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……….. 13
Record………… 80-68
Seasons Played.… 54
All-Time Record…305-258-11
Playoff Appearances..14
Playoff Record… 16-13
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Fulton vs. Loudon- The Series
Tonight
marks the seventh meeting between the Falcons and the Redskins. Fulton
holds a 5-1 record against Loudon in the all-time series, and has won
both meetings played at Dukes Field. Fulton rallied in the 4th
Quarter of the teams’ last meeting at Loudon in 2002. The Big Red held
an 8-point advantage early in the 4th quarter until the
Falcons scored two late touchdowns to win the game 35-28. The series
dates back to 1966 when the two schools met in the Rockwood Jaycee Bowl.
Coach Lon Herzbrum’s Falcons of the mid 60s were known as the “Mighty
Mites” due to their lack of size. The undersized Falcons
held off Coach ‘Chig” Ratledge’s
Redskins by the score of 14-13 in that first meeting. Major gridiron
success was just around the corner for both schools, as Fulton went
10-0-1 in 1967, and Loudon won the state championship in 1969.
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Year |
W/L |
Score |
Site |
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1966 |
W |
14-13 |
N |
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1997 |
W |
14-13 |
A |
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1998 |
L |
17-14 |
H |
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2001 |
W |
27-6 |
H |
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2002 |
W |
35-28 |
A |
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2003 |
W |
44-7 |
H |
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2004 Schedule and Results
8/27
@Carter W 28-13
9/03
Austin-East L 20-6
9/10
Seymour W 32-12
9/17 Lenoir
City L 21-6
9/24
@Rutledge W 60-3
10/1 @Loudon
10/8 Anderson
Co. CSS-TV
10/15 @ Scott
10/22 @ Kingston
10/29 Gibbs
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Last Year
Last Year
Last year’s
meeting between the Falcons and the Redskins started off with a big bang
for Fulton. Two-time Mr. Football finalist DeMarcus Stevens returned the
opening kickoff 81 yards for a Fulton touchdown, as the Falcons defeated
Loudon 44-7. Fulton QB Justin Long had a big night; throwing two
touchdown passes and running for two more. After Steven’s kickoff
return, Loudon answered with a 40-yard touchdown run by Jake Brantley. A
21- yard TD run by Long in the first quarter gave the Falcons the lead
for good. Tylon Gibson led the Falcons with 4 catches for 101 yards and
a touchdown. Fulton ended the night with 371 yards of total offense in
the win.
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Falcon Facts
Tyrone and Terrence Cobb both scored touchdowns Rutledge last week. It
is believed to be the first time in school history that two brothers
scored a TD for Fulton in the same game. Their older brother Reggie,
will be honored as a Vol Legend before tomorrow’s game with Auburn. …
Fulton’s 60 points against Rutledge was the 3rd highest
scoring output in history for the Falcons. Fulton scored 76 points
against Scott in 2001. … Fulton currently has the lowest scoring output
of any team in region 2-3A games; scoring 12 points in two games. … The
Falcons return to the white jerseys tonight that they wore over the past
three seasons. Fulton has a 16-5 record in these jerseys. The last time
the Falcons wore white jerseys with maroon pants they defeated A-E 12-6
in the TSSAA 3rd round of the playoffs last year.
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Fulton Flashback- 1974
The
year 1974 was very good for both Loudon and Fulton. Loudon won their
second state championship, while the Falcons advanced to the Class AAA
championship game for the first time. 1974 was the first time in school
history that Fulton finished the regular season undefeated and untied.
Coach Jim McClain’s team recorded 5 shutouts during the season and
captured the Region 2 championship. Fulton defeated Dobyns-Bennett 20-17
in the first round playoff game. Fulton hosted McCallie at Neyland
Stadium in the second round and defeated the Blue Tornado 21-7. In the
state championship game at Cookeville, Fulton lost a heartbreaker to
Father Ryan 29-28. |
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Last Time Out
Fulton rebounded from the loss to Lenoir City
in a big way last Friday night at Optimist Field in Rutledge. The
Falcons scored touchdowns on 9 of their 10 offensive possessions in the
60-3 victory. Fulton doubled their entire rushing output for the season
in the game, rushing for a season-high 346 yards. Jam Fine led all
rushers with 109 yards on 13 carries and 2 touchdowns. The Fulton
defense was impressive against Rutledge’s ground game, allowing 92
yards.
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Fulton
remains #9 in AP poll
Fulton remains the number 9 class 3-A team
in Tennessee after last weeks defeat of Rutledge, who was tied with
Fulton at number 9. Austin-East’s impressive win over Brainerd kept
the Roadrunners at number 1. Anderson Co. moved up one spot to
number 5, while Lenoir City’s double overtime loss to Pigeon Forge
dropped the Panthers to number 8 for this week.
1. Austin-East (17) 5-0 179 1
2. Crockett Co. (1) 5-0 148 3
3. Smith Co. 5-0 128 5
4. McNairy Central 5-0 107 7
5. Anderson Co. 4-1 95 6
6. Greenbrier 4-1 82
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7. Portland 4-1 81
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8. Lenoir City 4-1 56 4
9. Fulton
3-2 41 9
10. Livingston Acad. 4-1 20 NR
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Region 2-3A Standings
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Place |
Team |
Reg. |
Over |
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1 |
A-E |
2-0 |
5-0 |
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2 |
And. Co |
2-0 |
4-1 |
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3 |
Lenoir City |
2-0 |
4-1 |
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4 |
Gibbs |
1-1 |
3-2 |
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5 |
Kingston |
1-1 |
3-2 |
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6 |
Fulton |
0-2 |
3-2 |
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7 |
Scott |
0-2 |
2-3 |
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8 |
Loudon |
0-2 |
0-5 |
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Last Week
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AC 26 |
Clinton 9 |
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AE 55 |
Brainerd 12 |
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Fulton 60 |
Rutledge 3 |
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Gibbs 14 |
Union Co. 0 |
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King. 21 |
OS 7 |
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Pig. F. 27 |
LC 24 20T |
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Swater 32 |
Loudon 14 |
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Camp. 39 |
Scott 12 |
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2004
Statistical Leaders
Rushing:
Jam Fine
52 carries 286 yds.
Receiving:
Elliott Bishop
21 Catches 396 yds.
Passing:
Jaren Troutman
22-39, 438 yds. 4 Int. 6 TD
Tackles:
Tyrone Cobb
48 total hits 24 solo 24 assists
Interceptions:
DeMarcus Matthews 2
Punting:
Ryan Ferguson
18 Punts 31.3 average
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Fultonfootball.com on the web
Last winter,
Fulton High School launched its own website devoted to football. The
Fulton Football webpage is located at
www.fultonfootball.com. The
site is growing everyday and is a great source of information on the
Falcons. Surfers can access current team news and updates, along with a
large photo gallery. Historical information about the Falcons can be
found also. The website is also featuring a brief video clip of
highlights from Fulton’s state championship victory over Covington.
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Next Week
Fulton returns
home next week to take on the Anderson Co. Mavericks. The game will be
televised live on regional cable television on CSS.
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Emerald Youth Foundation