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Woodlawn Football Team History

Woodlawn Colonels

Woodlawn High School

5620 1st. Ave. N. Birmingham, AL 35212
Stadium: Lawson Field
Colors: Green & Gold
Coach: Jerry Stearns
Region: 4A-R9

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1922 <-- 1978 <- 1979 -> 1980 --> 2024

1979 Season Highlights

Jerry Stearns enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Woodlawn.

The Colonels finished 2nd in Region 9.

1979 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 31	Parker	7	12	L	Legion Field
Fri., Sep. 7	West End	0	21	L	Lawson Field
Fri., Sep. 21	Ensley	26	12	W	Fair Park
Thu., Sep. 27	Jones Valley	26	7	W	Lawson Field
Fri., Oct. 5	Huffman *	25	8	W	Lawson Field
Fri., Oct. 12	Carver Birmingham *	14	15	L	Lawson Field
Fri., Oct. 19	Banks *	7	21	L	Lawson Field
Fri., Oct. 26	Phillips Birmingham *	14	3	W	Legion Field
Thu., Nov. 1	Hayes *	19	0	W	Lawson Field
Thu., Nov. 8	Jackson-Olin	17	0	W	Legion Field

1979 Season Totals
Record	6-4
Points Scored	155
Scoring Average	15.5
Points Allowed	99
Defense Average	9.9
Opponents Record	52-49 -2
Region Record	3-2
Home Record	0-0
Away Record	0-0

1979 Class 4A Rankings
Date	Week	Rank	Record	Votes	Source
Woodlawn was not ranked.

1979 Class 4A Region 9 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			Region/Area Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Banks	8-3	190	111	0-1	0	21	5-0	100	29	Danny Ridgeway
Carver Birmingham	5-3-1	89	97				3-2	42	59	Willie Peake
Huffman	6-4	129	107				3-2	73	64	Jerry Partridge
Woodlawn	6-4	155	99				3-2	79	47	Jerry Stearns
Hayes	3-7	153	189				1-4	67	88	Cecil Leonard
Phillips Birmingham	0-10	75	228				0-5	41	115	David Childers

1979 Player Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Greg Carr	LB	Sr.	6-2	210	All-Star Game
Vince Roberson	SE	Sr.	5-9	170	All-Star Game

1979 All State Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Greg Carr	L	Sr.	6-2	215	HM	BPH
Greg Carr	LB	Sr.	6-2	215	2nd	BN

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