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  School Football over the past 100 seasons.





Foley Football Team History


Foley Lions
Foley High School

1 Pride Drive Foley, AL 36535
Stadium: Ivan Jones Stadium
Colors: Blue & Gold
Coach: Lester Smith
Region: 4A-R2
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Team Home Summary Coaches Games by Year Opponents Players Rankings NFL Playoffs OT

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1924  <-- 1976 <- 1977 -> 1978 --> 2024
1977 Season Highlights
 Lester Smith enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Foley.
 First playoff appearance.
 First region championship.
 The Lions won the Class 4A Region 2 Championship.
 
1977 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Thu., Aug. 25  @ Robertsdale    7   6   W       
 Fri., Sep. 2  vs. Mary Montgomery    13   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 9  vs. Pine Forest FL    42   13   W       
 Fri., Sep. 16  vs. B.C. Rain   *  29   6   W       
 Fri., Sep. 23  vs. Williamson   *  40   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  @ Toulminville   *  28   0   W    Ladd-Peebles   
 Fri., Oct. 7  @ Escambia County    29   13   W       
 Fri., Oct. 14  vs. Satsuma   *  21   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 21  @ Baldwin County   *  12   0   W       
 Fri., Nov. 4  @ Fairhope   *  7   2   W       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 11  vs. Sidney Lanier    15   22   L       1st Round Playoffs 
 
1977 Season Totals
  Record10-1
  Points Scored243
  Scoring Average22.1
  Points Allowed62
  Defense Average5.6
  Opponents Record49-52 -4
  Region Record6-0
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record5-0
1977 Class 4A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
10/19/19778 4(6-0)0 BN
  
1977 Class 4A Region 2 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Foley 10-1243620-115226-01378  Lester Smith
Satsuma 8-2132835-17361  Billy Coleman*
Fairhope 4-5-11171184-27350  Joe Dean
Baldwin County 5-51021113-38163  Lyle Underwood
B.C. Rain 2-8942142-460107  Ed Lathan
Williamson 2-6-21041541-571121  Fred Burks
Toulminville 1-9742000-640132  William Jessie

1977 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Steve Allen NG Sr.6-4210 All-Star Game  

1977 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Steve AllenDL Sr.6-4200 1st  MA
 Tom Byrne Sr. HM  MA
 Tom ByrneG Sr. HM  BN



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