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Athens Football Team History

Athens Golden Eagles

Athens High School

P.O. Box 109 Athens, AL 35612
Stadium: Athens Stadium
Colors: Black & Old Gold
Coach: Jackie Ferguson
Region: 3A-R14

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1906 <-- 1981 <- 1982 -> 1983 --> 2024

1982 Season Highlights

Jackie Ferguson enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Athens.

The Golden Eagles move from Region 13 to Region 14.

The Golden Eagles finished 2nd in Region 14.

1982 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Thu., Aug. 26	@ Grissom	19	14	W
Fri., Sep. 10	@ Decatur	14	0	W
Fri., Sep. 17	vs. Giles County TN	21	12	W
Fri., Sep. 24	@ Cullman	12	7	W
Fri., Oct. 1	@ Hartselle	12	21	L
Fri., Oct. 8	vs. Austin	0	27	L
Fri., Oct. 15	vs. Buckhorn *	40	7	W
Fri., Oct. 22	vs. Sparkman *	6	23	L
Fri., Oct. 29	vs. New Hope *	27	6	W
Fri., Nov. 5	vs. Bob Jones *	21	15	W

1982 Season Totals
Record	7-3
Points Scored	172
Scoring Average	17.2
Points Allowed	132
Defense Average	13.2
Opponents Record	53-43
Region Record	3-1
Home Record	4-2
Away Record	3-1

1982 Class 3A Rankings
Date	Week	Rank	Record	Votes	Source
9/1/1982	1	10	(1-0)		ASWA
9/8/1982	2	10	(1-0)		ASWA
9/15/1982	3	9	(2-0)		ASWA
9/22/1982	4	9	(3-0)		ASWA
9/29/1982	5	6	(4-0)		ASWA

1982 Class 3A Region 14 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			Region/Area Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Sparkman	8-3	214	154	0-1	14	17	5-0	112	35	Crawford Drake
Athens	7-3	172	132				3-1	94	51	Jackie Ferguson
Bob Jones	6-4	267	115				3-2	141	56	Allen Pasuer
Buckhorn	6-4	117	137				2-3	45	91	Sam Rombokas
Hazel Green	2-8	117	215				1-3	37	92	Steve Holland
New Hope	2-8	147	232				0-5	39	143	Roger Hillis

1982 Player Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
No Athens Players on File.

1982 All State Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Mantille Stinnett	DL	Sr.	6-1	223	2nd	BN

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Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

Bart Starr received coaching from Kentucky great Babe Parilli his senior season at Sidney Lanier in hopes of joining Bear Bryant at Kentucky. He had to settle for Alabama.