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Woodlawn Football Team History
Woodlawn Colonels
Woodlawn High School
5620 1st. Ave. N. Birmingham, AL 35212
Stadium: Lawson Field Colors: Green & Gold Coach: Jerry Stearns Region: 4A-R9
1983 Season Highlights
Jerry Stearns enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Woodlawn.
First playoff win. The Colonels finished 2nd in Region 9.
1983 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Fri., Aug. 26
Jackson-Olin
20
6
W
Fri., Sep. 2
Erwin
0
33
L
Fri., Sep. 9
West End
20
0
W
Fri., Sep. 16
Ensley
14
10
W
Fri., Sep. 23
Hayes
*
33
0
W
Fri., Sep. 30
Huffman
*
33
7
W
Fri., Oct. 7
Wenonah
21
6
W
Fri., Oct. 14
Banks
*
13
7
W
Fri., Oct. 21
Phillips Birmingham
*
7
0
W
Fri., Nov. 4
Carver Birmingham
*
28
34
L
Playoffs Fri., Nov. 11 @
Shades Valley
7
3
W
1st Round Playoffs Fri., Nov. 18 @
Huffman
28
6
W
2nd Round Playoffs Fri., Nov. 25 vs.
Austin
21
23
L
Semi-finals Playoffs
1983 Season Totals
Record 10-3
Points Scored 245
Scoring Average 18.8
Points Allowed 135
Defense Average 10.4
Opponents Record 81-62
Region Record 4-1
Home Record 0-1
Away Record 2-0
1983 Class 4A Rankings
Date
Week
Rank
Record
Votes
Source
10/19/1983 8
10 (7-1)
ASWA
10/26/1983 9
7 (8-1)
ASWA
11/2/1983 10
7 (8-1)
ASWA
1983 Player Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
David Gwarjanski
DL
Sr.
All-Star Game
Earnest Hodge
LB
Sr.
All-Star Game
1983 All State Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
David Gwarjanski DL
Sr. 6-3 220
2nd
BN
David Gwarjanski DL
Sr. 6-3 225
1st
ASWA
Earnest Hodge LB
Sr. 6-3 200
1st
BN
Earnest Hodge LB
Sr. 6-3 200
1st
ASWA
James Love DL
HM
BN
Sam Wesley LB
HM
BN
Willie Haywood WR
HM
BN
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