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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: Perry Swindall
Region: 5A-R8

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1920 <-- 2001 <- 2002 -> 2003 --> 2024

2002 Season Highlights

Perry Swindall enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Russellville.

The Golden Tigers won the Class 5A Region 8 Championship.

TheGolden Tigers set a team record by scoring 667 points.

The Golden Tigers set a team record by winning 14 games.

The Golden Tigers set a team record for margin of victory at 63 points.

2002 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 30	vs. Deshler	48	28	W
Fri., Sep. 6	@ Muscle Shoals *	63	0	W
Fri., Sep. 13	@ Hartselle *	35	21	W
Fri., Sep. 20	vs. Athens *	35	21	W
Fri., Sep. 27	@ Butler	42	6	W
Fri., Oct. 4	vs. Cullman *	42	13	W
Fri., Oct. 11	@ Bradshaw *	58	10	W
Fri., Oct. 18	@ Brewer *	46	0	W
Fri., Oct. 25	vs. Coffee *	69	7	W
Sat., Nov. 2	@ Lee Huntsville	46	6	W
Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 8	vs. Huntsville	55	6	W	1st Round Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 15	@ Mortimer Jordan	40	14	W	2nd Round Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 22	@ Pleasant Grove	26	12	W	3rd Round Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 29	vs. Hartselle	34	14	W	Semi-finals Playoffs
Fri., Dec. 6	Homewood	28	31	L	Championship Game

2002 Season Totals
Record	14-1
Points Scored	667
Scoring Average	44.5
Points Allowed	189
Defense Average	12.6
Opponents Record	101-75
Region Record	7-0
Home Record	6-0
Away Record	8-0

2002 Class 5A Rankings
Date	Week	Rank	Record	Votes	Source
8/1/2002	PS	4	(13-1)	142	ASWA
9/4/2002	1	4	(1-0)	215	ASWA
9/10/2002	2	2	(2-0)	216	ASWA
9/17/2002	3	2	(3-0)	269	ASWA
9/25/2002	4	2	(4-0)	226	ASWA
10/2/2002	5	2	(5-0)	256	ASWA
10/9/2002	6	2	(6-0)	256	ASWA
10/16/2002	7	2	(7-0)	239	ASWA
10/23/2002	8	2	(8-0)	220	ASWA
10/30/2002	9	1	(9-0)	315	ASWA
11/6/2002	Final	1	(10-0)	282	ASWA

2002 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
Russellville	14-1	667	189	4-1	183	77	7-0	348	72	Perry Swindall
Hartselle	11-3	375	157	3-1	96	55	6-1	228	82	Michael Smith
Athens	7-5	338	188	1-1	56	36	5-2	256	99	Allen Creasy
Cullman	7-5	391	231	1-1	66	60	4-3	222	132	Mark Britton
Bradshaw	5-5	251	187				3-4	166	144	Gary Horton
Coffee	2-8	104	395				1-6	62	301	Ronald Lewey
Brewer	1-9	112	416				1-6	57	276	Robert Peppers
Muscle Shoals	1-9	74	392				1-6	61	294	Toby Greene

2002 Player Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Aaron Sears	OL	Sr.	6-4	311	All American		U.S. Army
Aaron Sears	OL				All Southern		Orlando Sentinel
Aaron Sears	OL	Sr.	6-4	311	5A Lineman of the Year		ASWA
Aaron Sears	OL	Sr.	6-4	311	Super 12		ASWA
Aaron Sears	OL	Sr.	6-4	311	Super All-State		Bham News
Durrell Fuqua	RB	Sr.	5-10	175	All-Star Game
Jake Tompkins	QB				All Southern		Orlando Sentinel
Jake Tompkins	QB	Sr.	6-2	207	All-Star Game
Jake Tompkins	QB	Sr.	6-2	210	Super 12		ASWA
Josh Tompkins	DE	Sr.	6-3	218	All-Star Game
Justin Williams	WR	Sr.	6-2	195	All-Star Game
Terrell Groce	DB	Sr.	5-11	185	All-Star Game

2002 All State Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Aaron Sears	OL	Sr.	6-4	311	1st	BN
Aaron Sears	OL	Sr.	6-4	311	1st	ASWA
Deurrell Fuqua	RB	Sr.	5-11	180	1st	BN
Jake Tompkins	QB	Sr.	6-2	210	1st	ASWA
Jake Tompkins	ATH	Sr.	6-2	210	1st	BN
John Watts	OL	Jr.			HM	BN
Josh Tompkins	DL	Sr.			HM	ASWA
Josh Tompkins	DL	Sr.			HM	BN
Justin Williams	TE	Sr.			HM	BN
Terrel Groce	DB	Sr.	5-11	185	HM	ASWA
Terrel Groce	DB	Sr.	5-11	185	1st	BN

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Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

Morris Higginbotham coached three different teams to divisional state championships in the 1950s. He won titles at Walnut Grove in 1952, West Blocton in 1955 and Enterprise in 1960.