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Hanceville Football Team History

Hanceville Bulldogs

Hanceville High School

801 Commercial St. SE Hanceville, AL 35077
Stadium: Ray Talley Stadium
Colors: Purple & Gold
Coach: Ray Talley
Region: 3A-R14

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1925 <-- 1978 <- 1979 -> 1980 --> 2024

1979 Season Highlights

Ray Talley enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Hanceville.

The Bulldogs finished 3rd in Region 14.

1979 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 31	vs. Lawrence County *	7	6	W
Fri., Sep. 7	vs. Brewer	14	6	W
Fri., Sep. 14	vs. Boaz	0	26	L
Fri., Sep. 28	@ Cullman *	0	20	L
Fri., Oct. 5	vs. Fairview *	13	6	W
Fri., Oct. 12	@ Haleyville	6	9	L
Fri., Oct. 19	vs. Mortimer Jordan	28	6	W
Fri., Oct. 26	vs. Curry *	14	9	W
Fri., Nov. 2	@ West Point *	12	26	L
Fri., Nov. 9	@ J.B. Pennington *	29	0	W

1979 Season Totals
Record	6-4
Points Scored	123
Scoring Average	12.3
Points Allowed	114
Defense Average	11.4
Opponents Record	41-57 -2
Region Record	4-2
Home Record	5-1
Away Record	1-3

1979 Class 3A Rankings
Date	Week	Rank	Record	Votes	Source
Hanceville was not ranked.

1979 Class 3A Region 14 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			Region/Area Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Cullman	7-5	262	160	1-1	49	60	5-0	148	33	Jerry Elmore
West Point	8-1-1	241	111				4-1	113	67	Jerry Edmondson
Hanceville	6-4	123	114				4-2	75	67	Ray Talley
Lawrence County	3-7	152	199				2-3	78	93	Robert Mitchell
Fairview	1-9	79	214				1-5	60	126	Terry Harris
J.B. Pennington	1-9	80	204				0-1	18	34	Bill Nichols
Curry	2-7	126	215				1-4	78	121	Danny Gambrell

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

1979 All State Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Allen Twilley	L				HM	BPH
Richard Wisener	G				1st	BPH

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Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

The first night game played between high school teams in the state occurred on September 23, 1927 when Pike Road and Cloverdale met in the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery.