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  School Football over the past 100 seasons.





Foley Football Team History


Foley Lions
Foley High School

1 Pride Drive Foley, AL 36535
Stadium: Ivan Jones Stadium
Colors: Blue & Gold
Coach: Jimmy Nazary
Region: 6A-R3
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1924  <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2024
1997 Season Highlights
 Jimmy Nazary enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Foley.
 The Lions finished 3rd in Region 3.
 
1997 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 5  vs. Vigor    7   20   L       
 Fri., Sep. 12  @ Escambia FL    25   7   W       
 Fri., Sep. 19  vs. Shaw    53   30   W       
 Fri., Sep. 26  vs. Escambia County    34   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 3  @ Robertsdale    34   13   W       
 Fri., Oct. 10  @ Baldwin County   *  6   14   L       
 Fri., Oct. 17  vs. Williamson    21   14   W       
 Fri., Oct. 24  vs. Daphne   *  26   7   W       
 Fri., Oct. 31  @ Murphy    19   21   L    Ladd-Peebles   
 Fri., Nov. 7  @ Fairhope   *  13   14   L       
 
1997 Season Totals
  Record6-4
  Points Scored238
  Scoring Average23.8
  Points Allowed140
  Defense Average14.0
  Opponents Record51-44
  Region Record1-2
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record2-3
1997 Class 6A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
 Foley was not ranked.
  
1997 Class 6A Region 3 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Fairhope 8-32801500-117202-16327  Eddie Tyler
Baldwin County 5-61591720-17102-13054  Rick Ford
Foley 6-42381401-24535  Jimmy Nazary
Daphne 7-31971161-22749  Steve Savarese

1997 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Don Page TE Sr. 6-4240 All-Star Game  
 Don Page DL Sr.6-3240 Super All-State  Bham News
 Rod Thompson DL Sr. 6-1250 All-Star Game  

1997 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Don PageDL Sr.6-2240 1st  BN
 Ray KnightATH Sr. HM  ASWA
 Rod ThompsonLB Sr. HM  ASWA
 Rod ThompsonDL Sr. HM  BN



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