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  School Football over the past 100 seasons.





Enterprise Football Team History


Enterprise Wildcats
Enterprise High School

500 E. Watts St. Enterprise, AL 36330
Stadium: Wildcat Stadium
Colors: Navy Blue & White
Coach: Bill Bacon
Region: 4A-R3
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1913  <-- 1978 <- 1979 -> 1980 --> 2024
1979 Season Highlights
 Bill Bacon enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Enterprise.
 First playoff win.
 First 13 win season.
 The Wildcats won the Class 4A Region 3 Championship.
 
1979 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 7  @ Carroll   *  28   6   W       
 Fri., Sep. 14  vs. Charles Henderson    35   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 21  @ Selma   *  35   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 28  vs. Pine Forest FL    27   21   W       
 Fri., Oct. 5  @ Ft. Walton Beach FL    26   12   W       
 Fri., Oct. 12  vs. Sidney Lanier   *  13   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 19  @ Carver Montgomery   *  42   13   W       
 Fri., Oct. 26  @ Northview   *  15   14   W (OT)      
 Fri., Nov. 2  vs. Prattville   *  13   3   W       
 Fri., Nov. 9  vs. Dothan   *  14   15   L       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 16  vs. Murphy    31   21   W       1st Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 23  vs. Baldwin County    28   7   W       2nd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 30   Jeff Davis    9   7   W       Semi-finals Playoffs 
 Fri., Dec. 7   Vestavia Hills    14   13   W    Legion Field   Championship Game 
 
1979 Season Totals
  Record13-1
  Points Scored330
  Scoring Average23.6
  Points Allowed132
  Defense Average9.4
  Opponents Record82-48 -1
  Region Record6-1
  Home Record6-1
  Away Record5-0
1979 Class 4A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
 Enterprise was not ranked.
  
1979 Class 4A Region 3 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Enterprise 13-13301324-082486-116051  Bill Bacon
Northview 9-2225970-114246-113025  Wayne Parrish
Dothan 7-3121506-111136  Phillip Creel
Carver Montgomery 5-51751534-3120112  Davis Brock
Sidney Lanier 3-7481562-534100  Cliff Little
Carroll 2-81042212-579157  Paul Terry
Prattville 3-7841671-657130  Mike Dubose
Selma 4-61742102-6118182  Willard Whitcomb

1979 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Doug Vickers DL Sr.6-2235 All American  Adidas
 Doug Vickers DL Sr.6-2235 All Southern  Orlando Sentinel
 Doug Vickers T Sr.6-3245 All-Star Game  
 Linzal Chapman DE Sr.6-3180 All-Star Game  

1979 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Bill BaconCoach 1st  BPH
 Bill BaconCoach 1st  MA
 Doug VickersT Sr.6-3240 1st  BPH
 Doug VickersT Sr.6-2235 1st  BN
 Doug VickersOL Sr.6-3240 1st  MA
 Linzall ChapmanDL Sr.6-3180 1st  MA



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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.