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Paul Bryant Stampede
Head Coach: Eldrick Hill (third season) Stadium: Stampede Stadium Career Record: 2 seasons, (7-13) At Paul Bryant: 2 seasons, (7-13) 2014 Enrollment: 676 Rank: 76th in the AHSAA, 44th in Class 6A

History

Overall Record: 36-96 (27.0%)
Last 25 years: 36-96 (27.0%) (Rank: 359th in the AHSAA, 55th in Class 6A)
Since 2010: 21-41 (34.0%) (Rank: 282nd in the AHSAA, 48th in Class 6A)
Last Region Championship: 0

2015

Class: 6A              Region: 4
Record: 6-4    (Team record for wins in a season)
Region Record: 2-4, (fifth)
Playoff Record: Did not qualify.
Final ASWA Poll: Not Ranked
Scoring: 220 (22.0)
Defense: 201 (20.1)

D1 Players lost to Graduation
      Robert Samuel,  ,  ,  OL  [Delta State]
      Zane Samuel,  ,  ,  DE  [Delta State]

2016

Class: 6A              Region: 4
Strength of Schedule: 55-46 (54%) (116th in the AHSAA, 23rd in Class 6A)
Region Strength:  41-28 (59%)
Non-Region Strength:  14-18 (44%)

2015 Results

8/21	vs. Aliceville (3A)	43-20	W
8/28	@ Carver Birmingham (5A)	14-6	W
9/4	@ Selma (6A) *	25-21	W
9/11	vs. Bessemer City (6A) *	0-14	L
9/18	@ Northridge (6A) *	20-42	L
9/25	vs. Central Tuscaloosa (5A)	13-12	W
10/2	@ Woodlawn (6A)	27-6	W
10/9	vs. Brookwood (6A) *	36-7	W
10/16	vs. Hillcrest Tuscaloosa (6A) *	28-35	L
10/23	@ McAdory (6A) *	14-38	L
10/30	OPEN

2016 Schedule

8/19	vs. Tuscaloosa County (7A)
8/27	Plant FL
9/2	vs. Brookwood (6A) *
9/9	@ McAdory (6A) *
9/16	vs. Selma (6A) *
9/23	@ Central Tuscaloosa (5A)
9/30	@ Hillcrest Tuscaloosa (6A) *
10/7	vs. Northridge (6A) *
10/14	@ Bessemer City (6A) *
10/21	OPEN
10/28	@ Homewood (6A)
11/4	@ Opelika

Class 6A Region 4
Team	2015 Record	Scoring
Bessemer City	8-5	347-221
Brookwood	1-9	98-282
Hillcrest Tuscaloosa	8-4	311-254
McAdory	10-2	413-193
Northridge	9-3	320-243
Paul Bryant	6-4	220-201
Selma	5-5	171-199

2016 Preview

       Last year Paul Bryant finished fifth in Class 6A region 4 with a 2-4 region record and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

       Since 2010, Paul Bryant has gone a combined 21-41. Their 34.0% winning percentage ranks 48th in Class 6A over the past six seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Paul Bryant has not won much with a record of 36-96. Their 27.0% winning percentage ranks 55th in Class 6A and 359th in the AHSAA.

       The Stampede are led by head coach Eldrick Hill who is entering his second season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 7-13 over the past two seasons at Paul Bryant. The Stampede have yet to reach the playoffs under his direction. They have not won a region crown with Coach Hill.

       Coach Hill's overall record as a head football coach in two seasons stands at 7-13 (35.0%).



      The Paul Bryant Stampede will play in Class 6A region 4 during the 2016 season.

       It will be an uphill battle for the Stampede if they hope to grab one of the four playoff slots in Region 4 this season.

       The Stampede open the 2016 season at home against non-region opponent Tuscaloosa County on Friday, August 19 at Stampede Stadium. Last year the Tuscaloosa County Wildcats finished with an overall record of 0-10 and in eighth place in Class 7A region 3. The closed out the regular season with a loss to Homewood by a score of 34-14.

       Paul Bryant and Tuscaloosa County have met a total of 10 times on the football field. The Stampede have a 0-10-0 record against the Wildcats. They last met in 2021 with Tuscaloosa County winning by a score of 59-34.

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