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Fairhope Football Team History
Fairhope Pirates
Fairhope High School
1 Pirate Dr. Fairhope, AL 36532
Stadium: Fairhope Municipal Stadium Colors: Blue & Gold Coach: W.C. Majors
1972 Season Highlights
W.C. Majors enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Fairhope.
1972 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Fri., Sep. 1 vs.
UMS
27
13
W
Fri., Sep. 15 @
Baldwin County
22
28
L
Fri., Sep. 22 @
Satsuma
21
0
W
Fri., Sep. 29 vs.
B.C. Rain
28
7
W
Fri., Oct. 6 vs.
Escambia County
36
14
W
Fri., Oct. 13 vs.
Theodore
37
7
W
Fri., Oct. 20 @
Robertsdale
35
15
W
Fri., Oct. 27 vs.
Mary Montgomery
22
6
W
Thu., Nov. 2 @
Shaw
42
6
W
Fri., Nov. 10 @
Foley
21
19
W
Playoffs Sat., Nov. 18 @
Huffman
7
21
L
1st Round Playoffs
1972 Season Totals
Record 9-2
Points Scored 298
Scoring Average 27.1
Points Allowed 136
Defense Average 12.4
Opponents Record 53-51
-8
Home Record 5-0
Away Record 4-2
1972 Class 4A Rankings
Date
Week
Rank
Record
Votes
Source
10/18/1972 7
10 (5-1)
AHSAA
11/1/1972 9
8 (7-1)
AHSAA
11/12/1972 Final
5 (9-1)
AHSAA
11/5/1972 10
8 (8-1)
AHSAA
11/8/1972 10
7 (8-1)
AHSAA
1972 Player Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Donnie Faust
LB
Sr. 6-1 205
All-Star Game
1972 All State Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Donnie Faust B
Sr. 205
1st
BN
Donnie Faust B
Sr. 205
HM
BPH
Willie Thicklen E
Sr. 190
2nd
BN
Willie Thicklen E
Sr. 190
HM
BPH
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Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History
In 1969 the two point conversion was adopted for play following a touchdown. Until that time all conversions were worth one point.