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Decatur Football Team History
Decatur Red Raiders
Decatur High School
1961 Season Highlights H.L. Shorty Ogle enters his 29th season as Head Coach at Decatur.
1961 Season
Date Opponent Score Fri., Sep. 8 @
Athens
38
0
W
Fri., Sep. 15 vs.
Walker
42
25
W
Fri., Sep. 22 vs.
Hartselle
33
0
W
Fri., Sep. 29 @
Butler
27
0
W
Fri., Oct. 6 vs.
Sheffield
33
6
W
Fri., Oct. 13 vs.
Cullman
14
13
W
Fri., Oct. 20 @
Huntsville
35
0
W
Fri., Oct. 27 @
Coffee
20
7
W
Mon., Nov. 6 vs.
Deshler
7
19
L
Fri., Nov. 10 vs.
Hueytown
55
0
W
1961 Season Totals Record 9-1
Points Scored 304 Scoring Average 30.4 Points Allowed 70 Defense Average 7.0 Opponents Record 43-53
-3
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 4-0
1961 Class Rankings
Date Week Rank Record Votes Source
Final
3 (9-1) 103
ASWA
Final
2 (9-1) 183
UPI
10/11/1961 5
2 (5-0) 120
ASWA
10/18/1961 6
1 (6-0) 134
ASWA
10/25/1961 7
1 (7-0) 123
ASWA
10/4/1961 4
4 (4-0) 114
ASWA
11/1/1961 8
1 (8-0) 143
ASWA
11/15/1961 10
3 (9-1) 112
ASWA
11/8/1961 9
4 (8-1) 103
ASWA
12/12/1961 Final
3 (9-1) 26.5
BPH
9/12/1961 1
8 (1-0) 40
ASWA
9/20/1961 2
3 (2-0) 65
ASWA
9/27/1961 3
3 (3-0) 90
ASWA
1961 Player Awards
Player Position Class Ht. Wt. Award Team Source
Don Lewis
B
All Southern Orlando Sentinel Don Lewis
FB
Sr. 6-1 185
All-Star Game Jimmy Mitchell
QB
Sr. 6-1 175
All-Star Game
1961 All State Players
Player Position Class Ht. Wt. Team Source
Carter Howard B
HM
BPH
Carter Howard B
HM
BN
Don Lewis B
Sr. 185
1st
BN
Don Lewis B
Sr. 185
1st
BPH
Don Lewis B
Sr. 185
1st
ASWA
Jimmy Mitchell B
HM
BPH
Johnny Johnson T
Sr. 140
2nd
BN
Johnny Johnson E
Sr. 140
HM
BPH
Johnny Johnson E
Sr. 140
2nd
ASWA
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