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Madison County Football Team History

Madison County Tigers

Madison County High School

174 Brock Rd. Gurley, AL 35748
Stadium: Tiger Stadium
Colors: Purple & Gold
Coach: Mike Forehand
Region: 3A-R13

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1908 <-- 1978 <- 1979 -> 1980 --> 2024

1979 Season Highlights

Mike Forehand enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Madison County.

The Tigers finished 4th in Region 13.

1979 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 31	vs. Stevenson	0	16	L
Fri., Sep. 7	@ Bridgeport	7	28	L
Fri., Sep. 14	@ Buckhorn *	22	15	W
Fri., Sep. 21	vs. New Hope *	0	14	L
Fri., Sep. 28	@ Hazlewood	21	40	L
Fri., Oct. 5	@ Sparkman *	6	0	W
Fri., Oct. 12	vs. Section	7	17	L
Fri., Oct. 26	@ Hartselle *	0	35	L
Fri., Nov. 2	vs. Hazel Green *	15	14	W
Fri., Nov. 9	vs. Bob Jones *	7	6	W

1979 Season Totals
Record	4-6
Points Scored	85
Scoring Average	8.5
Points Allowed	185
Defense Average	18.5
Opponents Record	69-35 -1
Region Record	4-2
Home Record	2-3
Away Record	2-3

1979 Class 3A Rankings
Date	Week	Rank	Record	Votes	Source
Madison County was not ranked.

1979 Class 3A Region 13 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			Region/Area Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Hartselle	10-1	297	75	0-1	28	36	4-0	158	8	David Bucky Pitts
New Hope	10-0	224	51				5-0	122	14	Ray Clemons
Bob Jones	7-2-1	198	53				3-2	82	37	Steve Summers
Madison County	4-6	85	185				4-2	50	84	Mike Forehand
Hazel Green	5-5	128	155				2-3	39	99	David Browne
Sparkman	1-9	41	265				1-5	28	163	Crawford Drake
Buckhorn	2-8	160	218				0-6	64	137	Perry Coggin

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

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

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