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UMS Football Team History

UMS Bulldogs

UMS-Wright High School

65 N. Mobile St. Mobile, AL 36607
Stadium: Ervin S. Cooper Stadium
Colors: Crimson & Gray
Coach: Leon Akins
Region: 3A-R1

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1905 <-- 1973 <- 1974 -> 1975 --> 2024

1974 Season Highlights

Leon Akins enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at UMS.

First playoff appearance.

First region championship.

The Bulldogs move from Region 0 to Region 1.

The Bulldogs won the Class 3A Region 1 Championship.

1974 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 7	vs. Jackson *	28	21	W	Ladd
Sat., Sep. 14	vs. W.S. Neal	21	0	W	Ladd
Thu., Sep. 19	Murphy	0	14	L
Fri., Sep. 27	@ Robertsdale *	19	13	W
Fri., Oct. 4	OPEN
Sat., Oct. 12	vs. Alba *	33	7	W	Ladd
Fri., Oct. 18	vs. Escambia County	7	27	L	Ladd
Fri., Oct. 25	@ Citronelle *	25	0	W
Fri., Nov. 1	McGill	23	6	W	Ladd
Fri., Nov. 8	@ T.R. Miller	6	10	L
Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 15	vs. Escambia County	10	15	L		1st Round Playoffs

1974 Season Totals
Record	6-4
Points Scored	172
Scoring Average	17.2
Points Allowed	113
Defense Average	11.3
Opponents Record	59-49
Region Record	4-0
Home Record	3-2
Away Record	2-1

1974 Class 3A Rankings
Date	Week	Rank	Record	Votes	Source
UMS was not ranked.

1974 Player Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
No UMS Players on File.

1974 All State Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Joe Davis	HB				2nd	BN

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Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

Luverne 'Toad' Wise was the first female football player in Alabama and may have been the first in the country. She was a kicker for the Escambia County Blue Devils in 1939-40.