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| 1892 | First football game played by a high school team when Central Birmingham (Phillips) loses to Alabama 56-0 on November 11. |
| 1918 | Most of the season is cancelled when a flu epidemic sweeps the state. |
| 1921 | The Alabama High School Athletic Association organized. |
| 1924 | The AHSAA joined the National Federation on February 28. |
| First night game between Cloverdale and Pike Road on September, 23 at the Cramton Bowl. | |
| 1934 | The AHSAA mandates that schools can play a total of nine games. This lasts until 1947. |
| 1947 | Schools are allowed to schedule ten football games each season. |
| 1948 | The AHSAA office established in Montgomery. |
| Cliff Harper became the first full-time executive secretary of the AHSAA. | |
| The AHSAA expanded football to two classifications. | |
| 1964 | The AHSAA expanded football to two classifications. |
| 1966 | First state playoff championship game is held in Montgomery with Sidney Lanier defeating Robert E. Lee 9-7. |
| Herman "Bubba" Scott becomes the executive director of the AHSAA. | |
| 1968 | The AHSAA merged with the AIAA. |
| James Owens of Fairfield becomes first African-American named to an all-state team | |
| 1969 | The two point conversion was adopted for play following a touchdown. |
| 1970 | The Alabama Independent School Association is formed. |
| Monroe Academy wins the first championship in the A.I.S.A. by defeating Lowndes Academy 6-0. | |
| 1974 | The beginning of Area/Region play. |
| 1982 | The Alabama Sports Writers Association names its first all-state team. |
| 1983 | Schools are allowed to play eleven games in anticipation of new classifications for next season. |
| 1984 | The AHSAA expanded football to six classifications. |
| 1991 | Dan Washburn becomes the executive director of the AHSAA. |
| 1991 | The Alabama High School Sports Hall of Fame inducted its first members. |
| 1996 | First Super Six Championship games held in Birmingham. |
| 2007 | Steve Savarese becomes the executive director of the AHSAA. |
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.
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.
