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Sylvania Football Team History

Sylvania Rams

Sylvania High School

P.O. Box 390 Sylvania, AL 35988
Stadium: Ram Stadium
Colors: Green & Gold
Coach: Paul Benefield
Region: 3A-R14

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1947 <-- 1993 <- 1994 -> 1995 --> 2024

1994 Season Highlights

Paul Benefield enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Sylvania.

First playoff win.

First 12 win season.

First region championship.

The Rams move from Class 4A and into Region 14.

The Rams won the Class 3A Region 14 Championship.

TheRams set a team record by scoring 517 points.

1994 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 2	@ New Hope	48	6	W
Fri., Sep. 9	vs. Armuchee GA	35	7	W
Fri., Sep. 16	@ North Sand Mountain *	57	0	W
Fri., Sep. 23	OPEN
Fri., Sep. 30	vs. Dade County GA	42	14	W
Fri., Oct. 7	@ Fyffe	55	20	W
Fri., Oct. 14	vs. Pisgah *	48	0	W
Fri., Oct. 21	vs. Winterboro	54	0	W
Fri., Oct. 28	@ Ider	21	7	W
Fri., Nov. 4	@ Plainview *	43	21	W
Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 11	vs. Weaver	25	12	W	1st Round Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 18	@ Danville	20	6	W	2nd Round Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 25	vs. West End Walnut Grove	42	15	W	3rd Round Playoffs
Fri., Dec. 2	vs. Colbert County	27	42	L	Semi-finals Playoffs

1994 Season Totals
Record	12-1
Points Scored	517
Scoring Average	39.8
Points Allowed	150
Defense Average	11.5
Opponents Record	72-53
Region Record	3-0
Home Record	6-1
Away Record	6-0

1994 Class 3A Rankings
Date	Week	Rank	Record	Votes	Source
9/9/1994	1	10	(1-0)		ASWA
9/16/1994	2	7	(2-0)		ASWA
9/23/1994	3	6	(3-0)		ASWA
9/29/1994	4	4	(3-0)		ASWA
10/6/1994	5	3	(4-0)		ASWA
10/13/1994	6	3	(5-0)		ASWA
10/20/1994	7	3	(6-0)		ASWA
10/27/1994	8	3	(7-0)		ASWA
11/3/1994	9	3	(8-0)		ASWA
11/10/1994	Final	3	(9-0)		ASWA

1994 Class 3A Region 14 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			Region/Area Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Sylvania	12-1	517	150	3-1	114	75	3-0	148	21	Paul Benefield
Plainview	8-3	231	168	0-1	0	33	2-1	104	67	Dale Pruitt
Pisgah	5-5	172	247				1-2	38	85	Freddie Tidmore
North Sand Mountain	0-10	53	326				0-3	12	129	Shawn Peek

1994 Player Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
No Sylvania Players on File.

1994 All State Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Jeremy Ferguson	OL	Sr.	5-11	225	1st	ASWA
Jeremy Ferguson	OL	Sr.	5-11	225	HM	BN
Josh Anderson	RB	Sr.	5-9	175	1st	BN
Josh Anderson	RB	Sr.	5-9	175	1st	ASWA
Mike Smith	LB	Sr.			HM	BN

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