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Ensley Football Team History

Ensley Yellow Jackets

Ensley High School

2301 Ave. J Birmingham, AL 35218
Stadium: Fair Park
Colors: Black & Gold
Coach: Hollis Beecham
Region: 4A-R5

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1981 Season Highlights

Hollis Beecham enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Ensley.

The Yellow Jackets finished 3rd in Region 5.

1981 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Thu., Aug. 27	Glenn *	19	12	W	Fair Park
Fri., Sep. 4	Huffman	18	23	L	Lawson Field
Thu., Sep. 10	Banks	6	35	L	Legion Field
Fri., Sep. 18	Woodlawn	12	6	W	Legion Field
Sat., Sep. 26	Parker *	12	27	L	Legion Field
Fri., Oct. 2	Wenonah *	7	0	W	Fair Park
Thu., Oct. 8	Jackson-Olin *	7	0	W	Legion Field
Thu., Oct. 15	Mountain Brook	21	7	W	Lawson Field
Fri., Oct. 23	Jones Valley *	0	14	L	Fair Park
Fri., Oct. 30	West End *	39	38	W	Legion Field

1981 Season Totals
Record	6-4
Points Scored	141
Scoring Average	14.1
Points Allowed	162
Defense Average	16.2
Opponents Record	48-52 -2
Region Record	4-2
Home Record	0-0
Away Record	0-0

1981 Class 4A Rankings
Date	Week	Rank	Record	Votes	Source
Ensley was not ranked.

1981 Class 4A Region 5 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			Region/Area Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Jones Valley	9-2	275	100	0-1	6	14	6-0	160	38	John Galloway
Parker	6-4	251	97				4-2	148	51	Cecil Leonard
Ensley	6-4	141	162				4-2	84	91	Hollis Beecham
Wenonah	4-4-2	82	147				3-3	47	81	Joe Jennings
Glenn	4-6	129	224				2-4	64	130	Wendell Jones
West End	5-5	138	113				2-4	91	101	Ray Williams
Jackson-Olin	1-9	50	219				0-6	20	122	James Shaw

1981 Player Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
No Ensley Players on File.

1981 All State Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
No Ensley Players on File.

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