Rivalries
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Dora and Cordova have met a total of 101 times on the football field making it one of the oldest rivalries in the state. Cordova leads the series with a record of 50-49-2. That makes this the closest rivalry of any in the state over ninety games. The two schools are about twelve miles apart in Walker County. Between 1994 and 2021 the teams met in the first game of the football season. Over the years they have usually played early in the season each year until recently when the game was moved to October. The teams first met during the 1925 season when Dora and Cordova fielded their first teams and Cordova was known as Bankhead High School. They have met every season since except a few seasons in the early years. They have played every season since 1935. Dora's 62-0 victory in 1993 was the biggest ever for the Bulldogs in the series. A year later, Cordova won 3-0 on a game-winning field goal. The biggest upset in the series may have come in 1995 when the two teams met in the first game of the season. Dora came away with a 25-20 victory and went on to win five games that year. Cordova regrouped and won the Class 3A state championship with a 6-0 victory over B.B. Comer. In recent history the rivalry has been streak with each Dora winning six in a row (2001-06), Cordova winning four in a row (2007-10) and Dora taking seven of the last eight games. Dora has won nineteen of the past twenty-eight games to close the gap in the series to a single game in 2025. Total Meetings: 101 Series Record: Cordova leads 50-49-2 First Meeting: 10/9/1925, Cordova 6, Dora, 6 Last Meeting: 10/11/2024, Dora 19, Cordova 13 Longest Winning Streak: Cordova 6 (1945-1949), Dora 6 (2001-2006) Biggest Wins: Cordova 42-3 (2016), Dora 62-0 (1993) Biggest Upsets: 1995 Dora (5-5) upset Cordova (12-2) 25-20 1997 Dora (3-7) upset Cordova (9-3) 34-31
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David Parker
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dparker@ahsfhs.org
Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History
Demopolis scored a record 761 points during the 2004 season. The Tigers finished the season 15-0.
Demopolis scored a record 761 points during the 2004 season. The Tigers finished the season 15-0.