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Smiths Station Football Team History

Smiths Station Panthers

Smiths Station High School

1100 Lee Rd. Smiths Station, AL 36877
Stadium: Panther Stadium
Colors: Black & Silver
Coach: Joe Wilson
Region: 3A-R4

1956 <-- 1979 <- 1980 -> 1981 --> 2024

1980 Season Highlights

Joe Wilson enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Smiths Station.

The Panthers finished 2nd in Region 4.

The Panthers set a team record for margin of victory at 69 points.

1980 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 29	@ Lanett	20	7	W
Fri., Sep. 5	vs. Mount Olive	69	0	W
Fri., Sep. 12	@ Russell County *	41	0	W
Fri., Sep. 19	@ Abbeville *	21	7	W
Fri., Sep. 26	vs. Bullock County *	58	0	W
Fri., Oct. 3	vs. Valley	21	6	W
Fri., Oct. 10	vs. Southside Selma	47	0	W
Fri., Oct. 17	@ Pike County *	27	0	W
Fri., Oct. 31	vs. Beauregard *	14	0	W
Fri., Nov. 7	vs. Eufaula *	6	7	L

1980 Season Totals
Record	9-1
Points Scored	324
Scoring Average	32.4
Points Allowed	27
Defense Average	2.7
Opponents Record	36-64 -1
Region Record	5-1
Home Record	5-1
Away Record	4-0

1980 Class 3A Rankings
Date	Week	Rank	Record	Votes	Source
10/1/1980	4	4			ASWA
10/15/1980	6	2	(7-0)	81	ASWA
10/22/1980	7	2	(8-0)	88	ASWA
10/29/1980	8	2	(8-0)	88	ASWA
10/8/1980	5	2	(6-0)		ASWA
11/12/1980	Final	4	(9-1)		ASWA
11/5/1980	9	2	(9-0)	88	ASWA
9/10/1980	1	10			ASWA
9/17/1980	2	7			ASWA
9/24/1980	3	6			ASWA

1980 Class 3A Region 4 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			Region/Area Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Eufaula	8-2-1	296	89	0-1	10	12	6-0	223	57	George Cochran
Smiths Station	9-1	324	27				5-1	167	14	Joe Wilson
Pike County	6-4	143	142				4-2	86	73	Leon Akins
Beauregard	5-5	184	85				3-3	94	48	Chuck Furlow
Abbeville	4-6	132	151				1-5	81	121	David Barnes
Bullock County	1-9	48	359				1-5	28	248	Jerry Dukes
Russell County	3-7	95	222				1-5	31	149	Chuck Monday

1980 Player Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
No Smiths Station Players on File.

1980 All State Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Barry Godwin	B				HM	BPH
John Bratton	E				HM	BN
Tony Floyd	B				HM	BPH

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