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Hartselle Football Team History


Hartselle Tigers
Hartselle High School

1000 Bethel Rd. NE Hartselle, AL 35640
Stadium: J.P. Cain Stadium
Colors: Red & White
Coach: David Bucky Pitts
Region: 3A-R13
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1916  <-- 1978 <- 1979 -> 1980 --> 2024
1979 Season Highlights
 David Bucky Pitts enters his 11th season as Head Coach at Hartselle.
 First 10-0 regular season.
 The Tigers won the Class 3A Region 13 Championship.
 
1979 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 31  vs. Decatur    21   8   W       
 Fri., Sep. 14  @ Hazel Green   *  28   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 21  vs. Austin    28   7   W       
 Fri., Sep. 28  @ Sheffield    7   6   W       
 Fri., Oct. 5  @ Athens    9   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 12  @ Cullman    20   7   W       
 Fri., Oct. 19  vs. Sparkman   *  62   8   W       
 Fri., Oct. 26  vs. Madison County   *  35   0   W       
 Fri., Nov. 2  vs. Huntsville    26   3   W       
 Fri., Nov. 9  @ Buckhorn   *  33   0   W       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 16  @ Cullman    28   36   L       1st Round Playoffs 
 
1979 Season Totals
  Record10-1
  Points Scored297
  Scoring Average27.0
  Points Allowed75
  Defense Average6.8
  Opponents Record54-61
  Region Record4-0
  Home Record5-0
  Away Record5-1
1979 Class 3A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
 Hartselle was not ranked.
  
1979 Class 3A Region 13 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Hartselle 10-1297750-128364-01588  David Bucky Pitts
New Hope 10-0224515-012214  Ray Clemons
Bob Jones 7-2-1198533-28237  Steve Summers
Madison County 4-6851854-25084  Mike Forehand
Hazel Green 5-51281552-33999  David Browne
Sparkman 1-9412651-528163  Crawford Drake
Buckhorn 2-81602180-664137  Perry Coggin

1979 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Stanley Gill RB All Southern  Orlando Sentinel

1979 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Bryan HolidayL HM  BPH
 Butch RobertsL Sr.6-3210 HM  BPH
 Butch RobertsT Sr.6-3215 2nd  BN
 Butch RobertsOL Sr.6-3210 1st  MA
 David Bucky PittsCoach 1st  BPH
 Robert MooreT 1st  BPH
 Robert MooreG HM  BN
 Stanley GillB Sr.187 2nd  BN
 Stanley GillHB Sr.187 2nd  BPH



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