Every GHSA football team’s opening-game record since 2000

Buford and Cartersville, both coincidentally ranked No. 1 in their classes, share the best opening-game record since 2000, according to the Georgia High School Football Historians Association.

Both are 23-3 since 2000.

Cartersville, No. 1 in Class 5A, has won 14 straight openers and will play at Hiram this week. The most recent team to beat the Purple Hurricanes in an opening game was Pepperell in 2011.

Buford, No. 1 in Class 7A, has lost recent openers to Milton (2024) and North Cobb (2020) and faces a tough test this week at home against No. 2 Gainesville of Class 6A.

Discovery is 0-10 all time in openers and hopes to break the drought in a home game Friday against Mountain View.

23-3 — Cartersville
23-3 — Buford
22-4 — Athens Academy
22-4 — Carver (Columbus)
22-4 — Northside (Warner Robins)
22-4 — Colquitt County
21-5 — Westside (Macon)
21-5 — Calhoun
21-5 — Eastside
21-5 — Camden County
20-5-1 — Fitzgerald
20-5 — Blessed Trinity
20-6 — Charlton County
20-6 — Thomson
20-6 — Union County
20-6 — Stephenson
20-6 — Ware County
20-6 — Lee County
20-6 — Lowndes
19-6-1 — Sandy Creek
19-6-1 — Jonesboro
19-6-1 — Coffee
19-7 — Calvary Day
19-7 — Commerce
19-7 — Wesleyan
19-7 — Stephens County
19-7 — Peach County
19-7 — Upson-Lee
19-7 — Marist
19-7 — Creekside
19-7 — Richmond Hill
19-7 — Norcross
19-8 — Roswell
18-7-1 — Jefferson
18-7-1 — Glynn Academy
18-8 — Trion
18-8 — Dodge County
18-8 — Darlington
18-8 — Burke County
18-8 — Mary Persons
18-8 — Northwest Whitfield
18-8 — Tucker
18-8 — Griffin
18-8 — Lovejoy
18-8 — Chamblee
18-8 — Milton
18-8 — Thomas County Central
18-8 — Etowah
18-8 — Valdosta
18-9 — Grayson
17-5 — Fellowship Christian
17-8-1 — Vidalia
17-9 — Johnson County
17-9 — Lincoln County
17-9 — Metter
17-9 — Fannin County
17-9 — Jeff Davis
17-9 — Toombs County
17-9 — Riverdale
17-9 — Greater Atlanta Christian
17-9 — North Hall
17-9 — Pickens
17-9 — Evans
17-9 — Tift County
17-9 — East Coweta
17-9 — Harrison
17-9 — Carrollton
17-9 — Newton
16-7 — Kell
16-7 — Northside (Columbus)
16-8 — Putnam County
16-9-1 — Savannah Christian
16-10 — Clinch County
16-10 — Wilcox County
16-10 — Mount Zion (Carrollton)
16-10 — Eagle’s Landing Christian
16-10 — Dublin
16-10 — Temple
16-10 — Elbert County
16-10 — Morgan County
16-10 — Hardaway
16-10 — Troup
16-10 — Benedictine
16-10 — Cedartown
16-10 — Sequoyah
16-10 — Rome
16-10 — McIntosh
16-10 — Gainesville
16-10 — Jackson County
16-10 — Loganville
16-10 — South Forsyth
16-10 — North Atlanta
16-10 — Parkview
16-10 — Collins Hill
15-5 — Marion County
15-7 — Mill Creek
15-9 — Lamar County
15-10-1 — Washington County
15-10-1 — Baldwin
15-10-1 — Warner Robins
15-10-1 — Clarke Central
15-10-1 — Houston County
15-11 — Emanuel County Institute
15-11 — Lanier County
15-11 — Greenville
15-11 — Telfair County
15-11 — Bleckley County
15-11 — Bremen
15-11 — Screven County
15-11 — Beach
15-11 — Crisp County
15-11 — Pierce County
15-11 — Bainbridge
15-11 — Monroe
15-11 — Westminster
