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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: Jerry Stearns
Region: 5A-R10
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1922  <-- 1986 <- 1987 -> 1988 --> 2024
1987 Season Highlights
 Jerry Stearns enters his 12th season as Head Coach at Woodlawn.
 The Colonels won the Class 5A Region 10 Championship.
 
1987 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Thu., Aug. 27  vs. McAdory    13   8   W    Lawson Field   
 Fri., Sep. 4  @ John Carroll    20   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 11  @ Walker    0   19   L       
 Fri., Sep. 18   Jackson-Olin    46   0   W    Lawson Field   
 Thu., Sep. 24   Banks    19   14   W    Lawson Field   
 Thu., Oct. 1   Parker    12   50   L    Legion Field   
 Fri., Oct. 9  @ Tarrant    7   30   L       
 Sat., Oct. 17   Jones Valley   *  34   12   W    Lawson Field   
 Thu., Oct. 22   Hayes   *  26   16   W    Lawson Field   
 Thu., Oct. 29   Wenonah   *  32   20   W    Fair Park   
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 6  vs. Midfield    21   16   W    Lawson Field   1st Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 13  @ Colbert County    0   34   L       2nd Round Playoffs 
 
1987 Season Totals
  Record8-4
  Points Scored230
  Scoring Average19.2
  Points Allowed219
  Defense Average18.3
  Opponents Record55-76
  Region Record3-0
  Home Record2-0
  Away Record1-3
1987 Class 5A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
 Woodlawn was not ranked.
  
1987 Class 5A Region 10 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Woodlawn 8-42302191-121503-09248  Jerry Stearns
Jones Valley 2-91052580-17142-14054  George Johnson
Wenonah 2-8992451-24447  Jerry Dismukes
Hayes 2-81122550-32248  Francis Reynolds

1987 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 No Woodlawn Players on File.

1987 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Eddie PresleyRB Jr.5-10175 1st  BN
 Eddie PresleyRB Jr.5-10175 HM  ASWA
 Terrence AceyOL Sr.6-3205 1st  BN
 Torrance AceyOL HM  ASWA



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