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Baldwin County Football Team History

Baldwin County Tigers

Baldwin County High School

1 Tiger Drive Bay Minette, AL 36507
Stadium: Simmons Field
Colors: Orange & Black
Coach: Lyle Underwood
Region: 4A-R2

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1920 <-- 1975 <- 1976 -> 1977 --> 2024

1976 Season Highlights

Lyle Underwood enters his 11th season as Head Coach at Baldwin County.

First region championship.

The Tigers won the Class 4A Region 2 Championship.

1976 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 3	vs. Murphy	6	0	W
Fri., Sep. 10	vs. B.C. Rain *	28	6	W
Fri., Sep. 17	vs. Fairhope *	26	3	W
Fri., Sep. 24	@ Davidson	35	7	W
Fri., Oct. 1	@ Williamson *	42	0	W
Thu., Oct. 7	@ Toulminville *	7	0	W
Fri., Oct. 15	vs. Foley *	34	0	W
Fri., Oct. 22	@ Shaw	33	7	W
Fri., Oct. 29	vs. Satsuma *	10	7	W
Fri., Nov. 5	@ Escambia County	14	0	W
Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 12	@ Murphy	14	29	L	1st Round Playoffs

1976 Season Totals
Record	10-1
Points Scored	249
Scoring Average	22.6
Points Allowed	59
Defense Average	5.4
Opponents Record	58-54 -4
Region Record	6-0
Home Record	5-0
Away Record	5-1

1976 Class 4A Rankings
Date	Week	Rank	Record	Votes	Source
Baldwin County was not ranked.

1976 Class 4A 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
Baldwin County	10-1	249	59	0-1	14	29	6-0	147	16	Lyle Underwood
Satsuma	7-3	144	116				4-2	103	76	Billy Coleman*
Foley	8-2	208	74				4-2	113	60	Lester Smith
Fairhope	5-5	109	123				3-3	66	84	Joe Dean
B.C. Rain	4-5	120	140				3-3	96	116	Ed Lathan
Williamson	1-8-1	74	213				1-5	32	151	Johnny Blakely
Toulminville	3-6-1	48	94				0-6	28	82	William Jessie

1976 Player Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Willie Sanders	HB	Sr.	6-2	190	All-Star Game		AHSAA

1976 All State Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Larry Walker	E				2nd	BN
McKissack	B				HM	BN

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