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Vancleave Football Team History

Vancleave Bulldogs

Vancleave High School

12424 Hwy. 57 Vancleave, MS
Stadium: Vancleave Stadium
Colors: Royal Blue & White
Coach: Alton Waltman

1954 <-- 1978 <- 1979 -> 1980 --> 2024

1979 Season Highlights

Alton Waltman enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Vancleave.

1979 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 31	OPEN
Fri., Sep. 7	vs. Pass Christian *	13	8	W
Fri., Sep. 14	OPEN
Sat., Sep. 22	Saint Martin	6	14	L
Fri., Sep. 28	vs. Hancock North Central	12	6	W
Fri., Oct. 12	@ East Central *	20	0	W
Fri., Oct. 19	vs. Bay *	26	0	W
Fri., Oct. 26	vs. Leakesville	26	6	W
Fri., Nov. 2	@ DIberville *	0	28	L
Fri., Nov. 9	@ Baker AL	13	7	W
Fri., Nov. 16	vs. Saint Stanislaus *	13	0	W

1979 Season Totals
Record	7-2
Points Scored	129
Scoring Average	14.3
Points Allowed	69
Defense Average	7.7
Opponents Record	54-42
Home Record	5-0
Away Record	2-1

1979 Pascagoula River Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
DIberville	10-0	288	73	6-0-0	175	34	Buddy Singleton
Vancleave	7-2	129	69	4-1-0	72	36	Alton Waltman
Saint Martin	6-3	187	76	3-1-0	87	34
Pass Christian	4-6	132	147	3-3-0	89	79	Bob Lumpkin
Saint Stanislaus	5-5	121	132	2-4-0	47	86	Bill Poole
Bay	4-5	93	156	1-5-0	36	122
East Central	1-8	56	210	0-5-0	21	136

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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.