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Woodlawn Football Team History

Woodlawn Colonels

Woodlawn High School

5620 1st. Ave. N. Birmingham, AL 35212
Stadium: Lawson Field
Colors: Green & Gold
Coach: Jerry Stearns
Region: 4A-R9

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1922 <-- 1975 <- 1976 -> 1977 --> 2024

1976 Season Highlights

Jerry Stearns enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Woodlawn.

The Colonels finished 2nd in Region 9.

1976 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 3	West End	7	21	L	Legion Field
Fri., Sep. 10	Hayes *	7	9	L	Legion Field
Fri., Sep. 17	Ensley	7	21	L	Legion Field
Sat., Sep. 25	Ramsay	21	20	W	Lawson Field
Fri., Oct. 1	Huffman *	14	9	W	Lawson Field
Thu., Oct. 7	Carver Birmingham *	17	14	W	Legion Field
Fri., Oct. 15	@ Berry	0	10	L
Fri., Oct. 22	Phillips Birmingham	7	21	L	Legion Field
Fri., Oct. 29	Parker	28	8	W	Legion Field
Fri., Nov. 5	Banks *	14	7	W	Legion Field

1976 Season Totals
Record	5-5
Points Scored	122
Scoring Average	12.2
Points Allowed	140
Defense Average	14.0
Opponents Record	53-44 -2
Region Record	3-1
Home Record	0-0
Away Record	0-1

1976 Class 4A Rankings
Date	Week	Rank	Record	Votes	Source
Woodlawn was not ranked.

1976 Class 4A Region 9 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			Region/Area Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Hayes	8-3	185	115	0-1	15	18	3-1	71	34	Cecil Leonard
Woodlawn	5-5	122	140				3-1	52	39	Jerry Stearns
Banks	6-4	190	135				2-1	43	35	Dyer Carlisle
Carver Birmingham	3-6	125	168				3-2	100	59	Willie Peake
Huffman	4-5-1	146	110				1-3	31	53	Charlie Richards.
Ramsay	2-7	124	233				0-5	48	155	C.M. Buddy Cranford

1976 Player Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Dennis Rogers	LB	Sr.	6-4	230	All-Star Game

1976 All State Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Dennis Rogers	T	Sr.		230	HM	BN

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Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

The first night game played between high school teams in the state occurred on September 23, 1927 when Pike Road and Cloverdale met in the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery.