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Briarwood Football Team History

Briarwood Lions

Briarwood Christian School

6255 Cahaba Valley Rd. Birmingham, AL 35242
Stadium: Lions Pride Stadium
Colors: Blue & Gold
Coach: Gary Fleming
Region: ACAC-

1973 <-- 1978 <- 1979 -> 1980 --> 2024

1979 Season Highlights

Gary Fleming enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Briarwood.

1979 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 7	@ Chelsea	19	0	W
Fri., Sep. 14	vs. Marion Military Institute	46	0	W
Sat., Sep. 22	vs. Westminster	27	0	W
Sat., Sep. 29	@ Independent Methodist	33	0	W
Fri., Oct. 5	@ Trinity	6	14	L
Fri., Oct. 12	vs. Greystone Christian	27	6	W
Fri., Oct. 19	@ Cathedral Christian	18	21	L
Sat., Oct. 27	vs. West Birmingham Christian	14	0	W
Fri., Nov. 2	vs. Mobile Christian	0	16	L
Fri., Nov. 9	Ragland	0	1	L
Sat., Nov. 17	Mobile Christian	14	17	L	Finals ACAC

1979 Season Totals
Record	6-5
Points Scored	204
Scoring Average	18.5
Points Allowed	75
Defense Average	6.8
Opponents Record	56-44
Region Record	0-0
Home Record	4-1
Away Record	2-2

1979 Class ACAC Rankings
Date	Week	Rank	Record	Votes	Source
Briarwood was not ranked.

1979 Class ACAC Region 0 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			Region/Area Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Bell Road Christian	0-4	16	100							Glen Ward
Bethel Christian	1-1	24	15
Briarwood	6-5	204	75	0-1	14	17				Gary Fleming
Calvary Christian	0-0	0	0							Willie Pace
Calvary Christian Birmingham	0-0	0	0
Cathedral Christian	6-3	198	109							Tom Goodwin
Central Baptist	4-5	131	111							James Ziebach
Coosa Christian	8-4	320	185							Roy Knapp
Crichton Academy	1-7	61	172							Gilbert Weeks
Evangel Christian	3-8	55	291							Steve Sharp
Faith Academy	5-3	145	75	1-0	19	8				Buddy Howard
Florence Christian	0-0	0	0
Grace Christian	7-3	113	50							Scotty Marcum
Greystone Christian	8-2	164	86							Tom Russell
Independent Methodist	4-7	64	91							Ken McWilliams
Jefferson Christian	4-4	94	57							Harold Barnett
Landmark Christian	9-2	115	81							Tom Thornton
Minor Christian	1-7	76	219							Terry Smith
Mobile Christian	9-1	215	75	1-0	17	14				Glenn Vickery
Tuscaloosa Christian	0-9	48	212							Ray Hansen
West Birmingham Christian	7-4	189	126	0-1	8	19				Roger Mims
Westbrook Christian	2-9	83	241							Ingram Cullwell

1979 Player Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
No Briarwood Players on File.

1979 All State Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
No Briarwood Players on File.

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