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Slocomb Football Team History


Slocomb Red Tops
Slocomb High School

P.O. Box 1090 Slocomb, AL 36375
Stadium: Red Top Stadium
Colors: Cardinal & White
Coach: Dwight Tew
Region: 2A-R4
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1920  <-- 1977 <- 1978 -> 1979 --> 2024
1978 Season Highlights
 Dwight Tew enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Slocomb.
 First playoff win.
 First 11 win season.
 The Red Tops won the Class 2A Region 4 Championship.
 
1978 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 25  vs. Rehobeth   *  10   7   W       
 Fri., Sep. 1  @ Abbeville   *  10   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 8  vs. Cottonwood   *  20   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 15  vs. Samson    28   8   W       
 Fri., Sep. 22  @ Geneva County   *  6   7   L (OT)      
 Fri., Sep. 29  vs. Daleville    34   12   W       
 Fri., Oct. 6  vs. Houston County   *  19   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 13  @ Headland   *  19   14   W       
 Fri., Oct. 20  @ Dale County    21   16   W       
 Fri., Oct. 27  @ Geneva    31   0   W       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 10  @ Georgiana    25   6   W       1st Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 17  vs. Thomasville    7   3   W       2nd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 24  vs. Elmore County    22   24   L       Semi-finals Playoffs 
 
1978 Season Totals
  Record11-2
  Points Scored252
  Scoring Average19.4
  Points Allowed97
  Defense Average7.5
  Opponents Record73-63
  Region Record5-1
  Home Record6-1
  Away Record5-1
1978 Class 2A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
 Slocomb was not ranked.
  
1978 Class 2A Region 4 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Slocomb 11-2252972-154335-18428  Dwight Tew
Geneva County 8-2217915-113963  Don Chesteen
Rehobeth 8-2243795-113333  Don Holman
Headland 6-41591133-37669  Howard Holland
Houston County 6-41711652-441128  Charlie Finney
Cottonwood 3-71081691-560115  John Lewis
Abbeville 0-10602130-624121  David Barnes

1978 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Fletcher Green G Sr.5-11185 All-Star Game  
 Milton Hudgens LB Sr.5-11175 All-Star Game  

1978 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Fletcher GreenOL 1st  MA
 Milton HugginsLB 1st  MA



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