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  School Football over the past 100 seasons.





Excel Football Team History


Excel Panthers
Excel High School

P.O. Box 429 Excel, AL 36439
Stadium: Panther Stadium
Colors: Black & Old Gold
Coach: Lee Holladay
Region: 1A-R2
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1921  <-- 1974 <- 1975 -> 1976 --> 2024
1975 Season Highlights
 Lee Holladay enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Excel.
 First region championship.
 Won 43 Consecutive regular season games.
 The Panthers won the Class 1A Region 2 Championship.
 
1975 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 29  @ Southern Normal   *  17   6   W       
 Fri., Sep. 5  vs. Flomaton    15   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 12  vs. Frisco City   *  40   8   W       
 Sat., Sep. 20  vs. Lyeffion   *  21   0   W       
 Thu., Sep. 25  vs. Millry    31   6   W       
 Fri., Oct. 3  @ Monroe County    10   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. Sweet Water    13   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  @ J.U. Blacksher   *  16   8   W       
 Fri., Oct. 24  vs. Conecuh County   *  56   0   W       
 Thu., Nov. 6  @ Repton   *  22   0   W       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 14  vs. Sweet Water    0   26   L       1st Round Playoffs 
 
1975 Season Totals
  Record10-1
  Points Scored241
  Scoring Average21.9
  Points Allowed68
  Defense Average6.2
  Opponents Record57-61
  Region Record6-0
  Home Record6-1
  Away Record4-0
1975 Class 1A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
 Excel was not ranked.
  
1975 Class 1A Region 2 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Conecuh County 1-9363570-614195  Patten Brown
Frisco City 3-71081403-39679  Cecil L. Corky Newman
J.U. Blacksher 6-4158964-210439  Buddy Rhodes
Lyeffion 3-7642622-431111  Danny Covin
Repton 5-51701834-210967  Jeffery Young
Southern Normal 2-81051902-45770  Robert Hollis
Excel 10-1241680-10266-017222  Lee Holladay

1975 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Rhett Barnes PK Sr.5-10175 All-Star Game  

1975 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Dan BootheLB Sr.5-10190 2nd  BPH
 Jeffrey FlowersT Sr.6-1240 1st  MA
 Keith BenderLB So.5-10165 1st  MA
 Rhett BarnesDB Sr.5-10175 1st  MA
 Rhett BarnesRB Sr.5-11175 1st  BPH
 Rhett BarnesB Sr.5-10175 HM  BN



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