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Cottonwood Bears
Cottonwood High School

663 Houston St. Cottonwood, AL 36320
Stadium: Hicks Stadium
Colors: Black, Red & White
Coach: Dustin Harrison
Region: 2A-R2
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A recap of the 2022 high school football season in Alabama.
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Every score, all-state, coaches, teams, and much more.
An added bonus is many of the all-time records over the past 100 years.

 
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2022 Alabama Football Yearbook
Team History on AHSFHS.org
Coach Toby Greene    
Memorable Games - 2008    
Coach Jim McCain    
Coach Wayne Trawick    
1990 2A Championship Game Summary 
1986 2A Championship Game Summary 
1983 2A Championship Game Summary 
1957 Birmingham News 1A District 1 State Championship
 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1934  (#1)
  1947 - Forfeits 1 game.
  1957 - First perfect season.
  1981 - First playoff appearance.
  1981 - First region championship.
  1983 - First playoff win.
  1983 - First 13 win season.
  1986 - Record 15-0 season.
  1987 - Won 27 consecutive games.
 
Championships
State Playoff Championships
1986
State Mythical Championships
1957 
Region Championships
  1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988
1989, 1990, 1996, 1997, 2007, 2010, 2023, 2024
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 504-377-20
 Winning Pct. 57%
 State Playoff Titles 1
 State Mythical Titles 1
 Region/Area Titles 15
 Region/Area Record 172-101
 All State Players (#3)74
 NFL Players (#4)1
 Weeks Ranked #1 21
 Home Record 260-150-8
 Away Record 210-185-8
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 92
 Winning Seasons (#2) 56
 Losing Seasons (#2)29
 Most Wins in A Season 15 (1986)
 Most Losses in A Season 10 (1993)
 10 Win Seasons 13
 Most Points Scored in a Game 71 (9/16/1955)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 576 (2024)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 73 (9/27/1968)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 437 (1992)
 Largest Margin of Victory 71 (9/16/1955)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 67 (1938)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 102 (9/12/2008)
 Last Shutout 8/23/2024
 Last Time Shutout 10/9/2020
 Shutouts All-Time 182
 Been Shutout All-Time 135
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 27 (8/29/1986-11/13/1987)
 Longest Losing 21 (12/6/1991-11/5/1993)
 
Playoff Records
 Overall Record 48-26
 Appearances 27
 1st Round 21-7
 2nd Round 17-4
 3rd Round 6-9
 Semi-Finals 3-4
 Finals 1-2
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  34-20
 2010-19  49-57
 2000-09  73-44
 1990-99 65-54
 1980-89 103-21
 1970-79 64-33-2
 1960-69 30-63-6
 1950-59 55-34-5
 
Enrollment History
 Year  Students  (Rank) 
 2024-25 184 (298)
 2022-23 186 (291)
 2020-21 188 (291)
 2018-19 184 (297)
 2016-17 188 (296)
 2014-15 160 (318)
 2012-13 164 (311)
 2010-11 151 (320)
 2008-09 165 (311)
 2006-07 180 (292)
 2004-05 160 (299)
 2002-03 174 (276)
 2000-01 174 (287)
 1998-99 176 (281)
 1996-97 192 (259)
 1994-95 182 (271)
 1990-91 154 (294)
 1988-89 178 (279)
 1986-87 186 (268)
 1984-85 186 (269)
  
2024 Season Preview

       A look at the Cottonwood Bears football team as they prepare for the upcoming season.
Next Game
 11/22/2024 (Fri)
@ Reeltown
in a 3rd Round Playoff Game.
Last Time: Cottonwood lost 22-42 in 2023.
All-Time:
  vs. Reeltown 4-4-0 50.0% 
 
2024 Season
 8/23  vs. Randolph Clay GA    22   0   W  
 8/30  @ Ashford    54   6   W  
 9/6  vs. Providence Christian   *  58   6   W  
 9/13  vs. Houston County   *  47   7   W  
 9/20  @ Samson   *  48   7   W  
 9/27  vs. Rehobeth    32   21   W  
 10/4  @ Geneva County   *  52   20   W  
 10/11  vs. Ariton   *  57   6   W  
 10/18  @ Abbeville   *  62   12   W  
 10/25  @ G.W. Long   *  38   7   W  
 11/1   OPEN 
 Playoffs 
 11/8  vs. Lanett    54   16   W  
 11/15  vs. Goshen    52   24   W  
 11/22  @ Reeltown            
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record12-0
  Scoring576-132
  Region Record7-0
  Home Record7-0
  Away Record5-0
 
 Region 2 Standings
  Cottonwood 12-07-0
  Providence Christian 9-36-1
  Ariton 7-55-2
  Houston County 6-54-3
  Abbeville 3-72-5
  G.W. Long 3-72-5
  Geneva County 5-52-5
  Samson 2-80-7
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Cottonwood & Houston County have played 85 games.
Cottonwood has won 52 games.
Houston County has won 29 games.
with 4 tie games.
 
Record Against Ranked Teams (since 1984)
 Total 33-54
 Regular Season 20-36
 Playoffs 13-18
 Lower Class 0-1
 Same Class 24-44
 Higher Class 9-9
 1A 0-4
 2A 24-40
 3A 4-5
 4A 5-4
 6A 0-1
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 3-36
 10 or more 153-85
 20 or more  146-45
 30 or more 109-11
 40 or more 62-4
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 71-2
 10 or more 85-119
 20 or more 40-110
 30 or more 6-74
 40 or more 1-49
 
Border Wars
 vs. Georgia 1 - 10 - 0
 vs. Florida 17 - 14 - 1
 
Cottonwood Bears Sports Apparel
Cottonwood High School Men's Essential T-Shirt
Starting at: $19.99
 
Cottonwood High School Men's Hooded Sweatshirt
Starting at: $42.79 $29.99
Cottonwood Embroidered Fanthread Signature Velcro Cap
Starting at: $ 25.89
 
Some records may be incomplete. We have chosen to publish this information in hopes our visitors will participate in assisting us to complete every school.
Join us in the forums to submit corrections and new information.

NOTES:
(1) If 'First Year' is unknown we assume a year based upon research.
(2) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 5 games.
(3) All State players counted for the all state teams we have in our database. We must have an entire team for the appropriate classification to make additions to the teams. Only ASWA teams are recognized after 1982.
(4) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

Thomasville scored 54 points against Gulf Shores in the first quarter of a game in 2003. They managed to hang on for an 81-14 win.