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  School Football over the past 100 seasons.





Tuscaloosa County Football Team History


Tuscaloosa County Wildcats
Tuscaloosa County High School

12500 Wildcat Dr. Northport, AL 35475
Stadium: Wildcat Field
Colors: Blue & White
Coach: Jimmy Norrell
Region: 6A-R12
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1923  <-- 1987 <- 1988 -> 1989 --> 2024
1988 Season Highlights
 Jimmy Norrell enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Tuscaloosa County.
 First playoff win.
 First 10-0 regular season.
 First 11 win season.
 The Wildcats won the Class 6A Region 12 Championship.
 
1988 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 26  @ Gordo    35   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 2  vs. Shades Valley    34   7   W       
 Fri., Sep. 9  @ Huntsville    36   22   W       
 Fri., Sep. 16  vs. J.O. Johnson    28   7   W       
 Fri., Sep. 23  @ Walker   *  23   10   W       
 Fri., Sep. 30  vs. Hueytown   *  25   21   W       
 Fri., Oct. 7  vs. Holt    47   27   W       
 Fri., Oct. 14  vs. Jess Lanier   *  23   21   W       
 Fri., Oct. 21  @ Demopolis    27   3   W       
 Fri., Oct. 28  @ Central Tuscaloosa   *  17   10   W (2OT)      
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 4  vs. Thompson    39   19   W       1st Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 11  @ Anniston    24   27   L       2nd Round Playoffs 
 
1988 Season Totals
  Record11-1
  Points Scored358
  Scoring Average29.8
  Points Allowed174
  Defense Average14.5
  Opponents Record61-64
  Region Record4-0
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record5-1
1988 Class 6A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
9/7/19882 6(2-0) ASWA
9/14/19883 5(3-0) ASWA
9/21/19884 4(4-0) ASWA
9/28/19885 4(5-0) ASWA
10/5/19886 3(6-0) ASWA
10/12/19887 3(7-0) ASWA
10/19/19888 3(8-0) ASWA
10/26/19889 3(9-0) ASWA
11/3/1988Final 2(10-0) ASWA
  
1988 Class 6A Region 12 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Tuscaloosa County 11-13581741-163464-08862  Jimmy Norrell
Central Tuscaloosa 4-5971430-110143-15752  Ed Reed
Jess Lanier 6-31961092-27150  Carrol Cox
Hueytown 7-32211131-36259  John Galloway
Walker 2-8931550-41671  Danny Gambrell

1988 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 No Tuscaloosa County Players on File.

1988 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Gilbert HardawayDL Sr. HM  BN
 Rodney JohnsonP Jr. HM  BN
 Steve CarterOL HM  ASWA
 Troy HicksOL Sr. HM  BN
 Vincent HortonLB Sr.6-0195 1st  BN
 Vincent HortonLB Sr.6-0195 1st  ASWA



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