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Banks Football Team History
Banks Jets
L.Frazier Banks High School
721 86th St. Birmingham, AL 35206
Stadium: Lawson Field Colors: Red & Blue Coach: George White Region: 4A-R8
1974 Season Highlights
George White enters his 14th season as Head Coach at Banks.
First region championship.
Won 25 consecutive games. The Jets move from Region 0 to Region 8. The Jets won the Class 4A Region 8 Championship. TheJets set a team record by scoring 408 points. The Jets set a team record by scoring 71 in a game. The Jets set a team record for margin of victory at 71 points.
1974 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Fri., Sep. 13
Carver Birmingham
62
0
W
Legion Field
Thu., Sep. 19
Hayes
71
0
W
Lawson Field
Fri., Sep. 27
Ramsay
41
0
W
Lawson Field
Fri., Oct. 4 vs.
Mountain Brook
49
12
W
Lawson Field
Fri., Oct. 11
Berry
28
7
W
Legion Field
Fri., Oct. 18
Ensley
42
7
W
Legion Field
Fri., Oct. 25
Huffman
35
0
W
Legion Field
Fri., Nov. 1
Jones Valley
35
7
W
Lawson Field
Fri., Nov. 8
Woodlawn
18
7
W
Legion Field
Fri., Nov. 15
West End
27
34
L
Legion Field
Playoffs Fri., Nov. 15 Bye
1st Round Playoffs Fri., Nov. 22 @
Homewood
0
12
L
2nd Round Playoffs
1974 Season Totals
Record 9-2
Points Scored 408
Scoring Average 37.1
Points Allowed 86
Defense Average 7.8
Opponents Record 61-55
Region Record 0-0
Home Record 1-0
Away Record 0-1
1974 Class 4A Rankings
Date
Week
Rank
Record
Votes
Source
10/13/1974 5
1 (5-0) 127
AP
11/12/1974 9
1 (9-0) 139
AP
9/17/1974 1
1 (1-0) 87
AP
1974 Player Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Fred Knighton
DT
Sr. 6-1 215
All-Star Game
Fred Knighton
T
Sr. 210
Super All-State
Bham News
Jeff Rutledge
QB
Sr. 6-0 185
All American
Coach & Athlete
Jeff Rutledge
QB
Sr. 6-2 175
All American
Parade
Jeff Rutledge
QB
Sr. 6-2 175
All Southern
Orlando Sentinel
Jeff Rutledge
QB
Sr. 6-2 195
4A Back of the Year
Bham Post-Herald
Jeff Rutledge
QB
Sr. 195
Super All-State
Bham News
Jerry McDonald
WR
Sr. 5-10 180
All-Star Game
Jerry McDonald
E
Sr. 175
Super All-State
Bham News
1974 All State Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Bob Grefsend L
Sr. 6-2 205
HM
BN
Bob Grefsend LB
Sr. 6-2 205
1st
MA
Bob Grefsend LB
Sr. 6-2 205
HM
BPH
Frank Gunnels L
HM
BPH
Fred Knighton L
Sr. 6-1 220
2nd
BPH
Fred Knighton T
Sr. 6-1 210
1st
BN
Greg Ratcliff L
HM
BN
Jeff Rutledge QB
Sr. 6-2 195
1st
BN
Jeff Rutledge QB
Sr. 6-1 195
1st
BPH
Jerry McDonald E
Sr. 5-10 175
1st
BPH
Jerry McDonald DB
Sr. 6-0 180
1st
MA
Jerry McDonald E
Sr. 5-10 175
1st
BN
Jerry Murphree HB
Sr. 180
1st
BN
John Shaw L
Sr. 6-5 210
HM
BN
John Shaw DE
Sr. 6-5 210
1st
MA
John Shaw L
Sr. 6-5 210
HM
BPH
John Wahl B
HM
BN
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