Fulton Football

2006 FULTON FOOTBALL GAME NOTES

Welcome to Fulton High School

Class 3A State Champions 2003, 2004

Fulton Falcons (1-0) vs. Anderson Co. Mavericks (0-1)

September 1, 2006


ANderson Co. 0	Fulton 32

About Fulton Stadium/Bob Black Field

“Knoxville’s oldest and most exciting high school football venue.” - Tim Parker

Fulton High School has played its home games on Bob Black Field or 41 years, which makes it the oldest high school field and stadium still in use in Knoxville. For the 2006 season Fulton Stadium received a new lighting system, a resurfaced track, and a new sound system. Long before Fulton played its first home game at the school, what is now known as Bob Black Field served as Fulton’s practice field. Home games from 1951-1964 were played at Evans-Collins Field. In 1964, the North Knoxville Stadium Association was established with the goal of building a football stadium at Fulton High School. The NKSA worked hard to raise money for the project from local businesses and individual donors. In October of 1964, local dignitaries gathered for the ground breaking of Fulton Stadium/Falcon Field. The original stadium, consisting of the middle section of the current stadium’s bleachers, along with temporary stands, seated 3000 people and was ready for the first game of the 1965 season on August 27, 1965 against Unicoi Co. On that historic evening, a full house watched the Falcons defeat the Blue Devils 13-0. The stadium was expanded to its current configuration before the 1969 season. Fulton lost to Sevier Co. 14-8 in the first game in the completed stadium. Falcon Field was renamed “Bob Black Field,” in honor of the coach and athletic director on September 12, 1986. In the dedication game, Fulton defeated Alcoa 10-7 on Mike Potter’s overtime field goal. Fulton concluded the 2002 season with a perfect 8-0 home record, including three consecutive home victories in the TSSAA Play-offs. For the first time ever on November 1, 2002, Fulton hosted a live regional cable broadcast on CSS, as the Falcons defeated the Gibbs Eagles 47-7.

Fulton Stadium/Bob Black Field Timeline

§ 1964 Groundbreaking for new stadium

§ 1965 1^st season at Falcon Field, Fulton completes the season with a perfect 5-0 home record.

§ 1967 Fulton defeats Oak Ridge 14-13 on Falcon Field en route to an undefeated season.

§ 1969 East and West stands added to existing stadium.

§ 1974 Perfect 5-0 record at Fulton.

§ 1979 Fulton hosts 1^st home play-off game. Oak Ridge 28 Fulton 14.

§ 1986 Falcon Field renamed Bob Black Field.

§ 2000 Press Box renovated creating a new second level.

§ 2002 Fulton wins all 8 home games and advances to the BlueCross Bowl.

§ 2003 Fulton posts an undefeated 7-0 home record and defeated Macon Co. 26-0 to advance to their second consecutive BlueCross Bowl.

§ 2004 New scoreboard installed honoring 2003 state champions.

§ 2006 New lighting system installed by McGaha Electric. Improvements also made to the track.

Field Decorations

Fulton takes great pride in the appearance of Bob Black Field. Many fans have said that Fulton’s field is the best-decorated field in the area. The coaching staff spends many hours on Wednesdays painting the field for Friday’s game. The drop wing falcon on the 50-yard line first appeared during the 1992 season. This is the fourth season that the falcon has been painted black. The FHS designs in both end zones debuted in 1993. The current field design has been in use since the 1996 season. The drop wing falcon logo is outlined by hand prior to the start of the season by Fulton graduates Tim Parker and Jason Harbison.

