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  School Football over the past 100 seasons.





LaFayette Football Team History


LaFayette Bulldogs
LaFayette High School

214 1st. Ave., SE LaFayette, AL 36862
Stadium: Bulldog Stadium
Colors: Black & Gold
Coach: Ike Grant
Region: 3A-R7
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1925  <-- 1978 <- 1979 -> 1980 --> 2024
1979 Season Highlights
 Ike Grant enters his 1st season as Head Coach at LaFayette.
 The Bulldogs finished 5th in Region 7.
 
1979 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 31  @ Lineville    14   7   W       
 Fri., Sep. 7  vs. Munford    22   15   W       
 Fri., Sep. 14  @ Beauregard    22   7   W       
 Fri., Sep. 21  vs. Valley   *  12   31   L       
 Fri., Sep. 28  @ Benjamin Russell    20   21   L       
 Fri., Oct. 5  @ Clay County    16   13   W       
 Fri., Oct. 12  vs. Randolph County    0   20   L       
 Fri., Oct. 19  @ Dadeville    8   22   L       
 Fri., Oct. 26   D.C. Wolfe    44   0   W       
 Fri., Nov. 2  vs. Russell County    28   6   W       
 
1979 Season Totals
  Record6-4
  Points Scored186
  Scoring Average18.6
  Points Allowed142
  Defense Average14.2
  Opponents Record51-51 -1
  Region Record0-1
  Home Record2-2
  Away Record3-2
1979 Class 3A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
 LaFayette was not ranked.
  
1979 Class 3A Region 7 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Stanhope Elmore 12-1261862-148424-010132  Jimmy Foshee
Lanett 9-1179623-15841  Dan Washburn
Valley 6-41661143-28759  Doug Lockridge
Wetumpka 3-71491551-35073  Bill Bass
LaFayette 6-41861420-11231  Ike Grant
Tallassee 2-8982220-431103  Ronnie Baynes

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

1979 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Emmanuel JonesB HM  BPH



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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.