About Fulton Stadium/Bob Black Field

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.

� 1995 New scoreboard installed.

� 1996 Track re-surfaced.

� 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.

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 second 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 and FHS logos are outlined by hand prior to the start of the season by Fulton graduates Tim Parker and Jason Harbison.

Series History

Fulton and Austin-East meet tonight at Dusty Lennon Stadium for the 36^th time. A-E is currently Fulton�s longest standing rival. The Roadrunners lead the all-time series 22-13. The series dates back to 1969 when A-E played its home games at Evans-Collins field and Bob Black was the head coach of the Falcons. A-E holds only a 9-8 advantage in games played at Dusty Lennon Stadium. This is the 2^nd playoff meeting between the schools, with Fulton winning the only post-season game last year 12-6 in overtime.

Last Meeting

The much-anticipated match-up between the Falcons and Roadrunners turned into a defensive struggle as A-E ended Fulton�s 19 game home winning streak 20-6. Things started well for the Falcons as Elliott Bishop intercepted a Trevail Minifield pass 63 yards early in the first quarter. Ish Young�s 5-yard TD pass to Dennis Rogan gave the Falcons a 6-0 lead. Fulton trailed 7-6 at halftime, then struggled offensively in the second half. A-E limited Fulton to 0 yards rushing, and only 60 yards passing. Defensively, Fulton held A-E standout Albert Harris to only 71 yards on 27 rushes. The loss was Fulton�s first at home since the opening game of the 2001 season.

Fulton vs Austin-East

The Series

� This is the 35^th meeting between Fulton and Austin-East.

� A-E leads the all-time series 21-13.

� A-E leads the series in games played at Bob Black Field 11-5.

� A-E leads the series in games played at Dusty Lennon Stadium 9-8.

� Fulton won the 1^st ever game played in Dusty Lennon Stadium 35-13 over the Roadrunners on September 14, 1973. This was also Fulton�s 1^st win in the series.

� Fulton and A-E has played every year since 1973.

� A-E won the 1^st ever meeting in 1969 32-20 at Evans-Collins Field.

� Fulton won the last meeting 12-6 in overtime last year in the 3^rd round of the TSSAA playoffs.

� Fulton�s longest wining streak in the series is 6 games (1973-1978).

� A-E�s longest winning streak in the series is 7 games (1991-1997).

� Fulton and East met 8 times from 1951-1961. Fulton leads the series 5-3. East High and Austin High were combined to form Austin-East in the late 1960s.

Next Week

The winner of tonight�s game will travel to Middle Tennessee to face either Livingston Academy or Smith Co.

Fulton ends season 6^th in AP poll

Fulton�s win over Gibbs three weeks ago kept the Falcons in the number 6 spot in the final AP poll. This marked the 5^th time in school history that the Falcons have made the final poll. A-E remained the number 1 team in the state. The Falcons are currently ranked #2 by Earl Nall, #1 in Class 3A by Sonny Moore, and #19 among all teams by Moore.

Class 3A Record Pts Prv

1. Austin-East (19) 10-0 199 1

2. Greenbrier (1) 9-1 166 2

3. Kingsbury 9-1 134 4

4. Livingston Academy 9-1 131 3

5. Smith Co. 9-1 115 5

6. Fulton 8-2 100 6

7. Trousdale Co. 8-2 75 10

8. Crockett Co. 8-2 55 9

9. Portland 7-3 35 7

10. Jackson South Side 7-3 32 NR

Fulton vs Austin-East


Year	W/L	Score	Place
1969	L	32-20	EC
1970	L	14-6	H
1973	W	35-13	A
1974	W	32-0	H
1975	W	12-9	A
1976	W	12-7	H
1977	W	57-18	A
1978	W	42-16	H
1979	L	28-0	A
1980	L	28-7	H
1981	W	13-0	A
1982	L	7-0	H
1983	L	10-0	A
1984	W	17-15	H
1985	L	47-3	A
1986	L	52-3	H
1987	L	47-0	H
1988	W	21-13	A
1989	L	38-0	H
1990	W	28-6	A
1991	L	21-6	H
1992	L	25-0	A
1993	L	28-7	H
1994	L	20-12	A
1995	L	47-28	H
1996	L	31-7	A
1997	L	30-18	H
1998	W	41-0	A

1999	L	40-30	A
2000	L	28-23	H
2001	L	23-0	A
2002	W	14-13	H
2003	L	25-7	A
2003p	W	12-6 (OT)	A



Fulton 13 Wins
Austin-East 21 Wins

Final Region 2-3A Standings

Place	Team		Reg.	Over
1		A-E	7-0	12-0
2		Fulton	5-2	10-2
3		Kingston	4-3	6-5
4		Lenoir City	4-3	7-5
5		Anderson Co.	3-4	5-5
6		Loudon	2-5	2-8
7		Gibbs	2-5	4-6
8		Scott	1-6	3-7

		Last Week
AE 39		Seymour 12
Fulton 42		L. City 12
LivingstonA. 21		Trousdale 13
Smith Co. 12		Portland 7
		This Week
Fulton		@A-E
LA		@Smith Co.

2004 Statistical Leaders

Rushing: Jam Fine

100 carries 638 yds.

Receiving: Elliott Bishop

34 Catches 706 yds. 10 TD

Passing: Ish Young

52-105 830 yds. 15 TD 6 INT

Tackles: Tyrone Cobb

119 total hits 51 solo 68 assists

Interceptions: DeMarcus Matthews 5

Punting: Ryan Ferguson

26 Punts 33 average

Falcons Return to TV

Fulton coaches were featured today on Knox Co. Schools cable Channel 10�s FalconTalk program. FalconTalk usually is aired on WKCS Radio, but for the playoffs, the show returned to television for the first time in many years. FalconTalk will be aired on Cable Channel 10 and WKCS on Friday�s at 2:45 PM throughout the playoffs. An encore of the program will be aired on WKCS 91.1. FalconTalk is hosted by Fulton play-by-play announcer Russell Mayes.