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  School Football over the past 100 seasons.





Oxford Football Team History


Oxford Yellow Jackets
Oxford High School

915 Stewart St. Oxford, AL 36203
Stadium: Lamar Field
Colors: Black & Old Gold
Coach: Bill Burgess
Region: 4A-R10
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1920  <-- 1977 <- 1978 -> 1979 --> 2024
1978 Season Highlights
 Bill Burgess enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Oxford.
 The Yellow Jackets move from Class 3A and into Region 10.
 The Yellow Jackets finished 2nd in Region 10.
 
1978 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Thu., Aug. 24  vs. Saks    41   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 1  vs. Anniston   *  29   21   W       
 Fri., Sep. 15  @ Jacksonville    42   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 22  vs. Albertville   *  28   6   W       
 Fri., Sep. 29  vs. Etowah   *  39   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 6  @ Alexandria    41   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 13  @ Talladega   *  14   13   W       
 Fri., Oct. 20  @ Emma Sansom   *  14   21   L       
 Fri., Oct. 27  vs. Walter Wellborn    7   2   W       
 Fri., Nov. 3  @ Gadsden   *  28   3   W       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 10  @ Lee Huntsville    7   28   L       1st Round Playoffs 
 
1978 Season Totals
  Record9-2
  Points Scored290
  Scoring Average26.4
  Points Allowed94
  Defense Average8.5
  Opponents Record55-57 -1
  Region Record5-1
  Home Record5-0
  Away Record4-2
1978 Class 4A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
 Oxford was not ranked.
  
1978 Class 4A Region 10 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Emma Sansom 8-22621130-120255-116862  Fred Buster Gross
Oxford 9-2290940-17285-115264  Bill Burgess
Talladega 7-398954-26269  Glenn Woodruff
Gadsden 7-31041113-35692  Tommy White
Anniston 5-42111653-3134110  Bill Farrell
Arab 8-1111632-02712  Wayne Trimble
Albertville 2-7-1791641-650133  Vernon Wells
Etowah 0-10802110-757164  Charles Buddy Hearn

1978 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Joe Young G Sr.6-1225 All-Star Game  

1978 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 EdwardsB HM  BN



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