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  School Football over the past 100 seasons.





Saks Football Team History


Saks Wildcats
Saks High School

4401 Saks Rd. Anniston, AL 36206
Stadium: Jack Stewart Field
Colors: Red & White
Coach: Jack Stewart
Region: 3A-R11
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1959  <-- 1975 <- 1976 -> 1977 --> 2024
1976 Season Highlights
 Jack Stewart enters his 11th season as Head Coach at Saks.
 The Wildcats finished 3rd in Region 11.
 
1976 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 27  @ Weaver   *  21   7   W       
 Fri., Sep. 3  OPEN 
 Fri., Sep. 10  vs. Jacksonville   *  14   33   L       
 Fri., Sep. 17  @ Piedmont    23   7   W       
 Fri., Sep. 24  @ Guntersville    21   10   W       
 Fri., Oct. 1  vs. Cleburne County   *  42   22   W       
 Fri., Oct. 8  vs. Walter Wellborn   *  13   27   L       
 Fri., Oct. 22  @ Oxford   *  14   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 29  vs. Wetumpka    33   14   W       
 Fri., Nov. 5  @ Alexandria   *  6   14   L       
 
1976 Season Totals
  Record6-3
  Points Scored187
  Scoring Average20.8
  Points Allowed134
  Defense Average14.9
  Opponents Record40-51
  Region Record3-3
  Home Record2-2
  Away Record4-1
1976 Class 3A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
 Saks was not ranked.
  
1976 Class 3A Region 11 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Walter Wellborn 9-32811521-134305-113953  Johnny Ingram
Jacksonville 6-41781474-2136113  Cotton Clark
Alexandria 6-4136853-37062  Lou Scales
Oxford 4-61471573-39090  Bill Burgess
Saks 6-31871343-3110103  Jack Stewart
Weaver 4-61631522-489100  William Bryan
Cleburne County 2-71232711-590204  Bobby Swafford

1976 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 No Saks Players on File.

1976 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Wayne ClarkB Sr.6-0175 2nd  BN
 Wayne ClarkB Sr.6-0175 2nd  BPH



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Morris Higginbotham coached three different teams to divisional state championships in the 1950s. He won titles at Walnut Grove in 1952, West Blocton in 1955 and Enterprise in 1960.