News

We now have 832 teams &  
189,846 games on AHSFHS.org.


Search Site


AHSFHS Article Series


   The best of the best in Alabama High   
  School Football over the past 100 seasons.






2023 Team Previews 

  



Cullman Bearcats

Head Coach: Danny Stiff (first season)
Career Record: 0 seasons, (0-0)
At Cullman: First season
Stadium: Woodard Stadium
2022 Enrollment:  760
Rank:  72nd in the AHSAA, 39th in Class 6A

 History 
Overall Record:   618-410-33   (60.0%)
Last 25 years:   194-95   (67.0%)  (Rank: 56th in the AHSAA, 12th in Class 6A)
Since 2010:   89-58  (60.5%)  (Rank: 111st in the AHSAA, 21st in Class 6A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2022
Last Region Championship:   2009
Last Winning Season:   2022
Last Losing Season:   2018

 2022 
Class:  6A              Region:   7
Record:  7-4
Region Record:   2-3, (fourth)
Playoff Record:   First round loss to Gadsden City by a score of 41-24.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  314 (28.5)
Defense:  241 (21.9)


 2023 
Class: 6A              Region:   7
Strength of Schedule: 65-47 (58%) (46th in the AHSAA, 6th in Class 6A)
Region Strength:  37-20 (65%)
Non-Region Strength:  28-27 (51%)




 2022 Results 
 8/19  @ Mars Hill  (3A)   13-10   W  
 8/26  vs. Jasper  (5A)   42-21   W  
 9/2  vs. Hartselle  (6A)  *  3-34   L  
 9/8  vs. Decatur  (6A)  *  36-39   L (3OT) 
 9/16  @ Lee Huntsville  (6A)   53-13   W  
 9/23  vs. Mortimer Jordan  (6A)   26-24   W  
 9/30  @ Athens  (6A)  *  35-23   W  
 10/7  vs. Columbia  (6A)  *  35-6   W  
 10/14  @ Muscle Shoals  (6A)  *  16-23   L  
 10/21  @ Etowah  (4A)   31-7   W  
 10/28   OPEN 
 Playoffs 
 11/4  @ Gadsden City    24-41   L  


 2023 Schedule 
 8/24  vs. Mars Hill  (3A)       
 9/1  @ Jasper  (5A)       
 9/8  @ Hartselle  (6A)  *      
 9/15  @ Decatur  (6A)  *      
 9/22  vs. Lee Huntsville  (6A)       
 9/29  @ Mortimer Jordan  (6A)       
 10/6  vs. Athens  (6A)  *      
 10/13  @ Columbia  (6A)  *      
 10/20  vs. Muscle Shoals  (6A)  *      
 10/27  vs. Etowah  (4A)       
 11/3   OPEN 
 11/10  @ Clay-Chalkville        



Class  6A Region  7
Team 2022 Record Region Scoring                            
Hartselle (6A) 12-1 5-0537-236
Muscle Shoals (6A) 11-2 4-1465-207
Decatur (6A) 9-3 3-2420-228
Cullman (6A) 7-4 2-3314-241
Athens (6A) 5-5 1-4324-256
Columbia (6A) 0-9 0-540-500


 2023 Preview 


       Cullman completed the 2022 season with a 7-4 record. With their 2-3 region record and a fourth place finish in Class 6A region seven, the Bearcats earned a spot in the playoffs in 2022. Cullman's season came to an end in the first round of the playoffs when they fell to Gadsden City by a score of 41-24.

       Since 2010, Cullman has gone a combined 89-58. Their 60.5% winning percentage ranks 21st in Class 6A over the past thirteen seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Cullman has finished a combined 194-95. Their 67.0% winning percentage ranks 12th in Class 6A and 56th in the AHSAA. The Bearcats have been successful on the football field with twenty-four winning seasons during this time.




       The Bearcats will be under the direction of new head football coach Danny Stiff as they enter the 2023 season.  Coach Stiff most recently coached at Hoover High School, and previously coached at Hueytown High School, Spain Park High School and Gadsden City High School. The Bearcats have one of the toughest overall schedules in Class 6A. Their opponents had a combined record of 65-47 last season. That ranks 6th in Class 6A and 46th in the AHSAA.

       The Bearcats have a good shot at one of the last two playoff slots in region seven this season.

       The Bearcats open the 2023 season at home against non-region opponent Mars Hill on Thursday, August 24 at Woodard Stadium. Last year the Mars Hill Panthers finished with an overall record of 10-2 and in first place in Class 3A region eight. The Panthers lost in the second round of the Class 3A playoffs to Geraldine by a score of 17-14.

       Cullman and Mars Hill have met a total of 4 times on the football field. The Bearcats have a 2-2-0 record against the Panthers. They last met in 2022 with Cullman winning by a score of 13-10.

      

  


Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

Clay County shutout an amazing eleven opponents in 1996. The Panthers outscored their opponents 613-42 finishing the season 15-0.