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Russellville Football Team History


Russellville Golden Tigers
Russellville High School

P.O. Box 730 Russellville, AL 35653
Stadium: Tigers Stadium
Colors: Vegas Gold, Black & White
Coach: Don Cox
Region: 5A-R13
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1920  <-- 1986 <- 1987 -> 1988 --> 2024

1987 Season Highlights
 Don Cox enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Russellville.
 First 14 win season.
 The Golden Tigers won the Class 5A Region 13 Championship.
 
1987 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 28  vs. Muscle Shoals    31   7   W       
 Fri., Sep. 4  @ Colbert County    16   10   W (OT)      
 Fri., Sep. 11  vs. Sheffield    26   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 18  vs. Phil Campbell    27   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 25  vs. Haleyville    48   7   W       
 Fri., Oct. 2  vs. Bradshaw    34   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 9  @ Curry   *  38   6   W       
 Fri., Oct. 16  @ Cullman   *  7   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 23  @ Fayette County    35   7   W       
 Fri., Oct. 30  vs. Hamilton   *  20   7   W       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 6  vs. Muscle Shoals    32   14   W       1st Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 13  vs. Dora    40   8   W       2nd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 20  @ Pell City    7   0   W       3rd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 27  @ Colbert County    17   0   W       Semi-finals Playoffs 
 Fri., Dec. 4  vs. Greenville    20   21   L (2OT)      Championship Game 
 
1987 Season Totals
  Record14-1
  Points Scored398
  Scoring Average26.5
  Points Allowed87
  Defense Average5.8
  Opponents Record93-79
  Region Record3-0
  Home Record8-1
  Away Record6-0
1987 Class 5A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
8/12/1987PS 1 ASWA
9/4/19871 1(1-0) ASWA
9/11/19872 1(2-0) ASWA
9/18/19873 1(3-0) ASWA
9/25/19874 1(4-0) ASWA
10/1/19875 1(5-0) ASWA
10/7/19876 1(6-0) ASWA
10/14/19877 1(7-0) ASWA
10/21/19878 1(8-0) ASWA
10/28/19879 1(9-0) ASWA
11/2/1987Final 1(10-0) ASWA
  
1987 Class 5A Region 13 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Russellville 14-1398874-1116433-06513  Don Cox
Cullman 4-71591930-10382-16241  Dale Cook
Hamilton 6-42091491-26162  Mark Dearen
Curry 0-10543210-341113  Mike Ackerman

1987 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Chuckie Mullins DB Sr.6-0175 AL-MS Game  

1987 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Armand WhiteRB Sr. HM  ASWA
 Armand WhiteRB Sr. HM  BN
 Chucky MullinsDB Sr.6-0175 1st  ASWA
 Chucky MullinsDB Sr.6-0175 HM  BN
 Derrick WashingtonLB HM  ASWA
 Terry PrinceDB HM  ASWA
 Thomas BeardenOL Sr. HM  BN
 Thomas BeardenOL Sr. HM  ASWA
 Wade SummeralOL Sr.6-2268 1st  ASWA
 Wade SummeralOL Sr.6-2200 1st  BN



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