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  School Football over the past 100 seasons.





Russellville Football Team History


Russellville Golden Tigers
Russellville High School

P.O. Box 730 Russellville, AL 35653
Stadium: Tigers Stadium
Colors: Vegas Gold, Black & White
Coach: Perry Swindall
Region: 5A-R16
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1920  <-- 1997 <- 1998 -> 1999 --> 2024
1998 Season Highlights
 Perry Swindall enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Russellville.
 The Golden Tigers finished 4th in Region 16.
 
1998 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 28  vs. Deshler    14   39   L       
 Fri., Sep. 4  @ Haleyville    35   21   W       
 Fri., Sep. 11  @ Colbert County    0   14   L       
 Fri., Sep. 18  vs. Athens   *  13   52   L       
 Fri., Sep. 25  @ Winfield    46   24   W       
 Fri., Oct. 2  vs. Muscle Shoals   *  28   30   L       
 Fri., Oct. 9  @ Coffee   *  23   20   W       
 Fri., Oct. 16  @ Hazlewood    6   21   L       
 Fri., Oct. 23  vs. Sulligent    39   19   W       
 Fri., Oct. 30  @ Bradshaw   *  40   12   W       
 
1998 Season Totals
  Record5-5
  Points Scored244
  Scoring Average24.4
  Points Allowed252
  Defense Average25.2
  Opponents Record63-51
  Region Record2-2
  Home Record1-3
  Away Record4-2
1998 Class 5A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
 Russellville was not ranked.
  
1998 Class 5A 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 
Athens 11-25281822-183424-018532  Steve Rivers
Coffee 5-73203581-163832-288109  Jerry Hill
Muscle Shoals 3-71512612-263105  Billy Snider
Russellville 5-52442522-2104114  Perry Swindall
Bradshaw 0-101363510-456136  Gary Horton

1998 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 No Russellville Players on File.

1998 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Oscar BondsRB Jr. HM  BN



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