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Elizabethton Football Team History

Elizabethton Fighting Cyclones

Elizabethton High School

907 West E Street Elizabethton, TN
Stadium: Citizens Bank Stadium
Colors: Burnt Orange & Black
Coach: Dave Rider

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1924 <-- 1979 <- 1980 -> 1981 --> 2021

1980 Season Highlights

Dave Rider enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Elizabethton.

The Fighting Cyclones won the Class AAA District 1 Championship.

1980 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 5	vs. Happy Valley	37	0	W
Fri., Sep. 12	@ Sullivan Central *	16	8	W
Fri., Sep. 19	@ Unicoi County *	16	6	W
Fri., Sep. 26	@ Sullivan South *	10	9	W
Fri., Oct. 3	vs. Sullivan East *	28	7	W
Fri., Oct. 10	vs. Science Hill *	26	18	W
Fri., Oct. 17	@ Greeneville	0	7	L
Fri., Oct. 24	vs. Tennessee *	6	0	W
Fri., Oct. 31	vs. Sullivan North *	28	24	W
Fri., Nov. 7	@ Dobyns-Bennett *	10	0	W
Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 14	vs. Morristown West	21	37	L	1st Round Playoffs

1980 Season Totals
Record	9-2
Points Scored	198
Scoring Average	18.0
Points Allowed	116
Defense Average	10.5
Opponents Record	56-56
Region Record	8-0
Home Record	5-1
Away Record	4-1

1980 Class AAA Region 1 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			District Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Elizabethton	9-2	198	116	0-1	21	37	8-0	140	72	Dave Rider
Tennessee	8-3	191	97				6-2	138	56	Jim Dotson
Science Hill	6-4	211	107				5-3	191	104	Tom Hundley
Sullivan South	4-5	118	180				4-4	109	138	John Allen Compton
Sullivan Central	5-5	157	121				4-3	114	93	Tom Pugh
Dobyns-Bennett	6-4	122	118				4-4	85	105	Fred Walton
Sullivan North	3-7	160	180				2-5	112	125	Bill Cassidy
Sullivan East	1-9	68	188				1-8	61	172	Bernie Gibson
Unicoi County	3-7	93	166				1-5	34	114	Larry Rose
Volunteer	3-6	83	134				1-2	30	45	Darrell Watson

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