The History of High School Football in Alabama

Welcome to the Alabama High School Football Historical Society. Our goal is to chronicle a complete history of high school football in the state of Alabama. We also provide other important information including coaching records, state wide polls, state championship summaries, region and area records and much more. If you can provide accurate scores or any other information related to our efforts we encourage you to contact us.
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Latest News AHSFHS.org                               December, 14th, 2021 Realignment 2022-23       The AHSAA has released the new classification for the next two seasons. 7A  6A  5A  4A  3A  2A  1A  2022 Coaching Changes A look at every high school football head coaching change since the end of the 2021 football season. Coaching Changes  2021 Playoffs 2021 Playoff Brackets (Printable) 7A  6A  5A  4A  3A  2A  1A  AISA  Super Seven Games    Super Seven Game Previews    Super Seven Games Semifinals 1A-6A Playoffs    Semifinal Tidbits & Records    Scoring Averages     Semifinal Scores    Semifinal Previews of Every Game    Semifinal Matchups Third Round Playoffs    Third Round Tidbits & Records    Third Round Scores    Third Round Previews of Every Game    Third Round Matchups Second Round Playoffs    Second Round Tidbits & Records    Scoring Averages     Second Round Scores    Second Round Previews of Every Game    Second Round Matchups First Round Playoffs    First Round Tidbits & Records    How the Top Ten fared    First Round Scores    Season & Playoff - Tidbits & Records    First Round Matchups 2021 Region Standings 7A  6A  5A  4A  3A  2A  1A  AISA Archived News AHSFHS.org                               August 12th, 2021       Coaches nearing Milestones.    Which coaches are nearing the 100 win mark?                                                  August 12th, 2021  Active coaches with the most victories.                                                  August 12th, 2021  Coaches who won the most games in ten seasons.                                                  August 12th, 2021  Records and Streaks as we enter the season.  Current Streaks Winning Streak           15 - Clay-Chalkville  Losing Streak           62 - Columbia  Regular Season Winning Streak           29 - Pike Road  Region Winning Streak           33 - Lanett  Region Losing Streak           57 - Brindlee Mountain  Home Winning Streak           29 - Thompson  Consecutive Winning Seasons           29 - Gordo  Consecutive Playoff Seasons           39 - Luverne  Consecutive Weeks Top Ten Ranking           243 - Hoover  Consecutive Games Scoring           291 - Fyffe On The Radio Find your favorite team on a local radio station this season. Games on the radio   Check out the Podcasts with coaches and athletic directors from the state of Georgia and around the country. Also find great resources proven to be valuable to every high school coach. These articles come from coaches and athletic administrators from all over the country and cover a variety of topics. 2020 Season in review 2020 Playoff Brackets 7A  6A  5A  4A  3A  2A  1A  AISA  Region Standings 7A  6A  5A  4A  3A  2A  1A  AISA 2020 Football Season AHSFHS.org                               December 24th, 2020    2020 All-State Football Team.  AHSFHS.org                               August 24th, 2020        Bill Yancy - The voice of Guntersville for 55 years. AHSFHS.org                               August 14th, 2020        A podcast with Alabama great George Teague.                                 August 17th, 2020  Tidbits & Records as we begin a new season.                                 August 15th, 2020  Records and Streaks as we enter the season.                                 August 15th, 2020  Teams with the most victories this past decade.                                 August 14th, 2020  Today's latest news and changes at AHSFHS.org.                                 August 3rd, 2020  2020 Preseason ASWA Football Rankings.  AHSFHS.org                               August 3rd, 2020    A look at the upcoming season with fingers crossed.  2019 Season in review  A week by week recap of the 2019 football season. 2018 Season in review  A week by week recap of the 2018 football season. 2017 Season in review A week by week recap of the 2017 football season. 2016 Season in review  A week by week recap of the football season. 2015 Season in review  A week by week recap of the football season. 2014 Season in review  A week by week recap of the football season. Historical Sports Articles AHSFHS.org                               July 18th, 2016       Who are the best football programs that have never won a playoff championship?    The best programs to never win a playoff title.  AHSFHS.org                               July 13th, 2016       What records have the best chance of enduring forever?    Records that will never be broken.  AHSFHS.org                               July 11th, 2016       AHSFHS.org is working to complete rosters for each of the State Championship teams since the playoffs began in 1966.    Championship Team Rosters.  AHSFHS.org                               February,  2nd, 2016       Coaches with the most championships in each sport.    Championship Coaches in Every Sport  AHSFHS.org                               February,  2nd, 2016       Finding the winning coaches in each sport.    Winning Coaches  AHSFHS.org                               February,  1st, 2016       New research and new mythical champions.    