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Greenville Academy Football Team History

Greenville Academy Tornados

Greenville Academy

177 Academy Drive Greenville, AL 36037
Stadium:
Colors: Maroon & White
Coach: Jim Autrey
Region: AISA-AA-Central

1971 <-- 1995 <- 1996 -> 1997 --> 2002

1996 Season Highlights

Jim Autrey enters his 14th season as Head Coach at Greenville Academy.

First 10-0 regular season.

The Tornados move from Class AISA-A and into Region 2.

The Tornados won the Class AISA-AA Region 2 Championship.

The Tornados set a team record by winning 11 games.

1996 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
	Hooper Academy	16	14	W
Fri., Sep. 6	@ Sparta Academy	30	19	W
Fri., Sep. 13	vs. Monroe Academy *	21	0	W
	Crenshaw Christian	41	6	W
Fri., Sep. 27	Lowndes Academy *	32	6	W
Fri., Oct. 4	Mobile Christian	28	21	W
	Jackson Academy *	34	14	W
	Catherine Academy	12	7	W
Fri., Oct. 25	Escambia Academy	35	13	W
	Fort Dale Academy *	34	12	W
Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 8	Patrician Academy	22	15	W	1st Round Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 15	Springwood	14	22	L	Semi-finals Playoffs

1996 Season Totals
Record	11-1
Points Scored	319
Scoring Average	26.6
Points Allowed	149
Defense Average	12.4
Opponents Record	70-62
Region Record	4-0
Home Record	1-0
Away Record	1-0

1996 Class AISA-AA Rankings
Date	Week	Rank	Record	Votes	Source
Greenville Academy was not ranked.

1996 Class AISA-AA Region 2 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			Region/Area Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Greenville Academy	11-1	319	149	1-1	36	37	4-0	121	32	Jim Autrey
Lowndes Academy	8-3	287	143	0-1	14	17	3-1	104	59	James Sampley
Fort Dale Academy	6-5	163	162	0-1	0	34	3-1	85	45	Paul Woolley
Monroe Academy	2-8	123	271				1-3	41	80	Tim Carter
Jackson Academy	1-9	64	356				0-4	41	132	Sam Miller

1996 Player Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
No Greenville Academy Players on File.

1996 All State Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
J. Lee Pierce	LB	Sr.	5-10	185	HM	ASWA
Jason Gregory	DL	Sr.	6-2	215	HM	BN
Jason Gregory	DL	Sr.	6-2	215	HM	ASWA
Micah Bozeman	RB	Sr.	5-9	160	1st	ASWA
Micah Bozeman	RB	Sr.	5-9	160	HM	BN

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