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  School Football over the past 100 seasons.





Samson Football Team History


Samson Tigers
Samson High School

209 N. Braod St. Samson, AL 36477
Stadium: Alva Hawk Stadium
Colors: Royal Blue & Gold
Coach: Mac Champion
Region: 2A-R3
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1922  <-- 1986 <- 1987 -> 1988 --> 2024
1987 Season Highlights
 Mac Champion enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Samson.
 First playoff win.
 First 13 win season.
 The Tigers won the Class 2A Region 3 Championship.
 TheTigers set a team record by scoring 445 points.
 The Tigers set a team record by winning 13 games.
 
1987 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 28  vs. Coffee Springs    53   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 4  vs. Zion Chapel    32   8   W       
 Fri., Sep. 11  @ G.W. Long    25   13   W       
 Fri., Sep. 18  @ Kinston    26   7   W       
 Fri., Sep. 25  @ Florala   *  39   6   W       
 Fri., Oct. 2  @ Ariton    39   8   W       
 Fri., Oct. 9  vs. Wicksburg    40   7   W       
 Fri., Oct. 16  vs. Straughn   *  40   21   W       
 Fri., Oct. 23  vs. Geneva County   *  42   7   W       
 Fri., Oct. 30  @ Houston Academy    46   7   W       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 6  vs. Rehobeth    20   0   W       1st Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 13  @ Calera    20   17   W       2nd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 20  vs. Marengo    23   16   W       3rd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 27  @ Reeltown    0   25   L       Semi-finals Playoffs 
 
1987 Season Totals
  Record13-1
  Points Scored445
  Scoring Average31.8
  Points Allowed142
  Defense Average10.1
  Opponents Record81-74
  Region Record3-0
  Home Record7-0
  Away Record6-1
1987 Class 2A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
8/12/1987PS 10 ASWA
9/4/19871 9(1-0) ASWA
9/11/19872 7(2-0) ASWA
9/18/19873 6(3-0) ASWA
9/25/19874 6(4-0) ASWA
10/1/19875 7(5-0) ASWA
10/7/19876 7(6-0) ASWA
10/14/19877 7(7-0) ASWA
10/21/19878 7(8-0) ASWA
10/28/19879 7(9-0) ASWA
11/2/1987Final 6(10-0) ASWA
  
1987 Class 2A Region 3 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Samson 13-14451423-163583-012134  Mac Champion
Geneva County 3-81322570-13412-15856  David Snell
Straughn 7-2169831-26263  Steven Tucker
Florala 1-91052790-326114  Julius Head

1987 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 No Samson Players on File.

1987 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Allen WiseOL Sr.6-3245 1st  ASWA
 Allen WiseOL Sr.6-4235 1st  BN
 Kenny WeeksDL Sr.6-0180 1st  ASWA
 Kenny WeeksDL Sr.5-10180 1st  BN
 Shane RogersQB HM  ASWA
 Shane RogersQB Sr. HM  BN



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