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  School Football over the past 100 seasons.





Etowah Football Team History


Etowah Blue Devils
Etowah High School

316 Jones St. Attalla, AL 35954
Stadium: Jim Glover Field
Colors: Royal Blue & White
Coach: Charles Buddy Hearn
Region: 4A-R10
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1910  <-- 1978 <- 1979 -> 1980 --> 2024
1979 Season Highlights
 Charles Buddy Hearn enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Etowah.
 The Blue Devils finished 6th in Region 10.
 
1979 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 31  vs. Arab   *  6   14   L       
 Fri., Sep. 7  vs. Fort Payne    33   19   W       
 Fri., Sep. 14  @ Gadsden   *  36   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 21  @ Anniston   *  7   23   L       
 Fri., Sep. 28   Jess Lanier    6   28   L       
 Fri., Oct. 5  vs. Oxford   *  13   7   W (OT)      
 Fri., Oct. 12  vs. Emma Sansom   *  7   28   L       
 Fri., Oct. 19  @ Litchfield    15   10   W       
 Fri., Oct. 26  @ Talladega   *  12   41   L       
 Fri., Nov. 2  vs. Albertville   *  13   3   W       
 
1979 Season Totals
  Record5-5
  Points Scored148
  Scoring Average14.8
  Points Allowed173
  Defense Average17.3
  Opponents Record49-52 -1
  Region Record3-4
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record2-2
1979 Class 4A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
 Etowah was not ranked.
  
1979 Class 4A 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 
Emma Sansom 10-1-12941291-127386-017875  Fred Buster Gross
Talladega 8-32131330-17145-115978  Glenn Woodruff
Anniston 5-4161994-212875  Johnny Ingram
Oxford 4-61731252-410478  Bill Burgess
Albertville 3-7761632-552118  Vernon Wells
Etowah 5-51481733-494116  Charles Buddy Hearn
Arab 6-4129791-12019  Wayne Trimble
Gadsden 1-9362780-736218  David Martin

1979 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 No Etowah Players on File.

1979 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 No Etowah Players on File.



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