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  School Football over the past 100 seasons.





Montgomery Academy Football Team History


Montgomery Academy Eagles
Montgomery Academy

3240 Vaughn Rd. Montgomery, AL 36106
Stadium: McLemore Field
Colors: Cardinal & Navy Blue
Coach: John Tatum
Region: 1A-R6
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1971  <-- 1986 <- 1987 -> 1988 --> 2024
1987 Season Highlights
 John Tatum enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Montgomery Academy.
 First 10-0 regular season.
 Record 14-0 season.
 The Eagles won the Class 1A Region 6 Championship.
 TheEagles set a team record by scoring 515 points.
 The Eagles set a team record by winning 14 games.
 
1987 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 28  vs. Highland Home    52   15   W       
 Fri., Sep. 4  OPEN 
 Fri., Sep. 11  @ St. Jude    42   6   W       
 Fri., Sep. 18  @ South Macon   *  37   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 25  vs. Houston Academy    45   7   W       
 Fri., Oct. 2  @ Catholic Montgomery    56   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 9  vs. Alabama Christian   *  36   3   W       
 Fri., Oct. 16  vs. St. James    41   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 23  vs. Isabella    51   16   W       
 Fri., Oct. 30  @ Trinity   *  42   7   W       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 6  vs. Ariton    42   6   W       1st Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 13  vs. Excel    24   6   W       2nd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 20  @ Notasulga    17   0   W       3rd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 27  vs. New Site    17   0   W       Semi-finals Playoffs 
 Fri., Dec. 4  @ Billingsley    13   6   W       Championship Game 
 
1987 Season Totals
  Record14-0
  Points Scored515
  Scoring Average36.8
  Points Allowed72
  Defense Average5.1
  Opponents Record77-79
  Region Record3-0
  Home Record8-0
  Away Record6-0
1987 Class 1A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
8/12/1987PS 8 ASWA
9/4/19871 5(1-0) ASWA
9/11/19872 5(1-0) ASWA
9/18/19873 4(2-0) ASWA
9/25/19874 4(3-0) ASWA
10/1/19875 4(4-0) ASWA
10/7/19876 4(5-0) ASWA
10/14/19877 3(6-0) ASWA
10/21/19878 2(7-0) ASWA
10/28/19879 2(8-0) ASWA
11/2/1987Final 2(9-0) ASWA
  
1987 Class 1A Region 6 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Montgomery Academy 14-0515725-0113183-011510  John Tatum
Trinity 6-51821700-17212-15659  Randy Locke
Alabama Christian 5-51671681-24765  Tim Perry
South Macon 0-9352140-3892  David Jones

1987 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Hamp Greene K Sr.5-10165 AL-MS Game  
 Hamp Greene RB Sr.5-10165 1A Player of the Year  ASWA

1987 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Hamp GreenePK Sr.5-10165 1st  ASWA
 Hamp GreeneRB Sr.5-10165 1st  ASWA
 Hamp GreenePK Sr.5-11175 1st  BN
 John TatumCoach 1st  ASWA
 Mont HighleyLB Sr.5-11180 1st  ASWA
 Mont HighleyLB Sr.5-11180 1st  BN
 Rick McBrideQB Jr. HM  ASWA
 Rick McBrideQB Jr. HM  BN
 Robert Johnson.OL 6-0185 1st  ASWA
 Trey SybestDL Sr. 1st  BN
 Trey SylvestOL Sr. HM  ASWA



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