15-11 — Statesboro
15-11 — St. Pius
15-11 — Stockbridge
15-11 — Newnan
15-11 — Cedar Shoals
15-11 — Midtown
15-11 — Hiram
15-11 — North Cobb
15-11 — Central Gwinnett
15-12 — South Gwinnett
15-12 — North Gwinnett
14-5 — North Cobb Christian
14-6 — Creekview
14-7 — Prince Avenue Christian
14-10 — Hart County
14-10 — Flowery Branch
14-11-1 — Randolph-Clay
14-11-1 — Taylor County
14-11-1 — Swainsboro
14-11-1 — Adairsville
14-12 — Bowdon
14-12 — Jenkins County
14-12 — Manchester
14-12 — Wheeler County
14-12 — Warren County
14-12 — Brooks County
14-12 — Tattnall County
14-12 — Dawson County
14-12 — Oconee County
14-12 — Central (Carrollton)
14-12 — Druid Hills
14-12 — Mays
14-12 — Madison County
14-12 — Dalton
14-12 — Lassiter
14-12 — Lakeside (Atlanta)
14-12 — East Paulding
14-12 — Heritage (Conyers)
14-13 — Walton
13-5 — King’s Ridge Christian
13-7 — Ola
13-7 — Hillgrove
13-11 — M.L. King
13-12-1 — Greene County
13-12-1 — Social Circle
13-12-1 — Southwest
13-12-1 — Monroe Area
13-12-1 — Cass
13-12-1 — Rockdale County
13-13 — Pelham
13-13 — Hawkinsville
13-13 — Schley County
13-13 — Treutlen
13-13 — Cook
13-13 — Coosa
13-13 — Landmark Christian
13-13 — Heard County
13-13 — Rabun County
13-13 — Laney
13-13 — Northeast
13-13 — Ringgold
13-13 — Towers
13-13 — Cedar Grove
13-13 — McNair
13-13 — Pike County
13-13 — Cross Creek
13-13 — Callaway
13-13 — LaFayette
13-13 — Westover
13-13 — Cairo
13-13 — West Laurens
13-13 — Shaw
13-13 — Winder-Barrow
13-13 — Villa Rica
13-13 — Banneker
13-13 — Starr’s Mill
13-13 — Jones County
13-13 — Woodstock
13-13 — Woodward Academy
13-13 — Riverwood
13-13 — Northgate
13-13 — Campbell
13-13 — Cherokee
13-13 — Douglas County
12-6 — Mount Paran Christian
12-6 — Pace Academy
12-6 — North Paulding
12-7 — West Forsyth
12-8 — Holy Innocents’
12-10 — North Oconee
12-11 — Mount Pisgah Christian
12-12 — Early County
12-12 — Northview
12-13-1 — Washington-Wilkes
12-13-1 — Lakeside (Evans)
12-14 — Miller County
12-14 — Turner County
12-14 — Chattooga
12-14 — Aquinas
12-14 — Gordon Lee
12-14 — Jackson
12-14 — Carver (Atlanta)
12-14 — Lovett
12-14 — Lumpkin County
12-14 — Murray County
12-14 — Worth County
12-14 — North Clayton
12-14 — Dougherty
12-14 — Southwest DeKalb
12-14 — Union Grove
12-14 — South Cobb
12-14 — Decatur
12-14 — Effingham County
12-14 — Kennesaw Mountain
12-15 — Brookwood
11-6 — Hughes
11-7 — Heritage (Ringgold)
11-8 — Woodland (Stockbridge)
11-9-1 — Miller Grove
11-11 — Dutchtown
11-14-1 — McIntosh County Academy
11-14-1 — Redan
11-14-1 — Southeast Bulloch
11-14-1 — Harlem
11-15 — Mitchell County
11-15 — Seminole County
11-15 — Armuchee
11-15 — Josey
11-15 — Brantley County
11-15 — Haralson County
11-15 — Westside (Augusta)
11-15 — Gilmer
11-15 — East Hall
11-15 — Salem
11-15 — White County
11-15 — Perry
11-15 — Eagle’s Landing
11-15 — LaGrange
11-15 — Alexander
11-15 — South Effingham
11-15 — Brunswick
11-15 — Marietta
11-15 — McEachern
11-15 — Pebblebrook
11-15 — North Forsyth
11-15 — Westlake
11-15 — Dacula
10-5 — New Manchester
10-7 — Lanier
