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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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1908  <-- 1978 <- 1979 -> 1980 --> 2024
1979 Season Highlights
 Bill Nichols enters his 15th season as Head Coach at J.B. Pennington.
 The Tigers finished 6th in Region 14.
 
1979 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 31  vs. Springville    8   27   L       
 Fri., Sep. 7  @ Good Hope    14   21   L       
 Fri., Sep. 14  @ Ashville    14   7   W       
 Fri., Sep. 21  vs. Cleveland    0   14   L       
 Fri., Sep. 28  vs. Mortimer Jordan    14   16   L       
 Fri., Oct. 5  @ Holly Pond    6   16   L       
 Fri., Oct. 12  @ Oneonta    0   26   L       
 Fri., Oct. 19  vs. Fairview   *  18   34   L       
 Fri., Nov. 2  vs. Susan Moore    6   14   L       
 Fri., Nov. 9  vs. Hanceville    0   29   L       
 
1979 Season Totals
  Record1-9
  Points Scored80
  Scoring Average8.0
  Points Allowed204
  Defense Average20.4
  Opponents Record50-50 -1
  Region Record0-1
  Home Record0-6
  Away Record1-3
1979 Class 3A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
 J.B. Pennington was not ranked.
  
1979 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 7-52621601-149605-014833  Jerry Elmore
West Point 8-1-12411114-111367  Jerry Edmondson
Hanceville 6-41231144-27567  Ray Talley
Lawrence County 3-71521992-37893  Robert Mitchell
Fairview 1-9792141-560126  Terry Harris
J.B. Pennington 1-9802040-11834  Bill Nichols
Curry 2-71262151-478121  Danny Gambrell

1979 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 No J.B. Pennington Players on File.

1979 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 No J.B. Pennington Players on File.



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