Columbia snaps America’s longest high school football losing streak

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - After eleven years and 101 straight losses, the Columbia Eagles are winners again.

Hosting Greensboro’s Raiders in a rare Saturday evening game, Columbia soon found itself trailing, in a 14-0 hole. The very first offensive play for the Eagles was a pick-6 for Greensboro.

But, thanks to some Greensboro turnovers, the Eagles tied things up in the second quarter. In the final seconds before halftime, they took a 20-14 lead into the locker room.

In the second half, the Eagles did not get off the gas. They added three more touchdowns, while keeping the Raiders off the scoreboard. Final score: 41-14

Head coach Sammie Coates took over the program last year. He made it through the 2025 season with just 28 players. That’s about half what the competition has. This year - he’s working with a full 60 person roster. “They seen the culture change, they seen the shift and what we was trying to build, they came out. That was huge. That was my biggest problem last year. Numbers,” Coates said in a pre-season interview with 48. “They buying in because we show we really care about them,”

Columbia will try to start a two-game winning streak when they host East Limestone Friday night.

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