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  School Football over the past 100 seasons.





Ensley Football Team History


Ensley Yellow Jackets
Ensley High School

2301 Ave. J Birmingham, AL 35218
Stadium: Fair Park
Colors: Black & Gold
Coach: Ronnie Syphrus
Region: 4A-R5
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1911  <-- 1978 <- 1979 -> 1980 --> 2005
1979 Season Highlights
 Ronnie Syphrus enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Ensley.
 First playoff appearance.
 The Yellow Jackets won the Class 4A Region 5 Championship.
 
1979 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Thu., Aug. 30   Glenn   *  21   8   W    Fair Park   
 Fri., Sep. 7   Huffman    7   10   L    Legion Field   
 Thu., Sep. 13   Banks    17   12   W    Legion Field   
 Fri., Sep. 21   Woodlawn    12   26   L    Fair Park   
 Fri., Sep. 28   Wenonah   *  26   6   W    Fair Park   
 Thu., Oct. 4   Parker   *  14   3   W    Legion Field   
 Thu., Oct. 11   Minor    27   0   W    Legion Field   
 Fri., Oct. 19   Jackson-Olin   *  35   8   W    Fair Park   
 Thu., Oct. 25   Jones Valley   *  28   0   W    Legion Field   
 Thu., Nov. 1   West End   *  3   0   W    Fair Park   
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 16  vs. West End    15   24   L       1st Round Playoffs 
 
1979 Season Totals
  Record8-3
  Points Scored205
  Scoring Average18.6
  Points Allowed97
  Defense Average8.8
  Opponents Record64-49 -1
  Region Record6-0
  Home Record0-1
  Away Record0-0
1979 Class 4A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
 Ensley was not ranked.
  
1979 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 
Ensley 8-3205970-115246-012725  Ronnie Syphrus
West End 10-2246631-124245-113118  Ray Williams
Jackson-Olin 4-61941343-310862  Robert Dickerson
Glenn 4-5571212-42899  Wendell Jones
Jones Valley 3-7531692-440116  John Galloway
Parker 5-4-189942-42968  John Willis
Wenonah 3-71371791-544118  Joe Jennings

1979 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 No Ensley Players on File.

1979 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Darryl FarleyHB Sr.160 1st  BPH
 Darryl FarleyB Sr.160 2nd  BN
 Erv ShererL HM  BPH
 Pete HatcherE 1st  BPH



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