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Ashford Football Team History
Ashford Yellow Jackets
Ashford High School
607 Church St. Ashford, AL 36312
Stadium: W.H. Brown Field Colors: Black & Vegas Gold Coach: Crawford Drake Region: 2A-R4
1974 Season Highlights
Crawford Drake enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Ashford.
First 11 win season.
First 10-0 regular season.
First playoff appearance.
First region championship. The Yellow Jackets move from Region 0 to Region 4. The Yellow Jackets won the Class 2A Region 4 Championship. The Yellow Jackets set a team record by winning 11 games.
1974 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Fri., Aug. 30 OPEN Fri., Sep. 6 vs.
Dale County
34
14
W
Fri., Sep. 13 @
Rehobeth
38
6
W
Fri., Sep. 20 vs.
Houston County
31
7
W
Fri., Oct. 4 @
Headland
23
20
W
Fri., Oct. 11 @
Daleville
56
7
W
Fri., Oct. 18 vs.
Geneva County
35
0
W
Fri., Oct. 25 vs.
Cottonwood
27
6
W
Fri., Nov. 1 OPEN Fri., Nov. 8 @
Abbeville
16
6
W
Playoffs Fri., Nov. 15 @
Florala
23
7
W
1st Round Playoffs Fri., Nov. 22 vs.
Washington County
28
26
W
2nd Round Playoffs Fri., Nov. 29 vs.
Alexandria
26
23
W
Semi-finals Playoffs Fri., Dec. 6 @
Lauderdale County
13
14
L
Championship Game
1974 Season Totals
Record 11-1
Points Scored 350
Scoring Average 29.2
Points Allowed 136
Defense Average 11.3
Opponents Record 75-47
-4
Region Record 0-0
Home Record 6-0
Away Record 5-1
1974 Class 2A Rankings
Date
Week
Rank
Record
Votes
Source
Ashford was not ranked.
1974 Player Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Phil Hassel
T
Sr. 6-1 215
All-Star Game
1974 All State Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Jones B
HM
BN
Mickey Smith HB
Sr. 5-6 175
2nd
BN
Mickey Smith RB
Sr. 5-6 175
1st
BPH
Mickey Smith RB
Sr. 5-6 175
1st
MA
Sammie Reaves LB
Sr. 180
1st
BPH
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Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History
The first football game played by a high school team in Alabama was in 1892 when Central Birmingham (Phillips) lost to Alabama 56-0 on November 11.