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Andalusia Bulldogs

Head Coach: Trent Taylor (second season)
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Career Record: 28 seasons, (194-123)
At Andalusia: One season, (11-2)
2014 Enrollment:  356
Rank:  169th in the AHSAA, 19th in Class 4A

 History 
Overall Record:   493-358-34   (58.0%)
Last 25 years:   132-137   (49.0%)  (Rank: 192nd in the AHSAA, 30th in Class 4A)
Since 2010:   49-18  (73.0%)  (Rank: 45th in the AHSAA, 10th in Class 4A)
Last Region Championship:   2015

 2015 
Class:  4A              Region:   2
Record:  11-2
Region Record:   7-0, (first)
Playoff Record:   Quarter-finals loss to Munford by a score of 33-31.
Final ASWA Poll:   4th
Scoring:  439 (33.8)
Defense:  219 (16.8)


 2016 
Class: 4A              Region:   1
Strength of Schedule: 67-46 (59%) (46th in the AHSAA, 9th in Class 4A)
Region Strength:  35-30 (54%)
Non-Region Strength:  32-16 (67%)



 2015 Results 
 8/21  vs. T.R. Miller  (3A)   25-0   W  
 8/28  @ UMS-Wright  (4A)   14-35   L  
 9/4  @ Trinity  (4A)  *  42-10   W  
 9/11  @ Ashford  (4A)  *  35-14   W  
 9/18  vs. St. James  (4A)  *  42-25   W  
 9/25  vs. Opp  (3A)   19-16   W  
 10/2  vs. Bullock County  (4A)  *  38-16   W  
 10/9  @ Headland  (4A)  *  45-7   W  
 10/16  vs. Catholic Montgomery  (4A)  *  42-24   W  
 10/23  @ Straughn  (4A)  *  14-13   W  
 10/30   OPEN 
 Playoffs 
 11/6  vs. West Blocton    48-0   W  
 11/13  @ Dadeville    44-26   W  
 11/20  @ Munford    31-33   L  

 2016 Schedule 
 8/20   Brooks  (5A)       
 8/26  vs. Trinity  (4A)       
 9/2  @ Monroe County  (4A)  *      
 9/9  @ UMS-Wright  (4A)  *      
 9/16  vs. Escambia County  (4A)  *      
 9/23  @ Opp  (3A)       
 9/30  vs. Thomasville  (4A)  *      
 10/7  vs. Satsuma  (4A)  *      
 10/14  @ W.S. Neal  (4A)  *      
 10/21   OPEN 
 10/28  vs. Straughn  (3A)       
 11/4  vs. Alabama Christian        
 11/11  @ Leeds        
 11/18  @ Tallassee        
 11/25  vs. Handley        


Class  4A Region  1
Team 2015 Record Scoring                            
Andalusia 11-2439-219
Escambia County 1-9102-326
Monroe County 4-6191-344
Satsuma 4-6247-259
Thomasville 6-5287-280
UMS-Wright 12-1501-159
W.S. Neal 8-3329-208

 2016 Preview 


       Last year Andalusia captured the region 2 title and a number one seed in the Class 4A playoffs. They finished region play with a 7-0 record. Andalusia lost in the quarter-finals of the playoffs last season to a strong Munford team by a score of 33-31.

       Averaging over ten wins a season since 2010, Andalusia has gone a combined 49-18. Their 73.0% winning percentage ranks 10th in Class 4A over the past six seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Andalusia has managed to compile a record of 132-137. Their 49.0% winning percentage ranks 30th in Class 4A and 192nd in the AHSAA.

       The Bulldogs are led by head coach Trent Taylor who is entering his first season at the helm. His team finished with a 11-2 record in his first season at Andalusia. Under his direction the Bulldogs have qualified for the playoffs once. They have won one region crown with Coach Taylor.

       Coach Taylor's overall record as a head football coach in twenty-eight seasons stands at 194-123 (61.2%). His 194 wins rank 11th among active coaches in the AHSAA. Over the course of his career, Coach Taylor's teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of twenty-three times and won five region championships.

       The Bulldogs enter the 2016 season riding a 8 game regular season winning streak. Andalusia has won 7 consecutive region games. They have won 9 straight games on their home field at Memorial Stadium.

      The Andalusia Bulldogs will play in Class 4A region 1 during the 2016 season. Following realignment, the Bulldogs remain in 4A but move from region 2 over to region 1.

       The Bulldogs should be considered one of the favorites for the Region 1 championship this season and a home game in the first round of the playoffs.

       The Bulldogs open the 2016 season on a neutral field against non-region opponent Brooks on Saturday, August 20 Last year the Brooks Lions finished with an overall record of 11-2 and in first place in Class 4A region 8. The Lions lost in the quarter-finals round of the Class 4A playoffs to Fayette County by a score of 19-12.

       Andalusia and Brooks have met a total of 1 times on the football field. The Bulldogs have a 1-0-0 record against the Lions. They last met in 2016 with Brooks winning by a score of 33-31.

       Andalusia returns 4A All-State Senior running back Jamal Hourel. He was named to the first team last season.

  








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