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Foley Lions

Foley High School

1 Pride Drive Foley, AL 36535
Stadium: Ivan Jones Stadium
Colors: Blue & Gold
Coach: Deric Scott
Region: 7A-R1

Overall Record Progress 99.9% Complete

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	Updated Through the 2022 Football Season

Team History on AHSFHS.org
The Rivalries - Robertsdale
The Rivalries - Fairhope
The Rivalries - Baldwin County
Coach Todd Watson
Coach Bill Meredith
Coach Lester Smith
Coach Ivan Jones
Stadium Announcers
Mr. Football for 2007 is Julio Jones.
Memorable Games - 2005
Memorable Games - 1986
A video of the 1972 Foley Lions vs. Fairhope Pirates.
1962 Birmingham Post Herald 3A State Championship
1962 Birmingham News 3A State Championship
1961 Birmingham News 2A State Championship District 1
1961 ASWA 3A State Championship
The 1923 Foley Lions and their first football game.

Team Timeline
First Team: 1924 (#1)
1924 - Foley played one game.
1925 - First full season.
1927 - Team colors were orange & blue.
1927 - Known as the Orange Eaters.
1937 - Played game with Bay Minette with no substitutions
1948 - Forfeits 1 game.
1961 - First 10 win season.
1961 - Defense allows only 6 points.
1961 - First undefeated & untied season.
1968 - Forfeits 2 games due to AHSAA Sanctions.
1977 - First playoff appearance.
1977 - First region championship.
1981 - First playoff win.
1995 - First 11 win season.
2007 - First 12 win season.

Championships
State Playoff Championships
None
State Mythical Championships
1961 , 1961 , 1962 , 1962
Region Championships
1977, 1981, 1983, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2007 2022

Team Records
Overall Record	583-356-27
Winning Pct.	62%
State Playoff Titles	0
State Mythical Titles	4
Region/Area Titles	8
Region/Area Record	146-113
All State Players (#3)	83
NFL Players (#4)	5
Weeks Ranked #1	5
Home Record	312-159-10
Away Record	243-185-12

By The Numbers
Seasons	99
Winning Seasons (#2)	74
Losing Seasons (#2)	24
Most Wins in A Season	12 (2007)
Most Losses in A Season	10 (2004)
10 Win Seasons	7
Most Points Scored in a Game	97 (11/21/1930)
Most Points Scored in a Season	463 (2007)
Most Points Allowed in a Game	75 (9/24/1927)
Most Points Allowed in a Season	353 (2022)
Largest Margin of Victory	97 (11/21/1930)
Largest Margin of Defeat	75 (9/24/1927)
Most Points Both Teams in a Game	119 (11/4/2005)
Last Shutout	8/26/2022
Last Time Shutout	9/4/2020
Shutouts All-Time	222
Been Shutout All-Time	112

Streaks
Longest Win	23 (10/28/1960-11/16/1962)
Longest Losing	11 (10/31/2003-11/5/2004)

Playoff Records
Overall Record	12-24
Appearances	24
1st Round	10-14
2nd Round	2-8
3rd Round	0-1
Semi-Finals	0-1
Finals	0-0

By the Decade
2020-29	14-16
2010-19	55-56
2000-09	56-51
1990-99	50-53
1980-89	73-35
1970-79	68-31-2
1960-69	81-17-1
1950-59	57-37-6

Enrollment History
Year	Students (Rank)
2022-23	1146 (26)
2020-21	1074 (28)
2018-19	1401 (12)
2016-17	1354 (15)
2014-15	1298 (15)
2012-13	1146 (22)
2010-11	1117 (24)
2008-09	1022 (25)
2006-07	894 (38)
2004-05	738 (54)
2002-03	792 (47)
2000-01	991 (21)
1998-99	1050 (15)
1996-97	896 (26)
1994-95	865 (28)
1990-91	823 (44)
1988-89	779 (49)
1986-87	761 (53)
1984-85	761 (54)

2022 Season Preview
A look at the Foley Lions football team as they prepare for the upcoming season.
Next Game
2022 Season is over.

2022 Season

8/19	@ Prattville	20	34	L
8/26	@ Baldwin County	14	0	W
9/2	vs. Mary Montgomery *	43	42	W (OT)
9/9	@ Baker *	35	56	L
9/16	OPEN
9/23	vs. Saraland	21	49	L
9/30	@ Fairhope *	39	38	W
10/6	@ Alma Bryant *	55	32	W
10/14	vs. Davidson *	43	41	W
10/21	vs. Daphne *	34	7	W
10/27	vs. Jackson-Olin	28	12	W
Playoffs
11/4	vs. Dothan High	28	42	L

2022 Season Totals
Record	7-4
Scoring	360-353
Region Record	5-1
Home Record	4-2
Away Record	3-2

Region 1 Standings
Foley	7-4	5-1
Baker	4-7	4-2
Fairhope	8-3	4-2
Mary Montgomery	6-5	4-2
Daphne	4-6	3-3
Davidson	3-7	1-5
Alma Bryant	3-7	0-6

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Longest Running Rivalry
Foley & Fairhope have played 100 games.
Foley has won 53 games.
Fairhope has won 43 games.
with 4 tie games.

Record Against Ranked Teams (since 1984)
Total	17-60
Regular Season	16-48
Playoffs	1-12
Lower Class	7-14
Same Class	10-46
Higher Class	0-0
5A	7-11
6A	6-33
7A	4-16

Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
Scoring	Record
less than 10	0-45
10 or more	125-78
20 or more	113-36
30 or more	89-10
40 or more	39-3

Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
Points Allowed	Record
less than 10	43-0
10 or more	82-123
20 or more	32-113
30 or more	9-80
40 or more	2-35

Border Wars
vs. Florida	62 - 15 - 1
vs. Mississippi	8 - 8 - 0

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NOTES:
(1) If 'First Year' is unknown we assume a year based upon research.
(2) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 5 games.
(3) All State players counted for the all state teams we have in our database. We must have an entire team for the appropriate classification to make additions to the teams. Only ASWA teams are recognized after 1982.
(4) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

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.