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Russellville Golden Tigers
Russellville High School

P.O. Box 730 Russellville, AL 35653
Stadium: Tigers Stadium
Colors: Vegas Gold, Black & White
Coach: Dustin Goodwin
Region: 5A-R7
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Russellville Football History

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Updated Through the 2024 Football Season
Team History on AHSFHS.org
Amazing Seasons - 1967    
Memorable Games - 1987    
Memorable Games - 1967    
Amazing Seasons - 1968    
Coach Perry Swindall    
Coach Doug Goodwin    
Coach Don Cox    
Coach Bill Doty    
2009 5A Super Six Game Summary 
Photos from the 2009 Class 5A Championship game.    
2008 5A Super Six Game Summary 
2004 5A Super Six Game Summary 
2003 5A Super Six Game Summary 
2002 5A Super Six Game Summary 
1992 5A Championship Game Summary 
1987 5A Championship Game Summary 
1968 3A Championship Game Summary 
1967 3A Championship Game Summary 
1966 Birmingham News 3A State Championship 
1961 Birmingham Post Herald 3A State Championship 
1961 Birmingham News 2A District 4 State Championship
 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1920  (#1)
  1967 - First playoff win.
  1967 - First 11 win season.
  1967 - First playoff appearance.
  1968 - First undefeated & untied season.
  1969 - Won 30 consecutive games.
  1981 - First region championship.
  1986 - First 10-0 regular season.
  1987 - First 14 win season.
  1988 - Won 34 Consecutive regular season games.
 
Championships
State Playoff Championships
1967, 1968
State Mythical Championships
1961 , 1961 , 
1966 
Region Championships
  1981, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993
1994, 1995, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
2010, 2015, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 684-373-31
 Winning Pct. 65%
 State Playoff Titles 2
 State Mythical Titles 3
 Region/Area Titles 21
 Region/Area Record 208-60
 All State Players (#3)160
 NFL Players (#4)3
 Weeks Ranked #1 42
 Home Record 345-145-9
 Away Record 269-155-8
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 106
 Winning Seasons (#2) 70
 Losing Seasons (#2)34
 Most Wins in A Season 14 (2002)
 Most Losses in A Season 8 (1996)
 10 Win Seasons 20
 Most Points Scored in a Game 69 (10/20/2006)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 667 (2002)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 101 (10/21/1932)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 329 (2017)
 Largest Margin of Victory 63 (9/6/2002)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 101 (10/21/1932)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 101 (10/21/1932)
 Last Shutout 10/20/2023
 Last Time Shutout 10/30/2020
 Shutouts All-Time 208
 Been Shutout All-Time 135
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 30 (9/22/1967-11/7/1969)
 Longest Losing 8 (10/18/1996-9/19/1997)
 
Playoff Records
 Overall Record 67-36
 Appearances 38
 1st Round 30-8
 2nd Round 17-11
 3rd Round 11-6
 Semi-Finals 7-4
 Finals 2-7
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  48-21
 2010-19  76-38
 2000-09  122-20
 1990-99 69-43
 1980-89 87-29
 1970-79 39-59-2
 1960-69 75-23-6
 1950-59 60-34-5
 
Enrollment History
 Year  Students  (Rank) 
 2024-25 564 (98)
 2022-23 556 (100)
 2020-21 514 (108)
 2018-19 529 (106)
 2016-17 538 (103)
 2014-15 474 (116)
 2012-13 485 (117)
 2010-11 467 (116)
 2008-09 479 (114)
 2006-07 456 (114)
 2004-05 508 (93)
 2002-03 487 (100)
 2000-01 464 (109)
 1998-99 490 (103)
 1996-97 453 (108)
 1994-95 382 (123)
 1990-91 449 (111)
 1988-89 473 (102)
 1986-87 468 (106)
 1984-85 468 (107)
  
Next Game
 10/31/2025 (Fri)
@ Athens
in a Non-Region Game.
Last Time: Russellville lost 23-45 in 2024.
All-Time:
  vs. Athens 20-12-0 62.5% 
 
2025 Season
 8/22  @ Deshler    14   15   L  
 8/29  vs. Mars Hill    19   47   L  
 9/5  vs. Lawrence County   *  35   6   W  
 9/12  vs. East Limestone   *  20   7   W  
 9/19  @ Ardmore   *  42   7   W  
 9/26   OPEN 
 10/3  @ Fairview   *  28   35   L  
 10/10  @ Hatton    35   26   W  
 10/17  vs. West Point   *  42   14   W  
 10/24  vs. Priceville   *  27   13   W  
 10/31  @ Athens            
 Playoffs 
 11/7  vs. Boaz            
 
2025 Season Totals
  Record6-3
  Scoring262-170
  Region Record5-1
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record2-2
 
 Region 7 Standings
  Fairview 9-06-0
  Russellville 6-35-1
  Priceville 6-34-2
  West Point 5-43-3
  Ardmore 5-42-4
  Lawrence County 4-51-5
  East Limestone 1-80-6
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Russellville & Deshler have played 99 games.
Russellville has won 47 games.
Deshler has won 48 games.
with 4 tie games.
 
Record Against Ranked Teams (since 1984)
 Total 63-78
 Regular Season 48-54
 Playoffs 15-24
 Lower Class 30-28
 Same Class 32-46
 Higher Class 1-4
 2A 0-2
 3A 9-12
 4A 21-14
 5A 32-46
 6A 1-4
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 4-21
 10 or more 242-58
 20 or more  222-28
 30 or more 173-7
 40 or more 121-1
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 99-1
 10 or more 147-78
 20 or more 57-71
 30 or more 9-46
 40 or more 0-19
 
Border Wars
 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.

Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

The first football game played by a high school team in Alabama was in 1892 when Central Birmingham (Phillips) lost to Alabama 56-0 on November 11.