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  School Football over the past 100 seasons.





Greenville Football Team History


Greenville Tigers
Greenville High School

100 Tiger Drive Greenville, AL 36037
Stadium: Tiger Stadium
Colors: Black & Gold
Coach: Bill Whalen
Region: 3A-R2
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1920  <-- 1978 <- 1979 -> 1980 --> 2024
1979 Season Highlights
 Bill Whalen enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Greenville.
 The Tigers finished 5th in Region 2.
 
1979 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 7  vs. Georgiana    0   0   T       
 Fri., Sep. 14  vs. T.R. Miller   *  6   41   L       
 Fri., Sep. 21  @ Southside Selma    0   14   L       
 Fri., Sep. 28  @ Pike County    0   13   L       
 Fri., Oct. 5  vs. Monroe County   *  0   19   L       
 Fri., Oct. 12  vs. Elba    6   17   L       
 Fri., Oct. 26  @ W.S. Neal   *  6   19   L       
 Fri., Nov. 2  vs. Wilcox County   *  33   6   W       
 Fri., Nov. 9  @ Evergreen   *  0   28   L       
 Fri., Nov. 16  vs. Georgiana    0   28   L       
 
1979 Season Totals
  Record1-8 -1
  Points Scored51
  Scoring Average5.1
  Points Allowed185
  Defense Average18.5
  Opponents Record57-42 -3
  Region Record1-4
  Home Record1-4 -1
  Away Record0-4
1979 Class 3A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
 Greenville was not ranked.
  
1979 Class 3A Region 2 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Evergreen 7-41861680-10214-19672  Guy Sawyer
T.R. Miller 7-22181024-115038  Frank Cotten
Monroe County 5-51602193-210583  Larry Keefer
W.S. Neal 3-71691632-26741  Ronnie Kirkland
Greenville 1-8-1511851-445113  Bill Whalen
Wilcox County 1-8-1502850-518168  Albert Gordon

1979 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 No Greenville Players on File.

1979 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 No Greenville Players on File.



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Murphy and Theodore battled through seven overtimes before the Panthers came out on top 33-26 in 1979.