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  School Football over the past 100 seasons.





J.B. Pennington Football Team History


J.B. Pennington Tigers
J.B. Pennington High School

81 College St. Blountsville, AL 35031
Stadium: W.R. Sutton Memorial Stadium
Colors: Old Gold, Navy & White
Coach: Bill Nichols
Region: 3A-R14
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Team Home Summary Coaches Games by Year Opponents Players Rankings NFL Playoffs OT

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1908  <-- 1977 <- 1978 -> 1979 --> 2024
1978 Season Highlights
 Bill Nichols enters his 14th season as Head Coach at J.B. Pennington.
 The Tigers move from Class 2A and into Region 14.
 The Tigers finished 4th in Region 14.
 
1978 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 1  vs. Good Hope    0   14   L       
 Fri., Sep. 8  vs. Ashville    14   20   L       
 Fri., Sep. 15  @ Cleveland    30   31   L (OT)      
 Fri., Sep. 22  @ Mortimer Jordan    7   6   W       
 Fri., Sep. 29  vs. Holly Pond    0   22   L       
 Fri., Oct. 6  vs. Oneonta    0   32   L       
 Fri., Oct. 13  @ Courtland    6   20   L       
 Fri., Oct. 20  vs. Fairview   *  0   7   L       
 Fri., Oct. 27  @ Susan Moore    6   3   W       
 Fri., Nov. 3  @ Hayden    6   13   L       
 
1978 Season Totals
  Record2-8
  Points Scored69
  Scoring Average6.9
  Points Allowed168
  Defense Average16.8
  Opponents Record56-45
  Region Record0-1
  Home Record0-5
  Away Record2-3
1978 Class 3A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
 J.B. Pennington was not ranked.
  
1978 Class 3A Region 14 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Cullman 8-42821851-148545-016045  Del Brock
Hanceville 9-1237934-110949  Ray Talley
West Point 6-41561493-27189  Jerry Edmondson
J.B. Pennington 2-8691680-107  Bill Nichols
Curry 7-3145782-34762  Ray Tidwell
Fairview 3-7461571-533110  Terry Harris
Lawrence County 2-81312481-468124  Roger White

1978 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 No J.B. Pennington Players on File.

1978 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 No J.B. Pennington Players on File.



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