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Decatur Red Raiders
Decatur High School

1011 Prospect Dr. SE Decatur, AL 35601
Stadium: Shorty Ogle Stadium
Colors: Red & Black
Coach: John Ritter
Region: 6A-R7
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Overall Record Progress      99.9% Complete
   
  

 

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Team History on AHSFHS.org
Coach Jere Adcock    
Coach Steve Rivers    
Coach Earl Webb    
Coach H.L. Shorty Ogle    
1971 4A Championship Game Summary 
1971 - Amazing Seasons    
1949 State Championship   
1948 State Championship   
1947 State Championship   
1933 State Championship   
1932 State Championship   
 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1917  (#1)
  1927 - First 10-0 regular season.
  1970 - First playoff appearance.
  1971 - First 12 win season.
  1971 - First playoff win.
  1976 - First region championship.
 
Championships
State Playoff Championships
1971
State Mythical Championships
None
Region Championships
  1976, 1977, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1992
1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005
2007
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 662-376-27
 Winning Pct. 64%
 State Playoff Titles 2
 State Mythical Titles 0
 Region/Area Titles 0
 Region/Area Record 150-90
 All State Players (#3)177
 NFL Players (#4)8
 Weeks Ranked #1 10
 Home Record 352-156-14
 Away Record 241-176-7
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 106
 Winning Seasons (#2) 74
 Losing Seasons (#2)29
 Most Wins in A Season 12 (1971)
 Most Loses in A Season 10 (1966)
 10 Win Seasons 14
 Most Points Scored in a Game 96 (10/12/1923)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 426 (2000)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 67 (8/27/2020)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 356 (2024)
 Largest Margin of Victory 96 (10/12/1923)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 64 (8/27/2020)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 105 (8/31/2018)
 Last Shutout 9/27/2024
 Last Time Shutout 9/20/2024
 Shutouts All-Time 249
 Been Shutout All-Time 109
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 23 (11/20/1931-10/5/1934)
 Longest Losing 14 (10/22/1965-11/11/1966)
 
Playoff Records
 Overall Record 28-32
 Appearances 33
 1st Round 19-13
 2nd Round 7-12
 3rd Round 0-5
 Semi-Finals 1-2
 Finals 1-0
 
By the Decade
 2010-13  62-49
 2000-09  80-38
 1990-99 73-38
 1980-89 63-43
 1970-79 78-29-2
 1960-69 52-44-4
 1950-59 58-35-5
 
Enrollment History
 Year  Students  (Rank) 
 2014-15 696 (64)
 2012-13 774 (59)
 2010-11 751 (60)
 2008-09 760 (54)
 2006-07 687 (65)
 2004-05 765 (52)
 2002-03 791 (48)
 2000-01 755 (51)
 1998-99 764 (44)
 1996-97 725 (47)
 1994-95 680 (52)
 1992-93 668 (54)
 1990-91 779 (53)
 1988-89 782 (48)
 1986-87 823 (44)
 1984-85 823 (45)
  
Next Game
 8/22/2025 (Fri)
vs. Buckhorn
in a Non-Region Game.
Last Time: Decatur lost 19-33 in 2024.
All-Time:
  vs. Buckhorn 7-4-0 63.6% 
 
2025 Season
 8/22  vs. Buckhorn            
 8/29  vs. Austin            
 9/5  vs. Jasper   *          
 9/12  @ Muscle Shoals   *          
 9/19  @ Hartselle   *          
 9/26  @ Lee Huntsville            
 10/3  vs. Columbia   *          
 10/9  @ Mae Jemison            
 10/17  @ Cullman   *          
 10/24  vs. Athens   *          
 10/31   OPEN 
 
2025 Season Totals
  Record0-0
  Scoring0-0
  Region Record0-0
  Home Record0-0
  Away Record0-0
 
 Region 7 Standings
  Athens 0-00-0
  Columbia 0-00-0
  Cullman 0-00-0
  Decatur 0-00-0
  Hartselle 0-00-0
  Jasper 0-00-0
  Muscle Shoals 0-00-0
 
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Longest Running Rivalry
 Decatur & Athens have played 93 games.
Decatur has won 61 games.
Athens has won 30 games.
with 2 tie games.
 
Record Against Ranked Teams (since 1984)
 Total 31-79
 Regular Season 28-60
 Playoffs 3-19
 Lower Class 17-15
 Same Class 13-59
 Higher Class 1-5
 5A 19-17
 6A 11-58
 7A 1-4
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 1-43
 10 or more 161-77
 20 or more  139-29
 30 or more 87-7
 40 or more 49-1
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 67-2
 10 or more 95-118
 20 or more 32-97
 30 or more 6-56
 40 or more 2-29
 
Border Wars
 vs. Tennessee 3 - 2 - 0
 
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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

In 1925 Langdale tied a record by defeating Milltown 125-0. Hamilton had set the record by thrashing Fayette 125-0 in 1915.