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Falkner Football Team History

Falkner Eagles

Falkner High School

20350 Hwy 15 Falkner, MS
Stadium: Gay Field
Colors: Black & Gold
Coach: Ricky Bates

1963 <-- 1998 <- 1999 -> 2000 --> 2024

1999 Season Highlights

Ricky Bates enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Falkner.

The Eagles won the Class 1A District 1 Championship.

The Eagles finished th in District 1.

1999 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Thu., Aug. 26	@ Booneville	14	42	L
Thu., Sep. 2	@ Walnut *	39	0	W
Fri., Sep. 10	@ Hamilton *	41	15	W
Fri., Sep. 17	vs. Calhoun City *	10	6	W
Fri., Sep. 24	vs. Maben *	38	13	W
Fri., Oct. 1	@ Montgomery County *	37	0	W
Fri., Oct. 8	vs. Vardaman *	14	7	W
Fri., Oct. 15	@ Biggersville *	35	14	W
Thu., Oct. 21	vs. Thrasher *	47	13	W
Fri., Oct. 29	@ Smithville *	44	45	L
Fri., Nov. 5	OPEN
Playoffs
Tue., Oct. 12	vs. French Camp Academy	21	14	W	1st Round Playoffs
Tue., Oct. 19	vs. Noxapater	25	28	L	2nd Round Playoffs

1999 Season Totals
Record	9-3
Points Scored	365
Scoring Average	30.4
Points Allowed	197
Defense Average	16.4
Opponents Record	90-63
District Record	8-1
Home Record	5-1
Away Record	4-2

1999 Class 1A District 1 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			District Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Falkner	9-3	365	197	1-1	46	42	8-1	305	113	Ricky Bates
Calhoun City	9-3	347	137	0-1	6	24	8-1	321	80	Mike Ray
Vardaman	9-3	374	145	0-1	6	10	7-2	285	119	Mark Bray
Hamilton	7-4	267	191	0-1	13	42	6-3	213	143	Scott Cantrell
Smithville	8-3	396	202				6-3	296	187	Dwight Bowling
Montgomery County	4-7	145	298				4-5	119	234	Phillip Smith
Biggersville	4-7	227	298				2-7	161	260	Timmy Moore
Maben	3-8	123	275				2-7	99	249	Kenneth Williamson
Walnut	2-8	131	305				2-7	124	271	Joe Horton
Thrasher	0-11	81	377				0-9	59	326	Andy Richey

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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.