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Litchfield Football Team History

Litchfield Eagles

Litchfield High School

1109 Hoke St. Gadsden, AL 35903
Stadium: Murphree Stadium
Colors: Navy & Gold
Coach: Steve Clay
Region: 3A-R12

1975 <-- 1976 <- 1977 -> 1978 --> 2005

1977 Season Highlights

Steve Clay enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Litchfield.

First playoff appearance.

First region championship.

The Eagles won the Class 3A Region 12 Championship.

1977 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 2	vs. Cherokee County *	21	14	W
Fri., Sep. 9	@ Guntersville *	13	6	W
Fri., Sep. 16	@ Sardis	20	21	L
Fri., Sep. 23	@ Gadsden	0	7	L
Thu., Sep. 29	vs. Fort Payne *	20	0	W
Fri., Oct. 7	@ Glencoe *	28	18	W
Fri., Oct. 14	vs. Etowah	14	6	W
Fri., Oct. 21	@ Scottsboro *	14	20	L (OT)
Fri., Oct. 28	vs. Southside Gadsden *	13	12	W
Fri., Nov. 4	@ Hokes Bluff	13	14	L
Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 11	vs. Walter Wellborn	0	27	L	1st Round Playoffs

1977 Season Totals
Record	6-5
Points Scored	156
Scoring Average	14.2
Points Allowed	145
Defense Average	13.2
Opponents Record	63-52 -1
Region Record	5-1
Home Record	4-1
Away Record	2-4

1977 Class 3A Rankings
Date	Week	Rank	Record	Votes	Source
Litchfield was not ranked.

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
No Litchfield Players on File.

1977 All State Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
No Litchfield Players on File.

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