Fort Valley State University - Flame Yearbook (Fort Valley, GA)

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In the first home game before a crowd of incoming freshmen, the Wildcats were victorious over the Morehouse Tigers of Atlanta 30-0. In the third game of the season the Wildcats maul the Clark College Panthers of Atlanta 40-15. The fourth game of the season with Miles College was cancelled. The fifth game of the season, the Fort Valley Wildcats spoil homecoming for Alabama A M winning 31-29. The sixth game of the season against Tuskegee Institute was a thriller as the Wildcats won 33-6. The seventh game and also homecoming was joyous as the Wildcats beat Savannah State 41-12. The eight game was away in Kentucky as the Wildcats beat the Kentucky State Thoroughbreds 34-6. The ninth and final game of the season was against arch rival Albany State. The Wildcats played Albany on their home field and slaughter the Rams 21-7. The 1983 season was a season to be well remember all who came up against the FORT VALLEY STATE WILDCATS! 158—Football ’83

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The season began September 10, against the Florida A M Rattlers of Tallahassee, Florida. There were critics who did not believe that the Wildcats should have been on the same field with the Rattlers but all of that changed at kick-off. kick-off. The Fort Valley fans watched anxiously remembering the 1982 season as the Wildcats dominated the first ten minutes of the game picking up two first downs before being forced to punt. The Wildcats scored first with a 31 yard field goal by freshman Kevin Oliver. The Rattlers came back and took a 7-3 lead. During the third quarter the Wildcats scored bringing them closer, 21-10. The Rattlers went on to win the game 35-10. Football -83—157

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 In the final analysis, triumph, best depicts, the ten week crusade by the 1983-84 Wildcats football squad. Having a winning season was a dream that soon became a reality. At the ending of the season’s journey the Wildcats took a breath of relief until the next season. Football ’83—159