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Coach Buck Coatney
Coach
Buck Coatney is in his 14th season at the helm of the Fulton
football program. His 91-68 record makes him the winningest coach in
school 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 11th head coach in 1992. Fulton has advanced
to the playoffs under Coatney for the last 12 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.
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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………..
14
Record…………
91-68
Seasons Played.…
54
All-Time
Record…316-258-11
Playoff Appearances..15
Playoff
Record… 21-13
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Next Week
Fulton
returns to Bob Black Field next week for its 2005 home opener against
the 2004 class 2A state champion Alcoa Tornadoes. Fulton’s only victory
over Alcoa came in 1986. All media planning to attend the game should
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About Fulton High School
Fulton
High School opened in 1951 as one of Tennessee’s first comprehensive
high schools, combining a complete academic curriculum with a full
vocational program. Fulton is located in historic North Knoxville just 5
minutes from the University of Tennessee campus. The school is named for
noted industrialist and inventor Weston M. Fulton. Fulton has developed
a reputation for turning out graduates who have followed the school
motto “enter to learn- go forth to serve.” A tradition of outstanding
athletic teams has been born at the school. Famous former Falcons
include College Football hall of famer and former Dallas Cowboy D.D.
Lewis, UT basketball All-American Bill Justus, former Vol linebacker
Jackie Walker, and four-sport letter winner Ron Widby. Fulton’s destiny
was almost sealed in 1992 when the Knox Co. School Board voted to close
the school, but strong protests by alumni and supporters helped to
reverse the decision. The Falcons clinched their first state
championship in any sport in 2003 defeating Covington for the class 3A
football title. Fulton began their title defense on a rocky note in
2004, losing 2 of their first 4 games, but showed constant improvement
throughout the season. The Falcons hit their stride in the playoffs,
advancing to their 3rd consecutive BlueCross Bowl. Fulton’s 2nd
state championship was sewn up after a 34-6 defeat of Greenbrier. |
2004
Final Region
2-3A Standings
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Place |
Team |
Reg. |
Over |
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1 |
A-E
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7-0 |
12-1 |
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2 |
Fulton |
5-2 |
13-2 |
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3 |
Kingston |
4-3 |
6-5 |
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4 |
Lenoir
City |
4-3 |
7-5 |
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5 |
Anderson
Co. |
3-4 |
5-5 |
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6 |
Loudon |
2-5 |
2-8 |
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7 |
Gibbs |
2-5 |
4-6 |
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8 |
Scott |
1-6 |
3-7 |
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Region
2-3A Standings
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Place |
Team |
Reg. |
Over |
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1 |
Scott
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0-0 |
1-0 |
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2 |
Catholic |
0-0 |
1-0 |
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3 |
Austin-East |
0-0 |
1-0 |
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4 |
Anderson Co. |
0-0 |
0-0 |
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5 |
Livingston |
0-0 |
0-0 |
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6 |
Kingston |
0-0 |
0-0 |
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7 |
Fulton |
0-0 |
0-0 |
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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 W 22-13
10/8 Anderson
Co. W 35-7
10/15 @
Scott W 54-6
10/22 @
Kingston W 35-0
10/29
Gibbs W 58-7
11/5 Pigeon
Forge W 46-7
11/12 Lenoir City
W 42-12
11/19
@Austin-East W 28-21
11/26 @Smith Co. W 33-6
12/4
Greenbrier W 34-6
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Fulton vs Anderson Co.- The Series
Fulton
meets Anderson Co. tonight for the eighth time. Anderson Co. won the
first four meetings and leads the all-time series 4-3. Fulton has won
the last three match-ups between the schools. The Mavericks lead
the series 3-1 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.
Two games in the series have gone into overtime. 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.
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Year |
W/L |
Score |
Site |
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1993 |
L |
25-15 |
A |
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1994 |
L |
22-18 |
H |
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2001 |
L |
16-7 |
A |
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2001 p |
L |
39-36 OT |
A |
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2002 |
W |
26-23
2OT |
H |
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2003 |
W
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14-10
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A |
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2004 |
W |
35-7 |
H |
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2005
Schedule
8/12
Bearden (Jamboree) W, 8-0
8/26
@Austin-East
9/2
@Anderson Co.
