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An Alabama high school football team is making waves nationally after finally capturing a win on the gridiron after a decade-long wait.
Even the worst college football or NFL teams still find ways to grab wins every season. However, Columbia High School in Alabama has been waiting for a victory since 2015.
The Columbia Eagles suffered 101 straight losses as a high school program, which marked the longest losing streak in the nation. Alabama football is rich in tradition with top players going on to elite football programs across the SEC and other elite conferences.
However, the victory for Columbia’s team is special after the long wait for a positive result.
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High school football team rejoices after 11-year wait for win
Maryville’s student section watches nervously in overtime during a high school football game. Credit: USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect (Reuters) Fans of the high school team might not want to jump ahead to what life would look like with two straight wins just yet. However, Columbia’s win over Greensboro is a remarkable starting point after 11 years of waiting.
Professional football fans have to go back decades to find another remotely close to what the Alabama high school football team’s endured. The Chicago Cardinals boast the longest losing streak in NFL history at 29 games.
That rare feat came all the way back in the 1940s. Meanwhile, college football isn’t much different with Northwestern’s 34-game winless run nearly 44 years ago.
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“They’ve seen the culture change, they seen the shift and what we was trying to build, they came out,” head coach Sammie Coates said in a preseason interview . “That was huge. That was my biggest problem last year. Numbers. They’re buying in because we show we really care about them.”
Columbia faces East Limestone in their next matchup as the Alabama football team looks to garner more national attention.
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