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Thomasville Football Team History
Thomasville Tigers
Thomasville High School
777 Gates Drive Thomasville, AL 36784
Stadium: Anderson Field Colors: Maroon & Gray Coach: Bill McNair Region: 4A-R2
1987 Season Highlights
Bill McNair enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Thomasville. The Tigers won the Class 4A Region 2 Championship.
1987 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Thu., Aug. 27 vs.
Sweet Water
14
7
W
Fri., Sep. 4 vs.
T.R. Miller
20
6
W
Fri., Sep. 11 @
Demopolis
40
38
W
Fri., Sep. 18 vs.
Clarke County
28
13
W
Fri., Sep. 25 @
Monroe County
0
12
L
Fri., Oct. 2 vs.
Calhoun
*
35
15
W
Fri., Oct. 9 @
Jackson
7
21
L
Fri., Oct. 16 @
Choctaw County
14
0
W
Fri., Oct. 23 vs.
Keith
*
49
6
W
Fri., Oct. 30 @
Central Hayneville
*
55
7
W
Playoffs Fri., Nov. 6 vs.
Alba
14
15
L
1st Round Playoffs
1987 Season Totals
Record 8-3
Points Scored 276
Scoring Average 25.1
Points Allowed 140
Defense Average 12.7
Opponents Record 65-54
Region Record 3-0
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 3-2
1987 Class 4A Rankings
Date
Week
Rank
Record
Votes
Source
9/4/1987 1
7 (1-0)
ASWA
9/11/1987 2
4 (2-0)
ASWA
9/18/1987 3
4 (3-0)
ASWA
9/25/1987 4
3 (4-0)
ASWA
10/1/1987 5
6 (4-1)
ASWA
10/7/1987 6
5 (5-1)
ASWA
10/14/1987 7
9 (5-2)
ASWA
10/21/1987 8
9 (6-2)
ASWA
10/28/1987 9
8 (7-2)
ASWA
11/2/1987 Final
8 (8-2)
ASWA
1987 Player Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
No Thomasville Players on File.
1987 All State Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Eric Burroughs RB
Jr.
HM
ASWA
Eric Burroughs RB
Jr.
HM
BN
Scott Swatzell LB
Sr. 6-0 210
HM
ASWA
Scott Swatzell LB
Sr. 6-0 210
1st
BN
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