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  School Football over the past 100 seasons.





Ashford Football Team History


Ashford Yellow Jackets
Ashford High School

607 Church St. Ashford, AL 36312
Stadium: W.H. Brown Field
Colors: Black & Vegas Gold
Coach: Crawford Drake
Region: 3A-R3
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1928  <-- 1977 <- 1978 -> 1979 --> 2024
1978 Season Highlights
 Crawford Drake enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Ashford.
 The Yellow Jackets finished 5th in Region 3.
 
1978 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 25  @ Geneva   *  23   8   W       
 Fri., Sep. 1  vs. Dale County   *  7   48   L       
 Fri., Sep. 8  @ Rehobeth    0   21   L       
 Fri., Sep. 15  vs. Charles Henderson   *  18   14   W       
 Fri., Sep. 22  vs. Opp   *  9   33   L       
 Fri., Sep. 29  @ Headland    6   17   L       
 Fri., Oct. 6  vs. Andalusia   *  11   50   L       
 Fri., Oct. 13  @ Elba   *  6   41   L       
 Fri., Oct. 27  vs. Cottonwood    10   12   L       
 Fri., Nov. 3  @ Abbeville    14   12   W       
 
1978 Season Totals
  Record3-7
  Points Scored104
  Scoring Average10.4
  Points Allowed256
  Defense Average25.6
  Opponents Record52-48
  Region Record2-4
  Home Record1-4
  Away Record2-3
1978 Class 3A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
 Ashford was not ranked.
  
1978 Class 3A Region 3 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Opp 9-22641410-13234-114362  Randy Griffin
Andalusia 8-13391524-120198  Don Sharpe
Dale County 6-42091224-112861  John Glasscock
Elba 8-2304905-221378  Mack Wood
Ashford 3-71042562-474194  Crawford Drake
Charles Henderson 3-71662402-4113132  Jay Jeffcoat
Geneva 1-9793201-653223  Max Griffin
Daleville 3-61242250-326103  Mickey Mosely

1978 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 No Ashford Players on File.

1978 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 No Ashford Players on File.



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