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Glencoe Football Team History

Glencoe Yellow Jackets

Glencoe High School

803 Lonesome Bend Rd. Glencoe, AL 35905
Stadium: Wilson-Darnell Field
Colors: Black & Gold
Coach: Lyle Darnell
Region: 3A-R12

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1922 <-- 1976 <- 1977 -> 1978 --> 2024

1977 Season Highlights

Lyle Darnell enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Glencoe.

The Yellow Jackets finished 2nd in Region 12.

1977 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 26	@ Guntersville *	28	20	W
Fri., Sep. 2	vs. Scottsboro *	17	7	W
Fri., Sep. 9	@ Cherokee County *	27	0	W
Sat., Sep. 17	@ Hokes Bluff	26	0	W
Fri., Sep. 23	vs. Jacksonville	44	7	W
Fri., Sep. 30	vs. Pell City	35	0	W
Fri., Oct. 7	vs. Litchfield *	18	28	L
Fri., Oct. 14	@ Fort Payne *	42	14	W
Fri., Oct. 21	@ Southside Gadsden *	22	0	W
Fri., Oct. 28	vs. Saks	20	6	W

1977 Season Totals
Record	9-1
Points Scored	279
Scoring Average	27.9
Points Allowed	82
Defense Average	8.2
Opponents Record	41-60 -2
Region Record	5-1
Home Record	4-1
Away Record	5-0

1977 Class 3A Rankings
Date	Week	Rank	Record	Votes	Source
10/19/1977	8	9	(7-1)	0	BN

1977 Class 3A Region 12 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			Region/Area Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Litchfield	6-5	156	145	0-1	0	27	5-1	109	70	Steve Clay
Glencoe	9-1	279	82				5-1	154	69	Lyle Darnell
Guntersville	6-4	138	117				4-2	83	67	Thomas Walls
Scottsboro	4-6	121	163				2-3	74	81	Larry Keys
Cherokee County	6-4	174	116				3-3	97	82	Bobby Joe Johnson
Fort Payne	1-9	70	213				1-5	56	128	James Stanfield
Boaz	2-8	87	229				1-2	41	62	John Beck
Southside Gadsden	4-5-1	122	119				1-5	53	105	Dexter Wood

1977 Player Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Ed Lett	QB	Sr.	6-0	180	All-Star Game

1977 All State Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Ed Lett	QB	Sr.	6-0	180	1st	BN
Ed Lett	QB	Sr.	6-0	180	1st	MA
Ed Lett	QB	Sr.	6-0	180	2nd	BPH
Mike Black	LB	Sr.	6-1	210	1st	MA
Mike Black	LB	Sr.	6-1		2nd	BPH

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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.