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Gainesville Red Elephants
Gainesville High School

830 Century Place    Gainesville, GA
Stadium: Bobby Gruhn Field
Colors: Red, White & Black
Coach: Josh Niblett
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Team Home Summary Coaches Games by Year Opponents Playoffs  

Team History
 First known team:  1905
 Source: Georgia Football Historians
 All Scores Complete
 All Season Records Complete
 
Championships
National Championships
State Playoff Championships
1922, 2012
State Mythical Championships
 
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 804-360-25
 Winning Pct. 69%
 State Playoff Titles 2
 State Mythical Titles 0
 Home Record 464-156-13
 Away Record 330-188-12
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 121
 Winning Seasons (#2) 90
 Losing Seasons (#2)17
 Most Wins in A Season 15 (2022)
 Most Loses in A Season 9 (2018)
 10 Win Seasons 31
 Most Points Scored in a Game 93 (1925)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 680 (2012)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 63 (2011)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 337 (1999)
 Largest Margin of Victory 93 (1925)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 51 (1913)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 112 (2007)
 Last Shutout 11/21/2025
 Last Time Shutout 2018
 Shutouts All-Time 311
 Been Shutout All-Time 108
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 31 (1922-1926)
 Longest Losing 10 (1997-1998)
 
Playoff Records
 Overall Record 55-45
 Appearances 47
 1st Round 26-17
 2nd Round 11-4
 3rd Round 7-4
 Semi-Finals 9-12
 Finals 2-8
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  57-19
 2010-19  80-44
 2000-09  95-28
 1990-99 45-57
 1980-89 93-33
 1970-79 96-23-4
 1960-69 76-38-3
 1950-59 71-30-2
 
Next Game
 2024 Season is over.
 
2025 Season
 8/15  vs. Marietta    26   7   W  
 8/21  vs. Moody (AL)    49   7   W  
 8/29  vs. Westlake    42   14   W  
 9/12  vs. Carrollton    21   43   L  
 9/19  @ Lanier   *  57   30   W  
 9/26  vs. Johns Creek   *  67   0   W  
 10/3  @ Seckinger   *  41   14   W  
 10/10  @ Milton   *  28   16   W  
 10/17  vs. Chattahoochee   *  55   3   W  
 10/24  vs. Roswell   *  35   37   L  
 Playoffs 
 11/14  vs. Dunwoody    48   32   W  
 11/21  @ Brunswick    42   0   W  
 12/5  @ Hughes    40   32   W  
 12/11  @ Rome    37   6   W  
 12/17   Thomas County Central    21   62   L  
 
2025 Season Totals
  Record12-3
  Scoring609-303
  Region Record5-1
  Home Record6-2
  Away Record6-0
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Gainesville & Athens have played 53 games.
Gainesville has won 28 games.
Athens has won 23 games.
with 2 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 1-33
 10 or more 231-58
 20 or more  222-32
 30 or more 177-10
 40 or more 130-2
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 114-1
 10 or more 118-90
 20 or more 59-79
 30 or more 12-50
 40 or more 3-27
 
Border Wars
 vs. Out-of-State Teams3 - 2 - 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.