Coach Buck Coatney

As Buck Coatney enters his 15^th season at the helm of the Fulton football program, he stands just one win away from a milestone 100^th victory. His 99-72 record makes him the winningest coach in Fulton history. Coatney’s teams have developed a reputation for both a physical defense and a high scoring offense. Coatney’s roots are colored maroon and white, as his father John captained Fulton’s 1959 team. Coatney was known as a hard-nosed linebacker and tight end on the Falcon teams of the late 70s. He was named to the all-state team and the Knoxville Journal defensive player of the year, as he led Fulton to a region championship in 1979. Coatney earned Honorable-Mention All-American honors at Furman University where he was coached by current Vanderbilt coach Bobby Johnson. He began his coaching career at Furman as a graduate assistant. After leaving Furman, Coatney spent two years as an assistant coach at Middlesburg High School in Florida. He returned to Fulton in 1987, where he served as Defensive Coordinator. He was named Fulton’s 11^th head coach in 1992. Fulton has advanced to the playoffs under Coatney for the last 13 years. In 2003, Coatney directed what was thought to be a rebuilding effort into the school’s first ever-state championship team, and led the Falcons to a repeat championship in 2004. For his work in 2004, Coatney was named state coach of the year by the Tennessee Sportswriters Association, and the Tennessee Titans.

FFulton at Home

Fulton Stadium/ Bob Black Field celebrates its 41^st birthday this season, and the Falcons have been successful in the past in defending their home turf. Fulton rallied from a disappointing home opening loss to Alcoa to post a 4-1 record in home games in 2005. The 2004 season saw the end of a record 19-game winning streak at home that began in 2001. The Falcons opened their stadium with a 19 game unbeaten streak (17-0-2) from 1965-1968. Fulton’s all-time home record is 120-89-3, and Coach Coatney is 47-32 at home. Currently, Fulton has an 8-game winning streak in home playoff games, and has a home record in the playoffs of 10-2.

Fulton Quick Facts

Location……….. Knoxville

Opened………... 1951

Enrollment…….. 956

District/Region... 2-3A

Home Field……. Bob Black Field

Principal………. Kitty Hatcher

Athletic Director.. Bob Black

Head Coach…… Buck Coatney

Seasons……….. 15

Record………… 99-72

Seasons Played.… 55

All-Time Record…324-262-11

Playoff Appearances..16

Playoff Record… 22-14

This Week

Anderson County at Greeneville
Austin-East at Knoxville Fulton
Kingston at Harriman
Knoxville Catholic at Sequoyah
Scott County at Gibbs
Trousdale County at Livingston Academy

2005 Schedule (8-4)

8/12 Bearden (Jamboree) W, 8-0

8/26 @Austin-East L, 36-33

9/2 @Anderson Co. L, 27-26 (ot)

9/9 Alcoa L, 46-8

9/16 Boyd Buchanan W, 43-7

9/23 @ Chatt. Tyner W, 16-13

9/30 Scott (HC) W, 56-24

10/7 Kingston W, 44-28

10/14 @Catholic W, 38-9

10/21 @Carter W, 42-0

10/28 Livingston Academy W, 18-7

11/4 @Seymour W, 39-7

11/11 @Catholic L, 21-20

Next Week

Anderson County at Knoxville Fulton
Austin-East at Knoxville Catholic
Livingston Academy at Kingston
Oliver Springs at Scott County

2005 Region 2-3A Standings
Place	Team	Reg.	Over
1	Catholic	5-1	11-2
2	A-E	4-2	7-5
3	Fulton	4-2	8-4
4	Livingston	3-3	10-5
5	AC	3-3	6-4
6	Kingston	2-4	5-5
7	Scott	0-6	3-7

Last Week

Knoxville Catholic 23 Smith County 6
Red Bank 14 Austin-East 13
York Institute 41 Scott County 24

Fulton vs Anderson Co.- The Series

Fulton meets Anderson Co. tonight for the ninth time. Anderson Co. won the first four meetings and leads the all-time series 5-3. Fulton’s three game winning streak in the series was snapped last year in Clinton as the Mavs upset the Falcons 27-26 in overtime. Fulton holds a 2-1 advantage in games played at Bob Black Field, while the Mavericks lead the series 4-1 in games played at Anderson Co. The series dates back to 1993, when Buck Coatney’s second Fulton team traveled to Clinton to face Larry Kerr’s first group of Mavericks. Anderson Co. held off a late Fulton rally to defeat the Falcons 22-15 in that first game. The two teams have played three overtime classics. In the 2001 second round of the playoffs, Anderson Co. stormed from behind to send the game into overtime. The next year, Fulton kept its undefeated season alive by winning the two-overtime thriller 26-23. Fulton has played more overtime games against Anderson Co. than any other school.

