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Daphne Football Team History

Daphne Trojans

Daphne High School

9300 Champions Way Daphne, AL 36526
Stadium: Jubilee Stadium
Colors: Purple & Gold
Coach: Steve Savarese
Region: 6A-R2

1989 <-- 2000 <- 2001 -> 2002 --> 2025

2001 Season Highlights

Steve Savarese enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Daphne.

Record 15-0 season.

The Trojans won the Class 6A Region 2 Championship.

The Trojans set a team record for margin of victory at 61 points.

2001 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 31	@ B.C. Rain	31	0	W
Fri., Sep. 7	@ Baker	61	0	W
Fri., Sep. 14	vs. Davidson	35	8	W
Fri., Sep. 21	@ Vigor *	23	14	W
Fri., Sep. 28	@ Murphy	44	7	W
Fri., Oct. 5	vs. LeFlore *	60	26	W
Fri., Oct. 12	vs. Satsuma *	45	0	W
Fri., Oct. 19	@ Fairhope *	38	7	W
Fri., Oct. 26	@ Foley *	56	0	W
Fri., Nov. 2	vs. Baldwin County *	24	12	W
Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 9	vs. Thompson	42	7	W		1st Round Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 16	vs. Opelika	21	16	W		2nd Round Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 23	@ Prattville	17	14	W		3rd Round Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 30	@ Auburn	21	0	W		Semi-finals Playoffs
Sat., Dec. 8	Hoover	48	21	W	Legion Field	Championship Game

2001 Season Totals
Record	15-0
Points Scored	566
Scoring Average	37.7
Points Allowed	132
Defense Average	8.8
Opponents Record	99-73
Region Record	6-0
Home Record	6-0
Away Record	8-0

2001 Class 6A Rankings
Date	Week	Rank	Record	Votes	Source
7/31/2001	PS	2	(14-1)	115	ASWA
9/4/2001	1	2	(1-0)	150	ASWA
9/11/2001	2	2	(2-0)	133	ASWA
9/18/2001	3	2	(2-0)	133	ASWA
9/26/2001	4	2	(4-0)	179	ASWA
10/3/2001	5	2	(5-0)	195	ASWA
10/10/2001	6	2	(6-0)	205	ASWA
10/17/2001	7	2	(7-0)	201	ASWA
10/24/2001	8	2	(8-0)	190	ASWA
10/31/2001	9	2	(9-0)	184	ASWA
11/7/2001	Final	2	(10-0)	147	ASWA

2001 Class 6A 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
Daphne	15-0	566	132	5-0	149	58	6-0	246	59	Steve Savarese
Baldwin County	11-2	305	129	2-1	44	45	5-1	166	58	Jack French
Vigor	8-3	250	157	0-1	21	42	4-2	135	82	James Perine
Fairhope	5-6	203	254	0-1	10	31	3-3	125	154	Mark Lasseter
LeFlore	5-5	188	213				2-4	129	171	Warren Johnson
Foley	3-7	147	269				1-5	70	195	Lester Smith
Satsuma	2-8	164	316				0-6	60	212	Ronn Lee

2001 Player Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
James Reiter	QB	Sr.	6-2	190	All-Star Game
Jeremy Clark	DL	Sr.	6-3	278	AL-MS Game
Jeremy Clark	DE				All Southern		Orlando Sentinel
Jeremy Clark	DL	Sr.	6-4	280	Super All-State		Bham News
Lee Baker	RB	Sr.	5-8	175	AL-MS Game
Lee Baker	RB	Jr.	5-8	175	Super 12		ASWA
Phillip Sledge	RB	Sr.	6-0	200	All-Star Game
Reginald Spencer	DB	Sr.			AL-MS Game

2001 All State Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Adrian Thomas	DL	Sr.			HM	BN
Dewan Bodiford	OL	Sr.	6-2	260	1st	ASWA
Dewan Bodiford	OL	Sr.	6-2	260	HM	BN
Gerald Reed	DB	Sr.	5-11	175	1st	ASWA
Gerald Reed	DB	Sr.	5-11	175	1st	BN
Jeremy Clark	DL	Sr.	6-4	275	1st	ASWA
Jeremy Clark	DL	Sr.	6-4	280	1st	BN
Lee Baker	RB	Sr.	5-8	175	1st	BN
Lee Baker	RB	Sr.	5-8	175	1st	ASWA
Reginald Spencer	DB	Sr.			HM	BN
Steve Savarese	Coach				1st	ASWA

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Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

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.