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Murphy Football Team History

Murphy Panthers

Murphy High School

100 S. Carlen St. Mobile, AL 36606
Stadium: Ladd-Peebles Stadium
Colors: Blue & Gold
Coach: Robert Shaw
Region: 4A-R1

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1926 <-- 1977 <- 1978 -> 1979 --> 2024

1978 Season Highlights

Robert Shaw enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Murphy.

The Panthers finished 2nd in Region 1.

1978 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Thu., Aug. 24	@ Baldwin County	18	10	W
Fri., Sep. 1	@ Fairhope	6	13	L
Fri., Sep. 15	vs. Blount *	14	6	W
Thu., Sep. 21	Toulminville	14	7	W
Fri., Sep. 29	Shaw *	23	20	W
Fri., Oct. 6	@ Vigor *	0	13	L
Fri., Oct. 13	Davidson *	21	7	W
Fri., Oct. 20	vs. Theodore *	27	6	W
Fri., Oct. 27	McGill-Toolen *	28	12	W
Fri., Nov. 3	vs. Mary Montgomery *	21	0	W
Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 10	@ Sidney Lanier	14	15	L	1st Round Playoffs

1978 Season Totals
Record	8-3
Points Scored	186
Scoring Average	16.9
Points Allowed	109
Defense Average	9.9
Opponents Record	55-55 -4
Region Record	6-1
Home Record	3-0
Away Record	1-3

1978 Class 4A Rankings
Date	Week	Rank	Record	Votes	Source
Murphy was not ranked.

1978 Class 4A Region 1 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			Region/Area Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Vigor	8-3	154	80	1-1	17	14	7-0	106	29	Harold Clark
Murphy	8-3	186	109	0-1	14	15	6-1	134	64	Robert Shaw
Blount	7-3	207	134				4-3	139	103	Albert Terry
Davidson	4-5-1	81	92				4-3	75	71	David Cahoon
Shaw	5-4	147	144				3-4	87	102	Charles Leverette
Theodore	2-7-1	120	154				2-5	96	123	Thomas Carl
McGill-Toolen	3-6-1	131	166				2-5	100	134	Larry Mickwee
Mary Montgomery	0-10	57	195				0-7	36	147	Wade Gartman

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

1978 All State Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Cleo Simmons	G		6-3	195	2nd	BN
Cleo Simmons	LB		6-3	195	1st	BPH

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Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

The first night game played between high school teams in the state occurred on September 23, 1927 when Pike Road and Cloverdale met in the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery.