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Bessemer City Purple Tigers

Head Coach: Martez Edwards (fourth season)
Stadium: Snitz Snider Memorial Stadium
Career Record: 3 seasons, (23-13)
At Bessemer City: 3 seasons, (23-13)
2014 Enrollment:  613
Rank:  89th in the AHSAA, 55th in Class 6A

 History 
Overall Record:   625-353-33   (64.0%)
Last 25 years:   169-106   (62.0%)  (Rank: 76th in the AHSAA, 17th in Class 6A)
Since 2010:   32-33  (49.0%)  (Rank: 190th in the AHSAA, 36th in Class 6A)
Last Region Championship:   2009

 2015 
Class:  6A              Region:   4
Record:  8-5
Region Record:   3-3, (fourth)
Playoff Record:   Quarter-finals loss to Benjamin Russell by a score of 36-13.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  347 (26.7)
Defense:  221 (17.0)

D1 Players lost to Graduation
      Jacquez Hall,  ,  ,  RB  [Lane College]
      Ozzie Williams,  ,  ,  LB  [Miles College]
      Vincent Burrell,  ,  ,  LB  [Lane College]
      KhaDarrius Davis,  ,  ,  QB  [Alabama St.]
      Tony Smith,  ,  ,  DL  [Lane College]
      Roderick Tillman,  ,  ,  OL  [Lane College]
      Jeremiah Jones,  ,  ,  DB  [Troy]

 2016 
Class: 6A              Region:   4
Strength of Schedule: 72-41 (64%) (12th in the AHSAA, 5th in Class 6A)
Region Strength:  39-27 (59%)
Non-Region Strength:  33-14 (70%)



 2015 Results 
 8/21  vs. Hueytown  (6A)   34-6   W  
 8/28  @ Shades Valley  (6A)   24-17   W  
 9/4  vs. Brookwood  (6A)  *  47-0   W  
 9/11  @ Paul Bryant  (6A)  *  14-0   W  
 9/18  vs. Hillcrest Tuscaloosa  (6A)  *  20-23   L (OT) 
 9/25   OPEN 
 10/2  @ McAdory  (6A)  *  35-41   L  
 10/9  vs. Selma  (6A)  *  59-0   W  
 10/16  @ Northridge  (6A)  *  20-27   L  
 10/23  vs. Center Point  (6A)   37-16   W  
 10/30  @ Spain Park  (7A)   6-24   L  
 Playoffs 
 11/6  @ Park Crossing    28-24   W  
 11/13  vs. Blount    10-7   W  
 11/20  @ Benjamin Russell    13-36   L  

 2016 Schedule 
 8/19  @ Central Tuscaloosa  (5A)       
 8/26  vs. Clay-Chalkville  (6A)       
 9/2  vs. Selma  (6A)  *      
 9/9  @ Hillcrest Tuscaloosa  (6A)  *      
 9/16  @ Northridge  (6A)  *      
 9/23  vs. Wenonah  (5A)       
 9/30   OPEN 
 10/7  @ McAdory  (6A)  *      
 10/14  vs. Paul Bryant  (6A)  *      
 10/21  vs. Brookwood  (6A)  *      
 10/27  @ Huffman  (7A)       
 11/4  @ Chelsea        
 11/11  vs. Park Crossing        


Class  6A Region  4
Team 2015 Record Scoring                            
Bessemer City 8-5347-221
Brookwood 1-998-282
Hillcrest Tuscaloosa 8-4311-254
McAdory 10-2413-193
Northridge 9-3320-243
Paul Bryant 6-4220-201
Selma 5-5171-199

 2016 Preview 


       With their 3-3 region record and a fourth place finish in Class 6A region 4, the Purple Tigers earned a spot in the playoffs in 2015. Bessemer City lost in the quarter-finals of the playoffs last season to a strong Benjamin Russell team by a score of 36-13.

       Since 2010, Bessemer City has gone a combined 32-33. Their 49.0% winning percentage ranks 36th in Class 6A over the past six seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Bessemer City has managed to compile a record of 169-106. Their 62.0% winning percentage ranks 17th in Class 6A and 76th in the AHSAA.

       The Purple Tigers are led by head coach Martez Edwards who is entering his third season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 23-13 over the past three seasons at Bessemer City. Under his direction the Purple Tigers have qualified for the playoffs a total of three times. They have not won a region crown with Coach Edwards.

       Coach Edwards's overall record as a head football coach in three seasons stands at 23-13 (63.9%). Over the course of his career, Coach Edwards's teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of three times .

      

      The Bessemer City Purple Tigers will play in Class 6A region 4 during the 2016 season.

       The Purple Tigers have a good chance to earn one of the playoff slots for Region 4 this season.

       The Purple Tigers open the 2016 season on the road against non-region opponent Central Tuscaloosa on Friday, August 19 at Falcon Stadium. Last year the Central Tuscaloosa Falcons finished with an overall record of 5-5 and in fifth place in Class 5A region 4. The ended last season on a positive note with a win over Parker by a score of 34-21 after failing to gain a playoff spot.

       Bessemer City and Central Tuscaloosa have met a total of 29 times on the football field. The Purple Tigers have a 15-14-0 record against the Falcons. They last met in 2023 with Bessemer City winning by a score of 28-21.

       Bessemer City returns 6A All-State Senior defensive lineman Marquel Shelton Jr.. He was named to the honorable mention team last season.

  








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