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Athens Golden Eagles
Athens High School

P.O. Box 109 Athens, AL 35612
Stadium: Golden Eagle Stadium
Colors: Black & Old Gold
Coach: Cody Gross
Region: 6A-R8
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Overall Record Progress      96.5% Complete
   
  

 

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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 580-415-36
 Winning Pct. 58%
 State Playoff Titles 3
 State Mythical Titles 1
 Region/Area Titles 16
 Region/Area Record 136-82
 All State Players (#3)111
 NFL Players (#4)5
 Weeks Ranked #1 13
 Home Record 306-166-19
 Away Record 223-204-11
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 115
 Winning Seasons (#2) 65
 Losing Seasons (#2)35
 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 97 (10/27/2017)
 Last Shutout 9/2/2021
 Last Time Shutout 8/29/2020
 Shutouts All-Time 202
 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 38-29
 Appearances 32
 1st Round 20-12
 2nd Round 11-8
 3rd Round 2-7
 Semi-Finals 3-2
 Finals 2-0
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  10-6
 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) 
 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
 9/24/2021 (Fri)
@ Hueytown
in a Non-Region Game.
Last Time: Athens won 49-40 in 2020.
All-Time:
  vs. Hueytown 1-0-0 100.0% 
 
2021 Season
 8/20  vs. Fort Payne    41   40   W  
 8/27  @ James Clemens    7   47   L  
 9/2  @ Columbia   *  1   0   #Won  
 9/10  vs. Hazel Green   *  56   7   W  
 9/17  vs. Muscle Shoals   *  13   27   L  
 9/24  @ Hueytown            
 10/1  @ Hartselle   *          
 10/8  vs. Buckhorn   *          
 10/15  @ Cullman   *          
 10/22  vs. Decatur   *          
 10/29   OPEN 
 
2021 Season Totals
  Record3-2
  Scoring118-121
  Region Record2-1
  Home Record2-1
  Away Record1-1
 
 Region 8 Standings
  Athens 3-22-1
  Buckhorn 3-21-2
  Columbia 0-50-3
  Cullman 3-22-1
  Decatur 1-41-2
  Hartselle 5-03-0
  Hazel Green 2-30-3
  Muscle Shoals 5-03-0
 
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Longest Running Rivalry
 Athens & Decatur have played 92 games.
Athens has won 31 games.
Decatur has won 59 games.
with 2 tie games.
 
Record Against Ranked Teams (since 1984)
 Total 25-67
 Regular Season 13-51
 Playoffs 12-16
 Lower Class 5-4
 Same Class 18-53
 Higher Class 2-10
 3A 1-0
 4A 4-3
 5A 17-46
 6A 2-15
 7A 1-3
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 2-46
 10 or more 132-68
 20 or more  120-25
 30 or more 78-4
 40 or more 48-0
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 63-2
 10 or more 71-112
 20 or more 25-101
 30 or more 3-57
 40 or more 3-17
 
Border Wars
 vs. Georgia 1 - 0 - 0
 vs. Tennessee 28 - 11 - 1
 vs. Mississippi 2 - 0 - 0
 
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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.

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