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Madison County Football Team History

Madison County Tigers

Madison County High School

174 Brock Rd. Gurley, AL 35748
Stadium: Tiger Stadium
Colors: Purple & Gold
Coach: Joel Poole
Region: 5A-R7

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1908 <-- 2007 <- 2008 -> 2009 --> 2024

2008 Season Highlights

Joel Poole enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Madison County.

First region championship.

The Tigers move from Class 4A and into Region 7.

The Tigers won the Class 5A Region 7 Championship.

2008 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 29	@ Columbia	32	6	W
Fri., Sep. 5	vs. Boaz *	10	7	W
Fri., Sep. 12	@ Etowah *	14	12	W
Fri., Sep. 19	vs. Arab *	45	14	W
Fri., Sep. 26	vs. Lee Huntsville	35	0	W
Fri., Oct. 3	vs. Albertville *	35	12	W
Fri., Oct. 10	@ Scottsboro *	21	20	W
Fri., Oct. 17	vs. Fort Payne *	10	21	L
Fri., Oct. 24	@ Southside Gadsden *	31	10	W
Thu., Oct. 30	@ East Limestone	30	12	W
Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 7	vs. East Limestone	21	3	W	1st Round Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 14	vs. Russellville	6	13	L	2nd Round Playoffs

2008 Season Totals
Record	10-2
Points Scored	290
Scoring Average	24.2
Points Allowed	130
Defense Average	10.8
Opponents Record	60-71
Region Record	6-1
Home Record	5-2
Away Record	5-0

2008 Class 5A Rankings
Date	Week	Rank	Record	Votes	Source
10/8/2008	6	10	(6-0)	35	ASWA
10/15/2008	7	10	(7-0)	57	ASWA

2008 Class 5A Region 7 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			Region/Area Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Madison County	10-2	290	130	1-1	27	16	6-1	166	96	Joel Poole
Boaz	8-4	237	147	1-1	37	27	5-2	132	64	Drew Noles
Fort Payne	7-4	292	165	0-1	31	35	5-2	199	87	Paul Ellis
Scottsboro	5-6	215	243	0-1	7	41	4-3	138	125	Freddie Tidmore
Etowah	3-7	124	168				3-4	98	81	Gene Hill
Southside Gadsden	5-5	169	219				2-5	118	206	Scott Rickles
Albertville	3-7	178	241				2-5	107	176	Tommy Tharp
Arab	2-8	167	302				1-6	91	214	Watt Parker

2008 Player Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
No Madison County Players on File.

2008 All State Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Brandon Day	DL	Sr.			HM	ASWA
Jason Smith	ATH	Sr.			HM	ASWA
T.J. Gurley	QB	Sr.			HM	ASWA

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Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

Luverne 'Toad' Wise was the first female football player in Alabama and may have been the first in the country. She was a kicker for the Escambia County Blue Devils in 1939-40.