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Escambia County Football Team History


Escambia County Blue Devils
Escambia County High School

1215 S. Presley St. Atmore, AL 36502
Stadium: Hubert Barnes Field
Colors: Blue & White
Coach: Melvin Buck Powell
Region: 3A-R2
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1915  <-- 1976 <- 1977 -> 1978 --> 2024
1977 Season Highlights
 Melvin Buck Powell enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Escambia County.
 The Blue Devils won the Class 3A Region 2 Championship.
 
1977 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 2  @ Robertsdale   *  26   20   W (2OT)      
 Fri., Sep. 9  @ Greenville   *  34   20   W       
 Fri., Sep. 16  @ W.S. Neal   *  14   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 23  vs. T.R. Miller   *  21   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 30  vs. Evergreen   *  28   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 7  vs. Foley    13   29   L       
 Fri., Oct. 14  @ Monroe County   *  19   11   W       
 Fri., Oct. 21  vs. Fairhope    28   18   W       
 Fri., Oct. 28  vs. B.C. Rain    39   0   W       
 Fri., Nov. 4  @ Baldwin County    7   14   L       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 11  vs. Citronelle    28   6   W       1st Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 18  @ Andalusia    0   19   L       2nd Round Playoffs 
 
1977 Season Totals
  Record9-3
  Points Scored257
  Scoring Average21.4
  Points Allowed137
  Defense Average11.4
  Opponents Record75-50 -1
  Region Record6-0
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record4-2
1977 Class 3A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
 Escambia County was not ranked.
  
1977 Class 3A Region 2 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Escambia County 9-32571371-128256-014251  Melvin Buck Powell
T.R. Miller 9-12781295-114773  Frank Cotten
Greenville 8-22041004-210486  Bill Whalen
Robertsdale 5-52231283-3163103  Keith McClammy
Monroe County 6-41561162-473110  Larry Keefer
W.S. Neal 2-8671991-528116  Ronnie Kirkland
Evergreen 3-7901840-646164  Charles Branum

1977 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 No Escambia County Players on File.

1977 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Carl JohnsonB HM  BN
 Carl Johnson HM  MA
 Danny McMillianE HM  MA
 Danny McMillianE 2nd  BN
 James HubertT 2nd  BN
 Willie TaylorDB Sr.5-10170 1st  MA



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