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  School Football over the past 100 seasons.





Sweet Water Football Team History


Sweet Water Bulldogs
Sweet Water High School

440 Main St. Sweet Water, AL 36782
Stadium: Nolan Atkins Stadium
Colors: Purple & Gold
Coach: Nolan Atkins
Region: 2A-R1
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1928  <-- 1987 <- 1988 -> 1989 --> 2024
1988 Season Highlights
 Nolan Atkins enters his 21st season as Head Coach at Sweet Water.
 The Bulldogs move from Class 1A and into Region 1.
 The Bulldogs won the Class 2A Region 1 Championship.
 
1988 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Thu., Aug. 25  vs. Thomasville    7   33   L       
 Fri., Sep. 2  vs. A.L. Johnson    29   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 9  @ Coffeeville    35   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 16  @ Linden    27   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 23  vs. Marengo   *  35   18   W       
 Fri., Sep. 30  vs. McIntosh   *  35   6   W       
 Fri., Oct. 7  @ Leroy   *  32   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 14  @ Millry   *  35   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 21  vs. Choctaw County    9   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 28  vs. Washington County    34   10   W       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 4  vs. Georgiana    14   0   W       1st Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 11  vs. New Brockton    0   21   L       2nd Round Playoffs 
 
1988 Season Totals
  Record10-2
  Points Scored292
  Scoring Average24.3
  Points Allowed88
  Defense Average7.3
  Opponents Record67-67
  Region Record4-0
  Home Record6-2
  Away Record4-0
1988 Class 2A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
8/10/1988PS 7 ASWA
9/21/19884 10(3-1) ASWA
9/28/19885 9(4-1) ASWA
10/5/19886 9(5-1) ASWA
10/12/19887 8(6-1) ASWA
10/19/19888 8(7-1) ASWA
10/26/19889 8(8-1) ASWA
11/3/1988Final 7(9-1) ASWA
  
1988 Class 2A 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 
Sweet Water 10-2292881-114214-013724  Nolan Atkins
Marengo 9-33081251-16163-113355  Woodrow Campbell
McIntosh 3-71362212-28076  Ernest Stryker
Leroy 4-61051641-334109  John Blackmon
Millry 2-8562530-412132  Bobby Carpenter

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

1988 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Myron PopeDL Sr. HM  BN
 Pat AtkinsDB Sr. HM  BN
 Rube LewisOL HM  ASWA
 Shaun GambleRB Jr.6-0172 1st  ASWA
 Shaun GambleRB Sr.6-0172 1st  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.