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Gadsden Football Team History
Gadsden Tigers
Gadsden High School
607 S. 12th St. Gadsden, AL 35901
Stadium: Murphree Stadium Colors: Black & Orange Coach: Vince DiLorenzo Region: 5A-R14
1998 Season Highlights
Vince DiLorenzo enters his 15th season as Head Coach at Gadsden. The Tigers move from Region 13 to Region 14. The Tigers won the Class 5A Region 14 Championship. TheTigers set a team record by scoring 539 points. The Tigers set a team record for most points scored by both teams with 94 points.
1998 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Fri., Aug. 28 @
Fort Payne
35
27
W
Fri., Sep. 4 vs.
Pell City
28
0
W
Fri., Sep. 11 @
Litchfield
55
6
W
Fri., Sep. 18 vs.
Emma Sansom
35
0
W
Fri., Sep. 25 @
Albertville
*
38
7
W
Fri., Oct. 2 @
Etowah
*
28
21
W
Fri., Oct. 9 vs.
Midfield
14
28
L
Fri., Oct. 16 vs.
Southside Gadsden
*
54
19
W
Fri., Oct. 23 @
Talladega
48
0
W
Fri., Oct. 30 vs.
Boaz
*
63
31
W
Playoffs Fri., Nov. 6 vs.
Pleasant Grove
48
0
W
Jack Murphree
1st Round Playoffs Fri., Nov. 13 vs.
Anniston
21
17
W
Jack Murphree
2nd Round Playoffs Fri., Nov. 20 @
Parker
46
12
W
3rd Round Playoffs Fri., Nov. 27 vs.
Etowah
26
27
L (2OT)
Semi-finals Playoffs
1998 Season Totals
Record 12-2
Points Scored 539
Scoring Average 38.5
Points Allowed 195
Defense Average 13.9
Opponents Record 80-77
Region Record 4-0
Home Record 6-2
Away Record 6-0
1998 Class 5A Rankings
Date
Week
Rank
Record
Votes
Source
9/3/1998 1
10 (1-0)
ASWA
9/10/1998 2
5 (2-0)
ASWA
9/17/1998 3
4 (3-0)
ASWA
9/24/1998 4
4 (4-0)
ASWA
10/1/1998 5
3 (5-0)
ASWA
10/8/1998 6
3 (6-0)
ASWA
10/15/1998 7
6 (6-1)
ASWA
10/22/1998 8
4 (7-1)
ASWA
10/29/1998 9
4 (8-1)
ASWA
11/5/1998 Final
4 (9-1)
ASWA
1998 Player Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Robert Williams
RB
Sr. 5-11 195
AL-MS Game
1998 All State Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Jeremy Robinson OL
Sr. 6-1 280
1st
ASWA
Jeremy Robinson OL
Sr. 6-1 280
HM
BN
Narshun Smith DL
Sr. 6-4 300
1st
ASWA
Narshun Smith DL
Sr. 6-4 300
HM
BN
Robert Williams RB
Sr. 5-11 195
1st
BN
Robert Williams RB
Sr. 5-11 195
1st
ASWA
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