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  School Football over the past 100 seasons.





Gadsden Football Team History


Gadsden Tigers
Gadsden High School

607 S. 12th St. Gadsden, AL 35901
Stadium: Murphree Stadium
Colors: Black & Orange
Coach: Vince DiLorenzo
Region: 5A-R14
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1924  <-- 1997 <- 1998 -> 1999 --> 2005
1998 Season Highlights
 Vince DiLorenzo enters his 15th season as Head Coach at Gadsden.
 The Tigers move from Region 13 to Region 14.
 The Tigers won the Class 5A Region 14 Championship.
 TheTigers set a team record by scoring 539 points.
 The Tigers set a team record for most points scored by both teams with 94 points.
 
1998 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 28  @ Fort Payne    35   27   W       
 Fri., Sep. 4  vs. Pell City    28   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 11  @ Litchfield    55   6   W       
 Fri., Sep. 18  vs. Emma Sansom    35   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 25  @ Albertville   *  38   7   W       
 Fri., Oct. 2  @ Etowah   *  28   21   W       
 Fri., Oct. 9  vs. Midfield    14   28   L       
 Fri., Oct. 16  vs. Southside Gadsden   *  54   19   W       
 Fri., Oct. 23  @ Talladega    48   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 30  vs. Boaz   *  63   31   W       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 6  vs. Pleasant Grove    48   0   W    Jack Murphree   1st Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 13  vs. Anniston    21   17   W    Jack Murphree   2nd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 20  @ Parker    46   12   W       3rd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 27  vs. Etowah    26   27   L (2OT)      Semi-finals Playoffs 
 
1998 Season Totals
  Record12-2
  Points Scored539
  Scoring Average38.5
  Points Allowed195
  Defense Average13.9
  Opponents Record80-77
  Region Record4-0
  Home Record6-2
  Away Record6-0
1998 Class 5A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
9/3/19981 10(1-0) ASWA
9/10/19982 5(2-0) ASWA
9/17/19983 4(3-0) ASWA
9/24/19984 4(4-0) ASWA
10/1/19985 3(5-0) ASWA
10/8/19986 3(6-0) ASWA
10/15/19987 6(6-1) ASWA
10/22/19988 4(7-1) ASWA
10/29/19989 4(8-1) ASWA
11/5/1998Final 4(9-1) ASWA
  
1998 Class 5A 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 
Gadsden 12-25391953-1141564-018378  Vince DiLorenzo
Etowah 10-43971964-1117743-116960  Raymond Farmer
Albertville 8-22542162-279140  Paul McAbee
Boaz 6-42862531-392161  Jeff Milwee
Southside Gadsden 4-61852690-466150  Brian Mintz

1998 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Robert Williams RB Sr.5-11195 AL-MS Game  

1998 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Jeremy RobinsonOL Sr.6-1280 1st  ASWA
 Jeremy RobinsonOL Sr.6-1280 HM  BN
 Narshun SmithDL Sr.6-4300 1st  ASWA
 Narshun SmithDL Sr.6-4300 HM  BN
 Robert WilliamsRB Sr.5-11195 1st  BN
 Robert WilliamsRB Sr.5-11195 1st  ASWA



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