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Foley Lions

Foley High School

1 Pride Drive Foley, AL 36535
Stadium: Ivan Jones Stadium
Colors: Blue & Gold
Coach: Tad Niblett
Region: 7A-R1

Overall Record Progress 99.9% Complete

Team History on AHSFHS.org
The Rivalries - Robertsdale
The Rivalries - Fairhope
The Rivalries - Baldwin County
Coach Todd Watson
Coach Bill Meredith
Coach Lester Smith
Coach Ivan Jones
Stadium Announcers
Mr. Football for 2007 is Julio Jones.
Memorable Games - 2005
Memorable Games - 1986
A video of the 1972 Foley Lions vs. Fairhope Pirates.
1962 Birmingham Post Herald 3A State Championship
1962 Birmingham News 3A State Championship
1961 Birmingham News 2A District 1 State Championship
1961 ASWA 3A State Championship
The 1923 Foley Lions and their first football game.

Team Timeline
First Team: 1924 (#1)
1924 - Foley played one game.
1925 - First full season.
1927 - Team colors were orange & blue.
1927 - Known as the Orange Eaters.
1937 - Played game with Bay Minette with no substitutions
1948 - Forfeits 1 game.
1961 - First 10 win season.
1961 - Defense allows only 6 points.
1961 - First undefeated & untied season.
1968 - Forfeits 2 games due to AHSAA Sanctions.
1977 - First playoff appearance.
1977 - First region championship.
1981 - First playoff win.
1995 - First 11 win season.
2007 - First 12 win season.

Championships
State Playoff Championships
None
State Mythical Championships
1961 , 1961 , 1962 , 1962
Region Championships
1977, 1981, 1983, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2007

Team Records
Overall Record	569-340-27
Winning Pct.	63%
State Playoff Titles	0
State Mythical Titles	4
Region/Area Titles	7
Region/Area Record	135-102
All State Players (#3)	82
NFL Players (#4)	4
Weeks Ranked #1	5
Home Record	304-151-10
Away Record	237-177-12

By The Numbers
Seasons	96
Winning Seasons (#2)	72
Losing Seasons (#2)	23
Most Wins in A Season	12 (2007)
Most Losses in A Season	10 (2004)
10 Win Seasons	7
Most Points Scored in a Game	97 (11/21/1930)
Most Points Scored in a Season	463 (2007)
Most Points Allowed in a Game	75 (9/24/1927)
Most Points Allowed in a Season	326 (2003)
Largest Margin of Victory	97 (11/21/1930)
Largest Margin of Defeat	75 (9/24/1927)
Most Points Both Teams in a Game	119 (11/4/2005)
Last Shutout	9/5/2014
Last Time Shutout	10/4/2019
Shutouts All-Time	219
Been Shutout All-Time	111

Streaks
Longest Win	23 (10/28/1960-11/16/1962)
Longest Losing	11 (10/31/2003-11/5/2004)

Playoff Records
Overall Record	12-23
Appearances	23
1st Round	10-13
2nd Round	2-8
3rd Round	0-1
Semi-Finals	0-1
Finals	0-0

By the Decade
2010-19	55-56
2000-09	56-51
1990-99	50-53
1980-89	73-35
1970-79	68-31-2
1960-69	81-17-1
1950-59	57-37-6

Enrollment History
Year	Students (Rank)
2018-19	1401 (12)
2016-17	1354 (15)
2014-15	1298 (15)
2012-13	1146 (22)
2010-11	1117 (24)
2008-09	1022 (25)
2006-07	894 (38)
2004-05	738 (54)
2002-03	792 (47)
2000-01	991 (21)
1998-99	1050 (15)
1996-97	896 (26)
1994-95	865 (28)
1990-91	823 (44)
1988-89	779 (49)
1986-87	761 (53)
1984-85	761 (54)

Next Game
2019 Season is over.

2019 Season

8/23	vs. Prattville	0	39	L
8/30	@ Thompson	13	42	L
9/6	vs. Theodore *	0	34	L
9/13	vs. Alma Bryant *	33	18	W
9/20	@ Baker *	0	31	L
9/27	OPEN
10/4	vs. McGill-Toolen *	0	42	L
10/11	@ Fairhope *	13	21	L
10/19	vs. Mary Montgomery *	28	21	W (2OT)
10/25	@ Murphy *	17	35	L
10/31	@ Davidson *	3	13	L

2019 Season Totals
Record	2-8
Scoring	107-296
Region Record	2-6
Home Record	2-3
Away Record	0-5

Region 1 Standings
McGill-Toolen	11-1	8-0
Theodore	8-3	7-1
Murphy	6-5	5-3
Fairhope	6-5	5-3
Baker	5-5	4-4
Davidson	3-7	3-5
Foley	2-8	2-6
Alma Bryant	1-9	1-7
Mary Montgomery	3-7	1-7

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Longest Running Rivalry
Foley & Robertsdale have played 98 games.
Foley has won 76 games.
Robertsdale has won 16 games.
with 6 tie games.

Record Against Ranked Teams (since 1984)
Total	16-55
Regular Season	15-43
Playoffs	1-12
Lower Class	7-13
Same Class	9-42
Higher Class	0-0
5A	7-11
6A	6-32
7A	3-12

Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
Scoring	Record
less than 10	0-43
10 or more	111-64
20 or more	100-29
30 or more	79-9
40 or more	34-3

Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
Points Allowed	Record
less than 10	39-0
10 or more	72-107
20 or more	24-97
30 or more	4-67
40 or more	0-28

Border Wars
vs. Florida	62 - 15 - 1
vs. Mississippi	8 - 8 - 0

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NOTES:
(1) If 'First Year' is unknown we assume a year based upon research.
(2) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 5 games.
(3) All State players counted for the all state teams we have in our database. We must have an entire team for the appropriate classification to make additions to the teams. Only ASWA teams are recognized after 1982.
(4) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

Bart Starr received coaching from Kentucky great Babe Parilli his senior season at Sidney Lanier in hopes of joining Bear Bryant at Kentucky. He had to settle for Alabama.