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Sidney Lanier Football Team History
Sidney Lanier Poets
Sidney Lanier High School
1968 Season Highlights Bobby Wilson enters his 12th season as Head Coach at Sidney Lanier. Won 29 consecutive games.
1968 Season
Date Opponent Score Fri., Sep. 6 @
Parrish Selma
23
0
W
Fri., Sep. 13 vs. Greenwood SC
34
7
W
Fri., Sep. 20 vs.
Tuscaloosa
27
7
W
Fri., Sep. 27 vs.
Ramsay
15
14
W
Fri., Oct. 11 OPEN Fri., Oct. 18 vs.
Vigor
35
7
W
Fri., Oct. 25 vs.
Murphy
10
0
W
Fri., Nov. 1 vs.
Dothan
6
14
L
Fri., Nov. 8
Lee Montgomery
27
7
W
Fri., Nov. 15 @
McGill-Toolen
31
10
W
Playoffs Fri., Nov. 22 vs.
Berry
42
0
W
Cramton Bowl
1st Round Playoffs @
Huntsville
27
21
W
Championship Game
1968 Season Totals Record 10-1
Points Scored 277 Scoring Average 25.2 Points Allowed 87 Defense Average 7.9 Opponents Record 55-43
-3
Home Record 6-1
Away Record 3-0
1968 Class 4A Rankings
Date Week Rank Record Votes Source
10/23/1968 7
6 (5-0) 50
AHSAA
10/31/1968 8
6 (6-0) 60
AHSAA
11/13/1968 10
4 (7-1) 70
AHSAA
11/6/1968 9
10 (6-1) 60
AHSAA
1968 Player Awards
Player Position Class Ht. Wt. Award Team Source
Jeff Blitz
QB
Sr. 5-11 180
All American SS Jeff Blitz
QB
Sr. 5-11 180
All Southern Orlando Sentinel Jeff Blitz
B
Sr. 5-11 182
All-Star Game Pat Raines
C
Sr. 6-2 200
All-Star Game
1968 All State Players
Player Position Class Ht. Wt. Team Source
Jeff Blitz B
Sr. 5-11 175
1st
BN
Jeff Blitz QB
Sr. 178
1st
BPH
Pat Raines LB
Sr. 200
2nd
BPH
Pat Raines C
Sr. 200
1st
BN
Randy Moore E
HM
BN
Rusty Chumley B
HM
BN
Slade Rhodes E
Sr. 180
2nd
BN
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