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Ashford Football Team History

Ashford Yellow Jackets

Ashford High School

607 Church St. Ashford, AL 36312
Stadium: W.H. Brown Field
Colors: Black & Vegas Gold
Coach: Sam Williams
Region: 3A-R3

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1928 <-- 1982 <- 1983 -> 1984 --> 2024

1983 Season Highlights

Sam Williams enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Ashford.

The Yellow Jackets finished 4th in Region 3.

1983 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 26	vs. Daleville *	35	0	W
Fri., Sep. 2	@ Andalusia *	6	21	L
Fri., Sep. 9	Headland	0	9	L
Fri., Sep. 16	@ Charles Henderson *	0	3	L
Fri., Sep. 23	@ Opp *	12	7	W
Fri., Sep. 30	vs. Pike County *	14	0	W
Fri., Oct. 7	vs. Abbeville *	2	6	L
Fri., Oct. 14	vs. Elba *	7	24	L
Fri., Oct. 21	vs. Houston County	7	15	L
Fri., Oct. 28	vs. Rehobeth	21	0	W
Fri., Nov. 4	@ Cottonwood	9	13	L

1983 Season Totals
Record	4-7
Points Scored	113
Scoring Average	10.3
Points Allowed	98
Defense Average	8.9
Opponents Record	64-54
Region Record	3-4
Home Record	3-3
Away Record	1-3

1983 Class 3A Rankings
Date	Week	Rank	Record	Votes	Source
Ashford was not ranked.

1983 Class 3A 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
Elba	8-3	199	104	0-1	6	27	7-0	168	32	Mack Wood
Charles Henderson	7-3	167	159				6-1	113	74	Bobby Lee
Pike County	5-5	99	153				4-3	57	79	Wayne Grant
Abbeville	3-7	85	187				3-4	79	120	Tom Vickers
Ashford	4-7	113	98				3-4	76	61	Sam Williams
Andalusia	6-4	157	145				3-3	100	71	Gwin Burkett
Opp	1-9	130	179				1-6	93	118	Hinton Johns
Daleville	1-9	71	275				0-7	36	170	Julius Head

1983 Player Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
No Ashford Players on File.

1983 All State Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Joe McNeal	DL	Sr.	6-4	240	2nd	BN
John Smith	LB				HM	BN
John Smith	LB				HM	ASWA

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