Year	W/L	Score	Site
1993	L	25-15	A
1994	L	22-18	H
2001	L	16-7	A
2001 p	L	39-36 OT	A
2002	W	26-23 2OT	H
2003 2004 2005	W W L	14-10 35-7 27-26 OT	A H A

Falcons To Honor Kristi Walker

The Futon High Family lost both a family member and a friend this spring with the passing of Kristi Black Walker. Kristi, the daughter of Coach Bob Black and Sister of Coach Rob Black, passed away on May 4, 2006 after a battle with cancer. Kristi was a 1989 graduate of Fulton, and was a member of the cheerleading squad. She was an employee of Knox Co. schools in the employee benefits department. Kristi was one of Fulton’s most passionate fans. She was the heart of the Falcon cheering section, often bringing signs and cheering at the top of her lungs. Kristi also was a fixture on the coacht.com message boards, keeping Roadrunner fans in check as screen name kwalker4. To honor her memory, the Fulton football team will have a special logo on the backs of their helmets featuring the initials “KW.” Any memorials can be sent to the Walker Children Trust Fund, c/o Knoxville Teachers Federal Credit Union, 104 East Fourth Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37917.

Last Week

Anderson County 0 Greeneville 16
Austin-East 7 Fulton 26
Kingston 41 Harriman 7
Knoxville Catholic 51 Sequoyah 6
Scott County 22 Gibbs 17
Trousdale Co. 20 Livingston Academy 13

Fulton Statistical Leaders

Rushing	Carries	Yards	TD
Dennis Rogan	28	213	4

Receiving	Catches	Yards	TD
Dennis Freeney	3	37	0
Passing	Att/Comp	Yards	TD
Jock Stinson	4/8	40	0
Tackles	Tackles	-yd	Sack
Blake Gildner	9	2	0
Dennis Rogan	8	0	0
Bubba Stokes	8	2	2

OakRidger.com 8/28/06

Passing attack backfires on Mavs

When Anderson County visited Greeneville Friday, expectations were the two teams would utilize strong passing attacks to spark their respective offensive efforts.

Those expectations were met, but it was the host Devils that had more of an impact with their passing attack than the visiting Mavs. At the end of the night, that Greeneville advantage provided the Devils with a surprise 16-0 win.

AC Coach Larry Kerr went into Friday’s opener with plans to spread the field offensively with receivers and rely on a potent passing attack to put points on the board for the Mavs. The strategy did not work Friday. AC was only able to complete 2 of 14 passes for 67 yards and one interception.

Greeneville, on the other hand, compiled 151 yards of passing to go along with 99 yards on the ground.

During the week leading up to the Greeneville game, Kerr expressed concern about small mistakes that can occur during the first game of the year. The Mavs made a big mistake early when they were caught in their end zone and a safety was called. Those were

the first two of the 16 unanswered points Greeneville would place on the board. An interception and three fumbles did not help the AC cause, either.

Offensively, the Mavs could never get the ball closer to the goal line than the Greeneville 31.

The schedule does not get any easier for AC this week. The Mavs travel to Fulton Friday for their first Region 3-3A contest. Fulton, which has won two of the last three Class 3A state

This Week

Anderson County at Knoxville Fulton
Austin-East at Knoxville Catholic
Livingston Academy at Kingston
Oliver Springs at Scott County

Next Week

Anderson County at Knoxville Webb
Karns at Austin-East Fulton at Alcoa
Livingston Academy at Station Camp
Rockwood at Kingston
Taft Youth Center at Scott County

Falcons on TV

Fulton makes its 11^th all-time live television appearance tonight. Three of those appearances have come in the BlueCross Bowl. Fulton has an all-time record of 5-5 in TV games. This year marks the 4^th consecutive year that CSS has televised the Fulton-AE game. The Falcons posted a 1-2 record in televised games last season. Fulton is scheduled to appear on CSS three other times this year. The network will also carry the Alcoa, Catholic, and Carter games.

