There are 419 football-playing schools in Georgia. Only 50 have unique nicknames. Different spellings of the same nickname are not included. Barely included were the Purple Hurricane of Fitzgerald (as opposed to the Monroe Area and Cartersville Purple Hurricanes) and the Fighting Patriots of Sandy Creek (as opposed to 12 other teams called Patriots.)
Angoras - Clarkston
Astros - Douglass
Atom Smashers – Johnson-Savannah
Battle Creek Warriors - Tattnall County
Bearcats - Bainbridge
Black Knights - Central Gwinnett
Blazers - Baconton
Blue Jackets - Savannah
Blue Tide - Long County
Broncos - Brookwood
Bruins - Northwest Whitfield
Cadets - Benedictine
Catamounts - Dalton
Cherokees - Kendrick
Cobras - Twiggs County
Colonels - Cass
Colts - Coahulla Creek
Comets - South Gwinnett
Demons - Warner Robins
Fighting Patriots - Sandy Creek
Gamecocks - Screven County
Gators - Ware County
Golden Bears - Holy Innocents'
Golden Eagles - Eagle's Landing
Golden Lions - St. Pius
Grangers - LaGrange
Gray Knights - Grady
Grizzlies - Creekview
Herons - Brantley County
Hoyas - Harrison
Huskies - Howard
Leopards - Banks County
Mountaineers - North Murray
Musketeers - Richmond Academy
Owls - Spencer
Packers - Colquitt County
Purple Hurricane - Fitzgerald
Ramblers - LaFayette
RazorBacks - Cross Creek
Red Elephants - Gainesville
Red Jackets - Jordan
Royal Knights - Stewart County
Royals - Bleckley County
Saints - Cedar Grove
Screaming Devils - Warren County
Sharks - Islands
Storm - Providence Christian
Syrupmakers - Cairo
Terrors - Glynn Academy
Tornadoes - Monroe
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