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Athens Football Team History
Athens Golden Eagles
Athens High School
P.O. Box 109 Athens, AL 35612
Stadium: Athens Stadium Colors: Black & Old Gold Coach: Ferman Elmore
1951 Season Highlights
Ferman Elmore enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Athens. The Golden Eagles move from Class 2A and into Region 0.
1951 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Thu., Sep. 13
John Carroll
33
0
W
Fri., Sep. 21 vs. Fayetteville TN
31
6
W
Fri., Sep. 28 vs.
Decatur
0
12
L
Fri., Oct. 5 @
Sheffield
14
45
L
Fri., Oct. 12 vs.
Lauderdale County
52
0
W
Fri., Oct. 19 vs.
Coffee
0
7
L
Fri., Oct. 26 @
Cullman
19
6
W
Fri., Nov. 2 @
Huntsville
21
0
W
Fri., Nov. 16 vs.
Deshler
42
0
W
Thu., Nov. 22 vs.
Emma Sansom
13
13
T
1951 Season Totals
Record 6-3
-1
Points Scored 225
Scoring Average 22.5
Points Allowed 89
Defense Average 8.9
Opponents Record 40-43
-6
Home Record 3-2
-1
Away Record 2-1
1951 Class 3A Rankings
Date
Week
Rank
Record
Votes
Source
Final
12 44
BN
1951 Player Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Lewis Dollar
C
All Southern
Orlando Sentinel
Lewis Dollar
C
Sr. 213
All-Star Game
1951 All State Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Jim Dollar C
1st
BPH
Lewis Dollar C
Sr. 205
1st
BN
Max Kelly G
2nd
BN
Max Kelly G
1st
BPH
Toby Woodruff T
2nd
BPH
Toby Woodruff T
HM
MA
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