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          The battle of the Blue and Gold was first played in 1931, the first season Fairhope  fielded a football team. They have played every season since. Most of the games were played at the end of each season until recently. The schools are about 28 miles apart and separated by Fish River.

          While there have not been many major upsets in this series there have been more than a few surprising results. In 1987 the two met in a season ending matchup with the Pirates entering the game with a 8-1 record against the undefeated Lions. The much anticipated great game never materialized as Fairhope dominated Foley by a score of 52-8.

          As recently as 2014, the Lions beat an undefeated Fairhope team in the second round of the playoffs after falling to them during the regular season.

          During the 1944 season the two teams played twice with each winning one of the games. It was the only loss for either team that year.

          The winning team receives a huge trophy to which remains at the school for the next 365 days until the next game. The trophy first came into existence in the early 1980s and comes from the team colors. While Foley wears navy blue and gold, the Pirates dress in royal blue and gold.

          While the Foley vs. Robertsdale and Fairhope vs. Daphne games are important to each school, it is the Battle of the Blue and Gold that most fans look forward to each year.

Total Meetings:  93
Series Record:  Foley leads 51-38-4
Home Record: Fairhope: 16-24-1
                        Foley: 23-22-1
First Meeting:  10/20/1931, Fairhope 0, Foley, 14
Last Meeting:  8/28/2015, Foley 30, Fairhope, 27
Longest Winning Streak:  Fairhope 6 (1984-1988), Foley 10 (1931-1940)
Biggest Wins:  Fairhope 52-8 (1987), Foley 67-0 (1933)

Foley vs. Fairhope
2015 Foley 30-27 Fairhope
2014 Fairhope 44-34 Foley
2014 # Foley 34-7 Fairhope
2013 Fairhope 24-23 Foley
2012 Foley 34-27 Fairhope
2011 Fairhope 45-34 Foley
2010 Fairhope 28-23 Foley
2009 Fairhope 40-20 Foley
2008 Foley 14-10 Fairhope
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2007 Foley 43-7 Fairhope
2006 Foley 34-9 Fairhope
2005 Foley 37-0 Fairhope
2004 Fairhope 48-6 Foley
2003 Fairhope 34-13 Foley
2002 Fairhope 29-15 Foley
2001 Fairhope 31-21 Foley
2000 Foley 26-13 Fairhope
1999 Fairhope 35-7 Foley
1998 Fairhope 22-20 Foley
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1997 Fairhope 14-13 Foley
1996 Foley 20-16 Fairhope
1995 Foley 48-7 Fairhope
1994 Foley 20-13 Fairhope
1993 Foley 44-14 Fairhope
1992 Foley 42-2 Fairhope
1991 Fairhope 22-12 Foley
1990 Foley 21-7 Fairhope
1989 Foley 27-6 Fairhope
1988 Fairhope 27-7 Foley
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1987 Fairhope 52-8 Foley
1986 Fairhope 9-8 Foley
1985 Fairhope 16-13 Foley
1985 # Fairhope 23-0 Foley
1984 Fairhope 31-8 Foley
1983 Foley 20-8 Fairhope
1982 Fairhope 7-0 Foley
1981 Foley 19-9 Fairhope
1980 Foley 15-14 Fairhope
1979 Foley 34-0 Fairhope
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1978 Fairhope 14-6 Foley
1977 Foley 7-2 Fairhope
1976 Foley 25-7 Fairhope
1975 Fairhope 14-6 Foley
1974 Fairhope 28-6 Foley
1973 Fairhope 21-6 Foley
1973 Fairhope 38-14 Foley
1972 Fairhope 21-19 Foley
1971 Foley 15-0 Fairhope
1970 Foley 21-0 Fairhope
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1969 Fairhope 13-6 Foley
1968 Fairhope 14-14 Foley
1967 Fairhope 31-0 Foley
1966 Fairhope 14-6 Foley
1965 Foley 21-7 Fairhope
1964 Foley 20-0 Fairhope
1963 Foley 20-7 Fairhope
1962 Foley 21-7 Fairhope
1961 Foley 37-0 Fairhope
1960 Foley 33-7 Fairhope
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1959 Fairhope 41-13 Foley
1958 Fairhope 14-12 Foley
1957 Fairhope 0-0 Foley
1956 Foley 13-6 Fairhope
1955 Foley 41-0 Fairhope
1954 Foley 7-6 Fairhope
1953 Fairhope 7-6 Foley
1952 Fairhope 13-6 Foley
1951 Fairhope 13-0 Foley
1950 Fairhope 20-20 Foley
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1949 Fairhope 13-12 Foley
1948 Fairhope 27-21 Foley
1947 Foley 33-6 Fairhope
1946 Foley 14-6 Fairhope
1946 Foley 14-12 Fairhope
1945 Fairhope 0-0 Foley
1945 Foley 12-7 Fairhope
1944 Fairhope 7-0 Foley
1944 Foley 7-0 Fairhope
1943 Foley 20-13 Fairhope
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1943 Foley 12-6 Fairhope
1942 Foley 20-0 Fairhope
1942 Foley 14-0 Fairhope
1941 Fairhope 7-0 Foley
1940 Foley 14-12 Fairhope
1939 Foley 6-0 Fairhope
1938 Foley 19-7 Fairhope
1937 Foley 27-0 Fairhope
1936 Foley 31-12 Fairhope
1935 Foley 45-0 Fairhope
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1934 Foley 61-0 Fairhope
1933 Foley 67-0 Fairhope
1932 Foley 13-7 Fairhope
1931 Foley 14-0 Fairhope
# Playoff game 
       

David Parker
  AHSFHS.org
  dparker@ahsfhs.org




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