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  School Football over the past 100 seasons.





Murphy Football Team History


Murphy Panthers
Murphy High School

100 S. Carlen St. Mobile, AL 36606
Stadium: Ladd-Peebles Stadium
Colors: Blue & Gold
Coach: Robert Shaw
Region: 4A-R1
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Team Home Summary Coaches Games by Year Opponents Players Rankings NFL Playoffs OT

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1926  <-- 1976 <- 1977 -> 1978 --> 2024
1977 Season Highlights
 Robert Shaw enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Murphy.
 The Panthers finished 2nd in Region 1.
 
1977 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Thu., Aug. 25  vs. Baldwin County    7   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 2  @ Fairhope    14   8   W       
 Fri., Sep. 9  vs. Blount   *  28   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 16   Toulminville    21   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 23   Shaw   *  6   19   L       
 Fri., Sep. 30  vs. Vigor   *  9   6   W       
 Fri., Oct. 7   Davidson   *  20   14   W (3OT)      
 Fri., Oct. 14  @ Theodore   *  27   2   W       
 Fri., Oct. 21   McGill-Toolen   *  14   0   W       
 Fri., Nov. 4  @ Mary Montgomery   *  3   0   W       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 11  @ Shaw    30   0   W       1st Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 18  @ Sidney Lanier    7   17   L       2nd Round Playoffs 
 
1977 Season Totals
  Record10-2
  Points Scored186
  Scoring Average15.5
  Points Allowed66
  Defense Average5.5
  Opponents Record58-63 -4
  Region Record6-1
  Home Record3-0
  Away Record4-1
1977 Class 4A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
10/19/19778 9(6-1)0 BN
  
1977 Class 4A Region 1 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Shaw 7-41201320-10306-19361  Charles Leverette
Murphy 10-2186661-137176-110741  Robert Shaw
Davidson 7-31761035-211472  Rick Rhoades
Mary Montgomery 3-6-153943-43862  Wade Gartman
McGill-Toolen 5-4-11311263-49498  Larry Mickwee
Vigor 6-41301043-49095  Harold Clark
Theodore 2-8951591-654109  Thomas Carl
Blount 1-8-11041711-673125  Albert Terry

1977 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 No Murphy Players on File.

1977 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Bill Condon.E HM  BN
 Darryl McMillanTE Sr.6-2200 1st  MA
 FlemingT HM  BN
 John HolmanB HM  MA
 John HolmesB 3rd  BPH
 Tony FranklinB Sr.6-0180 1st  BPH



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