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  School Football over the past 100 seasons.





Gadsden Football Team History


Gadsden Tigers
Gadsden High School

607 S. 12th St. Gadsden, AL 35901
Stadium: Murphree Stadium
Colors: Black & Orange
Coach: Nurmi Nelson
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1924  <-- 1937 <- 1938 -> 1939 --> 2005
1938 Season Highlights
 Nurmi Nelson enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Gadsden.
 
1938 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 23  vs. Collinsville    61   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 30  vs. Rome GA    27   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 7  vs. Etowah    25   0   W       
 Thu., Oct. 13  vs. Oxford    37   6   W       
 Fri., Oct. 21  vs. Tuscaloosa County    26   0   W       
 Thu., Oct. 27  @ Huntsville    14   0   W       
 Fri., Nov. 11  vs. Emma Sansom    26   0   W       
 Fri., Nov. 18  @ Anniston    6   6   T       
 Thu., Nov. 24  vs. Bessemer    0   6   L       
 
1938 Season Totals
  Record7-1 -1
  Points Scored222
  Scoring Average24.7
  Points Allowed18
  Defense Average2.0
  Opponents Record42-24 -6
  Home Record6-1
  Away Record1-0 -1
1938 Class  Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
 Gadsden was not ranked.
  

1938 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 No Gadsden Players on File.

1938 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 BraswellE HM  BN
 BridgesFB HM  BN
 Clarence HarkinsHB Sr.5-10170 1st  BN
 Clarence HarkinsHB HM  MA
 JonesG HM  BN
 LockridgeC HM  BN
 LockridgeG HM  MA
 PruittQB HM  BN
 TribbleE HM  BN
 TribbleT HM  BN



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Luverne 'Toad' Wise was the first female football player in Alabama and may have been the first in the country. She was a kicker for the Escambia County Blue Devils in 1939-40.