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  School Football over the past 100 seasons.





Arab Football Team History


Arab Knights
Arab High School

P.O. Box 740 Arab, AL 35016
Stadium: Arab City Schools Sports Complex
Colors: Royal, Gold & White
Coach: Fred Buster Gross
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1922  <-- 1965 <- 1966 -> 1967 --> 2024
1966 Season Highlights
 Fred Buster Gross enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Arab.
 
1966 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 2  @ Albertville    21   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 9  vs. Hanceville    35   14   W       
 Fri., Sep. 16  @ Cullman    21   25   L       
 Fri., Sep. 23  vs. Guntersville    39   6   W       
 Fri., Sep. 30  vs. J.B. Pennington    23   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 7  vs. Scottsboro    41   7   W       
 Thu., Oct. 13  vs. Boaz    7   27   L       
 Thu., Oct. 20  @ Oneonta    0   0   T       
 Fri., Oct. 28  vs. Fort Payne    0   0   T       
 Fri., Nov. 4  @ Emma Sansom    49   0   W       
 
1966 Season Totals
  Record6-2 -2
  Points Scored236
  Scoring Average23.6
  Points Allowed79
  Defense Average7.9
  Opponents Record43-52 -4
  Home Record4-1 -1
  Away Record2-1 -1
1966 Class 4A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
 Arab was not ranked.
  

1966 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Mike Meharg E Sr.6-2218 All-Star Game  

1966 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Phil TaylorE HM  BPH



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