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Sulligent Football Team History
Sulligent Blue Devils
Sulligent High School
P.O. Box 367 Sulligent, AL 35587
Stadium: Brown Stadium Colors: Royal Blue & White Coach: Bill Smith Region: 3A-R8
1997 Season Highlights
Bill Smith enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Sulligent. The Blue Devils won the Class 3A Region 8 Championship.
1997 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Fri., Sep. 5 @
Clay-Chalkville
21
28
L
Fri., Sep. 12 vs.
Winfield
35
12
W
Fri., Sep. 19 vs.
Hamilton
18
13
W
Fri., Sep. 26 @
Fayette County
19
43
L
Fri., Oct. 3 vs.
Gordo
*
40
23
W
Fri., Oct. 10 vs.
South Lamar
15
36
L
Fri., Oct. 17 vs.
Parrish
20
6
W
Fri., Oct. 24 @
Pickens County
23
21
W
Fri., Oct. 31 @
Northside
*
18
0
W
Fri., Nov. 7 @
Lamar County
*
27
7
W
Playoffs Fri., Nov. 14 vs.
Eutaw
41
12
W
1st Round Playoffs Fri., Nov. 21 @
St. James
25
11
W
2nd Round Playoffs Fri., Nov. 28 vs.
Lincoln
26
34
L
3rd Round Playoffs
1997 Season Totals
Record 9-4
Points Scored 328
Scoring Average 25.2
Points Allowed 246
Defense Average 18.9
Opponents Record 86-63
Region Record 3-0
Home Record 5-2
Away Record 4-2
1997 Class 3A Rankings
Date
Week
Rank
Record
Votes
Source
Sulligent was not ranked.
1997 Player Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
No Sulligent Players on File.
1997 All State Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Raun Collier WR
Sr.
HM
BN
Raun Collier ATH
Sr.
HM
ASWA
Scott Allman RB
Sr. 5-8 175
1st
BN
Scott Allman RB
Sr. 5-8 175
1st
ASWA
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Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History
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.