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Bessemer City Purple Tigers
Bessemer City High School
100 High School Dr. Bessemer, AL 35022
Stadium: Bessemer City Stadium Colors: Purple & White Coach: Antonio Nelson Region: 6A-R4
2019 6A
Date
Week
Rank
Record
Votes
Source
9/17/2019
4
10
(3-0)
24
ASWA
9/24/2019
5
8
(4-0)
59
ASWA
10/1/2019
6
7
(5-0)
81
ASWA
10/8/2019
7
7
(6-0)
90
ASWA
2016 6A
Date
Week
Rank
Record
Votes
Source
8/3/2016
PS
9
(8-5)
54
ASWA
8/23/2016
1
9
(1-0)
45
ASWA
8/30/2016
2
9
(1-1)
41
ASWA
9/6/2016
3
9
(2-1)
55
ASWA
2014 6A
Date
Week
Rank
Record
Votes
Source
8/6/2014
PS
10
(10-2)
49
ASWA
2013 6A
Date
Week
Rank
Record
Votes
Source
11/5/2013
Final
10
(9-1)
30
ASWA
2009 6A
Date
Week
Rank
Record
Votes
Source
8/3/2009
PS
9
(7-3)
67
ASWA
9/2/2009
1
9
(1-0)
54
ASWA
9/9/2009
2
9
(2-0)
71
ASWA
9/16/2009
3
7
(3-0)
134
ASWA
9/23/2009
4
6
(4-0)
150
ASWA
9/30/2009
5
4
(5-0)
221
ASWA
10/6/2009
6
4
(6-0)
226
ASWA
10/13/2009
7
4
(7-0)
235
ASWA
10/20/2009
8
8
(7-1)
91
ASWA
10/27/2009
9
6
(8-1)
140
ASWA
11/3/2009
Final
7
(9-1)
120
ASWA
2007 5A
Date
Week
Rank
Record
Votes
Source
8/1/2007
PS
7
(5-6)
65
ASWA
9/5/2007
1
7
(1-0)
113
ASWA
9/12/2007
2
6
(2-0)
127
ASWA
9/19/2007
3
5
(3-0)
174
ASWA
9/26/2007
4
5
(4-0)
199
ASWA
10/3/2007
5
5
(5-0)
ASWA
10/10/2007
6
5
(6-0)
ASWA
10/17/2007
7
4
(7-0)
ASWA
10/24/2007
8
4
(8-0)
ASWA
10/31/2007
9
4
(9-0)
ASWA
11/7/2007
Final
9
(9-1)
74
ASWA
2005 5A
Date
Week
Rank
Record
Votes
Source
9/28/2005
5
10
(4-1)
39
ASWA
10/5/2005
6
9
(5-1)
70
ASWA
10/12/2005
7
9
(6-1)
74
ASWA
10/19/2005
8
8
(7-1)
95
ASWA
10/26/2005
9
8
(8-1)
95
ASWA
2002 5A
Date
Week
Rank
Record
Votes
Source
8/1/2002
PS
6
(9-3)
57
ASWA
9/4/2002
1
6
(0-1)
79
ASWA
9/10/2002
2
4
(1-1)
133
ASWA
1999 6A
Date
Week
Rank
Record
Votes
Source
8/22/1999
PS
9
23
ASWA
9/2/1999
1
7
(1-0)
ASWA
10/7/1999
6
10
(4-2)
ASWA
10/14/1999
7
8
(5-2)
ASWA
1998 6A
Date
Week
Rank
Record
Votes
Source
7/22/1998
PS
8
38
ASWA
9/3/1998
1
6
(1-0)
ASWA
9/17/1998
3
8
(2-1)
ASWA
9/24/1998
4
7
(3-1)
ASWA
10/1/1998
5
5
(4-1)
ASWA
10/8/1998
6
4
(5-1)
ASWA
10/15/1998
7
3
(6-1)
ASWA
10/22/1998
8
4
(7-1)
ASWA
10/29/1998
9
4
(8-1)
ASWA
11/5/1998
Final
4
(8-1)
ASWA
1997 6A
Date
Week
Rank
Record
Votes
Source
11/13/1997
Final
10
(8-2)
ASWA
1995 6A
Date
Week
Rank
Record
Votes
Source
11/1/1995
9
10
(6-2)
ASWA
1994 6A
Date
Week
Rank
Record
Votes
Source
9/9/1994
1
7
(1-0)
ASWA
9/16/1994
2
6
(2-0)
ASWA
10/6/1994
5
7
(4-1)
ASWA
1993 6A
Date
Week
Rank
Record
Votes
Source
8/8/1993
PS
6
