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  School Football over the past 100 seasons.





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Cleveland Panthers
Cleveland High School

71 High School St. Cleveland, AL 35049
Stadium: Michael Dixon Memorial Stadium
Colors: Black & White
Coach: Will Glaze
Region: 2A-R5
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Overall Record Progress      93% Complete
   
  

 

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Team History on AHSFHS.org
2013 Coaching Changes    
Coach Gary Godfrey    
Coach Danny Adams    
Coach Scott Blackmon    
Coach Hugh OShields    
Coach Gardner Gilliland    
 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1936  (#1)
  1974 - First playoff appearance.
  1974 - First region championship.
  1989 - First playoff win.
  2015 - First 12 win season.
 
Championships
State Playoff Championships
None
State Mythical Championships
None
Region Championships
  1974, 1977, 1990, 1995, 1996, 2015
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 424-398-25
 Winning Pct. 52%
 State Playoff Titles 0
 State Mythical Titles 0
 Region/Area Titles 6
 Region/Area Record 138-122
 All State Players (#3)65
 NFL Players (#4)0
 Weeks Ranked #1 0
 Home Record 193-150-4
 Away Record 151-192-10
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 96
 Winning Seasons (#2) 53
 Losing Seasons (#2)30
 Most Wins in A Season 12 (2021)
 Most Losses in A Season 10 (1997)
 10 Win Seasons 2
 Most Points Scored in a Game 66 (9/10/2010)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 660 (2021)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 70 (11/9/2007)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 405 (2025)
 Largest Margin of Victory 58 (10/4/2019)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 63 (11/9/2018)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 109 (9/6/2019)
 Last Shutout 8/20/2026
 Last Time Shutout 10/18/2024
 Shutouts All-Time 141
 Been Shutout All-Time 116
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 12 (8/28/2015-11/13/2015)
 Longest Losing 12 (11/22/1996-8/28/1998)
 
Playoff Records
 Overall Record 14-22
 Appearances 22
 1st Round 10-12
 2nd Round 2-8
 3rd Round 1-1
 Semi-Finals 1-0
 Finals 0-1
 
Enrollment History
 Year  Students  (Rank) 
 2026-27 196 (261)
 2024-25 172 (306)
 2022-23 184 (294)
 2020-21 190 (290)
 2018-19 198 (285)
 2016-17 197 (292)
 2014-15 205 (279)
 2012-13 229 (256)
 2010-11 219 (259)
 2008-09 197 (283)
 2006-07 210 (259)
 2004-05 179 (281)
 2002-03 171 (280)
 2000-01 186 (272)
 1998-99 155 (299)
 1996-97 149 (302)
 1994-95 160 (284)
 1990-91 192 (263)
 1988-89 157 (305)
 1986-87 171 (287)
 1984-85 171 (288)
  
2026 Season Preview

       A look at the Cleveland Panthers football team as they prepare for the upcoming season.
Cleveland Panthers  Season Preview
Next Game
 9/11/2026 (Fri)
vs. Southeastern
in a Region Game.
Last Time: Cleveland lost 14-52 in 2025.
All-Time:
  vs. Southeastern 7-4-0 63.6% 
 
2026 Season
 8/20  @ Susan Moore    37   0   W  
 8/28  vs. Appalachian    35   34   W  
 9/4  @ Midfield   *  21   12   W  
 9/11  vs. Southeastern   *          
 9/18  vs. Cold Springs   *          
 9/25   OPEN 
 10/2  @ Lamar County   *          
 10/9  @ Gordo   *          
 10/16  vs. Carbon Hill   *          
 10/23  @ Locust Fork   *          
 10/30  vs. J.B. Pennington            
 
2026 Season Totals
  Record3-0
  Scoring93-46
  Region Record1-0
  Home Record1-0
  Away Record2-0
 
2026 Region 5 Standings
  Carbon Hill 1-10-1
  Cleveland 3-01-0
  Cold Springs 2-01-0
  Gordo 2-11-0
  Lamar County 2-11-0
  Locust Fork 1-20-1
  Midfield 0-20-1
  Southeastern 0-30-1
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Cleveland & J.B. Pennington have played 76 games.
Cleveland has won 30 games.
J.B. Pennington has won 40 games.
with 6 tie games.
 
Record Against Ranked Teams (since 1984)
 Total 13-58
 Regular Season 11-45
 Playoffs 2-13
 Lower Class 2-1
 Same Class 7-52
 Higher Class 4-15
 1A 2-1
 2A 7-39
 3A 4-15
 4A 0-3
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 4-48
 10 or more 146-90
 20 or more  134-54
 30 or more 97-9
 40 or more 68-4
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 62-3
 10 or more 88-135
 20 or more 44-124
 30 or more 12-84
 40 or more 6-48
 
Border Wars
 No games on record vs. Border States.
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  36-35
 2010-19  66-46
 2000-09  48-57
 1990-99 45-62
 1980-89 59-44
 1970-79 44-56-2
 1960-69 50-40-8
 1950-59 54-22-9
 
Cleveland Panthers Sports Apparel
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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 Tuscaloosa Black Bears were considered one of the best programs in the nation from 1925-1931. Their record over that span was an amazing 61-0-3.