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Decatur Red Raiders
Decatur High School

1011 Prospect Dr. SE Decatur, AL 35601
Stadium: Shorty Ogle Stadium
Colors: Red & Black
Coach: John Ritter
Region: 6A-R7
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Decatur Football History

A history of Decatur Red Raiders football book is now available.
The 8-1/2" x 11" book is packed with everything about the football team
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Every score, team records, all-star players, coaches,
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Updated Through the 2022 Football Season
Team History on AHSFHS.org
Coach Jere Adcock    
Coach Steve Rivers    
Coach Earl Webb    
Coach H.L. Shorty Ogle    
1971 4A Championship Game Summary 
1971 - Amazing Seasons    
1949 State Championship   
1948 State Championship   
1947 State Championship   
1933 State Championship   
1932 State Championship   
 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1917  (#1)
  1927 - First 10-0 regular season.
  1970 - First playoff appearance.
  1971 - First 12 win season.
  1971 - First playoff win.
  1976 - First region championship.
 
Championships
State Playoff Championships
1971
State Mythical Championships
1932 , 1933 , 1947 , 
1948 , 1949 
Region Championships
  1976, 1977, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1992
1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005
2007
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 660-368-27
 Winning Pct. 64%
 State Playoff Titles 1
 State Mythical Titles 5
 Region/Area Titles 16
 Region/Area Record 149-85
 All State Players (#3)177
 NFL Players (#4)8
 Weeks Ranked #1 10
 Home Record 351-152-14
 Away Record 240-172-7
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 106
 Winning Seasons (#2) 74
 Losing Seasons (#2)28
 Most Wins in A Season 12 (1971)
 Most Losses in A Season 10 (1966)
 10 Win Seasons 14
 Most Points Scored in a Game 96 (10/12/1923)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 426 (2000)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 67 (8/27/2020)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 327 (2019)
 Largest Margin of Victory 96 (10/12/1923)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 64 (8/27/2020)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 105 (8/31/2018)
 Last Shutout 10/6/2023
 Last Time Shutout 11/5/2021
 Shutouts All-Time 248
 Been Shutout All-Time 107
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 23 (11/20/1931-10/5/1934)
 Longest Losing 14 (10/22/1965-11/11/1966)
 
Playoff Records
 Overall Record 28-32
 Appearances 33
 1st Round 19-13
 2nd Round 7-12
 3rd Round 0-5
 Semi-Finals 1-2
 Finals 1-0
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  18-25
 2010-19  62-49
 2000-09  80-38
 1990-99 73-38
 1980-89 63-43
 1970-79 78-29-2
 1960-69 52-44-4
 1950-59 58-35-5
 
Enrollment History
 Year  Students  (Rank) 
 2024-25 843 (58)
 2022-23 800 (60)
 2020-21 806 (57)
 2018-19 791 (62)
 2016-17 717 (69)
 2014-15 696 (64)
 2012-13 774 (59)
 2010-11 751 (60)
 2008-09 760 (54)
 2006-07 687 (65)
 2004-05 765 (52)
 2002-03 791 (48)
 2000-01 755 (51)
 1998-99 764 (44)
 1996-97 725 (47)
 1994-95 680 (52)
 1990-91 779 (53)
 1988-89 782 (48)
 1986-87 823 (44)
 1984-85 823 (45)
  
2023 Season Preview

       A look at the Decatur Red Raiders football team as they prepare for the upcoming season.
Next Game
 8/23/2024 (Fri)
@ Buckhorn
in a Non-Region Game.
Last Time: Decatur lost 21-26 in 2023.
All-Time:
  vs. Buckhorn 7-3-0 70.0% 
 
2024 Season
 8/23  @ Buckhorn            
 8/30  @ Austin            
 9/6  @ Jasper   *          
 9/13  vs. Muscle Shoals   *          
 9/20  vs. Hartselle   *          
 9/27  vs. Lee Huntsville            
 10/4  @ Columbia   *          
 10/11  vs. Mae Jemison            
 10/18  vs. Cullman   *          
 10/25  @ Athens   *          
 11/1   OPEN 
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record0-0
  Scoring0-0
  Region Record0-0
  Home Record0-0
  Away Record0-0
 
 Region 7 Standings
  Athens 0-00-0
  Columbia 0-00-0
  Cullman 0-00-0
  Decatur 0-00-0
  Hartselle 0-00-0
  Jasper 0-00-0
  Muscle Shoals 0-00-0
 
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Longest Running Rivalry
 Decatur & Athens have played 92 games.
Decatur has won 61 games.
Athens has won 29 games.
with 2 tie games.
 
Record Against Ranked Teams (since 1984)
 Total 30-68
 Regular Season 27-49
 Playoffs 3-19
 Lower Class 17-14
 Same Class 12-49
 Higher Class 1-5
 5A 19-17
 6A 10-47
 7A 1-4
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 1-39
 10 or more 159-73
 20 or more  137-27
 30 or more 85-7
 40 or more 47-1
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 66-2
 10 or more 94-110
 20 or more 32-89
 30 or more 6-49
 40 or more 2-23
 
Border Wars
 vs. Tennessee 3 - 2 - 0
 
Red Raiders Sports Apparel
 Decatur t-shirt.
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Decatur High School hooded sweatshirt.
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 Decatur High School cap.
Decatur High School Embroidered Pro Model Fitted Cap
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More items in the Decatur Red Raiders Team Store 
  
 
Some records may be incomplete. We have chosen to publish this information in hopes our visitors will participate in assisting us to complete every school.
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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.

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