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Woodlawn Football Team History
Woodlawn Colonels
Woodlawn High School
5620 1st. Ave. N. Birmingham, AL 35212
Stadium: Lawson Field Colors: Green & Gold Coach: Tandy Gerelds Region: 4A-R8
1974 Season Highlights
Tandy Gerelds enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Woodlawn. The Colonels move from Region 0 to Region 8.
1974 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Fri., Sep. 6
Ensley
35
14
W
Legion Field
Thu., Sep. 12
Hayes
33
0
W
Lawson Field
Fri., Sep. 20
Phillips Birmingham
14
0
W
Legion Field
Fri., Sep. 27 @
Vestavia Hills
14
8
W
Thu., Oct. 3
Erwin
20
9
W
Lawson Field
Thu., Oct. 10
Huffman
25
7
W
Lawson Field
Fri., Oct. 18
Ramsay
61
12
W
Lawson Field
Fri., Oct. 25
Jones Valley
14
13
W
Lawson Field
Fri., Nov. 8
Banks
7
18
L
Legion Field
Fri., Nov. 15
Carver Birmingham
12
0
W
Lawson Field
1974 Season Totals
Record 9-1
Points Scored 235
Scoring Average 23.5
Points Allowed 81
Defense Average 8.1
Opponents Record 37-63
Region Record 0-0
Home Record 0-0
Away Record 1-0
1974 Class 4A Rankings
Date
Week
Rank
Record
Votes
Source
10/13/1974 5
6 (6-0) 57
AP
11/12/1974 9
6 (8-1) 59
AP
9/17/1974 1
8 (2-0) 24
AP
1974 Player Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Rocha McKinstry
LB
Sr. 6-1 220
All-Star Game
Tony Nathan
RB
Sr. 6-0 195
All American
Parade
Tony Nathan
B
Sr. 6-3 195
All American
Coach & Athlete
Tony Nathan
HB
Sr. 6-0 195
All Southern
Orlando Sentinel
Tony Nathan
RB
Sr. 195
Super All-State
Bham News
1974 All State Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Rocha McKinstry G
Sr. 6-1 210
1st
BN
Rocha McKinstry LB
Sr. 6-1 210
2nd
BPH
Tony Nathan HB
Sr. 6-2 195
1st
BN
Tony Nathan RB
Sr. 6-2 195
1st
MA
Tony Nathan B
Sr. 6-2 190
1st
BPH
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Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History
The first football game played by a high school team in Alabama was in 1892 when Central Birmingham (Phillips) lost to Alabama 56-0 on November 11.