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South Pittsburg Football Team History

South Pittsburg Pirates

South Pittsburg High School

717 Elm Ave South Pittsburg, TN
Stadium: Beene Stadium
Colors: Orange & Black
Coach: Vic Grider

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1922 <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2021

1997 Season Highlights

Vic Grider enters his 1st season as Head Coach at South Pittsburg.

The Pirates move from Class A and into District 2.

The Pirates won the Class I-A District 2 Championship.

1997 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
	Whitwell	61	8	W
	Lookout Valley *	14	0	W
	Grundy County	27	21	W
	Marion County	20	32	L
	Sequatchie County	28	20	W
	Greenback *	43	12	W
	Boyd-Buchanan *	39	21	W
	Charleston *	56	0	W
	Copper Basin *	25	7	W
	Midway *	48	7	W
Playoffs
	Sunbright	22	12	W	1st Round Playoffs
	Coalfield	24	0	W	2nd Round Playoffs
	Oneida	7	34	L	3rd Round Playoffs

1997 Season Totals
Record	11-2
Points Scored	414
Scoring Average	31.8
Points Allowed	174
Defense Average	13.4
Opponents Record	72-72
Region Record	6-0
Home Record	0-0
Away Record	0-0

1997 Class I-A Region 2 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			District Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
South Pittsburg	11-2	414	174	2-1	53	46	6-0	225	47	Vic Grider
Greenback	8-4	368	225	1-1	63	29	5-1	206	108	Bill Satterfield
Lookout Valley	6-5	208	176	0-1	0	28	4-2	154	112	David Dinger
Copper Basin	6-5	260	284	0-1	6	61	3-3	142	147	Mark Stone
Boyd-Buchanan	3-7	216	347				2-4	149	176	Robert Akins
Midway	3-7	211	305				2-5	171	215	Stan Branson
Charleston	1-9	126	366				0-6	45	249	Jon Lovingood
Tennessee School For The Deaf	1-9	35	311				0-1	0	40	Dick Henley

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