News

We now have 832 teams &  
189,846 games on AHSFHS.org.






Search Site

AHSFHS Article Series


   The best of the best in Alabama High   
  School Football over the past 100 seasons.






2016 Team Previews 


    Share on Facebook        
     

  


Escambia County Blue Devils

Head Coach: Royce Young (third season)
Stadium: Hubert Barnes Field
Career Record: 26 seasons, (94-174)
At Escambia County: 2 seasons, (2-18)
2014 Enrollment:  360
Rank:  166th in the AHSAA, 16th in Class 4A

 History 
Overall Record:   498-429-33   (54.0%)
Last 25 years:   83-177   (32.0%)  (Rank: 333rd in the AHSAA, 54th in Class 4A)
Since 2010:   21-42  (33.0%)  (Rank: 292nd in the AHSAA, 46th in Class 4A)
Last Region Championship:   1993

 2015 
Class:  5A              Region:   1
Record:  1-9
Region Record:   1-5, (sixth)
Playoff Record:   Did not qualify.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  102 (10.2)
Defense:  326 (32.6)


 2016 
Class: 4A              Region:   1
Strength of Schedule: 58-53 (52%) (143rd in the AHSAA, 28th in Class 4A)
Region Strength:  45-23 (66%)
Non-Region Strength:  13-30 (30%)



 2015 Results 
 8/21  vs. Baldwin County  (6A)   22-35   L  
 8/28  vs. W.S. Neal  (4A)   14-42   L  
 9/4  vs. Vigor  (5A)  *  0-42   L  
 9/11  @ B.C. Rain  (5A)  *  0-24   L  
 9/18  @ Jackson  (5A)  *  6-49   L  
 9/25  @ T.R. Miller  (3A)   18-42   L  
 10/2  @ Faith Academy  (5A)  *  26-14   W  
 10/9  vs. Williamson  (5A)  *  2-26   L  
 10/16  @ St. Pauls  (5A)  *  8-38   L  
 10/23  vs. Monroe County  (4A)   6-14   L  
 10/30   OPEN 

 2016 Schedule 
 8/19   OPEN 
 8/26  @ Wilcox Central  (5A)       
 9/2  vs. UMS-Wright  (4A)  *      
 9/9  @ Monroe County  (4A)  *      
 9/16  @ Andalusia  (4A)  *      
 9/23  @ Hillcrest Evergreen  (3A)       
 9/30  vs. Satsuma  (4A)  *      
 10/7  @ Thomasville  (4A)  *      
 10/14  vs. Carroll  (5A)       
 10/21  @ W.S. Neal  (4A)  *      
 10/28  vs. Faith Academy  (5A)       


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 Escambia County finished sixth in Class 5A region 1 with a 1-5 region record and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

       The Blue Devils would prefer to forget the past two seasons as they have finished with a 2-18 record. Since 2010, Escambia County has gone a combined 21-42. Their 33.0% winning percentage ranks 46th in Class 4A over the past six seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Escambia County has not won much with a record of 83-177. Their 32.0% winning percentage ranks 54th in Class 4A and 333rd in the AHSAA.

       The Blue Devils are led by head coach Royce Young who is entering his second season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 2-18 over the past two seasons at Escambia County. The Blue Devils have yet to reach the playoffs under his direction. They have not won a region crown with Coach Young.

       Coach Young's overall record as a head football coach in twenty-six seasons stands at 94-174 (35.1%). Over the course of his career, Coach Young's teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of seven times and won two region championships.

      

      The Escambia County Blue Devils will play in Class 4A region 1 during the 2016 season. The Blue Devils may find the schedule slightly easier this season with the move down in classification from Class 5A to 4A. They will compete in region 1 this year.

       This season, the Blue Devils will be a long shot for one of the four playoff spots in Region 1.

       The Blue Devils open the 2016 season on the road against non-region opponent Wilcox Central on Friday, August 26 at Camden Field. Last year the Wilcox Central Jaguars finished with an overall record of 0-10 and in eighth place in Class 5A region 4. The closed out the regular season with a loss to Jackson by a score of 41-0.

       Escambia County and Wilcox Central have met a total of 11 times on the football field. The Blue Devils have a 8-3-0 record against the Jaguars. They last met in 2022 with Escambia County winning by a score of 34-0.

  








Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

The Tuscaloosa Black Bears were considered one of the best programs in the nation from 1925-1931. Their record over that span was an amazing 61-0-3.