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Litchfield Football Team History

Litchfield Eagles

Litchfield High School

1109 Hoke St. Gadsden, AL 35903
Stadium: Murphree Stadium
Colors: Navy & Gold
Coach: Steve Clay
Region: 3A-R12

1975 <-- 1978 <- 1979 -> 1980 --> 2005

1979 Season Highlights

Steve Clay enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Litchfield.

Forfeits 2 games.

The Eagles finished 7th in Region 12.

1979 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Thu., Aug. 30	@ Emma Sansom	9	16	L
Fri., Sep. 7	vs. Cherokee County *	25	0	W
Fri., Sep. 14	@ Guntersville *	13	6	W
Fri., Sep. 21	vs. Fort Payne *	0	1	#Lost
Fri., Sep. 28	@ Gadsden	20	0	#Lost
Fri., Oct. 5	vs. Lincoln	7	23	L
Fri., Oct. 12	@ Glencoe *	7	9	L
Fri., Oct. 19	vs. Etowah	10	15	L
Fri., Nov. 2	vs. Southside Gadsden *	13	25	L
Fri., Nov. 9	@ Hokes Bluff *	0	7	L

1979 Season Totals
Record	2-8
Points Scored	104
Scoring Average	10.4
Points Allowed	102
Defense Average	10.2
Opponents Record	58-48 -1
Region Record	2-4
Home Record	1-4
Away Record	1-4

1979 Class 3A Rankings
Date	Week	Rank	Record	Votes	Source
Litchfield was not ranked.

1979 Class 3A Region 12 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			Region/Area Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Glencoe	12-1	219	104	2-1	41	55	6-0	79	36	Lyle Darnell
Boaz	10-0	263	19				5-0	157	6	John Beck
Southside Gadsden	7-3	182	156				5-3	136	129	Randy Ross
Fort Payne	4-6	122	163				3-4	70	108	Joel Foshee
Guntersville	5-5	107	132				3-4	65	103	Thomas Walls
Hokes Bluff	0-10	79	118				0-7	53	77	Danny Payne
Cherokee County	4-6	117	134				2-5	59	78	Bobby Joe Johnson
Litchfield	2-8	104	102				2-4	58	48	Steve Clay
Douglas	3-7	111	253				1-2	3	95	John Allen

1979 Player Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Jeff Bohannon	DL	Sr.	6-6	265	All-Star Game

1979 All State Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Jeff Bohannon	DL	Sr.	6-6	268	1st	BN
Jeff Bohannon	L	Sr.	6-6	268	HM	BPH

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