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  School Football over the past 100 seasons.





Homewood Football Team History


Homewood Patriots
Homewood High School

1901 S. Lakeshore Dr. Homewood, AL 35209
Stadium: Waldrop Stadium
Colors: Red, White & Blue
Coach: Gerald Gann
Region: 4A-R7
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1972  <-- 1979 <- 1980 -> 1981 --> 2024
1980 Season Highlights
 Gerald Gann enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Homewood.
 The Patriots finished 5th in Region 7.
 
1980 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 5  vs. Erwin    14   7   W       
 Fri., Sep. 12  @ Walker    7   6   W       
 Fri., Sep. 19  vs. Banks    12   7   W       
 Fri., Sep. 26  @ John Carroll    0   0   T       
 Fri., Oct. 3  @ Shades Valley   *  12   13   L (OT)      
 Fri., Oct. 10  @ Midfield    43   34   W (4OT)      
 Fri., Oct. 17  vs. Vestavia Hills   *  0   14   L       
 Fri., Oct. 24  vs. Berry   *  6   10   L       
 Fri., Oct. 31  vs. Fairfield    12   10   W       
 Fri., Nov. 7  @ Mountain Brook   *  6   7   L       
 
1980 Season Totals
  Record5-4 -1
  Points Scored112
  Scoring Average11.2
  Points Allowed108
  Defense Average10.8
  Opponents Record66-41 -5
  Region Record0-4
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record2-2 -1
1980 Class 4A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
 Homewood was not ranked.
  
1980 Class 4A Region 7 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Vestavia Hills 13-1292734-049193-17228  Buddy Anderson
Berry 6-51341080-1073-16647  Bob Finley
Shades Valley 3-6-1961523-16165  Robert Higginbotham
Mountain Brook 2-81031871-33473  Gene Ellison
Homewood 5-4-11121080-42444  Gerald Gann

1980 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Jobay Cooney S Sr.5-10175 All-Star Game  

1980 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 No Homewood 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.