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Glencoe Football Team History


Glencoe Yellow Jackets
Glencoe High School

803 Lonesome Bend Rd. Glencoe, AL 35905
Stadium: Wilson-Darnell Field
Colors: Black & Gold
Coach: Alton Yancey
Region: 3A-R12
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1922  <-- 1980 <- 1981 -> 1982 --> 2024
1981 Season Highlights
 Alton Yancey enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Glencoe.
 The Yellow Jackets won the Class 3A Region 12 Championship.
 
1981 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 28  @ Guntersville   *  28   25   W       
 Fri., Sep. 4  vs. Jacksonville    0   33   L       
 Fri., Sep. 11  @ Cherokee County   *  12   14   L       
 Fri., Sep. 18  @ Hokes Bluff   *  14   7   W (OT)      
 Fri., Sep. 25  vs. Sylacauga    13   14   L       
 Fri., Oct. 2  vs. Boaz   *  14   7   W       
 Fri., Oct. 9  vs. Litchfield   *  31   28   W (4OT)      
 Fri., Oct. 16  @ Fort Payne   *  28   19   W       
 Fri., Oct. 23  @ Southside Gadsden   *  10   6   W       
 Fri., Oct. 30  vs. Saks    28   0   W       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 13  vs. Oxford    0   27   L       1st Round Playoffs 
 
1981 Season Totals
  Record7-4
  Points Scored178
  Scoring Average16.2
  Points Allowed180
  Defense Average16.4
  Opponents Record56-55 -1
  Region Record6-1
  Home Record3-3
  Away Record4-1
1981 Class 3A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
 Glencoe was not ranked.
  
1981 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 7-41781800-10276-1137106  Alton Yancey
Litchfield 6-41511235-211987  Charles Buddy Hearn
Boaz 6-41301144-37566  John Beck
Guntersville 5-52321584-3189114  David Bucky Pitts
Hokes Bluff 7-31651184-312899  Danny Payne
Cherokee County 4-61271733-472112  Bobby Joe Johnson
Fort Payne 2-81612212-5132175  Perry Coggin
Southside Gadsden 3-71071620-738130  Randy Ross

1981 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 No Glencoe Players on File.

1981 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Chris KeelingB HM  BPH



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