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Butler Football Team History
Butler Rebels
S.R. Butler High School
3401 Holmes Ave. Huntsville, AL 35816
Stadium: Milton Frank Stadium Colors: Green & Gold Coach: John Meadows
1973 Season Highlights
John Meadows enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Butler.
1973 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Thu., Aug. 30 @
Lee Montgomery
13
7
W
Thu., Sep. 6 vs.
J.O. Johnson
24
6
W
Fri., Sep. 14 vs.
Gadsden
12
0
W
Thu., Sep. 20 vs.
Grissom
6
9
L
Thu., Oct. 4 Owensboro KY
40
12
W
Thu., Oct. 11 vs.
Huntsville
42
0
W
Fri., Oct. 19 OPEN Thu., Oct. 25 vs.
Lee Huntsville
49
7
W
Fri., Nov. 2 @
Berry
28
6
W
Fri., Nov. 9 vs. Oakland TN
27
6
W
Playoffs Sat., Nov. 17 vs.
Fairhope
25
7
W
Milton Frank Stadium
1st Round Playoffs Fri., Nov. 23 @
Banks
6
8
L
Legion Field
Semi-finals Playoffs
1973 Season Totals
Record 9-2
Points Scored 272
Scoring Average 24.7
Points Allowed 68
Defense Average 6.2
Opponents Record 61-33
-1
Home Record 6-1
Away Record 2-1
1973 Class 4A Rankings
Date
Week
Rank
Record
Votes
Source
10/17/1973 7
8 (5-1)
AHSAA
10/3/1973 5
7 (4-0)
AHSAA
10/30/1973 9
8 (6-1)
AHSAA
11/6/1973 10
5 (7-1)
AHSAA
9/19/1973 3
2 (3-0)
AHSAA
1973 Player Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Paul Horton
DT
Sr. 6-5 255
All-Star Game
1973 All State Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Bobby Tanner B
Sr. 170
HM
BN
Bobby Tanner B
Sr. 170
1st
BPH
Don Carter E
Sr. 225
2nd
BPH
Morrison G
HM
BN
Reynolds B
HM
BN
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