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Berry Football Team History

Berry Buccaneers

Hoover High School

1000 Bucaneer Dr. Hoover, AL 35244
Stadium: Regions Park
Colors: Orange, Black & White
Coach: Bob Finley
Region: 4A-R7

1963 <-- 1982 <- 1983 -> 1984 --> 2024

1983 Season Highlights

Bob Finley enters his 16th season as Head Coach at Berry.

The Buccaneers finished 5th in Region 7.

The Buccaneers set a team record for losses in a season with 8.

1983 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 26	vs. Walker	3	10	L
Fri., Sep. 2	vs. Minor	10	31	L
Fri., Sep. 9	vs. Jess Lanier	0	28	L
Thu., Sep. 15	@ Coffee	0	3	L
Fri., Sep. 23	vs. Mountain Brook *	7	21	L
Fri., Sep. 30	@ Hueytown	17	7	W
Fri., Oct. 14	@ Shades Valley *	3	10	L
Fri., Oct. 21	vs. Homewood *	20	3	W
Fri., Oct. 28	vs. Erwin *	4	7	L
Fri., Nov. 4	@ Vestavia Hills *	7	16	L

1983 Season Totals
Record	2-8
Points Scored	71
Scoring Average	7.1
Points Allowed	136
Defense Average	13.6
Opponents Record	59-48
Region Record	1-4
Home Record	1-5
Away Record	1-3

1983 Class 4A Rankings
Date	Week	Rank	Record	Votes	Source
8/8/1983	PS	4			ASWA

1983 Class 4A Region 7 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			Region/Area Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Shades Valley	9-3	206	106	0-1	3	7	4-1	86	33	Robert Higginbotham
Mountain Brook	8-2	261	136				4-1	100	48	Gene Ellison
Vestavia Hills	5-5	142	114				4-1	92	47	Buddy Anderson
Erwin	7-4	190	173				2-3	56	108	Bobby Johns
Berry	2-8	71	136				1-4	41	57	Bob Finley
Homewood	2-8	78	171				0-5	33	106	Gerald Gann

1983 Player Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Scott Dill	DL	Sr.			All-Star Game

1983 All State Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Carl Tolbert	WR				HM	ASWA
Lee Crane	DL				HM	BN
Scott Dill	DL				HM	BN

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