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  School Football over the past 100 seasons.





Cottonwood Football Team History


Cottonwood Bears
Cottonwood High School

663 Houston St. Cottonwood, AL 36320
Stadium: Hicks Stadium
Colors: Black, Red & White
Coach: Jim McCain
Region: 2A-R4
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1934  <-- 1986 <- 1987 -> 1988 --> 2025
1987 Season Highlights
 Jim McCain enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Cottonwood.
 Won 27 consecutive games.
 The Bears won the Class 2A Region 4 Championship.
 
1987 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 28  vs. Geneva    27   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 4  vs. Dale County    34   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 11  @ Abbeville    27   12   W       
 Fri., Sep. 18  @ Geneva County    39   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 25  @ Headland    28   14   W       
 Fri., Oct. 2  vs. Slocomb    35   6   W       
 Fri., Oct. 9  vs. Ashford    47   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 16  @ Rehobeth   *  41   22   W       
 Fri., Oct. 23  vs. Wicksburg   *  48   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 30  @ Houston County   *  27   21   W       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 6  vs. Geneva County    41   3   W       1st Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 13  vs. Holtville    41   12   W       2nd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 20  vs. Reeltown    7   26   L       3rd Round Playoffs 
 
1987 Season Totals
  Record12-1
  Points Scored442
  Scoring Average34.0
  Points Allowed116
  Defense Average8.9
  Opponents Record69-75
  Region Record3-0
  Home Record7-1
  Away Record5-0
1987 Class 2A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
8/12/1987PS 1 ASWA
9/4/19871 1(1-0) ASWA
9/11/19872 1(2-0) ASWA
9/18/19873 1(3-0) ASWA
9/25/19874 1(4-0) ASWA
10/1/19875 1(5-0) ASWA
10/7/19876 1(6-0) ASWA
10/14/19877 1(7-0) ASWA
10/21/19878 1(8-0) ASWA
10/28/19879 1(9-0) ASWA
11/2/1987Final 1(10-0) ASWA
  
1987 Class 2A Region 4 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Cottonwood 12-14421162-189413-011643  Jim McCain
Rehobeth 8-31661620-10202-16756  Kenneth Lord
Houston County 6-41861031-26748  James Odom
Wicksburg 1-91182820-326115  Bobby Smith

1987 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 No Cottonwood Players on File.

1987 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Donald CurryRB Sr.5-11180 1st  ASWA
 Donald CurryRB Sr.5-11180 HM  BN
 Scooter McCainQB Sr.5-10165 1st  BN
 Scotter McCainQB HM  ASWA



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