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  School Football over the past 100 seasons.





Hartselle Football Team History


Hartselle Tigers
Hartselle High School

1000 Bethel Rd. NE Hartselle, AL 35640
Stadium: J.P. Cain Stadium
Colors: Red & White
Coach: Michael Smith
Region: 5A-R12
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1916  <-- 1997 <- 1998 -> 1999 --> 2024
1998 Season Highlights
 Michael Smith enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Hartselle.
 The Tigers move from Class 6A and into Region 12.
 The Tigers finished 3rd in Region 12.
 
1998 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 28  @ Bob Jones    23   28   L       
 Fri., Sep. 4  @ Coffee    34   33   W       
 Fri., Sep. 11  vs. Brewer    35   7   W       
 Fri., Sep. 18  vs. East Lawrence    30   23   W (OT)      
 Fri., Sep. 25  @ Curry   *  51   29   W       
 Fri., Oct. 2  vs. Decatur    16   38   L       
 Fri., Oct. 9  @ Cullman   *  28   31   L       
 Fri., Oct. 16  @ Austin    40   27   W       
 Fri., Oct. 23  vs. Walker   *  0   26   L       
 Fri., Oct. 30  @ Arab    49   14   W       
 
1998 Season Totals
  Record6-4
  Points Scored306
  Scoring Average30.6
  Points Allowed256
  Defense Average25.6
  Opponents Record41-67
  Region Record1-2
  Home Record2-2
  Away Record4-2
1998 Class 5A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
 Hartselle was not ranked.
  
1998 Class 5A Region 12 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Walker 8-33611860-141423-0867  Bubba Davis
Cullman 8-32872190-17482-16354  Mike Bates
Hartselle 6-43062561-27986  Michael Smith
Curry 2-81662740-335116  David Williams

1998 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 No Hartselle Players on File.

1998 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Brent ColeeOL Sr. HM  BN
 Brent ColeeOL Sr. HM  ASWA
 Trey WardRB Jr.5-11175 HM  ASWA
 Trey WardRB Jr.5-11175 1st  BN



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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.