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  School Football over the past 100 seasons.





McAdory Football Team History


McAdory Yellow Jackets
McAdory High School

4800 McAdory School Rd. McCalla, AL 35111
Stadium: McAdory Stadium
Colors: Black & Gold
Coach: Jim Berryman
Region: 3A-R9
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1920  <-- 1978 <- 1979 -> 1980 --> 2024
1979 Season Highlights
 Jim Berryman enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at McAdory.
 First 10-0 regular season.
 First playoff appearance.
 The Yellow Jackets won the Class 3A Region 9 Championship.
 
1979 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 31  vs. Pell City    14   12   W       
 Fri., Sep. 7  @ Midfield   *  35   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 14  vs. Fairfield   *  7   6   W       
 Fri., Sep. 28  @ Abrams   *  9   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 5  vs. Dora    9   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 12  @ Gardendale    14   7   W       
 Fri., Oct. 19  @ Tarrant   *  16   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 26  @ Brookwood    28   10   W       
 Fri., Nov. 2   Gardendale   *  19   13   W       
 Fri., Nov. 9  vs. Midfield   *  6   3   W    Legion Field   
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 16  @ Gardendale    10   18   L       1st Round Playoffs 
 
1979 Season Totals
  Record10-1
  Points Scored167
  Scoring Average15.2
  Points Allowed69
  Defense Average6.3
  Opponents Record63-54
  Region Record6-0
  Home Record4-0
  Away Record5-1
1979 Class 3A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
 McAdory was not ranked.
  
1979 Class 3A Region 9 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Dora 8-2162534-29038  Don Cox
McAdory 10-1167690-110186-09222  Jim Berryman
Fairfield 2-8601502-24633  Don Burgess
Midfield 4-6681092-24425  Bill Sparks
Brookwood 3-7801121-22045  Lee Boozer
Pleasant Grove 5-51141452-33062  Mike Jones
Abrams 3-7401390-3046  Fredrick Dudley

1979 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 No McAdory Players on File.

1979 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Vincent RiversLB 2nd  BPH



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