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Central Tuscaloosa Football Team History


Central Tuscaloosa Falcons
Central High School

905 15th St. Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
Stadium: Falcon Stadium
Colors: Red & White
Coach: Ed Reed
Region: 6A-R12
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1979  <-- 1985 <- 1986 -> 1987 --> 2024
1986 Season Highlights
 Ed Reed enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Central Tuscaloosa.
 The Falcons won the Class 6A Region 12 Championship.
 
1986 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 29  @ Huffman    21   17   W       
 Fri., Sep. 5  @ Enterprise    10   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 12  vs. West End    34   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 19  @ West Point MS    28   7   W       
 Fri., Sep. 26  vs. Jess Lanier   *  34   15   W       
 Fri., Oct. 3  OPEN 
 Fri., Oct. 10  @ Hueytown   *  14   7   W       
 Fri., Oct. 17  vs. Walker   *  27   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 24  @ Lee Montgomery    14   28   L       
 Fri., Oct. 31  vs. Tuscaloosa County   *  28   0   W       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 7  vs. Vestavia Hills    21   14   W    Bryant-Denny   1st Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 14  vs. Jess Lanier    14   20   L       2nd Round Playoffs 
 
1986 Season Totals
  Record9-2
  Points Scored245
  Scoring Average22.3
  Points Allowed108
  Defense Average9.8
  Opponents Record76-40
  Region Record4-0
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record4-1
1986 Class 6A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
8/6/1986PS 6 ASWA
9/3/19861 4(1-0) ASWA
9/10/19862 3(2-0) ASWA
9/17/19863 3(3-0) ASWA
9/24/19864 3(4-0) ASWA
10/1/19865 3(5-0) ASWA
10/8/19866 3(5-0) ASWA
10/15/19867 3(7-0) ASWA
10/22/19868 3(7-0) ASWA
10/29/19869 4(7-1) ASWA
11/6/1986Final 4(8-1) ASWA
  
1986 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 
Central Tuscaloosa 9-22451081-135344-010322  Ed Reed
Jess Lanier 12-23031304-196563-18367  Carrol Cox
Tuscaloosa County 5-51111151-33169  Jack Cook
Hueytown 5-5128931-33842  John Galloway
Walker 4-61352041-33489  David Campbell

1986 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Anthony Harris WR All Southern  Orlando Sentinel
 Anthony Harris RB Sr.6-3195 Super 12  ASWA

1986 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Anthony HarrisWR Sr.6-3195 1st  ASWA
 Anthony HarrisWR Sr.6-3195 1st  BN
 Anthony PalmerDL Sr.6-5260 1st  ASWA
 Condra PayneDB Sr.5-10165 HM  ASWA



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