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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: Garner Ezell
Region: 5A-R16
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1906  <-- 1993 <- 1994 -> 1995 --> 2024
1994 Season Highlights
 Garner Ezell enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Athens.
 The Golden Eagles won the Class 5A Region 16 Championship.
 
1994 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 2  @ Decatur    20   13   W       
 Fri., Sep. 9  vs. Milan TN    21   14   W       
 Fri., Sep. 16  @ Butler    15   12   W       
 Fri., Sep. 23  @ North Jackson    6   8   L       
 Fri., Sep. 30  @ Sparta TN    44   8   W       
 Fri., Oct. 7  vs. Bradshaw    17   14   W       
 Fri., Oct. 14  vs. Austin    21   7   W       
 Fri., Oct. 21  vs. Coffee   *  19   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 28  @ Lee Huntsville    17   13   W       
 Fri., Nov. 4  @ Muscle Shoals   *  42   10   W       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 11  vs. Erwin    20   14   W       1st Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 18  vs. North Jackson    31   7   W       2nd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 25  @ Russellville    14   36   L       3rd Round Playoffs 
 
1994 Season Totals
  Record11-2
  Points Scored287
  Scoring Average22.1
  Points Allowed156
  Defense Average12.0
  Opponents Record61-59
  Region Record2-0
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record5-2
1994 Class 5A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
9/9/19941 7(1-0) ASWA
9/16/19942 6(2-0) ASWA
9/23/19943 4(3-0) ASWA
9/29/19944 10(3-1) ASWA
10/6/19945 8(4-1) ASWA
10/13/19946 6(5-1) ASWA
10/20/19947 6(6-1) ASWA
10/27/19948 6(7-1) ASWA
11/3/19949 7(8-1) ASWA
11/10/1994Final 7(9-1) ASWA
  
1994 Class 5A Region 16 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 11-22871562-165572-06110  Garner Ezell
Coffee 3-71092270-2631  Jerry Hill
Muscle Shoals 6-51482140-10411-12248  Billy Snider

1994 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 No Athens Players on File.

1994 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Ben OwenOL Sr. HM  ASWA
 Jason McLinDL Sr. HM  BN
 Jason McLinDL Sr. HM  ASWA
 Michael BridgeforthRB Jr.5-6155 1st  ASWA
 Michael BridgeforthRB Jr.5-8180 1st  BN
 Will HaynesDB Sr. HM  BN
 Will HaynesDB Sr. HM  ASWA



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