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  School Football over the past 100 seasons.





Colbert County Football Team History


Colbert County Indians
Colbert County High School

P.O. Box 429 Leighton, AL 35646
Stadium: C.T. Manley Stadium
Colors: Black & Gold
Coach: C.T. Manley
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1915  <-- 1960 <- 1961 -> 1962 --> 2024
1961 Season Highlights
 C.T. Manley enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Colbert County.
 
1961 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 8  OPEN 
 Fri., Sep. 15  @ Russellville    6   41   L       
 Fri., Sep. 22  @ Central Florence    6   6   T       
 Fri., Sep. 29  vs. Rogers    7   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 6  @ Lawrence County    12   7   W       
 Fri., Oct. 13  vs. Haleyville    6   40   L       
 Fri., Oct. 20  vs. Lexington    25   6   W       
 Fri., Oct. 27  vs. Lauderdale County    20   6   W       
 Fri., Nov. 3  vs. Red Bay    39   13   W       
 Fri., Nov. 10  @ Cherokee    7   18   L       
 
1961 Season Totals
  Record5-3 -1
  Points Scored128
  Scoring Average14.2
  Points Allowed137
  Defense Average15.2
  Opponents Record49-37 -3
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record1-2 -1
1961 Class  Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
 Colbert County was not ranked.
  

1961 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 No Colbert County Players on File.

1961 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 No Colbert County Players on File.



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Morris Higginbotham coached three different teams to divisional state championships in the 1950s. He won titles at Walnut Grove in 1952, West Blocton in 1955 and Enterprise in 1960.