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Glencoe Football Team History


Glencoe Yellow Jackets
Glencoe High School

803 Lonesome Bend Rd. Glencoe, AL 35905
Stadium: Wilson-Darnell Field
Colors: Black & Gold
Coach: Lyle Darnell
Region: 3A-R12
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1922  <-- 1977 <- 1978 -> 1979 --> 2024
1978 Season Highlights
 Lyle Darnell enters his 11th season as Head Coach at Glencoe.
 First region championship.
 The Yellow Jackets won the Class 3A Region 12 Championship.
 
1978 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Thu., Aug. 24  vs. Guntersville   *  27   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 1  @ Jacksonville    21   17   W       
 Fri., Sep. 8  vs. Cherokee County   *  16   7   W       
 Fri., Sep. 15  vs. Hokes Bluff   *  35   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 29  @ Pell City    0   21   L       
 Thu., Oct. 5  @ Litchfield   *  14   13   W       
 Fri., Oct. 13  vs. Fort Payne   *  0   7   L       
 Fri., Oct. 20  vs. Southside Gadsden   *  28   21   W       
 Fri., Oct. 27  @ Saks    35   0   W       
 Fri., Nov. 3  @ Walter Wellborn    8   10   L       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 10  @ Alexandria    6   34   L       1st Round Playoffs 
 
1978 Season Totals
  Record7-4
  Points Scored190
  Scoring Average17.3
  Points Allowed130
  Defense Average11.8
  Opponents Record45-66 -1
  Region Record5-1
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record3-3
1978 Class 3A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
 Glencoe was not ranked.
  
1978 Class 3A Region 12 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Glencoe 7-41901300-16345-112048  Lyle Darnell
Cherokee County 8-22641425-114778  Bobby Joe Johnson
Southside Gadsden 7-31791226-215295  Randy Ross
Douglas 4-6811292-13141  John Allen
Litchfield 4-61261443-38475  Steve Clay
Guntersville 3-71461913-4138141  Thomas Walls
Boaz 5-5157831-35444  John Beck
Fort Payne 3-6-1851421-558112  James Stanfield
Hokes Bluff 0-10662750-735190  H.K. Reeves

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

1978 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 No Glencoe Players on File.



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