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  School Football over the past 100 seasons.





G.P. Austin Football Team History


G.P. Austin Blue Bullets
George P. Austin High School

 Linden, AL 0
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Colors: Blue & White
Coach: Fred Jackson
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1949  <-- 1971 <- 1972 -> 1973 --> 1976
1972 Season Highlights
 Fred Jackson enters his 15th season as Head Coach at G.P. Austin.
 The Blue Bullets set a team record by winning 10 games.
 The Blue Bullets set a team record for margin of victory at 62 points.
 
1972 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 1  @ John Essex    26   6   W       
 Fri., Sep. 8  vs. Sunshine    30   2   W       
 Fri., Sep. 15  @ Marengo    32   14   W       
 Fri., Sep. 22  vs. J.F. Shields    20   14   W       
 Fri., Sep. 29  vs. Livingston    22   14   W       
 Fri., Oct. 6  @ Uniontown    68   6   W       
 Fri., Oct. 13  @ Sumter County    33   8   W       
 Mon., Oct. 30  vs. Paramount    40   20   W       
 Fri., Oct. 27  @ Lowndes County Training    14   12   W       
 Thu., Nov. 9  vs. Marengo County Training          W       
 
1972 Season Totals
  Record10-0
  Points Scored285
  Scoring Average28.5
  Points Allowed96
  Defense Average9.6
  Opponents Record28-46 -5
  Home Record5-0
  Away Record5-0
1972 Class 2A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
10/11/19726 8(6-0) AHSAA
10/18/19727 5(7-0) AHSAA
10/25/19728 5(8-0) AHSAA
10/4/19725 8(5-0) AHSAA
11/1/19729 3(9-0) AHSAA
11/12/1972Final 6 AHSAA
11/8/197210 5(10-0) AHSAA
  

1972 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 No G.P. Austin Players on File.

1972 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 No G.P. Austin Players on File.



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Morris Higginbotham coached three different teams to divisional state championships in the 1950s. He won titles at Walnut Grove in 1952, West Blocton in 1955 and Enterprise in 1960.