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Samson Tigers
Samson High School

209 N. Braod St. Samson, AL 36477
Stadium: Alva Hawk Stadium
Colors: Royal Blue & Gold
Coach: Jason Wambles
Region: 2A-R2
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Overall Record Progress      89% Complete
   
  

 

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Team History on AHSFHS.org
Coach Don Chesteen    
Coach Charles Sexton    
Coach Dick Chastain    
Coach Rodney Dollar    
 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1922  (#1)
  1980 - First 10-0 regular season.
  1980 - First playoff appearance.
  1980 - First region championship.
  1987 - First playoff win.
  1987 - First 13 win season.
 
Championships
State Playoff Championships
None
State Mythical Championships
None
Region Championships
  1980, 1987, 1994, 1996
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 375-491-18
 Winning Pct. 43%
 State Playoff Titles 0
 State Mythical Titles 0
 Region/Area Titles 4
 Region/Area Record 102-159
 All State Players (#3)50
 NFL Players (#4)1
 Weeks Ranked #1 0
 Home Record 200-194-5
 Away Record 153-242-8
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 103
 Winning Seasons (#2) 38
 Losing Seasons (#2)49
 Most Wins in A Season 13 (1987)
 Most Losses in A Season 10 (1985)
 10 Win Seasons 4
 Most Points Scored in a Game 67 (11/19/1948)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 445 (1987)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 72 (10/24/1997)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 439 (2005)
 Largest Margin of Victory 67 (11/19/1948)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 62 (10/28/2005)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 91 (8/23/2019)
 Last Shutout 9/10/2021
 Last Time Shutout 10/18/2024
 Shutouts All-Time 115
 Been Shutout All-Time 188
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 13 (8/28/1987-11/20/1987)
 Longest Losing 17 (9/28/1984-8/29/1986)
 
Playoff Records
 Overall Record 7-16
 Appearances 16
 1st Round 4-12
 2nd Round 2-2
 3rd Round 1-1
 Semi-Finals 0-1
 Finals 0-0
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  20-34
 2010-19  51-55
 2000-09  29-73
 1990-99 62-45
 1980-89 53-54
 1970-79 36-63
 1960-69 36-54-7
 1950-59 52-43-5
 
Enrollment History
 Year  Students  (Rank) 
 2024-25 140 (328)
 2022-23 152 (323)
 2020-21 134 (336)
 2018-19 170 (310)
 2016-17 180 (308)
 2014-15 156 (320)
 2012-13 174 (305)
 2010-11 181 (300)
 2008-09 179 (301)
 2006-07 149 (316)
 2004-05 156 (302)
 2002-03 157 (300)
 2000-01 166 (295)
 1998-99 184 (270)
 1996-97 160 (292)
 1994-95 156 (288)
 1990-91 170 (283)
 1988-89 174 (282)
 1986-87 156 (302)
 1984-85 156 (305)
  
Next Game
 9/18/2025 (Thu)
@ Cottonwood
in a Region Game.
Last Time: Samson lost 7-48 in 2024.
All-Time:
  vs. Cottonwood 13-21-0 38.2% 
 
2025 Season
 8/22   OPEN 
 8/29  vs. Pike Liberal Arts    44   20   W  
 9/5  vs. G.W. Long   *  18   35   L  
 9/12  @ Providence Christian   *  16   35   L  
 9/18  @ Cottonwood   *          
 9/26  vs. Kinston            
 10/3  vs. Houston County   *          
 10/10  @ Geneva County   *          
 10/17  @ Ariton   *          
 10/24  vs. Abbeville   *          
 10/30  @ Northside Methodist            
 
2025 Season Totals
  Record1-2
  Scoring78-90
  Region Record0-2
  Home Record1-1
  Away Record0-1
 
 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
 Samson & Geneva County have played 72 games.
Samson has won 22 games.
Geneva County has won 48 games.
with 2 tie games.
 
Record Against Ranked Teams (since 1984)
 Total 3-59
 Regular Season 2-50
 Playoffs 1-9
 Lower Class 2-4
 Same Class 1-51
 Higher Class 0-4
 1A 2-7
 2A 1-48
 3A 0-3
 4A 0-1
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 3-72
 10 or more 97-90
 20 or more  77-42
 30 or more 55-5
 40 or more 28-0
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 34-0
 10 or more 66-162
 20 or more 29-149
 30 or more 5-108
 40 or more 3-64
 
Border Wars
 vs. Florida 8 - 6 - 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

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.