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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 <-- 2000 <- 2001 -> 2002 --> 2024

2001 Season Highlights

Perry Swindall enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Russellville.

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

2001 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Thu., Aug. 30	@ Deshler	28	7	W
Fri., Sep. 7	vs. Lawrence County	14	11	W
Fri., Sep. 14	@ Bradshaw *	55	8	W
Fri., Sep. 21	vs. J.O. Johnson *	46	12	W
Fri., Sep. 28	@ Coffee *	31	0	W
Fri., Oct. 5	vs. Lee Huntsville *	26	0	W
Fri., Oct. 12	@ Buckhorn *	42	19	W
Fri., Oct. 19	@ Athens *	21	17	W
Fri., Oct. 26	vs. Muscle Shoals *	41	3	W
Fri., Nov. 2	vs. Good Hope	49	16	W
Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 9	vs. Oxford	55	13	W	1st Round Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 16	vs. Walker	10	3	W	2nd Round Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 23	@ Mortimer Jordan	17	14	W	3rd Round Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 30	vs. Homewood	21	31	L	Semi-finals Playoffs

2001 Season Totals
Record	13-1
Points Scored	456
Scoring Average	32.6
Points Allowed	154
Defense Average	11.0
Opponents Record	92-68
Region Record	7-0
Home Record	7-1
Away Record	6-0

2001 Class 5A Rankings
Date	Week	Rank	Record	Votes	Source
7/31/2001	PS	8	(10-4)	44	ASWA
9/4/2001	1	5	(1-0)	89	ASWA
9/11/2001	2	6	(2-0)	82	ASWA
9/18/2001	3	6	(2-0)	82	ASWA
9/26/2001	4	5	(4-0)	124	ASWA
10/3/2001	5	5	(5-0)	137	ASWA
10/10/2001	6	5	(6-0)	136	ASWA
10/17/2001	7	5	(7-0)	125	ASWA
10/24/2001	8	5	(8-0)	132	ASWA
10/31/2001	9	5	(9-0)	133	ASWA
11/7/2001	Final	4	(10-0)	119	ASWA

2001 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	13-1	456	154	3-1	103	61	7-0	262	59	Perry Swindall
Lee Huntsville	9-3	309	233	1-1	46	57	6-1	220	124	Don Thomas
Athens	8-4	265	191	1-1	38	35	5-2	192	106	Allen Creasy
J.O. Johnson	5-7	210	311	1-1	43	85	4-3	140	150	Harold Wells
Muscle Shoals	5-5	264	163				3-4	173	137	Cody Keene
Bradshaw	3-7	204	291				2-5	111	214	Gary Horton
Buckhorn	3-7	174	293				1-6	105	229	Steve Mask
Coffee	1-9	126	355				0-7	76	260	Jerry Hill

2001 Player Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Aaron Sears	OL	Jr.	6-4	290	Super All-State		Bham News
Kevin Sears	DB	Sr.	6-5	220	AL-MS Game
Matt Crum	OL	Sr.	6-3	270	All-Star Game
Matt Kidd	DL	Sr.			All-Star Game

2001 All State Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Aaron Sears	OL	Jr.	6-4	290	1st	ASWA
Aaron Sears	L	Jr.	6-4	290	1st	BN
Elliott Bishop	PK				HM	ASWA
Jake Tompkins	QB	Jr.	6-2	202	1st	ASWA
Jake Tompkins	QB	Jr.	6-2	205	1st	BN
Justin Williams	WR	Jr.			HM	BN
Kevin Sears	DB	Sr.	6-5	220	1st	ASWA
Kevin Sears	DB	Sr.	6-4	218	1st	BN

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