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  School Football over the past 100 seasons.





Gadsden Football Team History


Gadsden Tigers
Gadsden High School

607 S. 12th St. Gadsden, AL 35901
Stadium: Murphree Stadium
Colors: Black & Orange
Coach: Nurmi Nelson
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1924  <-- 1941 <- 1942 -> 1943 --> 2005
1942 Season Highlights
 Nurmi Nelson enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Gadsden.
 
1942 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Thu., Sep. 17  vs. Collinsville    52   7   W       
 Fri., Sep. 25  @ Tech High Atlanta GA    13   13   T       
 Fri., Oct. 2  vs. Etowah    42   0   W       
 Thu., Oct. 8  vs. Bessemer    14   13   W       
 Fri., Oct. 16  vs. Clay County    34   0   W       
 Thu., Oct. 22  vs. Dadeville    33   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 30  vs. Emma Sansom    22   19   W       
 Thu., Nov. 5  vs. Cherokee County    46   0   W       
 Fri., Nov. 13  vs. Anniston    7   7   T       
 
1942 Season Totals
  Record7-0 -2
  Points Scored263
  Scoring Average29.2
  Points Allowed59
  Defense Average6.6
  Opponents Record35-29 -5
  Home Record7-0 -1
  Away Record0-0 -1
1942 Class  Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
 Gadsden was not ranked.
  

1942 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 No Gadsden Players on File.

1942 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 GriffithsB HM  MA
 Jack CrawfordT 2nd  BN
 Jack CrawfordT HM  MA



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