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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 third 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.

 Fulton at Home

   Fulton Stadium/ Bob Black Field celebrates its 40^th birthday this season, and the Falcons have been successful in the past in defending their home turf. Fulton finished the 2004 home season with a record of 5-2. 2004 saw the end of a record 19-game winning streak at home. The Falcons opened their stadium with a 19 game unbeaten streak (17-0-2) from 1965-1968. Fulton’s all-time home record is 118-89-3, and Coach Coatney is 45-32 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 has a 2-1 record in home games this year.

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………… 93-71

Seasons Played.… 55

All-Time Record…318-261-11

Playoff Appearances..15

Playoff Record… 21-13

Coach Buck Coatney

 Coach Buck Coatney is in his 14^th season at the helm of the Fulton football program. His 93-71 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 11^th 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.   

2005 Schedule

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

10/28    Livingston Academy

Fulton vs. Carter-The Series

1983     w 10-7      N

1997     w 32-0      A

1998     L 20-23     H

1999     w 18-16     H

2000     w  21-7      A

2001      L  6-7        H

2002     w  27-8      A

2003     w  37-20    H

2004     w  28-13    A

Last Week

Fulton 56 Scott 24

Catholic 37 Anderson Co. 7

A-E 28 Livingston 21

Loudon 28 Kingston 7

Last Year

   Fulton began their march to the 2004 state championship last year on a winning note, as the Falcons defeated Carter 28-13. Quarterback Ish Young was impressive for Fulton, tossing 4 touchdowns in his first start. Young finished the night 13 of 21 for 165 yards in the air. Newcomer Elliott Bishop caught two first quarter touchdowns for the Falcons. DeMarcus Matthews’ interception of a Brett Stanton pass set up Fulton’s third score. Matthews caught a 5-yard TD pass from Young with no time remaining in the first half, as the Falcons held a 22-0 lead at halftime. Marques Patton closed the scoring for Fulton with a 4 yard TD pass from Young. Tyrone Cobb led the Falcons with 44 yards rushing.

Last Week

   Fulton used a strong defensive effort and another big night by Dennis Rogan to upset #1 Knoxville Catholic 38-9 last week at Catholic. The Falcons stunned Catholic early as linebacker Brandon Winters intercepted a Jimmy Flemming pass and returned it 19-yards for Fulton’s first score. After the Irish closed the lead to 6-3, Rogan scampered 75-yards for his first of three touchdowns on the night. Fulton blocked a punt on Catholic’s next possession, setting up a 20-yard run by Rogan to increase the lead to 18-3. Fulton scored again with :53 seconds remaining in the half on a screen from Jock Stinson to JaMichael Mathis to take a 26-3 lead into halftime. Fulton did not allow Catholic to mount a comeback drive in the third quarter, as the Falcons controlled the ball for 10 minutes in the quarter. Rogan’s third TD capped off a 10-play 67-yard drive. Ashford Johnson ended the scoring for Fulton in the fourth quarter on a 13-yard run. The Falcons held Catholic’s potent rushing offense to only 65-yards on the night. Winters led the Fulton defense with 10 tackles on the night.

This Week

Anderson Co @ Catholic

A-E @ Livingston

Loudon @ Kingston

Scott @ Fulton

Last Week

Fulton 38 Catholic 9

Livingston 29 Anderson Co. 28

Kingston 56 Scott 14

Next Week

Anderson County @ Livingston Academy 
Knoxville Fulton @ Knoxville Catholic 
Scott County @ Kingston

FalconTalk

Media members can find complete coverage of Fulton football on the web at www.fultonfootball.com. ..The Falcons will wear Maroon jerseys and black pants for tonight’s game. Fulton has a record of 1-0 in this uniform after wearing them in the 43-7 victory over Boyd Buchanan… Fulton’s 2005 schedule features five schools that have won a combined total of 12 state football championships … Fulton’s OT loss to Anderson Co. was the Falcons’ first OT loss since 2001 when the Mavericks defeated Fulton 36-33 at Anderson Co. in the 2^nd round of the playoffs. Fulton had won 3 consecutive overtime games… Tonight’s game will be broadcast in Knoxville on WKCS-FM 91.1 with Russell Mayes, Ryan McDonough, and T.J. Earl on the call, and in Kingston on WKTS-FM 90.1 with longtime voice of the Yellow Jackets Neil Scalf and coack Jerry Walker . .. Only 9 East Tennessee schools have won back-to-back state championships. Fulton won in ’03 and ’04. Alcoa, Cleveland, and Maryville are the only ET schools with three consecutive championships.

Poll Watching

Fulton Statistical Leaders

Next Week

Livingston @ Fulton

Anderson Co. @ Union Co.

A-E @ Kingston

Catholic @ Scott

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.