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St. Michael Cardinals

St. Michael Catholic School · Fairhope, AL

StadiumThe Nest ColorsCardinal and White CoachPhilip Rivers RegionAA-R1 First team2017
47-43-0All-time record
52%Winning pct.
0State titles
1Region titles
3Playoff appearances
10Seasons

Championships

State playoff titles
None
State mythical titles
None
Region championships
2025

Team Records

Overall Record
47-43-0
Winning Pct.
52%
State Playoff Titles
0
State Mythical Titles
0
Region/Area Titles
1
Region/Area Record
23-28
All State Players
7
NFL Players
0
Weeks Ranked #1
0
Home Record
25-22-0
Away Record
22-21-0

Playoff Records

Overall Record
6-3
Appearances
3
1st Round
2-1
2nd Round
2-0
3rd Round
2-0
Semi-Finals
0-2
Finals
0-0
Longest win streak
13 (8/22/2025-11/21/2025)
Longest losing streak
10 (9/29/2017-10/26/2018)

Season by Season

10 seasons. Asterisk marks a season with every score on file.

YearClassRecordPFPAPlayoffsRegionRegion rec.Coach
2026 * AA 0-2 3158 R1 0-1 Philip Rivers
2025 * 4A 13-1 629291 3-1 R1 Title 6-0 Philip Rivers
2024 * 4A 12-2 538390 3-1 R1 5-1 Philip Rivers
2023 * 4A 6-5 412328 0-1 R1 5-2 Philip Rivers
2022 * 4A 5-5 281209 R1 4-3 Philip Rivers
2021 * 4A 6-3 316175 R1 3-3 Philip Rivers
2020 * 4A 2-7 111153 R1 0-6 Paul Knapstein
2019 * 3A 2-8 242354 R1 0-6 Scott Phelps
2018 * 3A 1-9 111397 R1 0-6 Scott Phelps
2017 * 4A 0-1 2741 0 Scott Phelps

Head Coaches

CoachYearsRecordPlayoffsRegion
Philip Rivers2021-2642-186-323-10
Paul Knapstein20202-7
Scott Phelps2017-193-18

Team Timeline

  • 2017First team

By the Numbers

Seasons
10
Winning Seasons
5
Losing Seasons
3
Most Wins in A Season
13 (2025)
Most Losses in A Season
9 (2018)
10 Win Seasons
2
Most Points Scored in a Game
63 (11/7/2024)
Most Points Scored in a Season
629 (2025)
Most Points Allowed in a Game
68 (11/10/2023)
Most Points Allowed in a Season
397 (2018)
Largest Margin of Victory
56 (9/12/2025)
Largest Margin of Defeat
52 (10/19/2018)
Most Points Both Teams in a Game
109 (10/27/2023)
Last Shutout
9/12/2025
Last Time Shutout
10/8/2020
Shutouts All-Time
4
Been Shutout All-Time
3

Honored Players

21 selections on file.

YearPlayerPos.ClassHonorTeamCollegeSource
2025Brody JonesWRSr.All State 4A1stASWA
2025Gunner RiversQBSuper 12ASWA
2025Gunner RiversQBJr.All State 4A1stASWA
2025Maddox CaldwellOLSr.Alabama vs. Mississippi All Star GameSoutheastern Louisiana
2025Maddox CaldwellOLSr.All State 4A2ndASWA
2025Noah MossRBSr.All State 4A1stASWA
2025Patricio GarciaKSr.All State 4A2ndASWA
2024Brody JonesWRJr.All State 4A1stASWA
2024Gunner RiversQBSo.Super 12ASWA
2024Gunner RiversQBSo.All State 4A1stASWA
2024Noah MossRBJr.All State 4A2ndASWA
2024Patricio GarciaKJr.All State 4A1stASWA
2024Rocco FaiupuOLSr.All State 4A2ndASWA
2024Tucker TomlinsonWRJr.All State 4A2ndASWA
2023Brody JonesWRSo.All State 4AHMASWA
2023Gunner RiversQBFr.All State 4AHMASWA
2022Clay BarrLBSr.All State 4A2ndASWA
2022Tyler CellaLBSr.All State 4AHMASWA
2021Donovan CottonOLSr.All State 4A2ndASWA
2021Ezra SextonPKJr.All State 4A1stASWA
2019Grant MurrayWRSr.All State 3A2ndASWA

Enrollment History

Students, with the school's statewide rank in parentheses.

2026-27
259 (207)
2024-25
365 (159)
2022-23
360 (163)
2020-21
360 (165)
2018-19
261 (240)

Records reflect scores on file; this program's history is 100.0% complete. Corrections are welcome.