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Russellville Football Team History
Russellville Golden Tigers
Russellville High School
P.O. Box 730 Russellville, AL 35653
Stadium: Tigers Stadium Colors: Vegas Gold, Black & White Coach: Don Cox Region: 3A-R15
1981 Season Highlights
Don Cox enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Russellville.
First region championship. The Golden Tigers won the Class 3A Region 15 Championship.
1981 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Fri., Aug. 28 vs.
Muscle Shoals
21
7
W
Fri., Sep. 4 @
Deshler
20
14
W
Fri., Sep. 11 @
Phil Campbell
27
0
W
Fri., Sep. 18 vs.
Colbert County
6
26
L
Fri., Sep. 25 vs.
Coffee
8
15
L
Fri., Oct. 2 @
Haleyville
*
26
0
W
Fri., Oct. 9 @
Sheffield
14
0
W
Fri., Oct. 16 vs.
Fayette County
*
28
6
W
Fri., Oct. 23 vs.
Hamilton
*
25
0
W
Fri., Oct. 30 vs.
Winfield
*
40
6
W
Playoffs Fri., Nov. 13 @
Colbert County
48
21
W
1st Round Playoffs Fri., Nov. 20 vs.
Hartselle
18
20
L
2nd Round Playoffs
1981 Season Totals
Record 9-3
Points Scored 281
Scoring Average 23.4
Points Allowed 115
Defense Average 9.6
Opponents Record 71-55
Region Record 4-0
Home Record 4-3
Away Record 5-0
1981 Class 3A Rankings
Date
Week
Rank
Record
Votes
Source
9/16/1981 3
10 (3-0)
ASWA
1981 Player Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Leslie Fergeson
S
Sr. 6-1 190
All-Star Game
1981 All State Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Billy Witt E
Sr. 210
2nd
BN
Billy Witt TE
1st
BPH
Johnny Bowen C
2nd
BPH
Leslie Fergeson QB
Sr. 190
2nd
BN
Leslie Ferguson B
HM
BPH
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