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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

Overall Record Progress 96.8% Complete

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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
Record	0-0
Scoring	0-0
Region Record	0-0
Home Record	0-0
Away Record	0-0

Region 7 Standings
Athens	0-0	0-0
Columbia	0-0	0-0
Cullman	0-0	0-0
Decatur	0-0	0-0
Hartselle	0-0	0-0
Jasper	0-0	0-0
Muscle Shoals	0-0	0-0

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

Bart Starr received coaching from Kentucky great Babe Parilli his senior season at Sidney Lanier in hopes of joining Bear Bryant at Kentucky. He had to settle for Alabama.