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Eufaula Football Team History


Eufaula Tigers
Eufaula High School

530 Lake Drive Eufaula, AL 36027
Stadium: Tigers Stadium
Colors: Red & White
Coach: George Cochran
Region: 3A-R4
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1981 Season Highlights
 George Cochran enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Eufaula.
 First 13 win season.
 The Tigers won the Class 3A Region 4 Championship.
 
1981 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 28  vs. Dothan    9   3   W       
 Fri., Sep. 4  vs. Beauregard   *  35   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 18  @ Valley    28   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 25  @ Pike County   *  43   6   W       
 Fri., Oct. 2  vs. Carroll    34   6   W       
 Fri., Oct. 9  @ Bullock County   *  40   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 16  @ Auburn    6   14   L       
 Fri., Oct. 23  vs. Russell County   *  35   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 30  @ Abbeville   *  28   7   W       
 Fri., Nov. 6  vs. Smiths Station   *  7   0   W       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 13  vs. Opp    26   8   W       1st Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 20  vs. Greenville    12   6   W       2nd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 27  @ Thompson    23   12   W       Semi-finals Playoffs 
 Fri., Dec. 4  @ Hartselle    39   20   W       Championship Game 
 
1981 Season Totals
  Record13-1
  Points Scored365
  Scoring Average26.1
  Points Allowed82
  Defense Average5.9
  Opponents Record82-68
  Region Record6-0
  Home Record7-0
  Away Record6-1
1981 Class 3A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
8/22/1981PS 4(8-2-1) ASWA
9/2/19811 2(1-0) ASWA
9/9/19812 2(2-0) ASWA
9/16/19813 2(2-0) ASWA
9/23/19814 2(3-0) ASWA
9/30/19815 1(4-0) ASWA
10/7/19816 1(5-0) ASWA
10/14/19817 1(6-0) ASWA
10/21/19818 5(6-1) ASWA
10/28/19819 5(7-1) ASWA
11/4/198110 5(8-1) ASWA
11/9/1981Final 5(9-1) ASWA
  
1981 Class 3A Region 4 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Eufaula 13-1365824-0100466-018813  George Cochran
Smiths Station 8-2208565-111227  E.L. Godwin
Beauregard 3-71502312-492128  Robert Mitchell
Pike County 3-7992223-379115  Leon Akins
Abbeville 4-61391562-469111  David Barnes
Russell County 4-61452012-469114  Chuck Monday
Bullock County 1-9732171-547148  Kenneth Williams

1981 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Derrick Richardson FB All Southern  Orlando Sentinel
 Derrick Richardson DT Sr.5-11210 All-Star Game  

1981 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Derrick RichardsonL Sr.5-11210 1st  BN
 Derrick RichardsonT 1st  BPH
 Lee HollingsworthE Sr.185 1st  BN



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