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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: Mark Heaton
Region: 5A-R8

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1920 <-- 2016 <- 2017 -> 2018 --> 2024

2017 Season Highlights

Mark Heaton enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Russellville.

The Golden Tigers finished 5th in Region 8.

The Golden Tigers set a team record by allowing 329 points.

2017 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 25	OPEN
Fri., Sep. 1	@ Deshler	3	35	L
Fri., Sep. 8	@ Lee Huntsville *	0	45	L
Fri., Sep. 15	vs. Lawrence County *	6	25	L
Fri., Sep. 22	@ Mae Jemison *	10	56	L
Fri., Sep. 29	@ Hartselle	0	51	L
Fri., Oct. 6	@ St. John Paul II *	42	21	W
Fri., Oct. 13	vs. Brooks *	21	54	L
Fri., Oct. 20	@ East Limestone *	17	13	W
Fri., Oct. 27	vs. Ardmore *	44	6	W
Fri., Nov. 3	vs. Colbert County	16	23	L

2017 Season Totals
Record	3-7
Points Scored	159
Scoring Average	15.9
Points Allowed	329
Defense Average	32.9
Opponents Record	59-49
Region Record	3-4
Home Record	1-3
Away Record	2-4

2017 Class 5A Rankings
Date	Week	Rank	Record	Votes	Source
Russellville was not ranked.

2017 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
Mae Jemison	10-2	424	181	1-1	65	48	7-0	272	90	Kelvis White
Brooks	8-3	410	231	1-1	62	72	6-1	281	106	Brad Black
Lee Huntsville	8-4	306	174	1-1	45	56	5-2	188	81	Tony Woods
Lawrence County	5-6	279	241	0-1	12	28	3-4	181	146	Rich Dutton
Russellville	3-7	159	329				3-4	140	220	Mark Heaton
East Limestone	5-5	229	199				3-4	150	147	Jeff Pugh
Ardmore	3-7	181	341				1-6	132	292	Andrew Smith
St. John Paul II	1-9	93	436				0-7	77	339	David Lloyd

2017 Player Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
No Russellville Players on File.

2017 All State Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Bernard Phinizee	ATH	Sr.	5-8	180	2nd	ASWA

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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.