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Wenonah Football Team History

Wenonah Dragons

Wenonah High School

2916 Wilson Rd. Birmingham, AL 35221
Stadium: Bell-Culpepper Stadium
Colors: White & Gold
Coach: Melvin Grant
Region: 4A-R5

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1947 <-- 1974 <- 1975 -> 1976 --> 2024

1975 Season Highlights

Melvin Grant enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Wenonah.

First region championship.

The Dragons move from Region 0 to Region 5.

The Dragons finished 4th in Region 5.

1975 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 29	Jones Valley *	20	0	W	Legion Field
Fri., Sep. 5	Druid	27	6	W	Fair Park
Fri., Sep. 12	Parker *	27	24	W	Legion Field
Fri., Sep. 19	Carver Birmingham	6	10	L	Fair Park
Fri., Sep. 26	OPEN
Fri., Oct. 3	Phillips Birmingham *	0	14	L	Rickwood Field
Fri., Oct. 17	West End *	8	41	L	Legion Field
Fri., Oct. 24	@ Minor	0	25	L
Fri., Oct. 31	Jackson-Olin *	30	28	W	Fair Park
Fri., Nov. 7	Ensley *	14	32	L	Fair Park

1975 Season Totals
Record	4-5
Points Scored	132
Scoring Average	14.7
Points Allowed	180
Defense Average	20.0
Opponents Record	45-43
Region Record	3-3
Home Record	0-0
Away Record	0-1

1975 Class 4A Rankings
Date	Week	Rank	Record	Votes	Source
Wenonah was not ranked.

1975 Class 4A Region 5 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			Region/Area Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
West End	11-1	343	98	1-1	14	29	6-0	171	49	Ray Williams
Phillips Birmingham	5-4	98	124				4-2	60	83	David Childers
Ensley	4-6	160	144				3-2	100	60	Ronnie Syphrus
Wenonah	4-5	132	180				3-3	99	139	Melvin Grant
Parker	6-4	185	135				2-4	99	122	Wendell Jones
Jackson-Olin	3-6	112	161				1-5	58	113	Robert Dickerson
Jones Valley	0-10	57	178				0-6	28	108	John Galloway

1975 Player Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
No Wenonah Players on File.

1975 All State Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
No Wenonah Players on File.

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Luverne 'Toad' Wise was the first female football player in Alabama and may have been the first in the country. She was a kicker for the Escambia County Blue Devils in 1939-40.