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  School Football over the past 100 seasons.





Fairfield Football Team History


Fairfield Tigers
Fairfield High Preparatory School

610 Valley Rd. Fairfield, AL 35064
Stadium: Clements Field
Colors: Purple & Gold
Coach: Don Burgess
Region: 3A-R9
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1923  <-- 1977 <- 1978 -> 1979 --> 2024
1978 Season Highlights
 Don Burgess enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Fairfield.
 The Tigers finished 5th in Region 9.
 
1978 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 25  @ Pleasant Grove   *  12   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 1  @ Hueytown    7   12   L       
 Fri., Sep. 15  OPEN 
 Fri., Sep. 22  vs. Gardendale    6   7   L       
 Fri., Sep. 29  vs. Dora   *  14   21   L       
 Fri., Oct. 6  @ John Carroll    14   15   L       
 Fri., Oct. 13  @ Holt    21   37   L       
 Fri., Oct. 20  @ Midfield   *  7   9   L       
 Fri., Oct. 27  vs. Minor    0   20   L       
 Fri., Nov. 3  OPEN 
 
1978 Season Totals
  Record1-7
  Points Scored81
  Scoring Average10.1
  Points Allowed121
  Defense Average15.1
  Opponents Record45-36 -3
  Region Record1-2
  Home Record0-3
  Away Record1-4
1978 Class 3A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
 Fairfield was not ranked.
  
1978 Class 3A Region 9 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Dora 9-22111100-115215-010256  Don Cox
Midfield 7-2-1139993-15143  Bill Sparks
McAdory 5-51861232-38250  Jim Berryman
Brookwood 6-3126651-11419  Norman Sutton
Fairfield 1-7811211-23330  Don Burgess
Abrams 2-5711140-21355  Fredrick Dudley
Pleasant Grove 0-10452090-31254  Noris Hamer

1978 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 No Fairfield Players on File.

1978 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 No Fairfield Players on File.



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