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  School Football over the past 100 seasons.





Banks Football Team History


Banks Jets
L.Frazier Banks High School

721 86th St. Birmingham, AL 35206
Stadium: Lawson Field
Colors: Red & Blue
Coach: David Cutcliffe
Region: 4A-R9
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1959  <-- 1980 <- 1981 -> 1982 --> 1988
1981 Season Highlights
 David Cutcliffe enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Banks.
 The Jets won the Class 4A Region 9 Championship.
 
1981 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Thu., Aug. 27  @ Erwin    14   7   W       
 Fri., Sep. 4   Parker    33   6   W    Legion Field   
 Thu., Sep. 10   Ensley    35   6   W    Legion Field   
 Fri., Sep. 18   Homewood    10   0   W    Lawson Field   
 Thu., Sep. 24   Phillips Birmingham   *  62   0   W    Legion Field   
 Fri., Oct. 2  @ Mountain Brook    35   7   W       
 Fri., Oct. 9   Hayes   *  34   6   W    Lawson Field   
 Fri., Oct. 16   Woodlawn   *  14   0   W    Lawson Field   
 Fri., Oct. 23   Carver Birmingham   *  13   6   W    Lawson Field   
 Fri., Oct. 30   Huffman   *  13   7   W    Lawson Field   
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 13  vs. Carver Birmingham    0   7   L       1st Round Playoffs 
 
1981 Season Totals
  Record10-1
  Points Scored263
  Scoring Average23.9
  Points Allowed52
  Defense Average4.7
  Opponents Record57-60 -2
  Region Record5-0
  Home Record0-1
  Away Record2-0
1981 Class 4A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
9/9/19812 6(2-0) ASWA
9/16/19813 4(3-0) ASWA
9/23/19814 4(4-0) ASWA
9/30/19815 4(5-0) ASWA
10/7/19816 3(6-0) ASWA
10/14/19817 3(7-0) ASWA
10/21/19818 3(8-0) ASWA
10/28/19819 2(9-0) ASWA
11/4/198110 2(10-0) ASWA
11/9/1981Final 2(10-0) ASWA
  
1981 Class 4A Region 9 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Banks 10-1263520-1075-013619  David Cutcliffe
Carver Birmingham 11-3254633-133204-112719  Willie Peake
Huffman 5-51771813-211566  Jerry Partridge
Woodlawn 3-71051482-36474  Jerry Stearns
Hayes 2-7-1871941-42186  Michael Todd
Phillips Birmingham 0-10323680-512211  Nathaniel Kelly

1981 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Derrick Slaughter LB Sr.6-1232 All-Star Game  
 Doug Hill OL Sr.6-6235 All-Star Game  

1981 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Derrick SlaughterL Sr.6-1230 1st  BN
 Derrick SlaughterLB 1st  BPH
 Doug HillL Sr.6-6235 HM  BN
 Jay MatthewsB HM  BN
 Jimmy HaywoodB Sr.160 HM  BN
 Jimmy HaywoodRB 1st  BPH
 Jody RogersG 2nd  BPH
 Jody RogersL Sr.238 2nd  BN



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Luverne 'Toad' Wise was the first female football player in Alabama and may have been the first in the country. She was a kicker for the Escambia County Blue Devils in 1939-40.