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Glencoe Football Team History

Glencoe Yellow Jackets

Glencoe High School

803 Lonesome Bend Rd. Glencoe, AL 35905
Stadium: Wilson-Darnell Field
Colors: Black & Gold
Coach: Alton Yancey
Region: 3A-R12

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1922 <-- 1980 <- 1981 -> 1982 --> 2024

1981 Season Highlights

Alton Yancey enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Glencoe.

The Yellow Jackets won the Class 3A Region 12 Championship.

1981 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 28	@ Guntersville *	28	25	W
Fri., Sep. 4	vs. Jacksonville	0	33	L
Fri., Sep. 11	@ Cherokee County *	12	14	L
Fri., Sep. 18	@ Hokes Bluff *	14	7	W (OT)
Fri., Sep. 25	vs. Sylacauga	13	14	L
Fri., Oct. 2	vs. Boaz *	14	7	W
Fri., Oct. 9	vs. Litchfield *	31	28	W (4OT)
Fri., Oct. 16	@ Fort Payne *	28	19	W
Fri., Oct. 23	@ Southside Gadsden *	10	6	W
Fri., Oct. 30	vs. Saks	28	0	W
Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 13	vs. Oxford	0	27	L	1st Round Playoffs

1981 Season Totals
Record	7-4
Points Scored	178
Scoring Average	16.2
Points Allowed	180
Defense Average	16.4
Opponents Record	56-55 -1
Region Record	6-1
Home Record	3-3
Away Record	4-1

1981 Class 3A Rankings
Date	Week	Rank	Record	Votes	Source
Glencoe was not ranked.

1981 Class 3A Region 12 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			Region/Area Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Glencoe	7-4	178	180	0-1	0	27	6-1	137	106	Alton Yancey
Litchfield	6-4	151	123				5-2	119	87	Charles Buddy Hearn
Boaz	6-4	130	114				4-3	75	66	John Beck
Guntersville	5-5	232	158				4-3	189	114	David Bucky Pitts
Hokes Bluff	7-3	165	118				4-3	128	99	Danny Payne
Cherokee County	4-6	127	173				3-4	72	112	Bobby Joe Johnson
Fort Payne	2-8	161	221				2-5	132	175	Perry Coggin
Southside Gadsden	3-7	107	162				0-7	38	130	Randy Ross

1981 Player Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
No Glencoe Players on File.

1981 All State Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Chris Keeling	B				HM	BPH

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