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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  <-- 2006 <- 2007 -> 2008 --> 2024
2007 Season Highlights
 Doug Goodwin enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Russellville.
 The Golden Tigers finished 2nd in Region 8.
 
2007 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 31  @ Deshler    34   28   W (OT)      
 Fri., Sep. 7  vs. Brewer   *  47   10   W       
 Fri., Sep. 14  @ Hartselle   *  14   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 21  vs. J.O. Johnson   *  30   23   W (OT)      
 Fri., Sep. 28  @ Austin    24   21   W       
 Fri., Oct. 5  @ Athens   *  14   10   W       
 Fri., Oct. 12  vs. Decatur   *  23   24   L (OT)      
 Fri., Oct. 19  @ West Point   *  35   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 26  vs. Muscle Shoals   *  51   14   W       
 Fri., Nov. 2  vs. Florence    41   13   W       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 9  vs. Erwin    35   13   W       1st Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 16  @ Briarwood    14   34   L       2nd Round Playoffs 
 
2007 Season Totals
  Record10-2
  Points Scored362
  Scoring Average30.2
  Points Allowed190
  Defense Average15.8
  Opponents Record82-57
  Region Record6-1
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record5-1
2007 Class 5A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
8/1/2007PS 4(11-2)149 ASWA
9/5/20071 3(1-0)200 ASWA
9/12/20072 3(2-0)240 ASWA
9/19/20073 2(3-0)300 ASWA
9/26/20074 2(4-0)309 ASWA
10/3/20075 2(5-0) ASWA
10/10/20076 2(6-0) ASWA
10/17/20077 9(6-1) ASWA
10/24/20078 9(7-1) ASWA
10/31/20079 9(8-1) ASWA
11/7/2007Final 8(9-1)114 ASWA
  
2007 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 
Decatur 11-23892322-197877-024991  Jere Adcock
Russellville 10-23621901-149476-121481  Doug Goodwin
J.O. Johnson 10-33872202-181785-2229121  Harold Wells
Hartselle 4-73052660-141424-3223131  Bob Godsey
Athens 3-71692043-4122140  Allen Creasy
Muscle Shoals 4-62133402-5125257  Curley Hallman
Brewer 3-71372861-6104250  Billy Coleman
West Point 2-81143130-741236  Michael Simmons

2007 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Mike Abernathy FB Sr.5-11235 AL-MS Game  

2007 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Byron BeanOL Sr. HM  ASWA
 Caleb MitchellDB Sr. HM  ASWA
 Kory SuggsLB Sr. HM  ASWA
 Michael AbernathyRB Sr.6-0227 1st  ASWA



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Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

The first football game played by a high school team in Alabama was in 1892 when Central Birmingham (Phillips) lost to Alabama 56-0 on November 11.