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Rosedale Football Team History

Rosedale Sons of Kong

Rosedale High School

1810 25th Court South Homewood, AL 0
Stadium:
Colors: Purple & Gold
Coach: William Coger

1936 <-- 1952 <- 1953 -> 1954 --> 1960

1953 Season Highlights

William Coger enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Rosedale.

TheSons of Kong set a team record by scoring 273 points.

The Sons of Kong set a team record by winning 9 games.

The Sons of Kong set a team record by scoring 67 in a game.

The Sons of Kong set a team record for margin of victory at 67 points.

The Sons of Kong set a team record for most points scored by both teams with 67 points.

1953 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
	Dunbar	27	0	W
Fri., Sep. 25	T.S. Boyd	34	0	W
Fri., Oct. 2	Praco	67	0	W
Fri., Oct. 16	Hooper City	27	7	W
Fri., Oct. 23	Fairfield Industrial	12	0	W
Fri., Oct. 30	R.R. Moton	45	13	W
Fri., Nov. 6	Ullman	24	7	W
Mon., Nov. 16	@ Cobb Avenue	25	0	W
	Hooper City	12	7	W

1953 Season Totals
Record	9-0
Points Scored	273
Scoring Average	30.3
Points Allowed	34
Defense Average	3.8
Opponents Record	31-32 -2
Home Record	0-0
Away Record	1-0

1953 Class AIAA Rankings
Date	Week	Rank	Record	Votes	Source
Rosedale was not ranked.

1953 Player Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
No Rosedale Players on File.

1953 All State Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
No Rosedale Players on File.

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Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

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.