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Opelika Bulldogs

Head Coach: Brian Blackmon (eighth season)
Stadium: Bulldog Stadium
Career Record: 7 seasons, (56-23)
At Opelika: 7 seasons, (56-23)
2014 Enrollment:  905
Rank:  48th in the AHSAA, 16th in Class 6A

 History 
Overall Record:   539-384-18   (58.0%)
Last 25 years:   219-73   (75.0%)  (Rank: 10th in the AHSAA, 2nd in Class 6A)
Since 2010:   50-20  (71.0%)  (Rank: 50th in the AHSAA, 9th in Class 6A)
Last Region Championship:   2015

 2015 
Class:  6A              Region:   3
Record:  12-1    (Team record for wins in a season)
Region Record:   6-0, (first)
Playoff Record:   Quarter-finals loss to Spanish Fort by a score of 21-13.
Final ASWA Poll:   3rd
Scoring:  546 (42.0)
Defense:  182 (14.0)

D1 Players lost to Graduation
      Courtney Allen,  ,  ,  LB  [Mississippi College]
      Zo Bridges,  ,  ,  DE  [Troy]
      Ryan Carlisle,  ,  ,  OL  [Hampton]
      Kyle Fourtenbary,  ,  ,  TE  [Western Kentucky]
      James Moss,  ,  ,  WR  [Miles College]

 2016 
Class: 6A              Region:   3
Strength of Schedule: 56-47 (54%) (115th in the AHSAA, 25th in Class 6A)
Region Strength:  37-31 (54%)
Non-Region Strength:  19-16 (54%)



 2015 Results 
 8/21  @ Hillcrest Tuscaloosa  (6A)   34-20   W  
 8/28  vs. Auburn  (7A)   31-30   W  
 9/4  vs. Benjamin Russell  (6A)  *  45-26   W  
 9/11  @ Pell City  (6A)  *  37-6   W  
 9/18  vs. Oxford  (6A)  *  55-0   W  
 9/25  @ Central Phenix City  (7A)   27-21   W  
 10/2  @ Chelsea  (6A)  *  40-25   W  
 10/9  vs. Valley  (6A)  *  71-0   W  
 10/16  @ Chilton County  (6A)  *  50-6   W  
 10/23   OPEN 
 10/30  vs. Enterprise  (7A)   44-27   W  
 Playoffs 
 11/6  vs. Daphne    51-0   W  
 11/13  vs. Hillcrest Tuscaloosa    48-0   W  
 11/20  @ Spanish Fort    13-21   L  

 2016 Schedule 
 8/19  vs. Carver Columbus GA        
 8/26  @ Auburn  (7A)       
 9/1  @ Carver Montgomery  (6A)       
 9/9  vs. Chilton County  (6A)  *      
 9/16  vs. Benjamin Russell  (6A)  *      
 9/23  vs. Central Phenix City  (7A)       
 9/30  @ Helena  (6A)  *      
 10/7  vs. Chelsea  (6A)  *      
 10/14  @ Wetumpka  (6A)  *      
 10/21  @ Pelham  (6A)  *      
 10/28   OPEN 
 11/4  vs. Paul Bryant        
 11/11  @ Daphne        
 11/18  @ Spanish Fort        
 11/25  vs. Park Crossing        
 12/1   Ramsay        


Class  6A Region  3
Team 2015 Record Scoring                            
Benjamin Russell 12-2528-206
Chelsea 7-4349-282
Chilton County 4-6217-273
Helena 9-3359-196
Opelika 12-1546-182
Pelham 1-9143-336
Wetumpka 4-7246-296

 2016 Preview 


       Last year Opelika captured the region 3 title and a number one seed in the Class 6A playoffs. They finished region play with a 6-0 record. Opelika lost in the quarter-finals of the playoffs last season to a strong Spanish Fort team by a score of 21-13.

       Over the past two seasons the Bulldogs have gone 21-3 and will be looking to continue that winning tradition. Averaging over ten wins a season since 2010, Opelika has gone a combined 50-20. Their 71.0% winning percentage ranks 9th in Class 6A over the past six seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Opelika has gone a combined 219-73. Their 75.0% winning percentage ranks 2nd in Class 6A and 10th in the AHSAA.

       The Bulldogs are led by head coach Brian Blackmon who is entering his seventh season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 56-23 over the past seven seasons at Opelika. Under his direction the Bulldogs have qualified for the playoffs a total of six times. They have won two region crowns with Coach Blackmon.

       Coach Blackmon's overall record as a head football coach in seven seasons stands at 56-23 (70.9%). Over the course of his career, Coach Blackmon's teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of six times and won two region championships.

       The Bulldogs enter the 2016 season riding a 14 game regular season winning streak. Opelika has won 12 consecutive region games. They have won 7 straight games on their home field at Bulldog Stadium.

      The Opelika Bulldogs will play in Class 6A region 3 during the 2016 season.

       The Bulldogs enter the season with expectations of not only a region title but reaching the state championship game. They are considered one the favorites in region 3 and should be a team in the thick of the hunt to represent the South in the Class 6A Super Seven come December.

       The Bulldogs open the 2016 season at home against non-region opponent Carver Columbus GA on Friday, August 19 at Bulldog Stadium.

       Opelika and Carver Columbus GA have met a total of 3 times on the football field. The Bulldogs have a 1-2-0 record against Carver Columbus GA. They last met in 1981 with Carver Columbus GA winning by a score of 14-6.

       Opelika returns 6A All-State Senior punter Jake Bentley. He was named to the first team last season.

  








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