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Tuscaloosa County Football Team History


Tuscaloosa County Wildcats
Tuscaloosa County High School

12500 Wildcat Dr. Northport, AL 35475
Stadium: Wildcat Field
Colors: Blue & White
Coach: Robert Higginbotham
Region: 6A-R5
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1923  <-- 2004 <- 2005 -> 2006 --> 2024
2005 Season Highlights
 Robert Higginbotham enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Tuscaloosa County.
 First 12 win season.
 The Wildcats won the Class 6A Region 5 Championship.
 TheWildcats set a team record by scoring 479 points.
 The Wildcats set a team record by winning 12 games.
 
2005 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 26  @ Northridge    46   28   W       
 Fri., Sep. 2  vs. Clay-Chalkville    24   7   W       
 Thu., Sep. 8  @ Woodlawn   *  47   8   W       
 Fri., Sep. 16  @ John Carroll   *  42   20   W       
 Fri., Sep. 23  vs. Hoover    39   28   W       
 Fri., Sep. 30  @ Shades Valley    47   7   W       
 Fri., Oct. 7  vs. Minor   *  31   14   W       
 Fri., Oct. 14  vs. Ensley   *  41   8   W       
 Fri., Oct. 21  @ Hillcrest Tuscaloosa   *  34   12   W       
 Fri., Oct. 28  vs. Paul Bryant    46   19   W       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 4  vs. Pelham    32   6   W       1st Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 11  vs. Pell City    42   21   W       2nd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 18  @ Hoover    8   42   L       3rd Round Playoffs 
 
2005 Season Totals
  Record12-1
  Points Scored479
  Scoring Average36.8
  Points Allowed220
  Defense Average16.9
  Opponents Record80-70
  Region Record5-0
  Home Record7-0
  Away Record5-1
2005 Class 6A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
8/2/2005PS 7(11-2) ASWA
8/31/20051 7(1-0)84 ASWA
9/7/20052 5(2-0)120 ASWA
9/14/20053 5(3-0)157 ASWA
9/21/20054 5(4-0)161 ASWA
9/28/20055 2(5-0)253 ASWA
10/5/20056 2(6-0) ASWA
10/12/20057 2(7-0) ASWA
10/19/20058 2 (8-0) ASWA
10/26/20059 2 (9-0)251 ASWA
11/2/2005Final 2(10-0)230 ASWA
  
2005 Class 6A Region 5 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Tuscaloosa County 12-14792202-182695-019562  Robert Higginbotham
Minor 6-53681850-112214-119354  Tony Lunceford
John Carroll 4-72192920-17273-2125132  Gerald Gann
Hillcrest Tuscaloosa 3-81543040-114562-377105  O.K. Bryant
Ensley 3-71682861-442167  Wendell Jones
Woodlawn 2-81113010-548160  Dexter LeBlanc

2005 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Deon Williams QB Sr.5-11200 AL-MS Game  
 Deon Williams QB Sr.5-11200 All Southern  Orlando Sentinel
 Deon Williams QB Sr.5-11200 Super 12  ASWA
 Deon Williams ATH Sr.5-10205 Super All-State  Bham News
 Josh Lewis DL Sr.6-4230 All-Star Game  

2005 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Deon WilliamsQB Sr.5-10205 1st  BN
 Deon WilliamsQB Sr.5-10205 1st  ASWA
 Shalon MontgomeryLB Sr. HM  BN
 Shalon MontgomeryLB Sr. HM  ASWA
 T.J. StuartOL Sr. HM  ASWA
 T.J. WhiteOL Sr. HM  BN
 Tyler WalkerWR Sr. HM  BN
 Tyler WalkerWR Sr. HM  ASWA



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