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Luverne Football Team History


Luverne Tigers
Luverne High School

194 1st Ave. Luverne, AL 36049
Stadium: Glenn Daniel Stadium
Colors: Red & White
Coach: Butch Norman
Region: 2A-R4
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1920  <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2024
1997 Season Highlights
 Butch Norman enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Luverne.
 The Tigers won the Class 2A Region 4 Championship.
 
1997 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 5  vs. Opp    7   21   L       
 Fri., Sep. 12  @ Elba    21   7   W       
 Fri., Sep. 19  @ Charles Henderson    28   7   W       
 Fri., Sep. 26  @ Slocomb    27   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 3  vs. Brantley    42   6   W       
 Fri., Oct. 10  @ Highland Home    21   2   W       
 Fri., Oct. 17  vs. Georgiana   *  35   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 24  @ Carroll    8   35   L       
 Fri., Oct. 31  @ New Brockton   *  31   0   W       
 Fri., Nov. 7  vs. Goshen   *  21   14   W       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 14  vs. Geneva County    28   8   W       1st Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 21  @ Clay County    21   14   W       2nd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 28  vs. Montgomery Academy    17   16   W       3rd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Dec. 5  @ Highland Home    20   12   W       Semi-finals Playoffs 
 Sat., Dec. 13   Sand Rock    51   14   W    Legion Field   Championship Game 
 
1997 Season Totals
  Record13-2
  Points Scored378
  Scoring Average25.2
  Points Allowed156
  Defense Average10.4
  Opponents Record99-71
  Region Record3-0
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record7-1
1997 Class 2A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
8/31/1997PS 2(13-1)99 ASWA
9/11/19971 6(0-1) ASWA
9/18/19972 4(1-1) ASWA
9/25/19973 4(2-1) ASWA
10/2/19974 4(3-1) ASWA
10/9/19975 4(4-1) ASWA
10/16/19976 3(5-1) ASWA
10/23/19977 3(6-1) ASWA
10/30/19978 9(6-2) ASWA
11/6/19979 8(7-2) ASWA
11/13/1997Final 5(8-2) ASWA
  
1997 Class 2A 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 
Luverne 13-23781565-0137643-08714  Butch Norman
Goshen 9-23401300-10122-18336  Julius Head
New Brockton 7-32161641-23884  Keith Thrasher
Georgiana 2-71022310-32599  Michael Beasley

1997 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Mel Willis DB Sr.6-4205 AL-MS Game  
 Mel Willis DB All Southern  Orlando Sentinel

1997 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Bobo LoweryOL Sr. HM  BN
 Bobo LoweryOL Sr. HM  ASWA
 Buck JonesDL Sr.6-4245 1st  BN
 Kelvin JonesTE HM  ASWA
 Keon CarterDB Sr.5-11180 1st  BN
 Keon CarterQB Sr.5-11180 HM  ASWA
 Mel WillisWR Sr.6-3205 1st  BN
 Mel WillisWR Sr.6-3180 1st  ASWA
 Shannon SamplesPK Sr.6-2225 1st  ASWA
 Shannon SamplesPK Sr.6-2225 HM  BN



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