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| 1892 | First football game played by a high school team when Central Birmingham (Phillips) loses to Alabama 56-0 on November 11. |
| 1918 | Most of the season is cancelled when a flu epidemic sweeps the state. |
| 1921 | The Alabama High School Athletic Association organized. |
| 1924 | The AHSAA joined the National Federation on February 28. |
| First night game between Cloverdale and Pike Road on September, 23 at the Cramton Bowl. | |
| 1934 | The AHSAA mandates that schools can play a total of nine games. This lasts until 1947. |
| 1947 | Schools are allowed to schedule ten football games each season. |
| 1948 | The AHSAA office established in Montgomery. |
| Cliff Harper became the first full-time executive secretary of the AHSAA. | |
| The AHSAA expanded football to two classifications. | |
| 1964 | The AHSAA expanded football to two classifications. |
| 1966 | First state playoff championship game is held in Montgomery with Sidney Lanier defeating Robert E. Lee 9-7. |
| Herman "Bubba" Scott becomes the executive director of the AHSAA. | |
| 1968 | The AHSAA merged with the AIAA. |
| James Owens of Fairfield becomes first African-American named to an all-state team | |
| 1969 | The two point conversion was adopted for play following a touchdown. |
| 1970 | The Alabama Independent School Association is formed. |
| Monroe Academy wins the first championship in the A.I.S.A. by defeating Lowndes Academy 6-0. | |
| 1974 | The beginning of Area/Region play. |
| 1982 | The Alabama Sports Writers Association names its first all-state team. |
| 1983 | Schools are allowed to play eleven games in anticipation of new classifications for next season. |
| 1984 | The AHSAA expanded football to six classifications. |
| 1991 | Dan Washburn becomes the executive director of the AHSAA. |
| 1991 | The Alabama High School Sports Hall of Fame inducted its first members. |
| 1996 | First Super Six Championship games held in Birmingham. |
| 2007 | Steve Savarese becomes the executive director of the AHSAA. |
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.
Clay County shutout an amazing eleven opponents in 1996. The Panthers outscored their opponents 613-42 finishing the season 15-0.
