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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 <-- 1941 <- 1942 -> 1943 --> 2005

1942 Season Highlights

Nurmi Nelson enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Gadsden.

1942 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Thu., Sep. 17	vs. Collinsville	52	7	W
Fri., Sep. 25	@ Tech High Atlanta GA	13	13	T
Fri., Oct. 2	vs. Etowah	42	0	W
Thu., Oct. 8	vs. Bessemer	14	13	W
Fri., Oct. 16	vs. Clay County	34	0	W
Thu., Oct. 22	vs. Dadeville	33	0	W
Fri., Oct. 30	vs. Emma Sansom	22	19	W
Thu., Nov. 5	vs. Cherokee County	46	0	W
Fri., Nov. 13	vs. Anniston	7	7	T

1942 Season Totals
Record	7-0 -2
Points Scored	263
Scoring Average	29.2
Points Allowed	59
Defense Average	6.6
Opponents Record	35-29 -5
Home Record	7-0 -1
Away Record	0-0 -1

1942 Class Rankings
Date	Week	Rank	Record	Votes	Source
Gadsden was not ranked.

1942 Player Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
No Gadsden Players on File.

1942 All State Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Griffiths	B				HM	MA
Jack Crawford	T				2nd	BN
Jack Crawford	T				HM	MA

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