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  School Football over the past 100 seasons.





Oxford Football Team History


Oxford Yellow Jackets
Oxford High School

915 Stewart St. Oxford, AL 36203
Stadium: Lamar Field
Colors: Black & Old Gold
Coach: Bill Burgess
Region: 4A-R10
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1920  <-- 1978 <- 1979 -> 1980 --> 2024
1979 Season Highlights
 Bill Burgess enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Oxford.
 The Yellow Jackets finished 4th in Region 10.
 
1979 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 31  @ Saks    13   21   L       
 Fri., Sep. 7  @ Anniston   *  6   7   L       
 Fri., Sep. 21  vs. Jacksonville    14   7   W       
 Fri., Sep. 28  @ Albertville   *  20   2   W       
 Fri., Oct. 5  @ Etowah   *  7   13   L (OT)      
 Fri., Oct. 12  vs. Alexandria    35   9   W       
 Fri., Oct. 19  vs. Talladega   *  19   22   L       
 Fri., Oct. 26  vs. Emma Sansom   *  21   28   L       
 Fri., Nov. 2  @ Walter Wellborn    7   10   L       
 Fri., Nov. 9  vs. Gadsden   *  31   6   W       
 
1979 Season Totals
  Record4-6
  Points Scored173
  Scoring Average17.3
  Points Allowed125
  Defense Average12.5
  Opponents Record49-52 -2
  Region Record2-4
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record1-4
1979 Class 4A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
 Oxford was not ranked.
  
1979 Class 4A Region 10 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Emma Sansom 10-1-12941291-127386-017875  Fred Buster Gross
Talladega 8-32131330-17145-115978  Glenn Woodruff
Anniston 5-4161994-212875  Johnny Ingram
Oxford 4-61731252-410478  Bill Burgess
Albertville 3-7761632-552118  Vernon Wells
Etowah 5-51481733-494116  Charles Buddy Hearn
Arab 6-4129791-12019  Wayne Trimble
Gadsden 1-9362780-736218  David Martin

1979 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 No Oxford Players on File.

1979 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 No Oxford Players on File.



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