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 Joe Downey 

Joe Downey joined the Theodore coaching staff in 1977 as an assistant coach. He graduated from Florida State where he played quarterback and was the team punter from 1971-1975.

Coach Downey also served as head baseball coach at Theodore. He was a 1970 graduate of Theodore before earning his B.S. degree at Florida State in 1975.

He accepted the head coaching position at Theodore in 1987. Downey remained the Bobcats coach through the 2001 season when he moved over to the AISA and Mobile Christian School. He was the head coach there for four seasons.

In 2011 he took the head football job at Cottage Hill Christian in Mobile. Downey stepped down following the 2013 season at Cottage Hill. His overall record is 123-114. His teams won eight area and region titles.



Known Record:  123-114-0   51.9%
 Season Total   Playoffs   Region Record 
 Team   Season  Class   W/L/T   PF  PA   W/L/T  PF  PA   Region  Title  W/L/T   PF  PA 
Cottage Hill Christian
Cottage Hill Christian2013 3A0-1068356R10-742278
Cottage Hill Christian2012 3A0-960417R10-736307
Cottage Hill Christian2011 2A4-6218353R13-4142249
 3 Years4-2534611260-0003-18220834
    
Mobile Christian
Mobile Christian2005 AISA-AAA5-51882730-1938West3-3113168
Mobile Christian2004 AISA-AAA5-61642940-1741West3-4123178
Mobile Christian2003 AISA-AAA3-7181215R22-5121137
 3 Years13-185337820-216798-12357483
    
Theodore
Theodore2001 6A3-7193228R12-4134152
Theodore2000 6A11-14392191-17061R1#6-023175
Theodore1999 6A7-62672092-16546R13-18940
Theodore1998 6A7-42621630-12027R13-110853
Theodore1997 6A7-42251860-1013R13-18766
Theodore1996 6A9-32901851-11821R1#4-013956
Theodore1995 6A11-22681272-14152R1#4-011424
Theodore1994 6A7-52391681-13142R13-110729
Theodore1993 6A7-4293970-11424R1#3-0873
Theodore1992 6A9-22471010-11417R1#3-08718
Theodore1991 6A7-31851280-11018R1#4-010836
Theodore1990 6A5-52321340-11420R13-111334
Theodore1989 6A3-768172R21-11418
Theodore1988 6A4-61331670-1621R2#2-05426
Theodore1987 6A4-71381610-11124R2#3-07322
 15 Years101-66347924457-1331438647-101545652
    
TOTALS
 21 Years118-109435843537-1533046558-4021221969


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