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Hanceville Football Team History


Hanceville Bulldogs
Hanceville High School

801 Commercial St. SE Hanceville, AL 35077
Stadium: Ray Talley Stadium
Colors: Purple & Gold
Coach: Ray Talley
Region: 4A-R13
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1986 Season Highlights
 Ray Talley enters his 11th season as Head Coach at Hanceville.
 The Bulldogs finished 2nd in Region 13.
 
1986 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 29   Brewer    21   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 5   Cullman    18   21   L       
 Fri., Sep. 12   Hayden   *  31   6   W       
 Fri., Sep. 19   Good Hope    27   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 26   Fairview   *  6   7   L       
 Fri., Oct. 3   West Point    7   14   L       
 Fri., Oct. 10   Guntersville    13   26   L       
 Fri., Oct. 17   Fultondale    34   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 24   Mortimer Jordan    23   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 31   Locust Fork   *  35   0   W       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 7  @ Bob Jones    33   14   W       1st Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 14  @ Fairview    16   13   W       2nd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 21  @ Deshler    23   14   W       3rd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 28  @ Litchfield    21   28   L       Semi-finals Playoffs 
 
1986 Season Totals
  Record9-5
  Points Scored308
  Scoring Average22.0
  Points Allowed143
  Defense Average10.2
  Opponents Record83-74
  Region Record2-1
  Home Record0-0
  Away Record3-1
1986 Class 4A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
8/6/1986PS 4 ASWA
9/3/19861 4(1-0) ASWA
9/10/19862 10(1-1) ASWA
9/17/19863 6(2-1) ASWA
9/24/19864 5(3-1) ASWA
  
1986 Class 4A Region 13 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Fairview 8-4168861-120223-05513  Dafford Smith
Hanceville 9-53081433-193692-17213  Ray Talley
Hayden 6-41171471-22552  Mark Hitt
Locust Fork 2-8681930-3074  Jeff Dean

1986 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 No Hanceville Players on File.

1986 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 No Hanceville Players on File.



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