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Cottonwood Football Team History


Cottonwood Bears
Cottonwood High School

663 Houston St. Cottonwood, AL 36320
Stadium: Hicks Stadium
Colors: Black, Red & White
Coach: Jim McCain
Region: 2A-R4
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1934  <-- 1985 <- 1986 -> 1987 --> 2024
1986 Season Highlights
 Jim McCain enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Cottonwood.
 Record 15-0 season.
 The Bears won the Class 2A Region 4 Championship.
 The Bears set a team record by winning 15 games.
 
1986 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 29  @ Geneva    17   7   W       
 Fri., Sep. 5  @ Dale County    28   14   W       
 Fri., Sep. 12  vs. Abbeville    20   19   W       
 Fri., Sep. 19  vs. Geneva County    39   10   W       
 Fri., Sep. 26  vs. Headland    20   14   W       
 Fri., Oct. 3  @ Slocomb    40   8   W       
 Fri., Oct. 10  @ Ashford    45   6   W       
 Fri., Oct. 17  vs. Rehobeth   *  45   20   W       
 Fri., Oct. 24  @ Wicksburg   *  35   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 31  vs. Houston County   *  35   6   W       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 7  vs. Samson    43   0   W       1st Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 14  @ Geneva County    42   6   W       2nd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 21  vs. Flomaton    40   8   W       3rd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 28  vs. Reeltown    39   0   W       Semi-finals Playoffs 
 Fri., Dec. 5  vs. Woodland    35   6   W       Championship Game 
 
1986 Season Totals
  Record15-0
  Points Scored523
  Scoring Average34.9
  Points Allowed124
  Defense Average8.3
  Opponents Record104-70
  Region Record3-0
  Home Record9-0
  Away Record6-0
1986 Class 2A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
8/6/1986PS 2 ASWA
9/3/19861 1(1-0) ASWA
9/10/19862 1(2-0) ASWA
9/17/19863 1(3-0) ASWA
9/24/19864 1(4-0) ASWA
10/1/19865 1(5-0) ASWA
10/8/19866 1(6-0) ASWA
10/15/19867 1(7-0) ASWA
10/22/19868 1(8-0) ASWA
10/29/19869 1(9-0) ASWA
11/6/1986Final 1(10-0) ASWA
  
1986 Class 2A Region 4 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Cottonwood 15-05231245-0199203-011526  Jim McCain
Houston County 6-51901650-18272-15648  James Odom
Rehobeth 3-71092031-24279  Kenneth Lord
Wicksburg 2-8681770-32383  Scott Beumer

1986 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 James Coachman DL All Southern  Orlando Sentinel

1986 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Billy GlantonDL Sr.6-1260 1st  ASWA
 Billy GlantonOL Sr.6-1255 1st  BN
 James CoachmanLB Sr.6-2230 1st  BN
 James CoachmanLB Sr.6-2230 1st  ASWA
 Jim McCainCoach 1st  ASWA
 Scott ParkerOL HM  BN
 Scott ParkerDL HM  ASWA
 Scotter McCainQB HM  BN
 Scotter McCainQB HM  ASWA
 Tim BolinOL Sr.6-1255 1st  ASWA
 Tim BolinOL Sr.6-2235 1st  BN



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