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  School Football over the past 100 seasons.





Emma Sansom Football Team History


Emma Sansom Rebels
Emma Sansom High School

2210 W. Meighan Blvd. Gadsden, AL 35904
Stadium: Murphree Stadium
Colors: Purple & Gold
Coach: Wayne Proffitt
Region: 4A-R6
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Team Home Summary Coaches Games by Year Opponents Players Rankings NFL Playoffs OT

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1930  <-- 2001 <- 2002 -> 2003 --> 2005
2002 Season Highlights
 Wayne Proffitt enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Emma Sansom.
 The Rebels finished 2nd in Region 6.
 
2002 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Thu., Aug. 29  vs. Litchfield    28   13   W       
 Fri., Sep. 6  vs. Alexandria   *  17   14   W       
 Fri., Sep. 13  @ Cherokee County   *  32   14   W       
 Fri., Sep. 20  vs. Hokes Bluff   *  25   6   W       
 Fri., Sep. 27  vs. Etowah    13   10   W       
 Fri., Oct. 4  @ Cleburne County   *  12   24   L       
 Fri., Oct. 11  @ Jacksonville   *  40   10   W       
 Fri., Oct. 18  vs. Walter Wellborn   *  35   19   W       
 Fri., Oct. 25  @ Saks   *  27   7   W       
 Thu., Oct. 31  @ Gadsden    42   14   W       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 8  vs. Corner    22   14   W       1st Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 15  @ Deshler    14   31   L       2nd Round Playoffs 
 
2002 Season Totals
  Record10-2
  Points Scored307
  Scoring Average25.6
  Points Allowed176
  Defense Average14.7
  Opponents Record76-57
  Region Record6-1
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record4-2
2002 Class 4A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
9/4/20021 10(1-0)32 ASWA
9/10/20022 8(2-0)66 ASWA
9/17/20023 8 (3-0)93 ASWA
9/25/20024 6(4-0)111 ASWA
10/2/20025 5 (5-0)152 ASWA
10/9/20026 9(5-1)45 ASWA
10/16/20027 8 (6-1)61 ASWA
10/23/20028 8(7-1)61 ASWA
10/30/20029 6 (8-1)119 ASWA
11/6/2002Final 6 (9-1)113 ASWA
  
2002 Class 4A Region 6 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Cleburne County 13-13421193-189377-018061  Michael Shortt
Emma Sansom 10-23071761-136456-118894  Wayne Proffitt
Hokes Bluff 8-32401340-121265-2143101  Michael Robertson
Cherokee County 6-62442551-138363-4114154  Thomas Curry
Walter Wellborn 5-41591513-4129134  Mike Battles Sr.
Alexandria 4-51921362-5123123  Larry Ginn
Saks 2-81312481-669194  Joe Thornton
Jacksonville 2-71542341-6110195  Russell Burroughs

2002 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 No Emma Sansom Players on File.

2002 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Desmond PetersonDB Jr. HM  BN
 Desmond PetersonDB Jr.6-0200 1st  ASWA
 Jeffrey GloverDL Jr. HM  BN
 Julius ThrashRB Sr. HM  ASWA
 Julius ThrashRB Sr. HM  BN
 Trey EdwardsLB Sr.6-0200 1st  ASWA
 Trey EdwardsLB Sr.6-0200 1st  BN



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