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Brantley Football Team History


Brantley Bulldogs
Brantley High School

P.O. Box 86 Brantley, AL 36009
Stadium: Brantley Field
Colors: Green & White
Coach: Mike Sasser
Region: 1A-R3
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1926  <-- 1976 <- 1977 -> 1978 --> 2025
1977 Season Highlights
 Mike Sasser enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Brantley.
 The Bulldogs won the Class 1A Region 3 Championship.
 
1977 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 26  vs. McKenzie   *  38   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 2  @ West Jefferson    34   8   W       
 Thu., Sep. 8  @ Dozier   *  28   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 16  vs. Red Level   *  33   7   W       
 Fri., Sep. 23  @ Luverne    35   6   W       
 Fri., Sep. 30  vs. Goshen    28   20   W       
 Fri., Oct. 14  vs. Montgomery County    41   22   W       
 Fri., Oct. 21  vs. Highland Home   *  28   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 28  vs. Louisville    32   0   W       
 Fri., Nov. 4  @ Lowndes County   *  18   0   W       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 11  @ Coffee Springs    31   8   W       1st Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 18  vs. Repton    27   13   W       2nd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 25  @ Notasulga    12   17   L       Semi-finals Playoffs 
 
1977 Season Totals
  Record12-1
  Points Scored385
  Scoring Average29.6
  Points Allowed101
  Defense Average7.8
  Opponents Record73-62 -1
  Region Record5-0
  Home Record7-0
  Away Record5-1
1977 Class 1A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
10/19/19778 1(7-0)0 BN
  
1977 Class 1A Region 3 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Brantley 12-13851012-170385-01457  Mike Sasser
Lowndes County 8-2248984-113554  Bill Williamson
Highland Home 4-61071602-37098  Harold Taylor
Red Level 3-71412161-457127  Douglas Whitman
Dozier 5-41901133-29387  Travis Johnson
McKenzie 1-9552640-421110  Jim Murphy

1977 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Larry Dorsey RB Sr.5-10160 1A Back of the Year  Bham Post-Herald

1977 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Glenn Jackson HM  MA
 JacksonG HM  BN
 Larry DorseyB Sr.5-10160 1st  BN
 Larry DorseyRB Sr.5-10180 1st  MA
 Larry DorseyB Sr.5-10160 1st  BPH
 Lavon ChristianB Jr.6-0175 2nd  BPH
 Lavon ChristianDB Jr.6-0175 1st  MA
 Phillip GriffinOL Sr.6-1230 1st  MA
 Phillip GriffinT Sr.6-1230 HM  BN
 Phillip GriffinL Sr.6-1230 2nd  BPH
 Steve Walker HM  MA



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