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Dadeville Football Team History

Dadeville Tigers

Dadeville High School

227 Weldon St. Dadeville, AL 36853
Stadium: Tiger Stadium
Colors: Black & Gold
Coach: Wayne Keahey
Region: 2A-R6

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1921 <-- 1982 <- 1983 -> 1984 --> 2025

1983 Season Highlights

Wayne Keahey enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Dadeville.

The Tigers finished 2nd in Region 6.

1983 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 26	@ Coosa County *	15	0	W
Fri., Aug. 26	@ Reeltown	24	0	W
Fri., Sep. 9	vs. Lineville *	45	0	W
	Vincent	41	6	W
Fri., Sep. 23	vs. Goodwater *	35	6	W
Fri., Sep. 30	@ Tallassee	0	21	L
Fri., Oct. 7	vs. Clay County *	13	7	W
Fri., Oct. 14	@ Notasulga	14	0	W
Fri., Oct. 21	@ Benjamin Russell	7	13	L
Fri., Oct. 28	vs. Randolph County *	21	7	W
Fri., Nov. 4	vs. Handley *	7	21	L

1983 Season Totals
Record	8-3
Points Scored	222
Scoring Average	20.2
Points Allowed	81
Defense Average	7.4
Opponents Record	68-48 -1
Region Record	5-1
Home Record	4-1
Away Record	3-2

1983 Class 2A Rankings
Date	Week	Rank	Record	Votes	Source
8/8/1983	PS	2			ASWA
9/1/1983	1	2	(1-0)		ASWA
9/7/1983	2	2	(2-0)		ASWA
9/14/1983	3	2	(3-0)		ASWA
9/21/1983	4	2	(3-0)		ASWA
9/28/1983	5	2	(4-0)		ASWA
10/5/1983	6	8	(4-1)		ASWA
10/12/1983	7	8	(5-1)		ASWA
10/19/1983	8	7	(6-1)		ASWA
11/2/1983	10	10	(7-2)		ASWA

1983 Class 2A Region 6 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			Region/Area Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Handley	11-2	354	136	2-1	99	69	6-0	157	26	Bill Ragle
Dadeville	8-3	222	81				5-1	136	41	Wayne Keahey
Lineville	7-3	154	102				4-2	91	81	Ray Hammett
Clay County	5-5	131	120				3-3	84	80	Richard Beverly
Coosa County	7-3	160	103				3-3	81	95	Calvin McKinney
Randolph County	5-5	163	158				1-5	52	138	Ron Watters
Goodwater	3-7	134	209				0-6	52	152	Steve Calabro

1983 Player Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
David Johnson	DE		6-0	182	All-Star Game
Phil Morgan	RB		5-9	165	All-Star Game

1983 All State Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
David Johnson	LB				HM	BN

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