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Gorgas Football Team History


Gorgas Generals
Gorgas High School

 Samantha, AL 0
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Colors: Blue & Gold
Coach: John Hall
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1947  <-- 1947 <- 1947 -> 1948 --> 1958
1947 Season Highlights
 John Hall enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Gorgas.
 This was the first season Gorgas fielded a team.
 First Football team.
 The Generals set a team record by allowing 346 points.
 The Generals set a team record for losses in a season with 8.
 The Generals set a team record for points allowed in a game with 66.
 The Generals set a team record for most points scored by both teams with 66 points.
 The Generals set a team record for margin in a defeat by allowing 66 points.
 
1947 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 20  @ Holt    0   66   L       
 Sat., Sep. 27  @ Hale County    6   46   L       
 Fri., Oct. 10  @ Oakman    0   55   L       
 Sat., Oct. 18  @ Brookwood    0   32   L       
 Fri., Oct. 24  @ Parrish    0   27   L       
 Fri., Oct. 31  @ Berry Fayette    0   21   L       
 Fri., Nov. 7  @ Oak Grove    0   47   L       
 Fri., Nov. 14  OPEN 
 Fri., Nov. 21  @ West Blocton    0   52   L       
 
1947 Season Totals
  Record0-8
  Points Scored6
  Scoring Average0.8
  Points Allowed346
  Defense Average43.3
  Opponents Record47-23 -3
  Home Record0-0
  Away Record0-8
1947 Class  Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
 Gorgas was not ranked.
  

1947 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 No Gorgas Players on File.

1947 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 No Gorgas 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.