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  School Football over the past 100 seasons.





Walker Football Team History


Walker Vikings
Jasper High School

1501 Viking Drive Jasper, AL 35501
Stadium: Ki-Ro/Gambrell Field
Colors: Black & Gold
Coach: David Campbell
Region: 4A-R8
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1920  <-- 1977 <- 1978 -> 1979 --> 2024
1978 Season Highlights
 David Campbell enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Walker.
 The Vikings finished 2nd in Region 8.
 
1978 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 25  vs. Shades Valley    35   14   W       
 Fri., Sep. 1  vs. Vestavia Hills    14   7   W       
 Thu., Sep. 7  @ Druid   *  35   8   W       
 Fri., Sep. 15  @ Tuscaloosa   *  21   17   W       
 Fri., Sep. 22  vs. Tuscaloosa County   *  14   19   L       
 Fri., Sep. 29  @ Minor    28   8   W       
 Fri., Oct. 6  vs. Hueytown    49   19   W       
 Fri., Oct. 13  @ Holt   *  35   18   W       
 Fri., Oct. 27  vs. Cullman    41   8   W       
 Fri., Nov. 3  vs. Grissom    49   6   W       
 
1978 Season Totals
  Record9-1
  Points Scored321
  Scoring Average32.1
  Points Allowed124
  Defense Average12.4
  Opponents Record58-46 -1
  Region Record3-1
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record4-0
1978 Class 4A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
 Walker was not ranked.
  
1978 Class 4A Region 8 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Tuscaloosa County 9-2211780-110174-06821  Jack Cook
Walker 9-13211243-110562  David Campbell
Tuscaloosa 7-2140752-27054  Harold Lutz
Holt 6-42221501-36976  Woody Clements
Druid 2-81122180-420119  Jim Holland

1978 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Linnie Patrick B Jr.5-10175 All Southern  Orlando Sentinel
 Linnie Patrick B Jr.5-10175 Super All-State  Bham News

1978 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Kenneth HarrisDL 1st  MA
 Lennie PatrickRB Jr.5-10175 1st  MA
 Linnie PatrickHB Jr.5-10175 1st  BPH
 Linnie PatrickB Jr.5-10175 1st  BN
 Ricky IngramG 6-2218 2nd  BN



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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.