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  School Football over the past 100 seasons.





Luverne Football Team History


Luverne Tigers
Luverne High School

194 1st Ave. Luverne, AL 36049
Stadium: Glenn Daniel Stadium
Colors: Red & White
Coach: Butch Norman
Region: 3A-R4
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1920  <-- 1997 <- 1998 -> 1999 --> 2024
1998 Season Highlights
 Butch Norman enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Luverne.
 The Tigers move from Class 2A and into Region 4.
 The Tigers won the Class 3A Region 4 Championship.
 
1998 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 28  vs. New Brockton    38   6   W       
 Fri., Sep. 4  vs. Elba    40   18   W       
 Fri., Sep. 11  vs. Pike County    6   0   W (OT)      
 Fri., Sep. 18  @ Opp    13   19   L (OT)      
 Fri., Sep. 25  @ Brantley    12   6   W       
 Fri., Oct. 2  vs. Highland Home    13   18   L       
 Fri., Oct. 9  @ Georgiana    13   12   W       
 Fri., Oct. 16  @ Calhoun   *  20   12   W       
 Fri., Oct. 23  vs. J.F. Shields    48   28   W       
 Fri., Oct. 30  @ Goshen   *  35   20   W       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 6  vs. Vincent    38   15   W       1st Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 13  @ Elba    18   0   W       2nd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 20  vs. Aliceville    19   28   L       3rd Round Playoffs 
 
1998 Season Totals
  Record10-3
  Points Scored313
  Scoring Average24.1
  Points Allowed182
  Defense Average14.0
  Opponents Record79-71
  Region Record2-0
  Home Record5-2
  Away Record5-1
1998 Class 3A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
7/22/1998PS 661 ASWA
9/3/19981 4(1-0) ASWA
9/10/19982 4(2-0) ASWA
9/17/19983 4(3-0) ASWA
9/24/19984 8(3-1) ASWA
10/1/19985 7(4-1) ASWA
  
1998 Class 3A Region 4 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Luverne 10-33131822-175432-05532  Butch Norman
Calhoun 6-52162050-10561-14540  Jim Hunter Jr.
Goshen 2-82222820-24068  Julius Head

1998 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Rodney Lowery RB Sr. All-Star Game  

1998 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Rodney LoweryRB Sr. HM  BN
 Rodney LoweryRB Sr. HM  ASWA



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