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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: James Odom
Region: 2A-R5
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1934  <-- 1995 <- 1996 -> 1997 --> 2024
1996 Season Highlights
 James Odom enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Cottonwood.
 The Bears move from Region 4 to Region 5.
 The Bears won the Class 2A Region 5 Championship.
 
1996 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 6  vs. Rehobeth    38   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 13  vs. Dale County    28   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 20  vs. Liberty County FL    31   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 27  @ Geneva    39   7   W       
 Fri., Oct. 4  @ Daleville    27   24   W       
 Fri., Oct. 11  vs. Houston County    37   8   W       
 Fri., Oct. 18  @ Ashford    21   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 25  @ Wicksburg   *  34   0   W       
 Fri., Nov. 1  vs. Geneva County   *  40   6   W       
 Fri., Nov. 8  @ Slocomb   *  35   0   W       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 15  vs. Leroy    35   0   W       1st Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 22  @ Georgiana    33   6   W       2nd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 29  vs. Clay County    10   27   L       3rd Round Playoffs 
 
1996 Season Totals
  Record12-1
  Points Scored408
  Scoring Average31.4
  Points Allowed78
  Defense Average6.0
  Opponents Record73-62
  Region Record3-0
  Home Record6-1
  Away Record6-0
1996 Class 2A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
8/4/1996PS 7 ASWA
9/12/19961 10(1-0) ASWA
9/18/19962 8(2-0) ASWA
9/25/19963 6(3-0) ASWA
10/2/19964 6(4-0) ASWA
10/10/19965 5(5-0) ASWA
10/17/19966 5(6-0) ASWA
10/24/19967 4(7-0) ASWA
10/31/19968 4(8-0) ASWA
11/7/19969 4(9-0) ASWA
11/14/1996Final 4(10-0) ASWA
  
1996 Class 2A Region 5 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 12-1408782-178333-01096  James Odom
Geneva County 7-42661600-114352-19340  Larry Lee
Slocomb 5-51662191-22791  Tom Vickers
Wicksburg 1-9782690-310102  George Kennedy

1996 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Emanuel Coachman DB Sr. All-Star Game  

1996 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Emmanuel CoachmanRB Jr. HM  BN



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