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Wenonah Football Team History


Wenonah Dragons
Wenonah High School

2916 Wilson Rd. Birmingham, AL 35221
Stadium: Bell-Culpepper Stadium
Colors: White & Gold
Coach: Melvin Grant
Region: 4A-R5
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1947  <-- 1975 <- 1976 -> 1977 --> 2024
1976 Season Highlights
 Melvin Grant enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Wenonah.
 The Dragons finished 6th in Region 5.
 
1976 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 3   Abrams    20   0   W    Rickwood Field   
 Thu., Sep. 9   West End    0   41   L    Fair Park   
 Thu., Sep. 16   Carver Birmingham   *  6   40   L    Legion Field   
 Thu., Sep. 23   Jones Valley   *  13   22   L    Legion Field   
 Fri., Oct. 1   Phillips Birmingham   *  6   28   L    Legion Field   
 Fri., Oct. 8   Glenn   *  44   0   W    Rickwood Field   
 Thu., Oct. 14   Parker    33   14   W    Rickwood Field   
 Thu., Oct. 21   Hayes   *  8   37   L    Fair Park   
 Thu., Oct. 28   Jackson-Olin   *  6   25   L    Fair Park   
 Thu., Nov. 4   Ensley    16   60   L    Legion Field   
 
1976 Season Totals
  Record3-7
  Points Scored152
  Scoring Average15.2
  Points Allowed267
  Defense Average26.7
  Opponents Record50-45 -1
  Region Record1-5
  Home Record0-0
  Away Record0-0
1976 Class 4A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
 Wenonah was not ranked.
  
1976 Class 4A Region 5 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
West End 9-32791251-140385-112951  Ray Williams
Ensley 7-32271214-113466  Ronnie Syphrus
Jackson-Olin 5-51861334-110061  Robert Dickerson
Phillips Birmingham 8-1160413-15820  David Childers
Jones Valley 6-41531333-24967  John Galloway
Wenonah 3-71522671-583152  Melvin Grant
Parker 1-8862260-442117  Wendell Jones

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

1976 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 No Wenonah Players on File.



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