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  School Football over the past 100 seasons.





Cottonwood Football Team History


Cottonwood Bears
Cottonwood High School

663 Houston St. Cottonwood, AL 36320
Stadium: Hicks Stadium
Colors: Black, Red & White
Coach: Jim McCain
Region: 2A-R4
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1934  <-- 1978 <- 1979 -> 1980 --> 2024
1979 Season Highlights
 Jim McCain enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Cottonwood.
 The Bears finished 3rd in Region 4.
 
1979 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 31  vs. Dale County    21   6   W       
 Fri., Sep. 7  vs. Daleville    18   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 14  vs. Slocomb   *  25   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 21  @ Headland   *  0   6   L       
 Fri., Sep. 28  @ Houston County   *  7   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 5  @ Rehobeth   *  18   35   L       
 Fri., Oct. 19  @ Vernon FL    7   21   L       
 Fri., Oct. 26  vs. Abbeville   *  14   0   W       
 Fri., Nov. 2  vs. Ashford    7   12   L       
 Fri., Nov. 9  @ Geneva County   *  28   7   W       
 
1979 Season Totals
  Record6-4
  Points Scored145
  Scoring Average14.5
  Points Allowed87
  Defense Average8.7
  Opponents Record39-49
  Region Record4-2
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record2-3
1979 Class 2A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
 Cottonwood was not ranked.
  
1979 Class 2A Region 4 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Geneva County 7-42151540-1075-112365  Don Chesteen
Headland 8-279545-14637  Howard Holland
Cottonwood 6-4145874-29248  Jim McCain
Slocomb 6-41381173-34772  Dwight Tew
Abbeville 5-51651362-46974  David Barnes
Rehobeth 3-61361542-47897  Richard Littleton
Houston County 2-682890-62789  Charlie Finney

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

1979 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 No Cottonwood Players on File.



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