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Russellville Football Team History


Russellville Golden Tigers
Russellville High School

P.O. Box 730 Russellville, AL 35653
Stadium: Tigers Stadium
Colors: Vegas Gold, Black & White
Coach: Doug Goodwin
Region: 5A-R8
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1920  <-- 2007 <- 2008 -> 2009 --> 2024
2008 Season Highlights
 Doug Goodwin enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Russellville.
 The Golden Tigers finished 2nd in Region 8.
 
2008 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 29  vs. Deshler    26   14   W       
 Fri., Sep. 5  vs. Lee Huntsville   *  61   16   W       
 Thu., Sep. 11  @ Butler   *  49   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 19  vs. Hartselle   *  14   24   L       
 Fri., Sep. 26   St. Pauls    41   7   W       
 Fri., Oct. 3  vs. Muscle Shoals   *  20   9   W       
 Fri., Oct. 10  @ J.O. Johnson   *  43   13   W       
 Fri., Oct. 17  vs. East Limestone   *  49   21   W       
 Fri., Oct. 24  @ Athens   *  35   20   W       
 Fri., Oct. 31  @ Colbert County    21   13   W       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 7  vs. Fort Payne    35   31   W       1st Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 14  @ Madison County    13   6   W       2nd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 21  @ Hartselle    13   6   W       3rd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 28  vs. Cullman    28   19   W       Semi-finals Playoffs 
 Fri., Dec. 5   Vigor    30   50   L    Legion Field   Championship Game 
 
2008 Season Totals
  Record13-2
  Points Scored478
  Scoring Average31.9
  Points Allowed249
  Defense Average16.6
  Opponents Record109-69
  Region Record6-1
  Home Record6-1
  Away Record6-0
2008 Class 5A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
8/6/2008PS 4(10-2)178 ASWA
9/3/20081 4(1-0)235 ASWA
9/10/20082 2(2-0)252 ASWA
9/17/20083 1(3-0)404 ASWA
9/24/20084 6(3-1)143 ASWA
10/1/20085 5(4-1)191 ASWA
10/8/20086 5(5-1)204 ASWA
10/15/20087 5(6-1)181 ASWA
10/22/20088 6(7-1)185 ASWA
10/29/20089 6(8-1)169 ASWA
11/5/2008Final 6(9-1)175 ASWA
  
2008 Class 5A Region 8 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Hartselle 12-13931052-161237-024226  Bob Godsey
Russellville 13-24782494-11191126-1271103  Doug Goodwin
Athens 6-52621930-113345-2178103  Allen Creasy
East Limestone 4-71742550-13214-3122144  Jeff Pugh
J.O. Johnson 3-71362463-4108150  Harold Wells
Lee Huntsville 3-71282732-5110221  Rick Daniel
Butler 1-9683541-644219  Dean Sanders
Muscle Shoals 2-81062400-756176  Scott Basden

2008 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 No Russellville Players on File.

2008 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Jessie GreenLB So. HM  ASWA
 Mason WillisTE Jr.6-2187 1st  ASWA
 Nathan McAlisterWR Sr. HM  ASWA
 Stratt ByarsOL Sr.6-4285 1st  ASWA



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