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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  <-- 2004 <- 2005 -> 2006 --> 2024
2005 Season Highlights
 Perry Swindall enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Russellville.
 The Golden Tigers won the Class 5A Region 8 Championship.
 
2005 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 26  @ Deshler    32   16   W       
 Fri., Sep. 2  @ Brewer   *  43   20   W       
 Fri., Sep. 9  vs. Hartselle   *  19   6   W       
 Fri., Sep. 16  @ Athens   *  28   7   W       
 Fri., Sep. 23  vs. Moody    30   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 30  vs. Curry   *  55   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 7  @ Muscle Shoals   *  52   17   W       
 Fri., Oct. 14  @ Walker   *  34   14   W       
 Fri., Oct. 21  vs. Cullman   *  22   21   W       
 Fri., Oct. 28  vs. Colbert County    45   12   W       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 4  vs. J.O. Johnson    48   20   W       1st Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 11  vs. Pinson Valley    42   28   W       2nd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 18  vs. Lee Huntsville    49   27   W       3rd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 25  @ Buckhorn    13   17   L       Semi-finals Playoffs 
 
2005 Season Totals
  Record13-1
  Points Scored512
  Scoring Average36.6
  Points Allowed205
  Defense Average14.6
  Opponents Record95-70
  Region Record7-0
  Home Record8-0
  Away Record5-1
2005 Class 5A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
8/2/2005PS 2(13-2)274 ASWA
8/31/20051 2(1-0)232 ASWA
9/7/20052 2(2-0)222 ASWA
9/14/20053 2(3-0)279 ASWA
9/21/20054 2(4-0)268 ASWA
9/28/20055 2(5-0)250 ASWA
10/5/20056 2(6-0)263 ASWA
10/12/20057 2(7-0)242 ASWA
10/19/20058 2 (8-0)210 ASWA
10/26/20059 2 (9-0)232 ASWA
11/2/2005Final 2(10-0)233 ASWA
  
2005 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 13-15122053-1152927-025385  Perry Swindall
Athens 8-53362772-186756-119099  Allen Creasy
Walker 6-52612240-13314-3177129  Shane Smothers
Cullman 7-43682360-114244-3249162  Mark Britton
Hartselle 6-41841534-312790  Bob Godsey
Muscle Shoals 4-62352932-5152217  Curley Hallman
Curry 2-81613471-6101272  Eric Woodley
Brewer 2-81683670-7111306  Billy Coleman

2005 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Taz Tillery OL Sr.6-3260 All-Star Game  

2005 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Jeremy HelmsQB Sr.6-2195 HM  BN
 Jeremy HelmsQB Sr.6-2195 1st  ASWA
 Kory SuggsLB So. HM  BN
 Kory SuggsLB So. HM  ASWA
 Michael AbernathyRB So. HM  BN
 Michael AbernathyRB So. HM  ASWA
 Rodney SuggsATH Sr.6-1180 1st  BN



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