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Houston Academy Football Team History


Houston Academy Raiders
Houston Academy

901 Buena Vista Dr. Dothan, AL 36303
Stadium: Westgate Park
Colors: Royal, Columbia & White
Coach: Johnny Wood
Region: 1A-R4
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Team Home Summary Coaches Games by Year Opponents Players Rankings NFL Playoffs OT

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1971  <-- 1978 <- 1979 -> 1980 --> 2024
1979 Season Highlights
 Johnny Wood enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Houston Academy.
 The Raiders won the Class 1A Region 4 Championship.
 
1979 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Thu., Aug. 30  vs. Kinston   *  21   14   W       
 Fri., Sep. 7  @ Wicksburg   *  7   0   W       
 Thu., Sep. 20  vs. New Brockton    6   7   L       
 Fri., Sep. 28  @ Coffee Springs   *  21   6   W       
 Fri., Oct. 5  @ St. James    42   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 12  @ Ariton    26   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 19  @ Montgomery Academy    14   33   L       
 Fri., Oct. 26  vs. Zion Chapel    45   22   W       
 Fri., Nov. 2  vs. G.W. Long    7   6   W       
 Fri., Nov. 9   Alabama Christian    1   0   #Won       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 16  vs. McKenzie    0   27   L       1st Round Playoffs 
 
1979 Season Totals
  Record8-3
  Points Scored190
  Scoring Average17.3
  Points Allowed115
  Defense Average10.5
  Opponents Record55-57
  Region Record3-0
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record4-1
1979 Class 1A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
 Houston Academy was not ranked.
  
1979 Class 1A Region 4 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Houston Academy 8-31901150-10273-04920  Johnny Wood
Coffee Springs 6-42041342-15235  Wayne Purvis
Kinston 2-81342291-34775  Rick Rainer
Wicksburg 2-8481410-3732  Tom Vickers

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

1979 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Jon ThomasFB 2nd  BPH
 Kyle McGovernNG 1st  BPH
 Steve SpannT 2nd  BPH



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