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Coosa Christian Football Team History

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Coosa Christian High School

2736 Wills Creek Rd. Gadsden, AL 35904
Stadium: Phillip Ellen Stadium
Colors: Carolina Blue & Vegas Gold
Coach: Roy Knapp
Region: ACAC-

1976 <-- 1978 <- 1979 -> 1980 --> 2024

1979 Season Highlights

Roy Knapp enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Coosa Christian.

1979 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Thu., Aug. 30	vs. Appalachian	6	30	L
Fri., Sep. 7	@ Grace Christian	28	0	W
Fri., Sep. 14	vs. Bethel Christian	49	30	W
Fri., Sep. 21	vs. West Birmingham Christian	16	20	L
Fri., Sep. 28	@ Sand Rock	30	8	W
Fri., Oct. 5	@ Westminster	8	14	L
Fri., Oct. 12	vs. Tuscaloosa Christian	28	8	W
Fri., Oct. 19	vs. Gaylesville	8	26	L
Fri., Oct. 26	vs. Minor Christian	51	24	#Won
Fri., Nov. 2	vs. Spring Garden	44	0	W
Fri., Nov. 9	Minor Christian	32	6	W
Fri., Nov. 16	Central Alabama All Stars	20	19	W	Montgomery

1979 Season Totals
Record	8-4
Points Scored	320
Scoring Average	26.7
Points Allowed	185
Defense Average	15.4
Opponents Record	27-61
Region Record	0-0
Home Record	4-3
Away Record	2-1

1979 Class ACAC Rankings
Date	Week	Rank	Record	Votes	Source
Coosa Christian was not ranked.

1979 Class ACAC Region 0 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			Region/Area Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Bell Road Christian	0-4	16	100							Glen Ward
Bethel Christian	1-1	24	15
Briarwood	6-5	204	75	0-1	14	17				Gary Fleming
Calvary Christian	0-0	0	0							Willie Pace
Calvary Christian Birmingham	0-0	0	0
Cathedral Christian	6-3	198	109							Tom Goodwin
Central Baptist	4-5	131	111							James Ziebach
Coosa Christian	8-4	320	185							Roy Knapp
Crichton Academy	1-7	61	172							Gilbert Weeks
Evangel Christian	3-8	55	291							Steve Sharp
Faith Academy	5-3	145	75	1-0	19	8				Buddy Howard
Florence Christian	0-0	0	0
Grace Christian	7-3	113	50							Scotty Marcum
Greystone Christian	8-2	164	86							Tom Russell
Independent Methodist	4-7	64	91							Ken McWilliams
Jefferson Christian	4-4	94	57							Harold Barnett
Landmark Christian	9-2	115	81							Tom Thornton
Minor Christian	1-7	76	219							Terry Smith
Mobile Christian	9-1	215	75	1-0	17	14				Glenn Vickery
Tuscaloosa Christian	0-9	48	212							Ray Hansen
West Birmingham Christian	7-4	189	126	0-1	8	19				Roger Mims
Westbrook Christian	2-9	83	241							Ingram Cullwell

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

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

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