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Athens Golden Eagles
Athens High School

P.O. Box 109 Athens, AL 35612
Stadium: Athens Stadium
Colors: Black & Old Gold
Coach: Cody Gross
Region: 6A-R7
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Athens Football History

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Every score, team records, all-star players, coaches,
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Updated Through the 2024 Football Season
Team History on AHSFHS.org
Coach Allen Creasy    
Coach Larry McCoy    
Coach Ferman Elmore    
Coach Garner Ezell    
Coach Steve Rivers    
Coach Melvin Vines    
Coach Oliver Woodard    
Coach Jackie Ferguson    
2006 5A Super Six Game Summary 
1976 3A Championship Game Summary 
1975 3A Championship Game Summary 
1935 State Championship   
 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1906  (#1)
  1917 - Forfeits 1 game.
  1935 - First perfect season.
  1954 - First undefeated season.
  1972 - First playoff win.
  1972 - First 10-0 regular season.
  1972 - First playoff appearance.
  1975 - First 12 win season.
  1975 - First region championship.
 
Championships
State Playoff Championships
1975, 1976, 2006
State Mythical Championships
1935 
Region Championships
  1975, 1976, 1977, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991
1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
2000, 2020
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 603-430-36
 Winning Pct. 58%
 State Playoff Titles 3
 State Mythical Titles 1
 Region/Area Titles 17
 Region/Area Record 145-93
 All State Players (#3)119
 NFL Players (#4)5
 Weeks Ranked #1 13
 Home Record 320-170-19
 Away Record 232-215-11
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 119
 Winning Seasons (#2) 67
 Losing Seasons (#2)36
 Most Wins in A Season 12 (2006)
 Most Losses in A Season 10 (1961)
 10 Win Seasons 12
 Most Points Scored in a Game 96 ()
 Most Points Scored in a Season 528 (1998)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 80 ()
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 315 (2015)
 Largest Margin of Victory 96 ()
 Largest Margin of Defeat 80 ()
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 98 (10/4/2024)
 Last Shutout 10/17/2024
 Last Time Shutout 8/29/2020
 Shutouts All-Time 204
 Been Shutout All-Time 132
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 16 (10/19/1934-11/26/1935)
 Longest Losing 13 (9/8/1961-9/28/1962)
 
Playoff Records
 Overall Record 38-31
 Appearances 34
 1st Round 20-14
 2nd Round 11-8
 3rd Round 2-7
 Semi-Finals 3-2
 Finals 2-0
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  32-21
 2010-19  50-60
 2000-09  74-48
 1990-99 90-28
 1980-89 59-45-1
 1970-79 78-28-4
 1960-69 38-56-6
 1950-59 64-29-7
 
Enrollment History
 Year  Students  (Rank) 
 2024-25 1003 (38)
 2022-23 871 (52)
 2020-21 815 (55)
 2018-19 748 (68)
 2016-17 861 (51)
 2014-15 642 (75)
 2012-13 621 (81)
 2010-11 639 (75)
 2008-09 639 (70)
 2006-07 576 (83)
 2004-05 598 (80)
 2002-03 565 (84)
 2000-01 583 (80)
 1998-99 576 (84)
 1996-97 588 (78)
 1994-95 574 (75)
 1990-91 601 (77)
 1988-89 557 (85)
 1986-87 582 (82)
 1984-85 582 (83)
  
Next Game
 8/22/2025 (Fri)
vs. Mae Jemison
in a Non-Region Game.
Last Time: Athens won 21-6 in 2024.
All-Time:
  vs. Mae Jemison 3-0-0 100.0% 
 
2025 Season
 8/22  vs. Mae Jemison            
 8/29  @ Buckhorn            
 9/5  vs. Cullman   *          
 9/12   OPEN 
 9/19  @ Jasper   *          
 9/26  @ Hazel Green            
 10/3  vs. Muscle Shoals   *          
 10/10  vs. Hartselle   *          
 10/16  @ Columbia   *          
 10/24  @ Decatur   *          
 10/31  vs. Russellville            
 
2025 Season Totals
  Record0-0
  Scoring0-0
  Region Record0-0
  Home Record0-0
  Away Record0-0
 
 Region 7 Standings
  Athens 0-00-0
  Columbia 0-00-0
  Cullman 0-00-0
  Decatur 0-00-0
  Hartselle 0-00-0
  Jasper 0-00-0
  Muscle Shoals 0-00-0
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Athens & Decatur have played 96 games.
Athens has won 33 games.
Decatur has won 61 games.
with 2 tie games.
 
Record Against Ranked Teams (since 1984)
 Total 27-75
 Regular Season 15-57
 Playoffs 12-18
 Lower Class 7-4
 Same Class 18-61
 Higher Class 2-10
 3A 1-0
 4A 4-3
 5A 19-46
 6A 2-23
 7A 1-3
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 2-47
 10 or more 154-82
 20 or more  142-36
 30 or more 96-7
 40 or more 62-1
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 68-2
 10 or more 88-127
 20 or more 35-115
 30 or more 4-67
 40 or more 3-25
 
Border Wars
 vs. Georgia 1 - 0 - 0
 vs. Tennessee 28 - 11 - 1
 vs. Mississippi 2 - 0 - 0
 
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Some records may be incomplete. We have chosen to publish this information in hopes our visitors will participate in assisting us to complete every school.
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NOTES:
(1) If 'First Year' is unknown we assume a year based upon research.
(2) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 5 games.
(3) All State players counted for the all state teams we have in our database. We must have an entire team for the appropriate classification to make additions to the teams. Only ASWA teams are recognized after 1982.
(4) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

Parrish scored a record 77 points in a playoff game against Cedar Bluff in 2001. The Tornados were shutout the following week 19-0 by Courtland.