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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  <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2024
1997 Season Highlights
 Waldon Tucker enters his 14th season as Head Coach at Fayette County.
 The Tigers won the Class 4A Region 12 Championship.
 
1997 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 5  @ Hillcrest Tuscaloosa    40   14   W       
 Fri., Sep. 12  @ South Lamar    34   14   W       
 Fri., Sep. 19  vs. Winfield    35   8   W       
 Fri., Sep. 26  vs. Sulligent    43   19   W       
 Fri., Oct. 3  @ Lamar County    13   6   W       
 Fri., Oct. 10  @ Oak Grove   *  41   14   W       
 Fri., Oct. 17  vs. Russellville    27   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 24  vs. Curry   *  55   28   W       
 Fri., Oct. 31  @ Pleasant Grove   *  47   27   W       
 Fri., Nov. 7  vs. Gordo    7   33   L       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 14  vs. Boaz    27   6   W       1st Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 21  vs. Deshler    19   33   L       2nd Round Playoffs 
 
1997 Season Totals
  Record10-2
  Points Scored388
  Scoring Average32.3
  Points Allowed202
  Defense Average16.8
  Opponents Record71-64
  Region Record3-0
  Home Record5-2
  Away Record5-0
1997 Class 4A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
8/31/1997PS 1(15-0)126 ASWA
9/11/19971 1(1-0) ASWA
9/18/19972 1(2-0) ASWA
9/25/19973 1(3-0) ASWA
10/2/19974 1(4-0) ASWA
10/9/19975 1(5-0) ASWA
10/16/19976 1(6-0) ASWA
10/23/19977 1(7-0) ASWA
10/30/19978 1(8-0) ASWA
11/6/19979 1(9-0) ASWA
11/13/1997Final 6(9-1) ASWA
  
1997 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 10-23882021-146393-014369  Waldon Tucker
Pleasant Grove 8-42851661-133412-18066  Keith Luker
Oak Grove 7-33311451-26564  Mike Battles Jr.
Curry 1-91702980-347116  David Williams

1997 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Sam Collins WR All Southern  Orlando Sentinel
 Sam Collins WR Sr. 6-3175 All-Star Game  
 Sam Collins WR Sr.6-1181 Super 12  ASWA
 Sam Collins WR Sr.6-2180 Super All-State  Bham News

1997 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Bo HughesOL Sr. HM  ASWA
 Bo HughesOL Sr. HM  BN
 Gabe HesterLB Sr. HM  BN
 Luke TuckerQB Sr. HM  BN
 Luke TuckerQB Sr. HM  ASWA
 Sam CollinsWR Sr.6-2180 1st  ASWA
 Sam CollinsWR Sr.6-2180 1st  BN



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