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1980 Alabama High School Football Playoffs



   Playoff Brackets
 
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1980

1A Playoffs
1st Round
11/14/1980 (Fri)     Ranburne  21-6  Wadley
11/14/1980 (Fri)     Verbena  33-8  Montgomery Academy
11/14/1980 (Fri)     McKenzie  33-0  Samson
11/14/1980 (Fri)     Frisco City  23-6  Leroy
11/14/1980 (Fri)     Madison Academy  21-10  Gaylesville
11/14/1980 (Fri)     Parrish  19-0  Courtland
11/14/1980 (Fri)     Notasulga  14-13  Ariton
11/14/1980 (Fri)     Akron  44-6  Berry Fayette
2nd Round
11/21/1980 (Fri)     Notasulga  18-12  Verbena
11/21/1980 (Fri)     Madison Academy  14-0  Ranburne
11/21/1980 (Fri)     McKenzie  14-13  Frisco City
11/21/1980 (Fri)     Akron  44-0  Parrish
Semi-finals
11/28/1980 (Fri)     Akron  26-21  Madison Academy
11/28/1980 (Fri)     McKenzie  10-0  Notasulga
Championship Game
12/5/1980 (Fri)     Akron  26-20  McKenzie


2A Playoffs
1st Round
11/14/1980 (Fri)     Gordo  41-14  Winston County
11/14/1980 (Fri)     Ohatchee  16-6  Vincent
11/14/1980 (Fri)     Lexington  34-6  Tanner
11/14/1980 (Fri)     Susan Moore  3-0  Oak Grove
11/14/1980 (Fri)     Southern Choctaw  35-34  J.F. Shields
11/14/1980 (Fri)     Section  8-7  Ider
11/14/1980 (Fri)     Dadeville  11-8  Holtville
11/14/1980 (Fri)     Headland  15-0  Florala
2nd Round
11/21/1980 (Fri)     Gordo  36-8  Susan Moore
11/21/1980 (Fri)     Lexington  42-22  Section
11/21/1980 (Fri)     Southern Choctaw  14-7  Headland
11/21/1980 (Fri)     Dadeville  16-7  Ohatchee
Semi-finals
11/28/1980 (Fri)     Southern Choctaw  14-9  Dadeville
11/28/1980 (Fri)     Gordo  36-15  Lexington
Championship Game
12/5/1980 (Fri)     Gordo  26-22  Southern Choctaw


3A Playoffs
1st Round
11/14/1980 (Fri)     Midfield  12-10  John Carroll
11/14/1980 (Fri)     Stanhope Elmore  28-14  Thompson
11/14/1980 (Fri)     Greenville  7-0  Thomasville
11/14/1980 (Fri)     Southside Gadsden  21-20  Oxford
11/14/1980 (Fri)     Deshler  15-0  Winfield
11/17/1980 (Mon)     Hartselle  35-0  Hanceville
11/14/1980 (Fri)     Charles Henderson  12-10  Eufaula
11/14/1980 (Fri)     Bibb County  33-0  Choctaw County
2nd Round
11/21/1980 (Fri)     Charles Henderson  15-12  Greenville
11/21/1980 (Fri)     Southside Gadsden  43-13  Midfield
11/21/1980 (Fri)     Hartselle  35-0  Deshler
11/21/1980 (Fri)     Stanhope Elmore  24-12  Bibb County
Semi-finals
11/28/1980 (Fri)     Hartselle  24-14  Southside Gadsden
11/28/1980 (Fri)     Charles Henderson  28-8  Stanhope Elmore
Championship Game
12/5/1980 (Fri)     Charles Henderson  14-7  Hartselle


4A Playoffs
1st Round
11/14/1980 (Fri)     Enterprise  37-9  Baldwin County
11/14/1980 (Fri)     Banks  26-12  Walker
11/14/1980 (Fri)     Murphy  24-21  Theodore
11/14/1980 (Fri)     Parker  32-0  Lee Montgomery
11/14/1980 (Fri)     West End Birmingham  12-10  Erwin
11/14/1980 (Fri)     Grissom  14-12  Emma Samson
11/14/1980 (Fri)     Scottsboro  7-0  Butler
11/14/1980 (Fri)     Vestavia Hills  7-0  Berry
2nd Round
11/21/1980 (Fri)     Grissom  35-7  Scottsboro
11/21/1980 (Fri)     Vestavia Hills  13-3  Banks
11/21/1980 (Fri)     Enterprise  29-6  Murphy
11/21/1980 (Fri)     Parker  34-7  West End BirminghamLegion Field
Semi-finals
11/28/1980 (Fri)     Parker  20-7  Enterprise
11/28/1980 (Fri)     Vestavia Hills  14-3  Grissom
Championship Game
12/5/1980 (Fri)     Vestavia Hills  15-13  ParkerLegion Field


AISA-A Playoffs
1st Round
11/14/1980 (Fri)     Talladega Academy  38-36  Dixie Academy
11/14/1980 (Fri)     Patrician Academy  14-8  Abbeville Christian
Championship Game
11/20/1980 (Thu)     Patrician Academy  38-20  Talladega Academy


AISA-AA Playoffs
1st Round
11/14/1980 (Fri)     Springwood  10-0  Coosa Valley Academy
11/14/1980 (Fri)     Warrior Academy  14-10  Shelby Academy
Championship Game
11/21/1980 (Fri)     Springwood  13-7  Warrior Academy


AISA-AAA Playoffs
1st Round
11/14/1980 (Fri)     Sumter Academy  21-19  Morgan Academy
11/14/1980 (Fri)     Marengo Academy  21-15  Monroe Academy
Championship Game
11/21/1980 (Fri)     Marengo Academy  10-7  Sumter Academy


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