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Decatur Football Team History


Decatur Red Raiders
Decatur High School

1011 Prospect Dr. SE Decatur, AL 35601
Stadium: Shorty Ogle Stadium
Colors: Red & Black
Coach: Jere Adcock
Region: 6A-R8
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1917  <-- 2019 <- 2020 -> 2021 --> 2024

2020 Season Highlights
 Jere Adcock enters his 25th season as Head Coach at Decatur.
 The Red Raiders move from Region 7 to Region 8.
 The Red Raiders finished 6th in Region 8.
 The Red Raiders set a team record for points allowed in a game with 67.
 The Red Raiders set a team record for margin in a defeat by allowing 64 points.
 
2020 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Thu., Aug. 20  vs. Russellville    0   28   L       
 Thu., Aug. 27  @ Austin    3   67   L       
 Fri., Sep. 4  @ Muscle Shoals   *  12   24   L       
 Fri., Sep. 11  vs. Hartselle   *  10   38   L       
 Fri., Sep. 18  @ Buckhorn   *  7   13   L       
 Fri., Sep. 25  OPEN 
 Fri., Oct. 2  vs. Cullman   *  10   21   L       
 Fri., Oct. 9  vs. Hazel Green   *  28   0   W       
 Thu., Oct. 15  @ Columbia   *  45   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 23  vs. Athens   *  17   31   L       
 Thu., Oct. 29  @ Huntsville    13   37   L       
 
2020 Season Totals
  Record2-8
  Points Scored145
  Scoring Average14.5
  Points Allowed259
  Defense Average25.9
  Opponents Record54-54
  Region Record2-5
  Home Record1-4
  Away Record1-4
2020 Class 6A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
 Decatur was not ranked.
  
2020 Class 6A Region 8 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Athens 7-43061720-131346-122675  Cody Gross
Cullman 8-32531480-114286-118999  Oscar Glasscock
Hartselle 7-43491710-117315-225381  Bryan Moore
Muscle Shoals 6-52351840-17385-2194112  Scott Basden
Buckhorn 4-61592223-4128175  Keith Henderson
Decatur 2-81452592-5129127  Jere Adcock
Hazel Green 3-71192581-660199  Joel Schrenk
Columbia 0-10964710-730341  Nicholas Wells

2020 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 No Decatur Players on File.

2020 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 No Decatur Players on File.



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Morris Higginbotham coached three different teams to divisional state championships in the 1950s. He won titles at Walnut Grove in 1952, West Blocton in 1955 and Enterprise in 1960.