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Lamar County Football Team History

Lamar County Bulldogs

Lamar County High School

P.O. Box 1349 Vernon, AL 35592
Stadium: George Bell Stadium
Colors: Black & Gold
Coach: Hugh Harrison
Region: 2A-

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1917 <-- 1974 <- 1975 -> 1976 --> 2024

1975 Season Highlights

Hugh Harrison enters his 15th season as Head Coach at Lamar County.

1975 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 6	@ Cordova	13	14	L
Fri., Sep. 12	@ Corner	34	0	W
Fri., Sep. 19	@ Kennedy	19	6	W
Fri., Sep. 26	vs. Sulligent	13	7	W
Fri., Oct. 3	@ Millport	24	7	W
Fri., Oct. 10	@ Winfield	7	24	L
Fri., Oct. 17	@ Pickens County	6	37	L
Fri., Oct. 24	vs. Marion County	20	20	T
Fri., Oct. 31	vs. Brilliant	28	0	W
Fri., Nov. 7	Curry	21	6	W

1975 Season Totals
Record	6-3 -1
Points Scored	185
Scoring Average	18.5
Points Allowed	121
Defense Average	12.1
Opponents Record	58-47 -1
Region Record	0-0
Home Record	2-0 -1
Away Record	3-3

1975 Class 2A Rankings
Date	Week	Rank	Record	Votes	Source
Lamar County was not ranked.

1975 Class 2A 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
Ardmore	6-3	162	90							John Witt
Ashville	5-5	140	171							Ralph Bell
Carbon Hill	8-2	206	118							Bobby Frost
Colbert Heights	6-4	111	163							Rick Lindsey
Elkmont	6-4	213	145							Joe Massengale
Geraldine	5-5	122	164							Nelson Ellis
Holly Pond	1-9	69	258							Wilburn Thomas
Ider	8-2	177	87							Jim Gibbs
Lamar County	6-3-1	185	121							Hugh Harrison
Lexington	5-5	180	142							Charles Butch Toner
Marion Military Institute	5-4	143	124							John McCants
Munford	7-3	278	154							Gerald Grogan
North Sand Mountain	6-4	165	171							Michael Tice
Northside	6-4	147	121							Gary Martin
Oak Grove	2-6-1	77	163							Jimmy Ashcraft
Parrish	3-6-1	103	149							Tim Oneal
Phillips Bear Creek	2-8	62	284							Sid Atkins
Plainview	3-6	126	119							Walter Thomas
Courtland	2-7	62	203							Louis White
Section	1-8	41	285							Mark Smothers
Lyman Ward	7-2	233	54							Chuck Furlow
St. Pauls	7-2	178	91							Bob Rutledge
Sulligent	6-4	203	170							Ralph Ferguson
Sylvania	5-5	158	158							Jim Kirby
Talladega County Central	0-8	26	241				0-4	6	102	Clarence Marble
Vinemont	3-7	49	209							Douglas Lewey
West End Walnut Grove	4-6	159	180							Wayne Robinson
West Limestone	1-9	39	274							Jack Schrimsher
Wilson	4-6	168	168							Harold Graham
Winston County	1-8-1	110	186							Joe Morrow
Falkville	8-3	232	126	0-1	8	27				Ray Talley

1975 Player Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
No Lamar County Players on File.

1975 All State Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
John Smith	L				HM	BN
John Smith	L				HM	BPH

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Morris Higginbotham coached three different teams to divisional state championships in the 1950s. He won titles at Walnut Grove in 1952, West Blocton in 1955 and Enterprise in 1960.