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Pelham Panthers
Head Coach: Tom Causey (second season) Stadium: Ned Bearden Stadium Career Record: 16 seasons, (114-72) At Pelham: One season, (1-9) 2014 Enrollment: 659 Rank: 81st in the AHSAA, 49th in Class 6A

History

Overall Record: 196-225 (47.0%)
Last 25 years: 136-134 (50.0%) (Rank: 179th in the AHSAA, 27th in Class 6A)
Since 2010: 25-37 (40.0%) (Rank: 245th in the AHSAA, 44th in Class 6A)
Last Region Championship: 2006

2015

Class: 6A Region: 5
Record: 1-9 (Team record for losses in a season)
Region Record: 1-6, (seventh)
Playoff Record: Did not qualify.
Final ASWA Poll: Not Ranked
Scoring: 143 (14.3)
Defense: 336 (33.6)

2016

Class: 6A              Region: 3
Strength of Schedule: 75-43 (64%) (15th in the AHSAA, 4th in Class 6A)
Region Strength:  48-23 (68%)
Non-Region Strength:  27-20 (57%)

2015 Results

8/21	OPEN
8/28	@ Thompson (7A)	13-43	L
9/4	@ Homewood (6A) *	20-54	L
9/11	vs. Jackson-Olin (6A) *	7-20	L
9/18	@ Walker *	14-41	L
9/25	vs. Northridge (6A)	27-41	L
10/2	vs. Hueytown (6A) *	15-21	L
10/9	@ Briarwood (6A) *	0-14	L
10/16	@ John Carroll (6A) *	21-0	W
10/23	vs. Minor (6A) *	14-41	L
10/30	@ Gardendale (6A)	12-61	L

2016 Schedule

8/18	Homewood (6A)
8/26	@ Mortimer Jordan (5A)
9/2	vs. Benjamin Russell (6A) *
9/9	@ Helena (6A) *
9/16	vs. Chelsea (6A) *
9/23	vs. Thompson (7A)
9/30	@ Wetumpka (6A) *
10/7	@ Chilton County (6A) *
10/14	OPEN
10/21	vs. Opelika (6A) *
10/28	vs. John Carroll (6A)

Class 6A Region 3
Team	2015 Record	Scoring
Benjamin Russell	12-2	528-206
Chelsea	7-4	349-282
Chilton County	4-6	217-273
Helena	9-3	359-196
Opelika	12-1	546-182
Pelham	1-9	143-336
Wetumpka	4-7	246-296

2016 Preview

       Last year Pelham finished seventh in Class 6A region 5 with a 1-6 region record and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

       The Panthers would prefer to forget the past two seasons as they have finished with a 4-16 record. Since 2010, Pelham has gone a combined 25-37. Their 40.0% winning percentage ranks 44th in Class 6A over the past six seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Pelham has managed to compile a record of 136-134. Their 50.0% winning percentage ranks 27th in Class 6A and 179th in the AHSAA.

       The Panthers are led by head coach Tom Causey who is entering his first season at the helm. His team finished with a 1-9 record in his first season at Pelham. The Panthers have yet to reach the playoffs under his direction. They have not won a region crown with Coach Causey.

       Coach Causey's overall record as a head football coach in sixteen seasons stands at 114-72 (61.3%). His 114 wins rank 42nd among active coaches in the AHSAA. Over the course of his career, Coach Causey's teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of fourteen times and won two region championships.



      The Pelham Panthers will play in Class 6A region 3 during the 2016 season. Following realignment, the Panthers remain in 6A but move from region 5 over to region 3.

       It will be an uphill battle for the Panthers if they hope to grab one of the four playoff slots in Region 3 this season.

       The Panthers open the 2016 season on a neutral field against non-region opponent Homewood on Thursday, August 18 Last year the Homewood Patriots finished with an overall record of 9-3 and in second place in Class 6A region 5. The Patriots lost in the second round of the Class 6A playoffs to Clay-Chalkville by a score of 40-39.

       Pelham and Homewood have met a total of 24 times on the football field. The Panthers have a 7-17-0 record against the Patriots. They last met in 2022 with Homewood winning by a score of 28-0.

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