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  School Football over the past 100 seasons.





Huntsville Football Team History


Huntsville Panthers
Huntsville High School

2304 Billie Watkins Ave. Huntsville, AL 35801
Stadium: Milton Frank Stadium
Colors: Cardinal, White & Blue
Coach: Greg Patterson
Region: 6A-R16
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1907  <-- 1995 <- 1996 -> 1997 --> 2024
1996 Season Highlights
 Greg Patterson enters his 13th season as Head Coach at Huntsville.
 The Panthers move from Region 15 to Region 16.
 The Panthers finished 2nd in Region 16.
 
1996 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 6  vs. Austin    7   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 13  @ Hazel Green   *  31   14   W       
 Fri., Sep. 20  vs. Bob Jones    49   21   W       
 Fri., Sep. 27  vs. Grissom    31   15   W       
 Fri., Oct. 4  vs. Fort Payne    48   35   W       
 Fri., Oct. 11  vs. J.O. Johnson   *  0   15   L       
 Fri., Oct. 18  @ Decatur    13   17   L       
 Fri., Oct. 25  @ Butler    21   28   L       
 Fri., Nov. 1  vs. Coffee    25   0   W       
 Fri., Nov. 8  @ Lee Huntsville   *  14   7   W       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 15  @ Mountain Brook    0   40   L       1st Round Playoffs 
 
1996 Season Totals
  Record7-4
  Points Scored239
  Scoring Average21.7
  Points Allowed192
  Defense Average17.5
  Opponents Record63-57
  Region Record2-1
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record2-3
1996 Class 6A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
 Huntsville was not ranked.
  
1996 Class 6A Region 16 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
J.O. Johnson 10-22711572-143553-08921  Harold Wells
Huntsville 7-42391920-10402-14536  Greg Patterson
Lee Huntsville 2-81072331-24449  Butch Weaver
Hazel Green 2-81262690-333105  Michael Nave

1996 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Marvin Strong QB Sr. All-Star Game  

1996 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 No Huntsville Players on File.



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