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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: David Martin
Region: 4A-R10

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1924 <-- 1978 <- 1979 -> 1980 --> 2005

1979 Season Highlights

David Martin enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Gadsden.

The Tigers finished 8th in Region 10.

1979 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 7	@ Alexandria	0	19	L
Thu., Sep. 13	vs. Etowah *	0	36	L
Fri., Sep. 21	@ Holt	0	21	L
Thu., Sep. 27	vs. Litchfield	0	20	#Won
Fri., Oct. 5	vs. Emma Sansom *	7	46	L
Fri., Oct. 12	vs. Talladega *	3	33	L
Fri., Oct. 19	@ Anniston *	6	40	L
Fri., Oct. 26	@ Albertville *	14	26	L
Fri., Nov. 2	vs. Emma Sansom *	0	6	L	Gadsden
Fri., Nov. 9	@ Oxford *	6	31	L

1979 Season Totals
Record	1-9
Points Scored	36
Scoring Average	3.6
Points Allowed	278
Defense Average	27.8
Opponents Record	54-48 -2
Region Record	0-7
Home Record	1-4
Away Record	0-5

1979 Class 4A Rankings
Date	Week	Rank	Record	Votes	Source
Gadsden was not ranked.

1979 Class 4A Region 10 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			Region/Area Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Emma Sansom	10-1-1	294	129	1-1	27	38	6-0	178	75	Fred Buster Gross
Talladega	8-3	213	133	0-1	7	14	5-1	159	78	Glenn Woodruff
Anniston	5-4	161	99				4-2	128	75	Johnny Ingram
Oxford	4-6	173	125				2-4	104	78	Bill Burgess
Albertville	3-7	76	163				2-5	52	118	Vernon Wells
Etowah	5-5	148	173				3-4	94	116	Charles Buddy Hearn
Arab	6-4	129	79				1-1	20	19	Wayne Trimble
Gadsden	1-9	36	278				0-7	36	218	David Martin

1979 Player Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
No Gadsden Players on File.

1979 All State Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
No Gadsden Players on File.

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