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  School Football over the past 100 seasons.





Mount Hope Football Team History


Mount Hope Yellow Jackets
Mount Hope High School

8455 Co. Rd. 23 Mount Hope, AL 35651
Stadium: Mount Hope Stadium
Colors: Purple & Gold
Coach: Rickey Johnson
Region: 1A-R16
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1927  <-- 1978 <- 1979 -> 1980 --> 2008
1979 Season Highlights
 Rickey Johnson enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Mount Hope.
 First playoff appearance.
 First region championship.
 The Yellow Jackets won the Class 1A Region 16 Championship.
 
1979 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 31  @ Hackleburg    0   21   L       
 Fri., Sep. 7  vs. Tanner    0   18   L       
 Fri., Sep. 14  vs. Phillips Bear Creek    25   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 21  vs. East Lawrence    6   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 28  @ Danville    15   32   L       
 Fri., Oct. 5  @ Speake   *  22   12   W       
 Fri., Oct. 12  vs. Clements   *  16   14   W       
 Fri., Oct. 19  @ Vina    34   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 26  @ Waterloo   *  12   6   W       
 Fri., Nov. 2  OPEN 
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 16  vs. West Jefferson    12   26   L       1st Round Playoffs 
 
1979 Season Totals
  Record6-4
  Points Scored142
  Scoring Average14.2
  Points Allowed129
  Defense Average12.9
  Opponents Record41-57 -1
  Region Record3-0
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record3-2
1979 Class 1A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
 Mount Hope was not ranked.
  
1979 Class 1A Region 16 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Mount Hope 6-41421290-112263-05032  Rickey Johnson
Clements 4-61321702-15222  Steve Hargrove
Waterloo 4-51261071-25752  Ted Kavich
Speake 2-8991920-33891  Gwen Shelton

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

1979 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 David HoodB HM  BN
 Robin KimbroughLB Sr.5-9150 2nd  BPH
 Robin KimbroughLB Sr.5-9150 1st  MA



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