9/9
Alcoa
9/16 Boyd
Buchanan
9/23 @
Chatt. Tyner
9/30 Scott
(HC)
10/7
Kingston
10/14
@Catholic
10/21 @Carter
10/28 Livingston Academy
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Last Year
Fulton began the second
half of the 2004 season with an impressive 35-7 victory over Anderson
Co. in front of a CSS television audience at Bob Black Field. The
Falcons scored first in the game on a 40-yard pass from Jaren Troutman
to DeMarcus Matthews. Anderson Co. tied the game in the second quarter
on a 6 yard run by Shane Surface. Fulton took the lead for good after
Brandon Winters blocked an AC quick kick and Tyrone Cobb scored on a
one-yard run. The Falcons led at halftime 14-7. Fulton extended their
lead in the second half on another one-yard run by Cobb, a 67-yard punt
return by Elliott Bishop, and a two-yard run by Dennis Rogan. The Falcon
defense held the Mavericks to 111 total yards and 0 passing yards.
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Falcons on TV
Tonight
marks the eighth time that Fulton has played on live television. Three
of those appearances have come in the BlueCross Bowl. Fulton has an
all-time record of 4-3 in TV games. This is also the third time that
Fulton and A-E have played on CSS. The Falcons are scheduled for three
live appearances this season.
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Year |
Team |
Result |
Network |
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2002 |
Gibbs |
W, 47-7 |
CSS |
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2002 |
Ridgeway |
L, 21-14 |
Fox/UPN |
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2003 |
Austin-East |
L, 25-7 |
CSS |
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2003 |
Covington |
W, 36-9 |
Fox/UPN |
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2004 |
Austin-East |
L, 20-6 |
CSS |
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2004 |
Anderson
Co. |
W, 35-7 |
CSS |
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2004 |
Greenbrier |
W, 34-6 |
Fox/UPN |
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2005 |
Austin-East |
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CSS |
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Next Week
Alcoa @
Fulton
A-E @
Karns
Kingston @
Rockwood
Webb @
Anderson Co.
Station
Camp @ Livingston
Taft Youth
Center @ Scott
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Poll Watching
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Poll
(Class 3A) |
Fulton |
AC |
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Earl Nall |
2 |
16 |
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Sonny
Moore |
1 |
11 |
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CoachT.com |
3 |
10 |
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Murphy
Fair |
NR |
NR |
The Sonny
Moore poll has Fulton listed as the number 9 team in the entire state of
Tennessee. |
Returning Stat
Leaders (2004)
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Rushing |
Carries |
Yards |
TD |
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Tyrone Cobb |
97 |
892 |
15 |
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Dennis Rogan |
69 |
382 |
7 |
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Receiving |
Catches |
Yards |
TD |
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Chris Pitchford |
3 |
52 |
1 |
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Scoring |
Points |
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Tyrone Cobb |
90 |
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Tackles |
Tackles |
-yd |
Sack |
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Tyrone Cobb |
153 |
11 |
4 |
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Brandon Winters |
119 |
7 |
1 |
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Fulton in
Season Openers
Tonight
begins Fulton’s 55th season of football. The Falcons began
playing football in 1951 after the closings of Stair Tech and Knoxville
High schools. During this time, the Falcons have compiled a record of
24-25-5 in season opening games. This will be only the
fifth time that Fulton has met A-E in the season opener. A-E won these
matchups in 1983, 1999, and 2000. Fulton’s only victory came in a 17-15
upset of the defending state champion Roadrunners in 1984. Fulton
currently has a three game winning streak in openers; defeating Carter
the last three years. Fulton’s most frequent season opening opponent is
West (10 times).
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FalconTalk
Coach
Bob Black has been recovering from an infection in his leg over the last
few weeks. Despite the illness, he has still been coaching his lineman.
He will be with the coaches in the press box tonight…. Coach Michael
Holt is new to the staff this year. He is an English intern at Fulton.
He played his football at Kingsport Dobyns-Bennett….Tonight’s game will
be telecast on CSS, and broadcasted on WNOX 990-AM, WKGN 1340-AM, and
WKCS 91.1 FM…. Two A-E assistant coaches played football for Fulton
High. Coaches Marshall Walker and Howard Hensley wore the maroon and
white in high school.
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