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Gardendale Rockets
Gardendale High School
800 Main St. Gardendale, AL 35071
Stadium: Driver Stadium Colors: Maroon, Silver & White Coach: Chad Eads Region: 6A-R5
Overall Record Progress
100% Complete
Team Timeline
First Team: 1965 (#1)
1977 - First playoff win. 1977 - First 10 win season. 1977 - First playoff appearance. 1977 - First region championship. 1982 - First 11 win season. 1982 - First 10-0 regular season. 1984 - First 13 win season.
Championships
State Playoff Championships
None
State Mythical Championships
None
Region Championships
1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2002, 2003 2006, 2022
Team Records
Overall Record 383-261-3
Winning Pct. 60%
State Playoff Titles 0
State Mythical Titles 0
Region/Area Titles 0
Region/Area Record 162-84
All State Players (#3) 90
NFL Players (#4) 5
Weeks Ranked #1 5
Home Record 198-119-0
Away Record 168-138-1
By The Numbers
Seasons 60
Winning Seasons (#2)
42
Losing Seasons (#2) 16
Most Wins in A Season 13 (1984)
Most Loses in A Season 9 (1996)
10 Win Seasons 12
Most Points Scored in a Game 73 (9/4/2014)
Most Points Scored in a Season 514 (2015)
Most Points Allowed in a Game 76 (10/27/2000)
Most Points Allowed in a Season 441 (2023)
Largest Margin of Victory 58 (9/7/2007)
Largest Margin of Defeat 48 (10/20/2017)
Most Points Both Teams in a Game 121 (10/27/2000)
Last Shutout 9/24/2021
Last Time Shutout 9/10/2021
Shutouts All-Time 98
Been Shutout All-Time 51
Streaks
Longest Win 13 (8/31/1984-11/23/1984)
Longest Losing 14 (10/9/1992-10/29/1993)
Playoff Records
Overall Record 35-32
Appearances 32
1st Round 24-8
2nd Round 10-14
3rd Round 1-8
Semi-Finals 0-2
Finals 0-0
By the Decade
2010-13 69-46
2000-09 58-53
1990-99 33-71
1980-89 99-22
1970-79 71-32-3
1960-69 22-19
1950-59 0-0
Enrollment History
Year Students (Rank)
2014-15 818 (48)
2012-13 781 (57)
2010-11 765 (57)
2008-09 691 (63)
2006-07 667 (67)
2004-05 627 (71)
2002-03 663 (68)
2000-01 648 (71)
1998-99 653 (68)
1996-97 708 (50)
1994-95 679 (53)
1992-93 707 (50)
1990-91 763 (54)
1988-89 648 (67)
1986-87 622 (74)
1984-85 622 (74)
Next Game
8/23/2024 (Fri)
@ James Clemens
in a Non-Region Game.
Last Time: Gardendale lost 21-26 in 2023.
All-Time:
vs. James Clemens
2-2-0
50.0%
2024 Season Totals
Record 0-0
Scoring 0-0
Region Record 0-0
Home Record 0-0
Away Record 0-0
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Longest Running Rivalry
Gardendale & Mortimer Jordan have played 38 games.
Gardendale has won 30 games.
Mortimer Jordan has won 8 games.
with 0 tie games.
Record Against Ranked Teams (since 1984)
Total 22-73
Regular Season 17-56
Playoffs 5-17
Lower Class 2-6
Same Class 16-64
Higher Class 4-3
4A 1-2
5A 9-23
6A 10-45
7A 2-3
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
Scoring Record
less than 10 2-46
10 or more 156-71
20 or more
144-40
30 or more 112-9
40 or more 60-5
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
Points Allowed Record
less than 10 54-1
10 or more 104-116
20 or more 50-102
30 or more 11-69
40 or more 3-34
Border Wars
vs. Georgia 0 - 2 - 0
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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.