More Mythical Champions Found  Article Archives Article Archives - past articles about the history of high school football in Alabama. Other Team Sports on AHSFHS.org Following years of research, in June of 2007 the AHSFHS.org website became a reality. Many people have gotten involved to assist with the research of the schools and teams to make this possible. In 2012 other team sports joined football as a part of our research. Initially AHSFHS.org will include information about the state tournament, all state teams, all tournament teams, player awards, coaches and team records. The additional team sports will include Basketball and Soccer for both boys and girls, Volleyball, Baseball and Softball. Check it out here at WWW.AHSFHS.org/sports	2021 Football Season 2021  AHSAA  Super Seven Championships 7A Thompson 38-22 Central Phenix City 6A Clay-Chalkville 46-42 Hueytown 5A Pike Road 51-14 Pleasant Grove 4A Vigor 52-14 Oneonta 3A Piedmont 35-33 Montgomery Academy 2A Clarke County 49-41 Cleveland 1A Sweet Water 40-16 Wadley Week Eleven  ASWA Football Final Poll  Week Eleven Tidbits & Records  Week Eleven Scores  Top Ten Matchups This Week  ASWA Football Poll Week Ten  Week Ten Tidbits & Records  Week Ten Scores  ASWA Football Poll Week Nine  Week Nine Tidbits & Records  Week Nine Scores  ASWA Football Poll Week Eight  Week Eight Tidbits & Records  Week Eight Scores  ASWA Football Poll Week Seven  Week Seven Tidbits & Records  Week Seven Scores  ASWA Football Poll Week Six  Week Six Tidbits & Records  Week Six Scores  ASWA Football Poll Week Five  Week Five Tidbits & Records  Week Five Scores  ASWA Football Poll Week Four  Week Four Tidbits & Records  Week Four Scores  ASWA Football Poll Week Three  Week Three Tidbits & Records  Week Three Scores  ASWA Football Poll Week Two  Week Two Tidbits & Records  Week Two Scores  ASWA Football Poll Week One  Week One Tidbits & Records  Week One Scores Preseason  Preseason Tidbits & Records  Preseason ASWA Football Poll 2021 Coaching Changes A look at every high school football head coaching change since the end of the 2020 football season. Coaching Changes  News Archives AHSFHS.org                               August 18th, 2019       Records and Streaks.    A look at streaks & records as the season nears.  AHSFHS.org                               August 17th, 2019       Winning teams this Decade.    Which teams have won the most games this decade?  News at ASHFHS.org AHSFHS.org                               October 16th, 2018       Championship Game Rosters.    Our search continues for the championship game rosters.  News Archives AHSFHS.org                               August 17th, 2017       The Fastest to 100 Wins.    Which coach got to 100 wins the fastest?  AHSFHS.org                               July 25th, 2017       AIAA Schools    How much do you know about the AIAA schools?  AHSFHS.org                               July 17th, 2017       Mississippi High School Football    Something new at AHSFHS.org for our neighboring state.  Articles ASHFHS.org AHSFHS.org                               August 31st, 2016       Who has the worst football program in the state's history?    A look at the other side of winning.  AHSFHS.org                               July 26th, 2016       What football programs won the most games prior to the playoff system?    The best programs pre-1966.  AHSFHS.org                               July 22nd, 2016       Over the past 100 years a few strange things have occurred in football.    Strange and odd facts.  AHSFHS.org                               July 20th, 2016       Which team put together the most consecutive 10 win seasons?    Consecutive 10 win seasons.  Alabama High School Football        Our latest series will look at the undefeated teams and their amazing seasons. A game-by-game summary of the teams that navigated an entire season without losing a game.        The Undefeated Playoff Teams        A series of articles we began last season and will update each year about the men who have roamed the sideline of the Alabama high school football fields over the past 100 years. Find out who are the best of all-time.        The Coaches of Alabama High School Football        Over the past 100 years there are games that have come to define the meaning of the word memorable. Fans remember them for years to come and talk about them forever. We take a look at some of those games in a series on the greatest games in history.        The Greatest Games in High School Football        With the recent talk among college football fans debating whether the current Alabama team is considered a dynasty, we at AHSFHS.org thought it would be great to look back at some of the dynasties in high school football.        The Alabama High School Football Dynasties AHSFHS.org Fan Shop  * This is your chance to show your team colors as a fan of high school football. Shop for hundreds of items with your school's colors and logos at the AHSFHS.org Fan Shop.

ASHFHS.org Progress    You can keep track of our progress in completing teams back through the 1950 season by clicking on the link in the right-hand column called 'Our Progress'. We are working to finish as many teams as possible back through the 1950 season. If you can assist us in this research in any way just let us know. More information     We are also interested in completing the coaches for every team. If you can assist us in any way we will appreciate the help.

The Beginning

The game of American football as played today by high school, college, and professional teams grew out of rugby-style football which in the mid-1870s replaced a largely kicking game known as association football. Although initially played on village greens and on college fields, the first intercollegiate game took place on 6 November 1869 when Rutgers defeated Princeton 6-4 in a soccer-style game. Five years later, Montreal's McGill University playing at Harvard introduced rugby football, which would be rapidly adopted by eastern teams.   *Answers.com