The Stillman Tigers football team represented

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in the

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, competing as part of the

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until

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. Stillman played its home games at the 9,000 seat

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, which is located on-campus in

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. Although only fielding a team since the 1999 season, Stillman previously fielded a team that was disbanded following the 1950 season. The program was discontinued after their 2015 season when the school eliminated all athletic teams, except for men's and women's basketball, due to increased costs associated with the athletic program.

History

Stillman originally fielded a football squad for the 1922 season, and would compete on and off through its abandonment following the 1950 season.Stillman College Tigers 2006 Football Preseason Prospectus
"Football History," Stillman College, 2006. p. 3. Accessed 2008-12-29 By 1999, the football program was revived and on September 4, 1999, the Tigers were defeated by Arkansas-Monticello 30–7 in the first Stillman game since 1950. Competing as a Division III Independent though the 2003 season, Stillman would revive its rivalry game with

Miles College Miles College is a private historically black college in Fairfield, Alabama. Founded in 1898, it is associated with the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church (CME Church) and a member of the United Negro College Fund. History Miles College beg ...

in 2001 as the Steel City Classic. The Tigers would enter the 2003 season as a Division II Independent, and compete as an Independent through the 2005 season when Stillman was admitted to the

in football. Stillman College football discontinued after the fall season of 2015. Following the 2008 season, Greg Thompson was fired as head coach, and on December 3, 2008,

L. C. Cole Lawrence "L. C." Cole (born January 3, 1956) is an American college football coach and former player. He is the defensive coordinator for Clark Atlanta University, a position he has held since 2024. He was the 18th head football coach at Tenness ...

was announced as the program's third head coach since the reinstatement of the program in 1999. In the

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, the

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drafted defensive tackle

Sammie Hill Sammie Lee Hill (born November 8, 1986) is a former American football defensive tackle. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the fourth round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at Stillman. He was also a member of the Tennessee ...

, the first player from Stillman to be drafted. He is also the second to play in the NFL from Stillman after

Brian Witherspoon Brian Witherspoon (born June 5, 1985) is an American track and field runner and former football cornerback and return specialist. He was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at Still ...

was signed by the

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as an

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in 2008. Following the 2010 season, Cole was fired as head coach, and on December 3, 2010, Stillman alumnus

Teddy Keaton Teddy Keaton (born December 14, 1976) is an American football coach. Keaton currently serves as the head football coach of Allen University. Keaton was born in Brewton, Alabama. Keaton previously served as the running backs coach of the Miles C ...

was announced as the program's fourth and last head coach since the reinstatement of the program in 1999. The program was discontinued after they completed their 2015 season.

Seasons

Head coaches

References

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