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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.
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Fulton Stadium/Bob
Black Field Timeline
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1964
Groundbreaking for new stadium
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1965
1st season at Falcon Field, Fulton completes the season with
a perfect 5-0 home record.
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1967
Fulton defeats Oak Ridge 14-13 on Falcon Field en route to an undefeated
season.
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1969
East and West stands added to existing stadium.
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1974
Perfect 5-0 record at Fulton.
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1979
Fulton hosts 1st home play-off game. Oak Ridge 28 Fulton 14.
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1986
Falcon Field renamed Bob Black Field.
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1995
New scoreboard installed.
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1996
Track re-surfaced.
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2000
Press Box renovated creating a new second level.
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2002
Fulton wins all 8 home games and advances to the BlueCross Bowl.
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2003
Fulton posts an undefeated 7-0 home record and defeated Macon Co. 26-0
to advance to their second consecutive BlueCross Bowl.
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2004
New
scoreboard
installed
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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 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.
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Fulton Quick Facts
Location���.. Knoxville
Opened���... 1951
Enrollment��.. 956
District/Region... 2-3A
Home Field��. Bob Black Field (1965)
Principal���. Kitty Hatcher
Athletic Director..
Bob Black
Head Coach�� Buck Coatney
Seasons���.. 13
Record���� 85-68
Seasons Played.�
54
All-Time
Record�310-258-11
Playoff Appearances..14
Playoff Record� 16-13
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Fulton at Home
Fulton�s 19 game
home winning streak ended earlier this year at the hands of Austin-East.
The 19 game streak set a school record for most consecutive home wins.
The streak began with a win over Rutledge in week five of 2001 until
Fulton�s semi-final win over Macon Co. in 2003. Fulton has posted a 3-2
record at Bob Black Field this year. The Falcons opened their stadium
with a 19 game unbeaten streak (17-0-2) from 1965-1968. Fulton�s
all-time home record is 114-88-3, and Coach Coatney is 41-31 at home.
Currently, Fulton has a 6-game winning streak in home playoff games, and
has a home record in the playoffs of 8-2.
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Fulton vs. Pigeon
Forge - The Series
Tonight marks
the 2nd ever meeting between Fulton and Pigeon Forge. The
teams met in 2002 in the first round of the playoffs. The Falcons
defeated the Tigers 43-0 in the Tigers� first ever playoff appearance.
Pigeon Forge began playing varsity football in 2001, and has compiled an
overall record of 15-27 in four years. This is the Tigers� third playoff
appearance. Pigeon Forge has yet to advance past the first round, losing
last year at Austin-East 47-13. Coach David Ryan is in his 2nd
year as head coach of the Tigers, his record is 7-14.
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Year |
W/L |
Score |
Site |
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2002p |
W |
43-0 |
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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
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Last Meeting
Fulton
began its march to the 2003 BlueCross Bowl with a 43-0 victory over
Pigeon Forge at Bob Black Field in the first round of the 2003
playoffs. For the Falcons it was the beginning of the �Sevier Co.
sweep,� as the Falcons defeated Pigeon Forge, Seymour, and
Gatlinburg-Pittman in the first three rounds. Fulton got of to a
slow start in the game, thanks to the tough Tiger defense. Demetris
Davis scored first for the Falcons late in the first quarter on a
one-yard run. Fulton QB Jack Whetsel completed 8 of 18 passes in the
game for 136 yards. Fulton�s second TD in the game came on a 13-paly
drive in which the Falcons had to convert on 3 4th downs.
Whetsel�s drive capping 7 yard TD pass to Antonio Minor came on 4th
and Goal. Whetsel�s 7-yard TD run late in the half gave Fulton a
22-0 lead at intermission. In the second half, Fulton scord on runs
by Davis and Jam Fine, and a 15-yard pass from Justin Long to Tylon
Gibson. The Falcon defense held the tigers to 92 yards of offense,
with 63 yards coming from sophomore Josh Bugh.
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Last Week
Fulton
closed out the 2004 regular season in grand style last Friday as they
defeated the Gibbs Eagles 58-7 at Bob Black Field. Fans were treated to
a pre-game demonstration by the 101st Airborne
Parachute Demonstration Team from Fort Campbell, who landed 4
soldiers and the game ball on the 50-yard line. Falcon seniors were also
honored before the game. DeMarcus Matthews, Elliott Bishop and Dennis
Rogan each scored two touchdowns for the Falcons in the victory.
Quarterback Ish Young connected on 7 of 9 passes for 107 yards and three
touchdowns. Fulton led 25-7 at halftime, and then exploded for 5 second
half touchdowns. The Falcon rushing game racked up 322 yards on 43
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Bishop nominated for
player of week
The
News-Sentinel and Channel 10 nominated Fulton senior defensive back
Elliott Bishop as a defensive player of the week candidate this week.
Bishop recorded 5 tackles, including one for loss, and a 52-yard
interception return for a touchdown in last week�s win over Gibbs. This
is the fifth consecutive week that a Fulton defensive player has been
nominated for the honor this season. Antonio Hamilton was nominated for
the Anderson Co. game, Brandon Winters was nominated for the Scott game,
and Cobb was nominated last week for the Kingston game.
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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 |
10-0 |
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2 |
Fulton |
5-2 |
8-2 |
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3 |
Kingston |
4-3 |
6-4 |
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4 |
Lenoir
City |
4-3 |
6-4 |
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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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Last Week
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AC 51 |
Scott 12 |
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AE 35 |
Kingston 7 |
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Fulton 58 |
Gibbs 7 |
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LC 34 |
Loudon 0 |
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This Week
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Union Co |
@A-E |
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P. Forge |
@Fulton |
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Kingston |
@Seymour |
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Lenoir City |
@Sullivan N |
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Pigeon Forge�s Bugh AP Player of Wk.
The Associated Press named pigeon Forge running back Josh Bugh player of
the week this week. He ran for 102 yards and a pair of TDs on 14
carries, and he also returned two interceptions for TDs covering 48 and
a
school-record 99 yards in Tigers' 41-0
win at Rutledge. His scoring
runs covered 33 and 32
yards,
and
he tacked on 10 tackles, six of
them solos, with a sack, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and two
minus-yardage stops for the Tigers (5-5), who clinched a playoff
position with the win.
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Fulton ends
season 6th in AP poll
Fulton�s win over Gibbs last week kept the Falcons in the number 6
spot in this week�s final AP poll. This marked the 5th 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 |
2004 Statistical
Leaders
Rushing: Jam Fine
94
carries 611 yds.
Receiving: Elliott
Bishop
33 Catches 646 yds.
Passing: Ish Young
46-96 688 yds. 13 TD 6 INT
Tackles: Tyrone
Cobb
100
total hits 44 solo 56 assists
Interceptions:
DeMarcus Matthews 5
Punting: Ryan
Ferguson
25
Punts 33.2 average
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Jam Fine is the
leading rusher for the Falcons with 611 yards.
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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 this week the show returned to television for
the first time in many years. This week�s show featured Coaches Bob and
Rob Black. FalconTalk will be aired on Cable Channel 10 and WKCS on
Friday�s at 3PM throughout the playoffs.
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Fultonfootball.com on the web
Last winter,
Fulton High School launched its own website devoted to football. The
Fulton Football web page 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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