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Tanner Football Team History


Tanner Rattlers
Tanner High School

12060 Sommers Rd. Tanner, AL 35671
Stadium: Rip Swanner Stadium
Colors: Green, Black & White
Coach: Bill Guimarin
Region: 2A-R14
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1948  <-- 1977 <- 1978 -> 1979 --> 2024
1978 Season Highlights
 Bill Guimarin enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Tanner.
 The Rattlers finished 7th in Region 14.
 
1978 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 25  OPEN 
 Fri., Sep. 1  vs. Elkmont    34   6   W       
 Fri., Sep. 8  @ West Morgan   *  7   20   L       
 Fri., Sep. 15  vs. Clements    42   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 22  @ Falkville   *  35   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 29  vs. West Limestone   *  0   27   L       
 Fri., Oct. 6  @ Hazel Green    24   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 13  @ Bob Jones    0   16   L       
 Fri., Oct. 20  @ Ardmore   *  12   28   L       
 Fri., Oct. 27  vs. East Limestone   *  6   13   L       
 
1978 Season Totals
  Record4-5
  Points Scored160
  Scoring Average17.8
  Points Allowed110
  Defense Average12.2
  Opponents Record43-47
  Region Record1-4
  Home Record2-2
  Away Record2-3
1978 Class 2A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
 Tanner was not ranked.
  
1978 Class 2A 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 
West Morgan 9-22651240-16165-114667  David Gargis
West Limestone 7-32461385-116475  Michael Nave
East Limestone 8-2158544-29844  Joe S. Caracappa
Ardmore 5-41821543-394105  John Witt
Danville 3-71282470-1020  O.B. Owens
Elkmont 4-61501542-478120  Perry Noojin
Tanner 4-51601101-46088  Bill Guimarin
Falkville 1-9492351-627168  Jerry Thompson

1978 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 No Tanner Players on File.

1978 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 No Tanner Players on File.



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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.