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Fayette County Football Team History


Fayette County Tigers
Fayette County High School

202 Tiger Dr. Fayette, AL 35555
Stadium: John Morgan Brown Stadium
Colors: Orange & Black
Coach: Waldon Tucker
Region: 4A-R12
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1914  <-- 1995 <- 1996 -> 1997 --> 2024
1996 Season Highlights
 Waldon Tucker enters his 13th season as Head Coach at Fayette County.
 Record 15-0 season.
 The Tigers move from Class 5A and into Region 12.
 The Tigers won the Class 4A Region 12 Championship.
 The Tigers set a team record by winning 15 games.
 
1996 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 6  vs. Hillcrest Tuscaloosa    33   14   W       
 Fri., Sep. 13  vs. South Lamar    34   12   W       
 Fri., Sep. 20  @ Winfield    42   6   W       
 Fri., Sep. 27  @ Sulligent    40   21   W       
 Fri., Oct. 4  vs. Lamar County    42   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 11  vs. Oak Grove   *  45   17   W       
 Fri., Oct. 18  @ Russellville    32   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 25  @ Curry   *  37   14   W       
 Fri., Nov. 1  vs. Pleasant Grove   *  38   0   W       
 Fri., Nov. 8  @ Gordo    30   0   W       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 15  vs. West Point    25   6   W       1st Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 22  @ Leeds    31   0   W       2nd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 29  vs. Alexandria    45   22   W       3rd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Dec. 6  @ Cleburne County    19   14   W       Semi-finals Playoffs 
 Thu., Dec. 12   T.R. Miller    25   7   W    Legion Field   Championship Game 
 
1996 Season Totals
  Record15-0
  Points Scored518
  Scoring Average34.5
  Points Allowed133
  Defense Average8.9
  Opponents Record94-78
  Region Record3-0
  Home Record7-0
  Away Record7-0
1996 Class 4A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
9/12/19961 5(1-0) ASWA
9/18/19962 5(2-0) ASWA
9/25/19963 4(3-0) ASWA
10/2/19964 4(4-0) ASWA
10/10/19965 4(5-0) ASWA
10/17/19966 4(6-0) ASWA
10/24/19967 4(7-0) ASWA
10/31/19968 4(8-0) ASWA
11/7/19969 4(9-0) ASWA
11/14/1996Final 3(10-0) ASWA
  
1996 Class 4A Region 12 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Fayette County 15-05181335-0145493-012031  Waldon Tucker
Curry 10-33862832-184702-18058  David Williams
Pleasant Grove 6-42381591-26376  Keith Luker
Oak Grove 4-61382460-331129  Gene Rogers

1996 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Chris Thomas OL Sr. All-Star Game  
 Sam Collins WR Jr.6-2175 Super All-State  Bham News

1996 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Kadell WrightRB Sr.6-0190 1st  BN
 Kadell WrightRB Sr.6-0190 1st  ASWA
 Kevin BassDL Jr.5-11205 1st  BN
 Luke TuckerQB Jr.6-0175 1st  ASWA
 Luke TuckerQB Jr.6-0175 1st  BN
 Sam CollinsWR Jr.6-2175 1st  BN
 Sam CollinsWR Jr.6-2175 1st  ASWA
 Waldon TuckerCoach 1st  ASWA



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