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Luverne Football Team History


Luverne Tigers
Luverne High School

194 1st Ave. Luverne, AL 36049
Stadium: Glenn Daniel Stadium
Colors: Red & White
Coach: Butch Norman
Region: 2A-R4
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1920  <-- 1995 <- 1996 -> 1997 --> 2024
1996 Season Highlights
 Butch Norman enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Luverne.
 First 10-0 regular season.
 The Tigers move from Class 3A and into Region 4.
 The Tigers won the Class 2A Region 4 Championship.
 
1996 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 6  @ Opp    20   13   W       
 Fri., Sep. 13  vs. Elba    28   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 20  vs. Charles Henderson    23   9   W       
 Fri., Sep. 27  vs. Slocomb    25   8   W       
 Fri., Oct. 4  @ Brantley    21   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 11  vs. Highland Home    41   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 18  @ Georgiana   *  42   26   W       
 Fri., Oct. 25  vs. Carroll    23   7   W       
 Fri., Nov. 1  vs. New Brockton   *  41   3   W       
 Fri., Nov. 8  @ Goshen   *  41   20   W       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 15  vs. G.W. Long    54   27   W       1st Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 22  @ Excel    28   21   W       2nd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 29  vs. Samson    28   14   W       3rd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Dec. 6  @ Clay County    14   37   L       Semi-finals Playoffs 
 
1996 Season Totals
  Record13-1
  Points Scored429
  Scoring Average30.6
  Points Allowed185
  Defense Average13.2
  Opponents Record88-65
  Region Record3-0
  Home Record8-0
  Away Record5-1
1996 Class 2A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
8/4/1996PS 2 ASWA
9/12/19961 4(1-0) ASWA
9/18/19962 4(2-0) ASWA
9/25/19963 4(3-0) ASWA
10/2/19964 4(4-0) ASWA
10/10/19965 4(5-0) ASWA
10/17/19966 4(6-0) ASWA
10/24/19967 3(7-0) ASWA
10/31/19968 3(8-0) ASWA
11/7/19969 3(9-0) ASWA
11/14/1996Final 3(10-0) ASWA
  
1996 Class 2A Region 4 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Luverne 13-14291853-1124993-012449  Butch Norman
Georgiana 8-33932241-148552-110869  Donald Nelson
Goshen 7-33471441-28178  Julius Head
New Brockton 5-51772660-323140  Keith Thrasher

1996 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 No Luverne Players on File.

1996 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Buck JonesOL Jr.6-5245 HM  BN
 Buck JonesOL Jr.6-5245 HM  ASWA
 Corey GreenLB Sr.5-11185 1st  ASWA
 Corey GreenLB Sr.5-11185 1st  BN
 Keon CarterQB Jr.6-0185 HM  BN
 Keon CarterQB Jr.6-0185 1st  ASWA
 Kevin FreemanP Jr.6-0180 HM  ASWA
 Kevin FreemanPK Jr.6-1180 1st  BN
 Mel WillisDB Jr.6-3200 HM  ASWA
 Sedrick ParksDL Sr.6-2215 1st  ASWA
 Sedrick ParksDL Sr.6-2215 HM  BN



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