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Goodwater Football Team History


Goodwater Yellow Jackets
Goodwater High School

P.O. Box 118 Goodwater, AL 35160
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Colors: Black & Gold
Coach: Billy White
Region: 1A-R9
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1924  <-- 1978 <- 1979 -> 1980 --> 1987
1979 Season Highlights
 Billy White enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Goodwater.
 First playoff appearance.
 First region championship.
 The Yellow Jackets won the Class 1A Region 9 Championship.
 The Yellow Jackets set a team record by scoring 70 in a game.
 The Yellow Jackets set a team record for margin of victory at 70 points.
 
1979 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 31  @ Wadley   *  7   6   W       
 Fri., Sep. 7  vs. Verbena    6   42   L       
 Fri., Sep. 14  vs. New Site   *  14   6   W       
 Fri., Sep. 28  vs. Lineville    7   13   L       
 Fri., Oct. 5  @ Talladega County Central    12   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 12  vs. Maplesville    26   16   W       
 Fri., Oct. 19  @ Lyman Ward    20   8   W       
 Fri., Oct. 26  @ Bibb Graves   *  70   0   W       
 Fri., Nov. 2  vs. Coosa County   *  13   6   W       
 Fri., Nov. 9  @ Isabella    48   13   W       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 16  @ Ranburne    14   16   L       1st Round Playoffs 
 
1979 Season Totals
  Record8-3
  Points Scored237
  Scoring Average21.5
  Points Allowed126
  Defense Average11.5
  Opponents Record45-61 -4
  Region Record4-0
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record5-1
1979 Class 1A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
 Goodwater was not ranked.
  
1979 Class 1A Region 9 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Goodwater 8-32371260-114164-010418  Billy White
Wadley 7-3186383-110421  Max Yarborough
New Site 1-8-11402411-36498  Phillip Smith.
Coosa County 4-61701622-27853  Calvin McKinney
Bibb Graves 1-8-1723710-428188  Henry Shaddix

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

1979 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Jerome BrowningOL Sr.5-10180 1st  MA



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