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Cottonwood Bears
Cottonwood High School

663 Houston St. Cottonwood, AL 36320
Stadium: Hicks Stadium
Colors: Black, Red & White
Coach: Dustin Harrison
Region: 2A-R2
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Overall Record Progress      95% Complete
   
  

 

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1987 Undefeated Team

Team History on AHSFHS.org
Coach Toby Greene    
Memorable Games - 2008    
Coach Jim McCain    
Coach Wayne Trawick    
1990 2A Championship Game Summary 
1986 2A Championship Game Summary 
1983 2A Championship Game Summary 
1957 Birmingham News 1A District 1 State Championship
 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1934  (#1)
  1947 - Forfeits 1 game.
  1957 - First perfect season.
  1981 - First playoff appearance.
  1981 - First region championship.
  1983 - First playoff win.
  1983 - First 13 win season.
  1986 - Record 15-0 season.
  1987 - Won 27 consecutive games.
 
Championships
State Playoff Championships
1986
State Mythical Championships
1957 
Region Championships
  1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988
1989, 1990, 1996, 1997, 2007, 2010, 2023, 2024
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 505-380-21
 Winning Pct. 57%
 State Playoff Titles 1
 State Mythical Titles 1
 Region/Area Titles 15
 Region/Area Record 173-102
 All State Players (#3)74
 NFL Players (#4)1
 Weeks Ranked #1 21
 Home Record 260-151-8
 Away Record 211-187-9
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 93
 Winning Seasons (#2) 56
 Losing Seasons (#2)29
 Most Wins in A Season 15 (1986)
 Most Losses in A Season 10 (1993)
 10 Win Seasons 13
 Most Points Scored in a Game 71 (9/16/1955)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 596 (2024)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 73 (9/27/1968)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 437 (1992)
 Largest Margin of Victory 71 (9/16/1955)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 67 (9/27/1968)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 102 (9/12/2008)
 Last Shutout 8/23/2024
 Last Time Shutout 10/9/2020
 Shutouts All-Time 182
 Been Shutout All-Time 135
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 27 (8/29/1986-11/13/1987)
 Longest Losing 21 (12/6/1991-11/5/1993)
 
Playoff Records
 Overall Record 48-27
 Appearances 28
 1st Round 21-7
 2nd Round 17-4
 3rd Round 6-10
 Semi-Finals 3-4
 Finals 1-2
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  35-23
 2010-19  49-57
 2000-09  73-44
 1990-99 65-54
 1980-89 103-21
 1970-79 64-33-2
 1960-69 30-63-6
 1950-59 55-34-5
 
Enrollment History
 Year  Students  (Rank) 
 2024-25 184 (298)
 2022-23 186 (291)
 2020-21 188 (291)
 2018-19 184 (297)
 2016-17 188 (296)
 2014-15 160 (318)
 2012-13 164 (311)
 2010-11 151 (320)
 2008-09 165 (311)
 2006-07 180 (292)
 2004-05 160 (299)
 2002-03 174 (276)
 2000-01 174 (287)
 1998-99 176 (281)
 1996-97 192 (259)
 1994-95 182 (271)
 1990-91 154 (294)
 1988-89 178 (279)
 1986-87 186 (268)
 1984-85 186 (269)
  
Next Game
 9/18/2025 (Thu)
vs. Samson
in a Region Game.
Last Time: Cottonwood won 48-7 in 2024.
All-Time:
  vs. Samson 21-14-0 60.0% 
 
2025 Season
 8/23  @ Randolph Clay GA    14   14   T  
 8/28  vs. Ashford    14   23   L  
 9/5  @ Providence Christian   *  22   29   L  
 9/12  @ Houston County   *  45   12   W  
 9/18  vs. Samson   *          
 9/26  @ Rehobeth            
 10/3  vs. Geneva County   *          
 10/10  @ Ariton   *          
 10/16  vs. Abbeville   *          
 10/24  vs. G.W. Long   *          
 10/31   OPEN 
 
2025 Season Totals
  Record1-2 -1
  Scoring95-78
  Region Record1-1
  Home Record0-1
  Away Record1-1 -1
 
 Region 2 Standings
  Abbeville 0-40-2
  Ariton 3-02-0
  Cottonwood 1-21-1
  G.W. Long 2-22-0
  Geneva County 2-21-1
  Houston County 1-20-2
  Providence Christian 3-12-0
  Samson 1-20-2
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Cottonwood & Houston County have played 86 games.
Cottonwood has won 53 games.
Houston County has won 29 games.
with 4 tie games.
 
Record Against Ranked Teams (since 1984)
 Total 33-55
 Regular Season 20-36
 Playoffs 13-19
 Lower Class 0-1
 Same Class 24-45
 Higher Class 9-9
 1A 0-4
 2A 24-41
 3A 4-5
 4A 5-4
 6A 0-1
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 3-36
 10 or more 154-88
 20 or more  147-47
 30 or more 110-11
 40 or more 63-4
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 71-2
 10 or more 86-122
 20 or more 40-113
 30 or more 6-75
 40 or more 1-50
 
Border Wars
 vs. Georgia 1 - 10 - 1
 vs. Florida 17 - 14 - 1
 
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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

Clay County shutout an amazing eleven opponents in 1996. The Panthers outscored their opponents 613-42 finishing the season 15-0.