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Central Alabama Football Team History

Central Alabama Rebels

Central High School

Montgomery, AL 0
Stadium:
Colors: Red & Gold
Coach: Ben Portis
Region: AISA-AAA-

1971 <-- 1976 <- 1977 -> 1978 --> 1981

1977 Season Highlights

Ben Portis enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Central Alabama.

1977 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 26	@ Independent Methodist	0	3	L
Sat., Sep. 3	vs. Macon Academy	32	14	W
Fri., Sep. 9	vs. Ashford Academy	0	34	L
Fri., Sep. 16	vs. Monroe Academy	0	22	L
Fri., Sep. 23	@ Pike Liberal Arts	0	17	L
Fri., Sep. 30	@ Springwood	27	0	W
Fri., Oct. 7	vs. Fort Dale Academy	14	22	L
Fri., Oct. 14	vs. Coosa Valley Academy	8	25	L
Fri., Oct. 21	vs. Bessemer Academy	14	12	W
Fri., Oct. 28	@ Glenwood School	8	38	L
Fri., Nov. 4	@ Hooper Academy	0	21	L

1977 Season Totals
Record	3-8
Points Scored	103
Scoring Average	9.4
Points Allowed	208
Defense Average	18.9
Opponents Record	80-40 -3
Region Record	0-0
Home Record	2-4
Away Record	1-4

1977 Class AISA-AAA Rankings
Date	Week	Rank	Record	Votes	Source
Central Alabama was not ranked.

1977 Class AISA-AAA Region 0 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			Region/Area Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Ashford Academy	11-1	239	106	0-1	7	31				Ronnie Shelley
Bessemer Academy	6-5	204	136							Henry Chandler
Bullock Memorial	0-9-1	23	225							Willie McNeal
Central Alabama	3-8	103	208							Ben Portis
Central Baptist	1-10	98	367
Coosa Valley Academy	10-1	288	93							Jim Lowery
Fort Dale Academy	8-3	254	138							Cleve Hightower
Glenwood School	10-2	322	91	0-1	7	28				Sam Howard
Hooper Academy	5-5	140	160							Tim Jennings
Independent Methodist	7-3-1	187	75							Ken McWilliams
Jackson Academy	3-6-2	95	230							Wayne Blackwell
Lakeside	6-4-1	171	140
Lowndes Academy	1-10	92	189							Tom Jones
Macon Academy	3-7-1	134	209							Jerry Pugh
Marengo Academy	12-0	359	66	2-0	52	13				Ricky Herzog
Monroe Academy	10-2	348	132	1-1	34	28				Vance McCrory
Morgan Academy	8-3	276	171							Mac Champion
Pickens Academy	7-3	224	87							Don McKinzey
Sumter Academy	7-2-1	201	89							Legrant Scott
West End Christian	2-8-1	88	178							Jim Riley
Wilcox Academy	6-5	185	179							J.A. Williams

1977 Player Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
No Central Alabama Players on File.

1977 All State Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
No Central Alabama Players on File.

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