Faced with the combination of the Tigers’ unexpected success durig the 2019 season and the Georgia High School Association’s recent regional realignment, Dawson County Head Coach Sid Maxwell found it surprisingly difficult to build next year’s football schedule.
In what was supposed to be a rebuilding year for the Tigers, the team posted an 8-4 overall record and finished third in region 7-AAA with a 4-2 record to make their fifth consecutive appearance in the state playoffs.
“No one wants to play us,” Maxwell said. “I had to reach out to a lot of different schools, both above and below us in size to fill out the schedule which makes for a tough pre-season.”
Dawson County sees their first action next season with the spring game versus Pickens in May 2020 before heading into the long summer break. August kicks-off the regular schedule with a scrimmage against North Forsyth followed by games against the 2A Rabun Tigers, the 4A Flowery Branch Falcons, the 7A South Forsyth War Eagles and the 6A Northview Titans.
The second half of the schedule will also look very different for the Tigers as they face three new schools in 2020 due to the GHSA realignment earlier this year. The team takes on newcomers White County, Gilmer County and West Hall in the first half of the region 7-AAA line up, followed by Cherokee Bluff, Lumpkin County and North Hall to wrap up the season.
Season Schedule:
Date
Opponent
Location
Special Event
May 2020
PIckens Dragons
Dawson
Spring Game
Aug. 2020
North Forsyth Raiders
Dawson
Scrimmage
Aug. 21, 2020
Rabun Tigers
Rabun
Aug. 28, 2020
Flowery Branch Falcons
Dawson
Senior Night
Sep. 4, 2020
South Forsyth War Eagles
Dawson
Sep. 11, 2020
Northview Titans
Northview
Sep. 25, 2020
White County Warriors
Dawson
Park and Rec Night
Oct. 9, 2020
Gilmer Bobcats
Dawson
Homecoming
Oct. 16, 2020
West Hall Spartans
West Hall
Oct. 23, 2020
Cherokee Bluff Bears
Dawson
Moonshine Festival
Oct. 30, 2020
Lumpkin County Indians
Lumpkin
Nov. 6, 2020
North Hall Trojans
North Hall
