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  School Football over the past 100 seasons.





Brantley Football Team History


Brantley Bulldogs
Brantley High School

P.O. Box 86 Brantley, AL 36009
Stadium: Brantley Field
Colors: Green & White
Coach: Mike Sasser
Region: 1A-R3
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1926  <-- 1977 <- 1978 -> 1979 --> 2024
1978 Season Highlights
 Mike Sasser enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Brantley.
 Won 30 Consecutive regular season games.
 The Bulldogs won the Class 1A Region 3 Championship.
 
1978 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 25  @ McKenzie   *  20   7   W       
 Fri., Sep. 1  vs. Coffee Springs    15   0   W       
 Thu., Sep. 7  vs. Dozier   *  18   7   W       
 Fri., Sep. 15  @ Red Level   *  35   14   W       
 Fri., Sep. 22  vs. Luverne    6   14   L       
 Fri., Sep. 29  @ Goshen    36   8   W       
 Fri., Oct. 6  @ Wicksburg    20   20   T       
 Fri., Oct. 20  @ Highland Home   *  28   6   W       
 Fri., Oct. 27  vs. Straughn    16   0   W       
 Fri., Nov. 3  vs. Lowndes County   *  41   0   W       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 10  vs. Wicksburg    15   0   W       1st Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 17  @ Sweet Water    7   38   L       2nd Round Playoffs 
 
1978 Season Totals
  Record9-2 -1
  Points Scored257
  Scoring Average21.4
  Points Allowed114
  Defense Average9.5
  Opponents Record58-62 -4
  Region Record5-0
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record4-1 -1
1978 Class 1A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
 Brantley was not ranked.
  
1978 Class 1A Region 3 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Brantley 9-2-12571141-122385-014234  Mike Sasser
Dozier 3-5-1110941-43758  Travis Johnson
McKenzie 5-5116943-26235  Mason Porterfield
Red Level 4-61191963-27776  Paul Godwin
Highland Home 4-6981503-25557  Harold Taylor
Lowndes County 0-10432350-523136  J.M. Peek

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

1978 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Billy ChristianDL 1st  MA
 Billy ChristianL HM  BPH
 John WalkerOL 1st  MA
 Tim HallDB 1st  MA



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