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  School Football over the past 100 seasons.





Athens Football Team History


Athens Golden Eagles
Athens High School

P.O. Box 109 Athens, AL 35612
Stadium: Athens Stadium
Colors: Black & Old Gold
Coach: Cody Gross
Region: 5A-R7
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1906  <-- 2025 <- 2026 -> 2026 --> 2026
2026 Season Highlights
 Cody Gross enters his 11th season as Head Coach at Athens.
 The Golden Eagles move from Class and into Region 7.
 
2026 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 21  vs. West Morgan    28   6   W       
 Fri., Aug. 28  @ Bob Jones    21   28   L       
 Thu., Sep. 3  @ East Limestone   *  41   7   W       
 Fri., Sep. 11  @ Decatur   *               
 Fri., Sep. 18  vs. Austin   *               
 Fri., Sep. 25  OPEN 
 Fri., Oct. 2  @ Florence   *               
 Fri., Oct. 9  vs. Russellville   *               
 Fri., Oct. 16  @ Hartselle   *               
 Fri., Oct. 23  vs. Muscle Shoals   *               
 Fri., Oct. 30  vs. Buckhorn                 
 
2026 Season Totals
  Record2-1
  Points Scored90
  Scoring Average30.0
  Points Allowed41
  Defense Average13.7
  Opponents Record0-0
  Region Record1-0
  Home Record1-0
  Away Record1-1
2026 Class 5A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
 Athens was not ranked.
  
2026 Class 5A Region 7 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 2-190411-0417  Cody Gross
Austin 1-266831-0210  Jeremy Perkins
Decatur 1-240560-1021  John Ritter
East Limestone 0-3591100-1741  Juwan Simpson
Florence 3-0102211-070  Kenny Morson
Hartselle 1-265550-12135  Bert Newton
Muscle Shoals 0-28210-107  Michael Darden
Russellville 3-084551-03521  Darrell Higgins

2026 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 No Athens Players on File.

2026 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 No Athens Players on File.



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