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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

Region

Title

W/L/T

Cottage Hill Christian

2013

0-10

356

0-7

278

Cottage Hill Christian

2012

0-9

417

0-7

307

Cottage Hill Christian

2011

4-6

218

353

3-4

142

249

3 Years

4-25

346

1126

0-0

3-18

220

834

Mobile Christian

2005

AISA-AAA

5-5

188

273

0-1

West

3-3

113

168

Mobile Christian

2004

AISA-AAA

5-6

164

294

0-1

West

3-4

123

178

Mobile Christian

2003

AISA-AAA

3-7

181

215

2-5

121

137

3 Years

13-18

533

782

0-2

8-12

357

483

Theodore

2001

3-7

193

228

2-4

134

152

Theodore

2000

11-1

439

219

1-1

6-0

231

Theodore

1999

7-6

267

209

2-1

3-1

Theodore

1998

7-4

262

163

0-1

3-1

108

Theodore

1997

7-4

225

186

0-1

3-1

Theodore

1996

9-3

290

185

1-1

4-0

139

Theodore

1995

11-2

268

127

2-1

4-0

114

Theodore

1994

7-5

239

168

1-1

3-1

107

Theodore

1993

7-4

293

0-1

3-0

Theodore

1992

9-2

247

101

0-1

3-0

Theodore

1991

7-3

185

128

0-1

4-0

108

Theodore

1990

5-5

232

134

0-1

3-1

113

Theodore

1989

3-7

172

1-1

Theodore

1988

4-6

133

167

0-1

2-0

Theodore

1987

4-7

138

161

0-1

3-0

15 Years

101-66

3479

2445

7-13

314

386

47-10

1545

652

TOTALS

21 Years

118-109

4358

4353

7-15

330

465

58-40

2122

1969

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