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South Pittsburg Football Team History


South Pittsburg Pirates
South Pittsburg High School

717 Elm Ave South Pittsburg, TN
Stadium: Beene Stadium
Colors: Orange & Black
Coach: Don Grider

 

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1922  <-- 1975 <- 1976 -> 1977 --> 2021
1976 Season Highlights
 Don Grider enters his 8th season as Head Coach at South Pittsburg.
 
1976 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 27  vs. Cannon County    41   0   W       
    Sequatchie County    34   6   W       
    Whitwell    49   0   W       
    Castle Heights    19   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 24  @ Stevenson (AL)    0   13   L       
 Fri., Oct. 1   
 Fri., Oct. 8  vs. Bridgeport (AL)    22   8   W       
 Fri., Oct. 15   Sweetwater    16   14   W       
 Fri., Oct. 22   Bledsoe County    42   0   W       
    Grundy County    19   6   W       
 Fri., Nov. 5   Marion County    35   0   W       
    Rockwood    10   35   L       3rd Round Playoffs 
 
1976 Season Totals
  Record9-2
  Points Scored287
  Scoring Average26.1
  Points Allowed82
  Defense Average7.5
  Opponents Record61-60
  Region Record0-0
  Home Record2-0
  Away Record0-1
  
1976 Class A Region 2 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   District Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Bledsoe County 2-782210  Tom Hatfield
Charleston 7-4231162  Keith Beaty
Copper Basin 4-6178146  Dewey Warren
Lookout Valley 2-5111215  Murphy Ownbey
Madisonville 5-4158200  Frank Griffith
Marion County 6-4244210  Bill Baxter
Meigs County 4-4156103  Bill James
Midway 4-6106177  Stan Branson
Oliver Springs 8-121645  Ron Brown
Polk County 4-6177202  Larry Davis.
Sequatchie County 1-790220  Jimmy Garren
South Pittsburg 9-2287820-11035  Don Grider
Sweetwater 8-3307171  Joe Graves
Tellico Plains 4-6134164  Don Holcomb
Tennessee Military Institute 0-554187  Phil Peak
Vonore 1-870204  Gordon Sparks
Whitwell 5-5124175  Jerry Seymour
Rockwood 13-0364533-06517  Mike Collier



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