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Decatur Red Raiders

Decatur High School

1011 Prospect Dr. SE Decatur, AL 35601
Stadium: Shorty Ogle Stadium
Colors: Red & Black
Coach: John Ritter
Region: 6A-R7

Overall Record Progress 99.9% Complete

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	Updated Through the 2024 Football Season

Team History on AHSFHS.org
Coach Jere Adcock
Coach Steve Rivers
Coach Earl Webb
Coach H.L. Shorty Ogle
1971 4A Championship Game Summary
1971 - Amazing Seasons
1949 State Championship
1948 State Championship
1947 State Championship
1933 State Championship
1932 State Championship

Team Timeline
First Team: 1917 (#1)
1927 - First 10-0 regular season.
1970 - First playoff appearance.
1971 - First 12 win season.
1971 - First playoff win.
1976 - First region championship.

Championships
State Playoff Championships
1971
State Mythical Championships
1932 , 1933 , 1947 , 1948 , 1949
Region Championships
1976, 1977, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1992 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005 2007

Team Records
Overall Record	662-376-27
Winning Pct.	64%
State Playoff Titles	1
State Mythical Titles	5
Region/Area Titles	16
Region/Area Record	150-90
All State Players (#3)	177
NFL Players (#4)	8
Weeks Ranked #1	10
Home Record	352-156-14
Away Record	241-176-7

By The Numbers
Seasons	106
Winning Seasons (#2)	74
Losing Seasons (#2)	29
Most Wins in A Season	12 (1971)
Most Losses in A Season	10 (1966)
10 Win Seasons	14
Most Points Scored in a Game	96 (10/12/1923)
Most Points Scored in a Season	426 (2000)
Most Points Allowed in a Game	67 (8/27/2020)
Most Points Allowed in a Season	356 (2024)
Largest Margin of Victory	96 (10/12/1923)
Largest Margin of Defeat	64 (8/27/2020)
Most Points Both Teams in a Game	105 (8/31/2018)
Last Shutout	9/27/2024
Last Time Shutout	9/20/2024
Shutouts All-Time	249
Been Shutout All-Time	109

Streaks
Longest Win	23 (11/20/1931-10/5/1934)
Longest Losing	14 (10/22/1965-11/11/1966)

Playoff Records
Overall Record	28-32
Appearances	33
1st Round	19-13
2nd Round	7-12
3rd Round	0-5
Semi-Finals	1-2
Finals	1-0

By the Decade
2020-29	20-33
2010-19	62-49
2000-09	80-38
1990-99	73-38
1980-89	63-43
1970-79	78-29-2
1960-69	52-44-4
1950-59	58-35-5

Enrollment History
Year	Students (Rank)
2024-25	843 (58)
2022-23	800 (60)
2020-21	806 (57)
2018-19	791 (62)
2016-17	717 (69)
2014-15	696 (64)
2012-13	774 (59)
2010-11	751 (60)
2008-09	760 (54)
2006-07	687 (65)
2004-05	765 (52)
2002-03	791 (48)
2000-01	755 (51)
1998-99	764 (44)
1996-97	725 (47)
1994-95	680 (52)
1990-91	779 (53)
1988-89	782 (48)
1986-87	823 (44)
1984-85	823 (45)

Next Game
8/22/2025 (Fri) vs. Buckhorn in a Non-Region Game.
Last Time: Decatur lost 19-33 in 2024.
All-Time:
vs. Buckhorn	7-4-0	63.6%

2025 Season

8/22	vs. Buckhorn
8/29	vs. Austin
9/5	vs. Jasper *
9/12	@ Muscle Shoals *
9/19	@ Hartselle *
9/26	@ Lee Huntsville
10/3	vs. Columbia *
10/9	@ Mae Jemison
10/17	@ Cullman *
10/24	vs. Athens *
10/31	OPEN

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
Decatur & Athens have played 93 games.
Decatur has won 61 games.
Athens has won 30 games.
with 2 tie games.

Record Against Ranked Teams (since 1984)
Total	30-70
Regular Season	27-51
Playoffs	3-19
Lower Class	17-14
Same Class	12-51
Higher Class	1-5
5A	19-17
6A	10-49
7A	1-4

Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
Scoring	Record
less than 10	1-43
10 or more	161-77
20 or more	139-29
30 or more	87-7
40 or more	49-1

Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
Points Allowed	Record
less than 10	67-2
10 or more	95-118
20 or more	32-97
30 or more	6-56
40 or more	2-29

Border Wars
vs. Tennessee	3 - 2 - 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.

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.