn
21
0
W
Fri., Oct. 1 @
Emma Sansom
23
0
W
Fri., Oct. 8
Carver Montgomery
21
6
W
Fri., Oct. 15
Jeff Davis
24
23
W
Fri., Oct. 22 @
Dothan
10
7
W
Fri., Oct. 29 vs.
Jess Lanier
28
0
W
Fri., Nov. 5
Lee Montgomery
12
7
W
Playoffs Fri., Nov. 19 vs.
Grissom
6
7
L
Cramton Bowl
1st Round Playoffs
1971 Season Totals
Record 9-2
Points Scored 203
Scoring Average 18.5
Points Allowed 67
Defense Average 6.1
Opponents Record 64-40
-5
Home Record 4-2
Away Record 2-0
1971 Class 4A Rankings
Date
Week
Rank
Record
Votes
Source
10/19/1971 7
6 (5-0)
AHSAA
10/26/1971 8
4 (7-1)
AHSAA
11/15/1971 Final
3
AHSAA
11/2/1971 9
2 (8-1)
AHSAA
11/9/1971 10
2 (9-1)
AHSAA
1971 Player Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Bucky Berry
QB
Sr. 6-1 200
All-Star Game
Tony Rodgers
DB
Sr. 5-11 220
All-Star Game
1971 All State Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
David Semsey E
HM
BN
David Semsey E
Sr. 151
2nd
BPH
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