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  School Football over the past 100 seasons.





Oxford Football Team History


Oxford Yellow Jackets
Oxford High School

915 Stewart St. Oxford, AL 36203
Stadium: Lamar Field
Colors: Black & Old Gold
Coach: Bill Burgess
Region: 3A-R11
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1920  <-- 1976 <- 1977 -> 1978 --> 2024
1977 Season Highlights
 Bill Burgess enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Oxford.
 The Yellow Jackets finished 2nd in Region 11.
 
1977 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 26  @ Anniston    20   25   L       
 Fri., Sep. 2  vs. Emma Sansom    48   13   W       
 Fri., Sep. 9  @ Alexandria   *  30   8   W       
 Fri., Sep. 16  vs. Jacksonville   *  42   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 30  @ Walter Wellborn   *  0   35   L       
 Fri., Oct. 7  @ Cleburne County   *  42   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 14  vs. Weaver   *  14   7   W       
 Fri., Oct. 21  @ Saks   *  20   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 28  vs. Pell City    27   7   W       
 Fri., Nov. 4  vs. Benjamin Russell    40   6   W       
 
1977 Season Totals
  Record8-2
  Points Scored283
  Scoring Average28.3
  Points Allowed101
  Defense Average10.1
  Opponents Record51-51 -1
  Region Record5-1
  Home Record5-0
  Away Record3-2
1977 Class 3A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
 Oxford was not ranked.
  
1977 Class 3A Region 11 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Walter Wellborn 13-15081003-182476-026228  Johnny Ingram
Oxford 8-22831015-114850  Bill Burgess
Alexandria 5-51421623-372113  Lou Scales
Cleburne County 5-51091883-375140  George Hoblitzell
Weaver 6-41421203-36994  William Bryan
Saks 3-6-11261531-563105  Jack Stewart
Jacksonville 0-10603270-640194  Cotton Clark

1977 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 No Oxford Players on File.

1977 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 ElstonG HM  BN



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Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

Morris Higginbotham coached three different teams to divisional state championships in the 1950s. He won titles at Walnut Grove in 1952, West Blocton in 1955 and Enterprise in 1960.