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Marion County Football Team History
Marion County Red Raiders
Marion County High School
P.O. Box 549 Guin, AL 35563
Stadium: Don Jones Field at Bill Rayburn Staduim Colors: Red & White Coach: Bill Rayburn
1971 Season Highlights
Bill Rayburn enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Marion County.
First playoff win.
First 10-0 regular season.
Record 13-0 season.
First playoff appearance. The Red Raiders move from Class 2A and into Region 0.
1971 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 4 vs.
Sulligent
34
6
W
Fri., Sep. 10 @
Carbon Hill
14
8
W
Fri., Sep. 17 vs.
Brilliant
49
6
W
Fri., Sep. 24 @
Winfield
21
6
W
Fri., Oct. 1 vs.
Berry Fayette
26
6
W
Fri., Oct. 8 @
Phillips Bear Creek
27
10
W
Fri., Oct. 15 @
Warrior
14
6
W
Fri., Oct. 22 vs.
Millport
35
7
W
Fri., Oct. 29 vs.
Hackleburg
47
0
W
Fri., Nov. 5 @
Lamar County
45
15
W
Playoffs Fri., Nov. 19 vs.
Billingsley
70
13
W
1st Round Playoffs Fri., Nov. 26 @
Ohatchee
39
6
W
Semi-finals Playoffs Fri., Dec. 3 @
Addison
17
14
W
Championship Game
1971 Season Totals
Record 13-0
Points Scored 438
Scoring Average 33.7
Points Allowed 103
Defense Average 7.9
Opponents Record 78-54
-2
Home Record 6-0
Away Record 7-0
1971 Class 1A Rankings
Date
Week
Rank
Record
Votes
Source
10/19/1971 7
1 (7-0)
AHSAA
10/26/1971 8
1 (8-0)
AHSAA
10/5/1971 5
1 (5-0)
AHSAA
11/15/1971 Final
1
AHSAA
11/2/1971 9
1 (9-0)
AHSAA
11/9/1971 10
1 (10-0)
AHSAA
1971 All State Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
David Peoples B
Sr. 6-2 175
1st
BN
David Peoples QB
Sr. 175
1st
BPH
Keith Cox E
Jr. 195
1st
BPH
Keith Cox E
Jr. 195
2nd
BN
Larry Couch B
HM
BN
Phil Segraves LB
2nd
BPH
Tony Baird B
Sr. 6-0 175
2nd
BN
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