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  School Football over the past 100 seasons.





Excel Football Team History


Excel Panthers
Excel High School

P.O. Box 429 Excel, AL 36439
Stadium: Panther Stadium
Colors: Black & Old Gold
Coach: Lee Holladay
Region: 1A-R2
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1921  <-- 1975 <- 1976 -> 1977 --> 2024
1976 Season Highlights
 Lee Holladay enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Excel.
 The Panthers finished 3rd in Region 2.
 
1976 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 27  vs. Southern Normal   *  8   20   L       
 Fri., Sep. 3  vs. Uniontown    41   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 10  @ Frisco City   *  34   6   W       
 Fri., Sep. 17  @ Lyeffion   *  14   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 24  @ Millry    19   9   W       
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. Red Level    34   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 8  @ Sweet Water    7   7   T       
 Sat., Oct. 16  vs. J.U. Blacksher   *  7   13   L       
 Fri., Oct. 22  vs. Conecuh County   *  47   8   W       
 Fri., Nov. 5  vs. Repton   *  0   8   L       
 
1976 Season Totals
  Record6-3 -1
  Points Scored211
  Scoring Average21.1
  Points Allowed71
  Defense Average7.1
  Opponents Record50-50 -1
  Region Record3-3
  Home Record3-3
  Away Record3-0 -1
1976 Class 1A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
 Excel was not ranked.
  
1976 Class 1A Region 2 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
J.U. Blacksher 10-2291591-127156-018324  Keith Cardwell
Repton 9-1330485-116441  Hugh Wilson Jr.
Excel 6-3-1211713-311055  Lee Holladay
Frisco City 4-61231943-365126  Bill McPherson
Southern Normal 4-61461683-39494  Dero Wise
Lyeffion 6-41081372-448111  Danny Covin
Conecuh County 0-9513090-633211  Preston Fluker

1976 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 No Excel Players on File.

1976 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 GrossG HM  BN
 WatsonT HM  BN



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Morris Higginbotham coached three different teams to divisional state championships in the 1950s. He won titles at Walnut Grove in 1952, West Blocton in 1955 and Enterprise in 1960.