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  School Football over the past 100 seasons.





Brilliant Football Team History


Brilliant Tigers
Brilliant High School

P.O. Box 90 Brilliant, AL 35548
Stadium: Tiger Stadium
Colors: Royal Blue & White
Coach: Starnes L. Hall
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1930  <-- 1948 <- 1949 -> 1950 --> 2024
1949 Season Highlights
 Starnes L. Hall enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Brilliant.
 
1949 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 10  @ Marion County    0   21   L       
 Fri., Sep. 16  @ Winfield    0   18   L       
 Fri., Sep. 23  vs. Russellville    6   38   L       
 Fri., Sep. 30  @ Hamilton    0   46   L       
 Fri., Oct. 7  @ Red Bay                 
 Fri., Oct. 21  vs. Lamar County    0   13   L       
 Thu., Oct. 27  vs. Lynn    52   6   W       
 Fri., Nov. 4  vs. Hubbertville    20   7   W       
 Fri., Nov. 11  vs. Sulligent    0   27   L       
 Thu., Nov. 17  vs. Parrish    12   7   W       
 
1949 Season Totals
  Record3-6
  Points Scored90
  Scoring Average10.0
  Points Allowed183
  Defense Average20.3
  Opponents Record43-43 -5
  Home Record3-3
  Away Record0-3
1949 Class  Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
 Brilliant was not ranked.
  

1949 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 David Cotton B Sr. All-Star Game  

1949 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 No Brilliant 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.