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Florala Football Team History
Florala Wildcats
Florala High School
P.O. Box 218 Florala, AL 36442
Stadium: Matthews Stadium Colors: Green, Gold & White Coach: Paul Godwin
1973 Season Highlights
Paul Godwin enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Florala.
First 12 win season.
First playoff win.
First playoff appearance. The Wildcats set a team record by winning 12 games.
1973 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Fri., Aug. 31 @
Geneva County
34
0
W
Fri., Sep. 7 vs.
Opp
19
2
W
Fri., Sep. 14 @
Flomaton
41
0
W
Fri., Sep. 21 vs. Baker FL
42
0
W
Fri., Sep. 28 @
Cottonwood
34
28
W
Fri., Oct. 12 @
Red Level
41
0
W
Fri., Oct. 19 vs.
Samson
48
0
W
Fri., Oct. 26 vs.
Luverne
44
0
W
Fri., Nov. 2 @
Pike County
41
6
W
Fri., Nov. 9 vs. DeFuniak Springs FL
41
6
W
Playoffs Fri., Nov. 16 vs.
Oak Grove
15
6
W
1st Round Playoffs Fri., Nov. 23 @
Fyffe
35
6
W
Semi-finals Playoffs Fri., Nov. 30 vs.
Glencoe
14
24
L
Championship Game
1973 Season Totals
Record 12-1
Points Scored 449
Scoring Average 34.5
Points Allowed 78
Defense Average 6.0
Opponents Record 65-49
-2
Home Record 6-1
Away Record 6-0
1973 Class 2A Rankings
Date
Week
Rank
Record
Votes
Source
10/10/1973 6
6 (5-0)
AHSAA
10/17/1973 7
5 (6-0)
AHSAA
10/23/1973 8
3 (7-0)
AHSAA
10/3/1973 5
8 (4-0)
AHSAA
10/30/1973 9
2 (8-0)
AHSAA
11/6/1973 10
2 (9-0)
AHSAA
9/19/1973 3
1
AHSAA
1973 Player Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Robert James
DB
Sr. 6-0 175
All-Star Game
Romanuel Gundrum
DT
Sr. 6-2 220
All-Star Game
1973 All State Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Melvin Matthews B
HM
BN
Melvin Matthews B
Sr. 165
2nd
BPH
Robert James E
Sr.
2nd
BN
Robert Jones E
Sr. 170
1st
BPH
Romanuel Gundrum L
Sr. 215
1st
BPH
Romanuel Gundrum C
1st
BN
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