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Bessemer City Football Team History

Bessemer City Purple Tigers

Bessemer City High School

100 High School Dr. Bessemer, AL 35022
Stadium: Bessemer City Stadium
Colors: Purple & White
Coach: Rudy Griffin
Region: 6A-R4

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1910 <-- 2019 <- 2020 -> 2021 --> 2026

2020 Season Highlights

Rudy Griffin enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Bessemer City.

The Purple Tigers finished 6th in Region 4.

The Purple Tigers set a team record for points allowed in a game with 62.

The Purple Tigers set a team record for margin in a defeat by allowing 62 points.

2020 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 21	vs. Ramsay	0	35	L
Fri., Aug. 28	@ Hoover	0	62	L
Fri., Sep. 4	vs. Hueytown *	1	0	#Won
Fri., Sep. 11	@ Northridge *	6	40	L
Fri., Sep. 18	@ McAdory *	6	25	L
Fri., Sep. 25	vs. Sidney Lanier	7	12	L
Fri., Oct. 2	vs. Paul Bryant *	0	12	L
Fri., Oct. 9	OPEN
Fri., Oct. 16	vs. Brookwood *	43	0	W
Fri., Oct. 23	@ Hillcrest Tuscaloosa *	8	33	L
Fri., Oct. 30	@ Jasper	14	49	L

2020 Season Totals
Record	2-8
Points Scored	84
Scoring Average	9.3
Points Allowed	268
Defense Average	29.8
Opponents Record	59-51
Region Record	2-4
Home Record	2-3
Away Record	0-5

2020 Class 6A Rankings
Date	Week	Rank	Record	Votes	Source
Bessemer City was not ranked.

2020 Class 6A Region 4 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			Region/Area Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Hueytown	5-6	302	273	0-1	24	40	5-1	139	66	Greg Patterson.
Hillcrest Tuscaloosa	9-3	343	231	1-1	31	49	5-1	201	112	Sam Adams
Northridge	7-4	273	182	0-1	7	45	4-2	152	91	Mike Vickery
McAdory	4-7	209	245	0-1	13	26	3-3	167	145	Bart Sessions
Paul Bryant	3-6	123	132				2-4	65	63	Eldrick Hill
Bessemer City	2-8	85	268				2-4	64	110	Rudy Griffin
Brookwood	1-9	86	354				0-6	66	267	Mike Bramblett

2020 Player Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
No Bessemer City Players on File.

2020 All State Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
No Bessemer City Players on File.

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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.