Year	Team	Result	Network
2002	Gibbs	W, 47-7	CSS
2002	Ridgeway	L, 21-14	Fox/UPN
2003	Austin-East	L, 25-7	CSS
2003	Covington	W, 36-9	Fox/UPN
2004	Austin-East	L, 20-6	CSS
2004	Anderson Co.	W, 35-7	CSS
2004	Greenbrier	W, 34-6	Fox/UPN
2005	Austin-East	L, 36-33	CSS
2005	Alcoa	L, 46-8	CSS
2005	Carter	W, 42-0	CSS
2006	Austin-East		CSS

Mavs At A Glance

Date	Opponent
8/25	at Greeneville	L 16-0
9/1	at Fulton
9/8	at Knoxville Webb
9/15	at Kingston
9/22	Clinton
9/29	Knoxville Catholic
10/6	Austin-East
10/13	Livingston Academy
10/20	at Scott
10/27	Union Co.

Poll Watching

Poll	Fulton	AC
AP	2	NR
Sonny Moore	1	20
Murphy Fair	1	NR
Earl Nall	4	15
ETpreps.com	1	16

The Sonny Moore poll has Fulton listed as the number 13 team in the entire state of Tennessee.

2006 Schedule (0-0)

Date	Opponent
8/11	Bearden	W, 6-0
8/25	Austin-East
9/1	Anderson Co.
9/8	@Alcoa
9/15	@Boyd-Buchanan
9/22	Tyner	HC
9/29	@Scott
10/6	@Kingston
10/13	Catholic
10/20	Carter
10/27	@ Livingston Ac.

Falcon Talk

Fulton will return to the black uniforms tonight. The Falcons are 1-0 when wearing black.… Region 2-3A has produced teams that have played in the BlueCross Bowl for the last five years, and four state champions. Livingston Academy was state champion in 2005 … Fulton has added two new coaches to the staff this year. Pete Stout and Micaiah Smoker have been added to the freshmen staff. Stout played football at Central High and college basketball at Tennessee. He also has coached high school football at Horace Maynard and Union Co. Smoker was a member of Fulton teams from 1988-1991 as a RB/DB. He will be teaching U.S. History at Whittle Springs. … Fulton’s 2006 schedule features six schools (A-E, Alcoa, Boyd-Buchanan, Tyner, Kingston, Livingston Academy) that have won a combined total of 14 state football championships … Five teams on this year’s schedule advanced to at least the third round of the playoffs last year (Alcoa, Boyd-Buchanan, Tyner, Catholic, Livingston Academy). … Media members can find complete coverage of the Falcons on the web at www.fultonfootball.com. This year’s website will feature audio replays of every game courtesy of WKCS Radio and Kidd’s Plumbing. … WKCS-FM 91.1 will have the live radio broadcast with Russell Mayes, Chuck Wilson, Bradley Cooper, and T.J. Earl.

Last Year

The Falcons saw a 20-6 4^th quarter advantage evaporate before losing 27-26 in overtime at Anderson Co.. Fulton looked strong on the opening drive of the game, driving 66 yards in 4 plays, scoring on Dennis Rogan’s 1-yard run. Rogan scored three touchdowns in the game and rushed for 168 yards on 22 carries. Fulton increased the lead to 14-0 in the first quarter on a 39-yard run by Rogan. Anderson Co. answered on a 59-yard run by Justin Carden to close the deficit to 14-6 at halftime. The Falcons increased their lead in the third quarter to 20-6, on a nine-play fifty-four yard drive capped off on a Rogan 7-yard run. AC quarterback Jimmy Colson rallied the Mavs with two late touchdowns to send the game into OT. Anderson Co. scored on its first possession of overtime to take a 27-20 lead. Fulton QB Jack Wagner hit an uncovered Dennis Freeney for a touchdown, setting up Fulton’s two-point conversion attempt for the win. Wagner’s pass to Chris Pitchford was ruled incomplete without penalty, helping AC to the 27-26 victory. Wagner was 10-22 in the air for 197 yards. Freeney and Rogan each had four pass receptions. Tim Morris led the defense with nine tackles and a sack.

This edition of the Fulton Football Game Notes was compiled by Russell Mayes. Any media inquires concerning the Falcons should be directed to Mayes at 594-1259.

Emerald Youth Foundation

Coach Buck Coatney

2005 Region 2-3A Standings

Catholic

Passing attack backfires on Mavs

Livingston Academy

2006 Schedule (0-0)