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Hanceville Football Team History


Hanceville Bulldogs
Hanceville High School

801 Commercial St. SE Hanceville, AL 35077
Stadium: Ray Talley Stadium
Colors: Purple & Gold
Coach: Ray Talley
Region: 4A-R13
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1925  <-- 1986 <- 1987 -> 1988 --> 2024
1987 Season Highlights
 Ray Talley enters his 12th season as Head Coach at Hanceville.
 The Bulldogs won the Class 4A Region 13 Championship.
 
1987 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 28   Brewer    29   6   W       
 Fri., Sep. 4   Cullman    7   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 11   Hayden   *  27   3   W       
 Fri., Sep. 18   Good Hope    27   13   W       
 Fri., Sep. 25   Fairview   *  22   8   W       
 Fri., Oct. 2   West Point    14   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 9   Guntersville    6   32   L       
 Fri., Oct. 16   Fultondale    21   15   W       
 Fri., Oct. 23   Mortimer Jordan    24   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 30   Locust Fork   *  33   6   W       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 6  vs. New Hope    25   6   W       1st Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 13  vs. Tarrant    0   21   L       2nd Round Playoffs 
 
1987 Season Totals
  Record10-2
  Points Scored235
  Scoring Average19.6
  Points Allowed110
  Defense Average9.2
  Opponents Record55-72
  Region Record3-0
  Home Record1-1
  Away Record0-0
1987 Class 4A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
8/12/1987PS 6 ASWA
9/4/19871 2(1-0) ASWA
9/11/19872 1(2-0) ASWA
9/18/19873 1(3-0) ASWA
9/25/19874 1(4-0) ASWA
10/1/19875 1(5-0) ASWA
10/7/19876 1(6-0) ASWA
10/14/19877 4(6-1) ASWA
10/21/19878 4(7-1) ASWA
10/28/19879 3(8-1) ASWA
11/2/1987Final 3(9-1) ASWA
  
1987 Class 4A Region 13 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Hanceville 10-22351101-125273-08217  Ray Talley
Fairview 7-42521670-121462-16435  Dafford Smith
Hayden 6-41211171-23663  Mark Hitt
Locust Fork 0-10362970-32188  Jeff Dean

1987 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 No Hanceville Players on File.

1987 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 John PurifoyRB Sr. HM  BN
 John PurifoyRB Sr. HM  ASWA



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