10-9 — Hebron Christian
10-10 — South Paulding
10-13 — Peachtree Ridge
10-14 — Irwin County
10-15-1 — Atkinson County
10-15-1 — Hancock Central
10-15-1 — Douglass
10-15-1 — Spalding
10-15-1 — Jenkins
10-15-1 — Wayne County
10-15 — Walker
10-16 — GMC Prep
10-16 — Dooly County
10-16 — Claxton
10-16 — Macon County
10-16 — Banks County
10-16 — Bryan County
10-16 — Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe
10-16 — Dade County
10-16 — Model
10-16 — Thomasville
10-16 — Central (Macon)
10-16 — Therrell
10-16 — Rockmart
10-16 — Hephzibah
10-16 — Stone Mountain
10-16 — West Hall
10-16 — Liberty County
10-16 — Ridgeland
10-16 — Lithonia
10-16 — Centennial
10-16 — Harris County
10-16 — Apalachee
10-16 — Greenbrier
10-16 — Wheeler
10-16 — Forsyth Central
9-6 — B.E.S.T. Academy
9-11 — Sonoraville
9-13 — Sumter County
9-13 — Whitewater
9-13 — Alpharetta
9-15 — Whitefield Academy
9-16-1 — Portal
9-16-1 — East Laurens
9-16-1 — Richmond Academy
9-16-1 — Chapel Hill
9-17 — Crawford County
9-17 — Gordon Central
9-17 — Kendrick
9-17 — Columbus
9-17 — Woodland (Cartersville)
9-17 — Maynard Jackson
9-17 — Pope
9-17 — Dunwoody
9-17 — Bradwell Institute
9-17 — Duluth
9-17 — Berkmar
9-17 — Paulding County
8-9 — Arabia Mountain
8-9 — River Ridge
8-9 — Mountain View
8-9 — Lambert
8-11 — East Jackson
8-12 — Chattahoochee County
8-15 — Luella
8-16 — Long County
8-17-1 — Washington
8-17-1 — Jefferson County
8-17-1 — Windsor Forest
8-17 — Twiggs County
8-18 — Montgomery County
8-18 — Pepperell
8-18 — Butler
8-18 — Southeast Whitfield
8-18 — Sprayberry
8-18 — Groves
8-18 — Chattahoochee
8-18 — Shiloh
7-5 — New Hampstead
7-5 — Hampton
7-8 — Cambridge
7-10 — North Murray
7-11 — Allatoona
7-13 — Mount Vernon
7-16 — Rutland
7-17 — Wilkinson County
7-18-1 — Johnson (Gainesville)
7-19 — Terrell County
7-19 — Glenn Hills
7-19 — Columbia
7-19 — South Atlanta
7-19 — Osborne
7-19 — Morrow
7-19 — Tri-Cities
7-19 — Habersham Central
6-10 — Baconton Charter
6-11 — Locust Grove
6-11 — Johns Creek
6-11 — Archer
6-14 — Alcovy
6-18 — Chestatee
6-19-1 — Franklin County
6-19-1 — Fayette County
6-20 — Towns County
6-20 — Bacon County
6-20 — Oglethorpe County
6-20 — Johnson (Savannah)
6-20 — McDonough
6-20 — Forest Park
5-9 — Providence Christian
5-9 — Coahulla Creek
5-11 — Veterans
5-12-1 — Howard
5-12 — Grovetown
5-12 — Walnut Grove
5-17-1 — Mundy’s Mill
5-20-1 — Berrien
5-21 — Calhoun County
5-21 — Mount Zion (Jonesboro)
5-21 — North Springs
5-21 — Spencer
5-21 — Meadowcreek
4-1 — East Forsyth
4-4 — ACE Charter
4-4 — Cherokee Bluff
4-11 — Hapeville Charter
3-12 — Trinity Christian
3-13 — Christian Heritage
3-14 — Drew
3-22 — Clarkston
3-23 — Glascock County
3-23 — Central (Talbotton)
3-23 — Jasper County
2-0 — Mount Bethel Christian
2-1 — Southwest Georgia STEM
2-2 — Seckinger
2-6 — Denmark
2-8 — Pataula Charter
2-10 — Islands
2-11 — KIPP Atlanta Collegiate
2-24 — Cross Keys
2-24 — Lithia Springs
1-1 — Utopian Academy
1-4 — Lake Oconee Academy
1-25 — Savannah
1-25 — Jordan
0-1 — Scintilla Charter
0-10 — Discovery