(10-3)
68
ASWA
10/28/1993
8
9
(6-2)
ASWA
11/4/1993
9
8
(6-2)
ASWA
11/11/1993
Final
6
(7-2)
ASWA
1992 6A
Date
Week
Rank
Record
Votes
Source
9/2/1992
PS
9
ASWA
10/7/1992
5
9
(4-1)
ASWA
10/14/1992
6
5
(5-1)
ASWA
10/21/1992
7
5
(6-1)
ASWA
10/28/1992
8
8
(6-2)
ASWA
11/4/1992
9
6
(7-2)
ASWA
11/12/1992
Final
6
(8-2)
ASWA
1991 6A
Date
Week
Rank
Record
Votes
Source
8/12/1991
PS
1
130
ASWA
9/10/1991
1
5
(0-1)
ASWA
9/17/1991
2
3
ASWA
9/24/1991
3
10
ASWA
10/1/1991
4
8
(2-2)
ASWA
10/22/1991
7
10
(4-3)
ASWA
10/29/1991
8
9
(5-3)
ASWA
11/5/1991
9
8
(6-3)
ASWA
11/12/1991
Final
8
(7-3)
ASWA
1990 6A
Date
Week
Rank
Record
Votes
Source
8/13/1990
PS
4
52
ASWA
9/11/1990
1
3
(1-0)
ASWA
9/18/1990
2
6
(1-1)
ASWA
9/25/1990
3
7
(2-1)
ASWA
10/2/1990
4
6
(2-2)
ASWA
10/9/1990
5
5
(4-1)
ASWA
10/16/1990
6
5
(4-2)
ASWA
10/23/1990
7
10
(4-3)
ASWA
10/30/1990
8
9
(5-3)
ASWA
11/6/1990
9
8
(6-3)
ASWA
11/15/1990
Final
8
(7-3)
ASWA
1989 6A
Date
Week
Rank
Record
Votes
Source
10/10/1989
7
10
(5-2)
ASWA
10/17/1989
8
8
(5-2)
ASWA
10/24/1989
9
7
(7-2)
ASWA
11/1/1989
Final
7
(8-2)
ASWA
1988 6A
Date
Week
Rank
Record
Votes
Source
9/7/1988
2
10
(1-1)
ASWA
9/21/1988
4
10
(3-1)
ASWA
1987 6A
Date
Week
Rank
Record
Votes
Source
8/12/1987
PS
2
ASWA
9/4/1987
1
2
(1-0)
ASWA
9/11/1987
2
2
(2-0)
ASWA
9/18/1987
3
8
(2-1)
ASWA
9/25/1987
4
8
(3-1)
ASWA
10/1/1987
5
7
(4-1)
ASWA
10/7/1987
6
4
(5-1)
ASWA
10/14/1987
7
4
(6-1)
ASWA
10/21/1987
8
4
(7-1)
ASWA
10/28/1987
9
9
(7-2)
ASWA
11/2/1987
Final
5
(8-2)
ASWA
1986 6A
Date
Week
Rank
Record
Votes
Source
8/6/1986
PS
10
ASWA
9/3/1986
1
6
(1-0)
ASWA
9/10/1986
2
5
(2-0)
ASWA
9/17/1986
3
4
(2-0)
ASWA
9/24/1986
4
4
(3-0)
ASWA
10/1/1986
5
7
(4-1)
ASWA
10/8/1986
6
6
(4-1)
ASWA
10/15/1986
7
5
(5-1)
ASWA
10/22/1986
8
5
(6-1)
ASWA
10/29/1986
9
3
(7-1)
ASWA
11/6/1986
Final
3
(8-1)
ASWA
1985 6A
Date
Week
Rank
Record
Votes
Source
9/12/1985
2
10
(2-0)
ASWA
9/19/1985
3
8
(3-0)
ASWA
9/26/1985
4
6
(4-0)
ASWA
1977 4A
Date
Week
Rank
Record
Votes
Source
10/19/1977
8
3
(7-0)
0
BN
1963 4A
Date
Week
Rank
Record
Votes
Source
11/14/1963
10
10
(6-3)
22
AP
11/21/1963
Final
10
6-3
27
UPI
11/21/1963
Final
10
(6-3)
22
AP
1960 3A
Date
Week
Rank
Record
Votes
Source
11/23/1960
Final
9
34
ASWA
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Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History
Morris Higginbotham coached three different teams to divisional state championships in the 1950s. He won titles at Walnut Grove in 1952, West Blocton in 1955 and Enterprise in 1960.