Ogle Stadium

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Ogle Stadium
Main entrance to home side of stadium Home side of stadium
Location	Decatur, Alabama
Opened	1949
Owner	Decatur City Schools
Operator	Decatur High School Austin High School
Former names	Decatur Stadium (1949-N/A)
Tenants	Riverview High School (1949-1953) (below) AHSAA Decatur Red Raiders (1954-present) Austin Black Bears (1962-Present)
Capacity	Official Capacity: 9,000 Record Attend: 11,000

Ogle Stadium is an 9,000 seat stadium inside the city of Decatur, Alabama, located on the southern end of Decatur High School's campus, and is owned by the Decatur City Schools.^[1]

Previous to 1949, the Decatur High football team played all games at a 3,000 person capacity Benson Field that is now a part of Rhodes Ferry Park along the shores of the Tennessee River next to the old Riverview High School.

The stadium is named after former coach, and Alabama Sports Hall of Famer, H.L. "Shorty" Ogle, who led the Red Raiders from 1933 to 1963.

Both of the high schools in Decatur play their home games in this stadium. The one exception is the Decatur Vs. Austin game. In this case, one team sits on the away side while the other occupies the home side. The schools alternate each year. This football game usually sells out the stadium, and brings in crowds of over 10,000.

[edit] Decatur Vs. Austin

History of the series.

1965	Decatur	27-7
1966	Austin	20-19
1967	Decatur	33-0
1968	Austin	14-0
1969	Decatur	16-6
1970	Decatur	18-13
1971	Decatur	38-0
1972	Decatur	28-0
1973	Austin	20-14
1974	Decatur	7-0
1975	Decatur	21-6
1976	Decatur	27-7
1977	Decatur	21-0
1978	Decatur	14-10
1979	Decatur	15-6
1980	Decatur	15-14
1981	Austin	7-0
1982	Austin	39-8
1983	Austin	15-12
1984	Austin	17-14
1984 (Playoffs)	Decatur	13-3
1985	Austin	10-0
1984 (Playoffs)	Austin	25-14
1986	Decatur	16-13
1987	Decatur	17-14
1988	Decatur	20-6
1989	Decatur	31-9
1990	Decatur	7-6
1991	Austin	17-14 in OT
1992	Decatur	20-10
1993	Decatur	21-7
1994	Austin	9-6
1995	Decatur	14-3
1996	Austin	13-10
1997	Decatur	41-10
1998	Decatur	22-0
1999	Decatur	25-20
2000	Decatur	31-7
2001	Austin	21-7
2002	Decatur	13-6
2003	Decatur	28-7
2004	Decatur	14-0
2005	Decatur	31-6
2006	Austin	17-14
2007	Decatur	10-7

Team	Recognized titles
Decatur	30
Austin	14

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[edit] See also

• Austin High School
• Decatur, Alabama
• Decatur City Schools
• Decatur High School

	Decatur City Schools Decatur, Alabama This box: view • talk • edit
High Schools	Austin  • Decatur
Middle Schools	Brookhaven  • Cedar Ridge  • Oak Park
Elementary Schools	Austinville  • Banks-Caddell Elementary SchoolBanks-Caddell  • Benjamin Davis  • Chestnut Grove  • Eastwood  • Francis Nungester  • Julian Harris  • Leon Sheffield  • Somerville Road  • Walter Jackson  • West Decatur  • Woodmeade
Alternative Schools	Horizon
Sports Facilities	Ogle Stadium • Celebration Arena  • Carlton Kelly Gymnasium