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Abbeville Football Team History


Abbeville Yellow Jackets
Abbeville High School

P.O. Box 519 Abbeville, AL 36310
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Colors: Maroon, Gray & White
Coach: Tom Vickers
Region: 4A-R4
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1921  <-- 1984 <- 1985 -> 1986 --> 2024
1985 Season Highlights
 Tom Vickers enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Abbeville.
 First region championship.
 The Yellow Jackets won the Class 4A Region 4 Championship.
 
1985 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 30  vs. Slocomb    14   7   #Lost       
 Fri., Sep. 6  @ Pike County    0   35   L       
 Fri., Sep. 13  vs. Daleville    20   18   W       
 Fri., Sep. 20  @ Headland    7   10   L       
 Fri., Sep. 27  vs. Rehobeth    24   16   W       
 Fri., Oct. 4  @ Dale County   *  18   8   W       
 Fri., Oct. 11  vs. Early County GA    7   14   L (OT)      
 Fri., Oct. 18  vs. Houston County    27   25   W       
 Fri., Oct. 25  @ Clayton   *  32   8   W       
 Fri., Nov. 1  @ Ashford   *  21   18   W       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 8  vs. Elba    0   29   L       1st Round Playoffs 
 
1985 Season Totals
  Record6-5
  Points Scored170
  Scoring Average15.5
  Points Allowed188
  Defense Average17.1
  Opponents Record47-55
  Region Record3-0
  Home Record3-3
  Away Record3-2
1985 Class 4A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
 Abbeville was not ranked.
  
1985 Class 4A Region 4 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Abbeville 6-51701880-10293-07134  Tom Vickers
Dale County 3-81282330-120572-15418  Jerry Herring
Clayton 1-6621410-31674  Jackie Johnson
Ashford 1-9892171-23247  James Hawkins

1985 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 No Abbeville Players on File.

1985 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 No Abbeville Players on File.



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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.