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  School Football over the past 100 seasons.





Cleveland Football Team History


Cleveland Panthers
Cleveland High School

71 High School St. Cleveland, AL 35049
Stadium: Michal Dixon Memorial Stadium
Colors: Black & White
Coach: Joe Hazelrig
Region: 2A-R11
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1936  <-- 1980 <- 1981 -> 1982 --> 2024
1981 Season Highlights
 Joe Hazelrig enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Cleveland.
 The Panthers finished 2nd in Region 11.
 
1981 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Thu., Aug. 27  @ Susan Moore    0   6   L       
 Fri., Sep. 4  @ Appalachian   *  21   7   W       
 Fri., Sep. 11  @ Brighton   *  36   18   W       
 Thu., Sep. 17  vs. J.B. Pennington    7   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 25  @ Hayden   *  19   12   W       
 Fri., Oct. 2  vs. Locust Fork   *  26   14   W       
 Fri., Oct. 9  vs. Gaston    13   14   L (OT)      
 Fri., Oct. 23  vs. Oak Grove   *  27   8   W       
 Fri., Oct. 30  @ Oneonta   *  0   14   L       
 Fri., Nov. 6  vs. Springville   *  19   7   W       
 
1981 Season Totals
  Record7-3
  Points Scored168
  Scoring Average16.8
  Points Allowed100
  Defense Average10.0
  Opponents Record58-44 -1
  Region Record6-1
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record3-2
1981 Class 2A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
 Cleveland was not ranked.
  
1981 Class 2A 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 
Oneonta 9-2226670-17106-015429  Hugh OShields
Cleveland 7-31681006-114880  Joe Hazelrig
Oak Grove 7-32251604-2159125  Mike Foster
Springville 7-32041903-3120116  David Earwood
Locust Fork 4-5-11691432-49590  Dan Martin
Hayden 1-91592591-5108139  Ronnie Syphrus
Brighton 0-9643410-656247  Alfred Hall

1981 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 No Cleveland Players on File.

1981 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Greg CorneliusE 2nd  BPH



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Murphy and Theodore battled through seven overtimes before the Panthers came out on top 33-26 in 1979.