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Hackleburg Football Team History


Hackleburg Panthers
Hackleburg High School

P.O. Box 310 Hackleburg, AL 35564
Stadium: Ray Family Stadium
Colors: Black & Gold
Coach: Bill Smith
Region: 1A-R16
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1925  <-- 1987 <- 1988 -> 1989 --> 2024
1988 Season Highlights
 Bill Smith enters his 11th season as Head Coach at Hackleburg.
 The Panthers move from Class 2A and into Region 16.
 The Panthers won the Class 1A Region 16 Championship.
 
1988 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 26  vs. Marion County    27   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 2  @ Mount Hope   *  42   14   W       
 Fri., Sep. 9  vs. Brilliant    35   8   W       
 Fri., Sep. 16  vs. Waterloo   *  34   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 23  @ Hubbertville    32   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 30  vs. Phillips Bear Creek   *  40   7   W       
 Fri., Oct. 7  vs. Berry Fayette    35   15   W       
 Fri., Oct. 14  @ Phil Campbell    6   28   L       
 Fri., Oct. 21  @ Vina   *  43   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 28  @ Red Bay    8   31   L       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 4  vs. Lynn    33   7   W       1st Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 11  @ Courtland    14   48   L       2nd Round Playoffs 
 
1988 Season Totals
  Record9-3
  Points Scored349
  Scoring Average29.1
  Points Allowed158
  Defense Average13.2
  Opponents Record61-67
  Region Record4-0
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record3-3
1988 Class 1A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
9/21/19884 9(3-0) ASWA
9/28/19885 5(4-0) ASWA
10/5/19886 4(5-0) ASWA
10/12/19887 4(7-0) ASWA
10/19/19888 10(7-1) ASWA
10/26/19889 10(8-1) ASWA
11/3/1988Final 10(8-2) ASWA
  
1988 Class 1A Region 16 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Hackleburg 9-33491581-147554-015921  Bill Smith
Phillips Bear Creek 7-52502201-149631-13954  David Adkins
Vina 2-8952961-23989  Haskel Agee
Mount Hope 1-754201  Bruce Sparkman
Waterloo 3-71222390-21459  Toby Dunn

1988 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 No Hackleburg Players on File.

1988 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Rodney HudsonRB Sr.5-7140 1st  ASWA
 Rodney HudsonRB Sr.5-7140 HM  BN
 Shannon BishopDB Jr.6-2170 1st  ASWA
 Shannon BishopDB Jr.6-2170 HM  BN



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Morris Higginbotham coached three different teams to divisional state championships in the 1950s. He won titles at Walnut Grove in 1952, West Blocton in 1955 and Enterprise in 1960.