Rivalries
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Dora and Cordova have met a total of 92 times on the football field making it one of the oldest rivalries in the state. Cordova leads the series with a record of 48-41-2. The two schools are about twelve miles apart in Walker County. Since 1994 the teams have met in the first game of the football season. Over the years they have usually played early in the season each year. The teams first met during the 1925 season when Dora and Cordova fielded their first teams and Cordova was known as Bankhead High School. They have met every season since except a few seasons in the early years. They have played every season since 1935. Dora's 62-0 victory in 1993 was the biggest ever for the Bulldogs in the series. A year later, Cordova won 3-0 on a game-winning field goal. The biggest upset in the series may have come in 1995 when the two teams met in the first game of the season. Dora came away with a 25-20 victory and went on to win five games that year. Cordova regrouped and won the Class 3A state championship with a 6-0 victory over B.B. Comer. In recent history the rivalry has been streak with each Dora winning six in a row (2001-06), Cordova winning four in a row (2007-10) and Dora taking four in a row. Total Meetings: 92 Series Record: Cordova leads 48-42-2 First Meeting: 10/9/1925, Cordova 6, Dora, 6 Last Meeting: 8/20/2015, Cordova 29, Dora, 19 Longest Winning Streak: Cordova 6 (1945-1949), Dora 6 (2001-2006) Biggest Wins: Cordova 48-9 (2009), Dora 62-0 (1993) Biggest Upsets: 1995 Dora (5-5) upset Cordova (12-2) 25-20 1997 Dora (3-7) upset Cordova (9-3) 34-31
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David Parker
AHSFHS.org
dparker@ahsfhs.org
Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History
Bart Starr received coaching from Kentucky great Babe Parilli his senior season at Sidney Lanier in hopes of joining Bear Bryant at Kentucky. He had to settle for Alabama.
Bart Starr received coaching from Kentucky great Babe Parilli his senior season at Sidney Lanier in hopes of joining Bear Bryant at Kentucky. He had to settle for Alabama.