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Bridgeport Football Team History

Bridgeport Tigers

Bridgeport High School

Bridgeport, AL 0
Stadium: Summers Stadium
Colors: Blue & Gold
Coach: Ken Colquette
Region: 2A-R15

1913 <-- 1977 <- 1978 -> 1979 --> 1987

1978 Season Highlights

Ken Colquette enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Bridgeport.

First region championship.

The Tigers won the Class 2A Region 15 Championship.

1978 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 25	vs. North Sand Mountain *	27	13	W
Fri., Sep. 1	@ Madison County	21	12	W
Fri., Sep. 8	@ Pisgah *	25	8	W
Fri., Sep. 22	vs. Marion County TN	26	7	W
Fri., Sep. 29	vs. Section *	27	18	W
Fri., Oct. 6	@ South Pittsburg TN	40	20	W
Fri., Oct. 13	@ Whitwell TN	20	23	L
Fri., Oct. 20	@ Grundy County TN	14	34	L
Fri., Oct. 27	@ Bledsoe County TN	12	16	L
Fri., Nov. 3	vs. Stevenson *	14	3	W
Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 10	vs. Plainview	28	30	L	1st Round Playoffs

1978 Season Totals
Record	7-4
Points Scored	254
Scoring Average	23.1
Points Allowed	184
Defense Average	16.7
Opponents Record	35-27
Region Record	4-0
Home Record	4-1
Away Record	3-3

1978 Class 2A Rankings
Date	Week	Rank	Record	Votes	Source
Bridgeport was not ranked.

1978 Class 2A Region 15 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			Region/Area Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Bridgeport	7-4	254	184	0-1	28	30	4-0	93	42	Ken Colquette
Stevenson	9-1	254	42				3-1	90	29	Kenneth McKinney
North Sand Mountain	0-10	89	271				0-4	26	108	Michael Tice
Pisgah	6-4	164	118				2-2	55	59	Bruce Hicklen
Section	4-6	100	175				1-3	48	77	Mark Smothers

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

1978 All State Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Brian Stewart	QB		6-1	180	2nd	BN
Len Colvin	E	Sr.	6-2		HM	BN

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