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Decatur Football Team History

Decatur Red Raiders

Decatur High School

1011 Prospect Dr. SE Decatur, AL 35601
Stadium: Shorty Ogle Stadium
Colors: Red & Black
Coach: Jere Adcock
Region: 6A-R8

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1917 <-- 2007 <- 2008 -> 2009 --> 2024

2008 Season Highlights

Jere Adcock enters his 13th season as Head Coach at Decatur.

The Red Raiders move from Class 5A and into Region 8.

The Red Raiders finished 2nd in Region 8.

2008 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 29	@ Austin *	41	14	W
Fri., Sep. 5	@ Sparkman *	22	23	L
Fri., Sep. 12	@ Huntsville *	13	23	L
Fri., Sep. 19	@ Parker	56	28	W
Fri., Sep. 26	vs. Bob Jones *	27	23	W
Fri., Oct. 3	@ Buckhorn *	20	0	W
Fri., Oct. 10	@ Hazel Green *	59	12	W
Fri., Oct. 17	vs. Florence *	28	26	W
Fri., Oct. 24	vs. Grissom *	38	0	W
Fri., Oct. 31	vs. Hartselle	16	19	L
Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 7	vs. Gadsden City	28	35	L	1st Round Playoffs

2008 Season Totals
Record	7-4
Points Scored	348
Scoring Average	31.6
Points Allowed	203
Defense Average	18.5
Opponents Record	60-60
Region Record	6-2
Home Record	3-2
Away Record	4-2

2008 Class 6A Rankings
Date	Week	Rank	Record	Votes	Source
Decatur was not ranked.

2008 Class 6A 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
Huntsville	10-4	307	159	3-1	66	42	7-1	238	84	Kevin Wieseman
Decatur	7-4	348	203	0-1	28	35	6-2	248	121	Jere Adcock
Bob Jones	7-5	372	214	1-1	48	59	5-3	254	127	Shannon Brown
Austin	5-6	289	236	0-1	17	18	5-3	233	177	David Norwood
Florence	6-4	272	241				5-3	224	191	Alvin Briggs
Buckhorn	5-5	170	180				4-4	128	149	Michael D. Jackson
Sparkman	3-7	160	242				3-5	137	176	Roger Haynes
Grissom	3-7	124	242				1-7	80	230	Ronny Massey
Hazel Green	0-10	91	429				0-8	63	350	Alvin Palmer

2008 Player Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Levi Cook	DB	Sr.			All-Star Game

2008 All State Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Brooks Johnson	TE	Sr.			HM	ASWA
Chris Coffey	RB	Sr.			HM	ASWA
Dewan Troupe	DL	Sr.			HM	ASWA

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