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Fort Dale Academy Football Team History

Fort Dale Academy Eagles

Fort Dale Academy

1100 Gamble St. Greenville, AL 36037
Stadium: Fort Dale Stadium
Colors: Red, White & Royal Blue
Coach: Cleve Hightower
Region: AISA-AAA-

1971 <-- 1976 <- 1977 -> 1978 --> 2024

1977 Season Highlights

Cleve Hightower enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Fort Dale Academy.

1977 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 26	vs. Monroe Academy	6	14	L
Sat., Sep. 3	@ Hooper Academy	12	6	W
Fri., Sep. 9	@ Coosa Valley Academy	12	14	L
Fri., Sep. 16	@ Wilcox Academy	0	21	L
Fri., Sep. 23	vs. South Montgomery Academy	47	8	W
Fri., Sep. 30	vs. Crenshaw Christian	12	7	W
Fri., Oct. 7	@ Central Alabama	22	14	W
Fri., Oct. 14	vs. Fort Deposit Academy	41	20	W
Fri., Oct. 21	vs. Lowndes Academy	48	20	W
Fri., Oct. 28	@ Sparta Academy	41	14	W
Fri., Nov. 4	@ Greenville Academy	13	0	W

1977 Season Totals
Record	8-3
Points Scored	254
Scoring Average	23.1
Points Allowed	138
Defense Average	12.5
Opponents Record	63-62
Region Record	0-0
Home Record	4-1
Away Record	4-2

1977 Class AISA-AAA Rankings
Date	Week	Rank	Record	Votes	Source
Fort Dale Academy was not ranked.

1977 Class AISA-AAA Region 0 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			Region/Area Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Ashford Academy	11-1	239	106	0-1	7	31				Ronnie Shelley
Bessemer Academy	6-5	204	136							Henry Chandler
Bullock Memorial	0-9-1	23	225							Willie McNeal
Central Alabama	3-8	103	208							Ben Portis
Central Baptist	1-10	98	367
Coosa Valley Academy	10-1	288	93							Jim Lowery
Fort Dale Academy	8-3	254	138							Cleve Hightower
Glenwood School	10-2	322	91	0-1	7	28				Sam Howard
Hooper Academy	5-5	140	160							Tim Jennings
Independent Methodist	7-3-1	187	75							Ken McWilliams
Jackson Academy	3-6-2	95	230							Wayne Blackwell
Lakeside	6-4-1	171	140
Lowndes Academy	1-10	92	189							Tom Jones
Macon Academy	3-7-1	134	209							Jerry Pugh
Marengo Academy	12-0	359	66	2-0	52	13				Ricky Herzog
Monroe Academy	10-2	348	132	1-1	34	28				Vance McCrory
Morgan Academy	8-3	276	171							Mac Champion
Pickens Academy	7-3	224	87							Don McKinzey
Sumter Academy	7-2-1	201	89							Legrant Scott
West End Christian	2-8-1	88	178							Jim Riley
Wilcox Academy	6-5	185	179							J.A. Williams

1977 Player Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Curtis Lynch	QB	Sr.	6-1	190	APSA All-Star Game		APSA
Reid Crowe	S	Sr.	5-8	150	APSA All-Star Game		APSA

1977 All State Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Curtis Lynch					HM	MA
Reid Crowe	DB	Sr.	5-8	150	1st	MA

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