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  School Football over the past 100 seasons.





Lexington Football Team History


Lexington Golden Bears
Lexington High School

P.O. Box 70 Lexington, AL 35648
Stadium: McMeans Stadium
Colors: Purple & Gold
Coach: Charles Butch Toner
Region: 2A-R13
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1926  <-- 1978 <- 1979 -> 1980 --> 2024
1979 Season Highlights
 Charles Butch Toner enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Lexington.
 First 10 win season.
 First playoff win.
 First playoff appearance.
 First region championship.
 The Golden Bears won the Class 2A Region 13 Championship.
 
1979 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Thu., Aug. 30  vs. Brooks   *  14   7   W       
 Fri., Sep. 7  @ Wilson   *  47   19   W       
 Fri., Sep. 14  @ Red Bay   *  13   6   W       
 Fri., Sep. 21  vs. Colbert Heights   *  12   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 28  @ Hatton   *  27   12   W       
 Fri., Oct. 5  vs. Cherokee   *  6   14   L       
 Fri., Oct. 12  vs. Courtland   *  20   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 19  @ Loretto TN    48   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 26  @ Lauderdale County    21   0   W       
 Fri., Nov. 2  vs. Hazlewood   *  21   10   W       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 16  @ Elkmont    24   0   W       1st Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 23  @ Stevenson    7   33   L       2nd Round Playoffs 
 
1979 Season Totals
  Record10-2
  Points Scored260
  Scoring Average21.7
  Points Allowed101
  Defense Average8.4
  Opponents Record64-50
  Region Record7-1
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record6-1
1979 Class 2A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
 Lexington was not ranked.
  
1979 Class 2A Region 13 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Lexington 10-22601011-131337-116068  Charles Butch Toner
Hazlewood 8-22501256-015760  Jackie Ferguson
Cherokee 6-41701435-213087  Palmer Byrd
Courtland 6-3150864-39473  Louis White
Colbert Heights 4-61571704-4131110  Roger Moore
Hatton 4-61181903-596187  Kelly Poole
Brooks 5-52241633-5167148  Jack Weaver
Wilson 5-51392000-431111  Ganum Smith
Red Bay 1-9961970-756151  Paul Prestage

1979 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 No Lexington Players on File.

1979 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Charles Butch TonerCoach 1st  BPH
 Greg McCainL HM  BPH
 Johnny WaddellHB 2nd  BPH
 Johnny WaddellB Jr. HM  BN
 Tommy HammondE Sr.170 2nd  BN
 Tommy HammondE Sr.170 2nd  BPH



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Hazlewood won five consecutive state championships from 1988-1992. During this span the Golden Bears won 29 playoff games in a row.