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1979 Alabama High School Football Playoffs



   Playoff Brackets
 
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1979

1A Playoffs
1st Round
11/16/1979 (Fri)     Carrollton  7-6  Berry Fayette
11/16/1979 (Fri)     West Jefferson  26-12  Mount Hope
11/16/1979 (Fri)     Zion Chapel  8-0  Notasulga
11/16/1979 (Fri)     Billingsley  35-0  Marbury
11/16/1979 (Fri)     McKenzie  27-0  Houston Academy
11/16/1979 (Fri)     Ranburne  16-14  Goodwater
11/16/1979 (Fri)     West End Walnut Grove  7-0  Gaston
11/16/1979 (Fri)     Sweet Water  14-3  Frisco City
2nd Round
11/23/1979 (Fri)     West End Walnut Grove  8-0  Ranburne
11/23/1979 (Fri)     Billingsley  34-6  Zion Chapel
11/23/1979 (Fri)     Carrollton  34-24  West Jefferson
11/23/1979 (Fri)     Sweet Water  47-14  McKenzie
Semi-finals
11/30/1979 (Fri)     Sweet Water  21-13  Billingsley
11/30/1979 (Fri)     Carrollton  14-6  West End Walnut Grove
Championship Game
12/7/1979 (Fri)     Sweet Water  35-0  Carrollton


2A Playoffs
1st Round
11/16/1979 (Fri)     Lexington  24-0  Elkmont
11/16/1979 (Fri)     Lincoln  10-7  Winterboro
11/16/1979 (Fri)     Oneonta  2-0  Vinemont
11/16/1979 (Fri)     Southern Choctaw  14-8  J.F. Shields
11/16/1979 (Fri)     Parrish  28-0  Gordo
11/16/1979 (Fri)     Florala  7-0  Geneva County
11/16/1979 (Fri)     Stevenson  36-8  Fyffe
11/16/1979 (Fri)     Randolph County  13-0  Elmore County
2nd Round
11/23/1979 (Fri)     Randolph County  6-0  Lincoln
11/23/1979 (Fri)     Stevenson  33-7  Lexington
11/23/1979 (Fri)     Southern Choctaw  21-13  Florala
11/23/1979 (Fri)     Parrish  14-7  Oneonta
Semi-finals
11/30/1979 (Fri)     Stevenson  34-6  Parrish
11/30/1979 (Fri)     Randolph County  30-6  Southern Choctaw
Championship Game
12/7/1979 (Fri)     Stevenson  9-0  Randolph County


3A Playoffs
1st Round
11/16/1979 (Fri)     Aliceville  22-0  Southside Gadsden
11/16/1979 (Fri)     Cullman  36-28  Hartselle
11/16/1979 (Fri)     Gardendale  18-10  McAdory
11/16/1979 (Fri)     Glencoe  7-6  Walter Wellborn
11/16/1979 (Fri)     Colbert County  27-0  Fayette County
11/16/1979 (Fri)     Jackson  21-0  Evergreen
11/16/1979 (Fri)     Eufaula  34-7  Elba
11/16/1979 (Fri)     Stanhope Elmore  20-0  Pell City
2nd Round
11/23/1979 (Fri)     Jackson  10-7  Eufaula
11/24/1979 (Sat)     Glencoe  23-22  Gardendale
11/23/1979 (Fri)     Colbert County  32-13  Cullman
11/23/1979 (Fri)     Stanhope Elmore  22-18  Aliceville
Semi-finals
11/30/1979 (Fri)     Colbert County  27-11  Glencoe
11/30/1979 (Fri)     Jackson  24-6  Stanhope Elmore
4A Playoffs
1st Round
11/16/1979 (Fri)     J.O. Johnson  14-7  Talladega
11/16/1979 (Fri)     Baldwin County  24-14  Northview
11/16/1979 (Fri)     Enterprise  31-21  Murphy
11/16/1979 (Fri)     Emma Samson  27-20  Huntsville
11/16/1979 (Fri)     West End Birmingham  24-15  Ensley
11/16/1979 (Fri)     Walker  14-12  Central Tuscaloosa
11/16/1979 (Fri)     Vestavia Hills  21-0  Banks
11/15/1979 (Thu)     Jeff Davis  21-7  Berry
2nd Round
11/23/1979 (Fri)     Vestavia Hills  10-7  Walker
11/23/1979 (Fri)     Enterprise  28-7  Baldwin County
11/23/1979 (Fri)     J.O. Johnson  18-0  Emma Samson
11/23/1979 (Fri)     Jeff Davis  9-0  West End Birmingham
Semi-finals
11/30/1979 (Fri)     Enterprise  9-7  Jeff Davis
11/30/1979 (Fri)     Vestavia Hills  31-20  J.O. Johnson
Championship Game
12/7/1979 (Fri)     Enterprise  14-13  Vestavia HillsLegion Field


AISA-A Playoffs
1st Round
11/16/1979 (Fri)     Talladega Academy  28-20  Sparta Academy
11/16/1979 (Fri)     Grove Hill Academy  28-0  Abbeville Christian
Championship Game
11/23/1979 (Fri)     Grove Hill Academy  24-15  Talladega Academy


AISA-AA Playoffs
1st Round
11/16/1979 (Fri)     South Montgomery Academy  22-0  Pike Liberal Arts
11/16/1979 (Fri)     Fort Dale Academy  40-8  Autauga Academy
Championship Game
11/23/1979 (Fri)     South Montgomery Academy  19-6  Fort Dale Academy


AISA-AAA Playoffs
1st Round
11/16/1979 (Fri)     Jackson Academy  23-16  Marengo Academy
11/16/1979 (Fri)     Monroe Academy  48-30  Sumter Academy
Championship Game
11/23/1979 (Fri)     Monroe Academy  14-0  Jackson Academy


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In 1925 Langdale tied a record by defeating Milltown 125-0. Hamilton had set the record by thrashing Fayette 125-0 in 1915.