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Gadsden Football Team History
Gadsden Tigers
Gadsden High School
607 S. 12th St. Gadsden, AL 35901
Stadium: Murphree Stadium Colors: Black & Orange Coach: Vince DiLorenzo Region: 5A-R13
1997 Season Highlights
Vince DiLorenzo enters his 14th season as Head Coach at Gadsden. The Tigers finished 2nd in Region 13.
1997 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Fri., Sep. 5 vs.
Litchfield
17
0
W
Fri., Sep. 12 @
Pell City
14
21
L
Fri., Sep. 19 @
Fort Payne
21
24
L
Fri., Sep. 26 vs.
Austin
21
22
L
Fri., Oct. 3 vs.
Etowah
*
12
27
L
Fri., Oct. 10 vs.
Walter Wellborn
40
6
W
Fri., Oct. 17 vs.
Southside Gadsden
*
41
14
W
Fri., Oct. 24 @
Woodlawn
38
35
W
Fri., Oct. 31 @
Emma Sansom
25
22
W
Fri., Nov. 7 OPEN Playoffs Fri., Nov. 14 @
Anniston
14
33
L
1st Round Playoffs
1997 Season Totals
Record 5-5
Points Scored 243
Scoring Average 24.3
Points Allowed 204
Defense Average 20.4
Opponents Record 50-60
Region Record 1-1
Home Record 3-2
Away Record 2-3
1997 Class 5A Rankings
Date
Week
Rank
Record
Votes
Source
Gadsden was not ranked.
1997 Player Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
No Gadsden Players on File.
1997 All State Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Robert Williams RB
Jr.
HM
BN
Robert Williams ATH
Jr.
HN
ASWA
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