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Butler Football Team History

Butler Rebels

S.R. Butler High School

3401 Holmes Ave. Huntsville, AL 35816
Stadium: Milton Frank Stadium
Colors: Green & Gold
Coach: Ron Danley
Region: 6A-R8

1951 <-- 2000 <- 2001 -> 2002 --> 2014

2001 Season Highlights

Ron Danley enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Butler.

The Rebels won the Class 6A Region 8 Championship.

2001 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Thu., Aug. 30	@ J.O. Johnson	18	6	W
Fri., Sep. 7	@ Lee Huntsville	25	7	W
Thu., Sep. 13	vs. Austin *	40	21	W
Fri., Sep. 21	@ Hazel Green *	52	21	W
Fri., Sep. 28	vs. Decatur *	21	3	W
Fri., Oct. 5	@ Huntsville *	13	7	W
Sat., Oct. 13	vs. Sparkman *	43	19	W
Fri., Oct. 19	vs. Bob Jones *	27	24	W
Fri., Oct. 26	@ Grissom *	28	10	W
Fri., Nov. 2	@ Hoover	2	35	L
Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 9	vs. John Carroll	12	19	L	1st Round Playoffs

2001 Season Totals
Record	9-2
Points Scored	281
Scoring Average	25.5
Points Allowed	172
Defense Average	15.6
Opponents Record	66-58
Region Record	7-0
Home Record	4-1
Away Record	5-1

2001 Class 6A Rankings
Date	Week	Rank	Record	Votes	Source
7/31/2001	PS	8	(8-4)	36	ASWA
9/4/2001	1	6	(1-0)	55	ASWA
9/11/2001	2	6	(2-0)	64	ASWA
9/18/2001	3	6	(2-0)	64	ASWA
9/26/2001	4	5	(4-0)	105	ASWA
10/3/2001	5	5	(5-0)	118	ASWA
10/10/2001	6	5	(6-0)	120	ASWA
10/17/2001	7	5	(7-0)	100	ASWA
10/24/2001	8	5	(8-0)	119	ASWA
10/31/2001	9	5	(9-0)	117	ASWA
11/7/2001	Final	10	(9-1)	22	ASWA

2001 Class 6A Region 8 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			Region/Area Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Butler	9-2	281	172	0-1	12	19	7-0	224	105	Ron Danley
Austin	9-2	331	146	0-1	7	21	6-1	210	101	Joe Gaddis
Decatur	5-6	204	190	0-1	12	39	5-2	156	81	Jere Adcock
Grissom	6-5	211	190	0-1	7	42	4-3	127	106	Ronny Massey
Huntsville	5-5	218	142				3-4	137	113	Greg Patterson
Bob Jones	2-8	182	219				1-6	127	168	Mike Bates
Sparkman	3-7	151	282				1-6	76	198	Keith Henderson
Hazel Green	2-8	148	340				1-6	73	258	Jimmy Nave

2001 Player Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Ken Darby	RB				All Southern		Orlando Sentinel
Kenneth Darby	RB	Sr.	5-11	190	AL-MS Game
Kenneth Darby	RB	Sr.	5-11	190	Super 12		ASWA
Ramzee Robinson	DB	Sr.	5-10	175	AL-MS Game

2001 All State Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Kenneth Darby	RB	Sr.	5-11	175	1st	ASWA
Kenneth Darby	RB	Sr.	5-11	175	1st	BN
Shaun Sonia	OL	Sr.	6-4	325	1st	ASWA
Shaun Sonia	OL	Sr.	6-4	325	HM	BN

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