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Rogers Pirates

Head Coach: Randall Martin (fifth season)
Stadium: Pirate Field
Career Record: 4 seasons, (16-25)
At Rogers: 4 seasons, (16-25)
2014 Enrollment:  319
Rank:  191st in the AHSAA, 41st in Class 4A

 History 
Overall Record:   267-322-7   (45.0%)
Last 25 years:   129-139   (48.0%)  (Rank: 216th in the AHSAA, 35th in Class 4A)
Since 2010:   34-32  (52.0%)  (Rank: 169th in the AHSAA, 30th in Class 4A)
Last Region Championship:   2010

 2015 
Class:  4A              Region:   8
Record:  6-4
Region Record:   3-4, (fifth)
Playoff Record:   Did not qualify.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  232 (23.2)
Defense:  177 (17.7)


 2016 
Class: 4A              Region:   8
Strength of Schedule: 58-44 (57%) (65th in the AHSAA, 16th in Class 4A)
Region Strength:  37-28 (57%)
Non-Region Strength:  21-16 (57%)




 2015 Results 
 8/21   OPEN 
 8/28  vs. Loretto TN    42-14   W  
 9/4  vs. Wilson  (4A)  *  17-27   L  
 9/11  @ East Lawrence  (4A)  *  31-8   W  
 9/18  vs. Central Florence  (4A)  *  21-14   W  
 9/25  @ Lexington  (3A)   7-6   W  
 10/2  @ West Limestone  (4A)  *  0-25   L  
 10/9  vs. Brooks  (4A)  *  10-42   L  
 10/16  vs. Elkmont  (4A)  *  51-7   W  
 10/23  @ Deshler  (4A)  *  19-20   L  
 10/29  vs. Sheffield  (3A)   34-14   W  


 2016 Schedule 
 8/18  vs. Lauderdale County  (3A)       
 8/26  @ Loretto TN        
 9/2  vs. Danville  (4A)  *      
 9/9  @ West Limestone  (4A)  *      
 9/16  @ Central Florence  (4A)  *      
 9/23  vs. Lexington  (3A)       
 9/30  vs. Deshler  (4A)  *      
 10/7  @ Priceville  (4A)  *      
 10/14   OPEN 
 10/21  vs. Wilson  (4A)  *      
 10/27  @ Hamilton  (4A)       
 11/4  vs. Randolph        
 11/11  @ Cordova        
 11/18  vs. Madison Academy        



Class  4A Region  8
Team 2015 Record Scoring                            
Central Florence 5-5238-223
Danville 5-5258-232
Deshler 5-6245-272
Priceville 8-3450-332
Rogers 6-4232-177
West Limestone 8-4341-270
Wilson 6-5233-140


 2016 Preview 


       Last year Rogers finished fifth in Class 4A region 8 with a 3-4 region record and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

       Since 2010, Rogers has gone a combined 34-32. Their 52.0% winning percentage ranks 30th in Class 4A over the past six seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Rogers has managed to compile a record of 129-139. Their 48.0% winning percentage ranks 35th in Class 4A and 216th in the AHSAA.

       The Pirates are led by head coach Randall Martin who is entering his fourth season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 16-25 over the past four seasons at Rogers. Under his direction the Pirates have qualified for the playoffs once. They have not won a region crown with Coach Martin.

       Coach Martin's overall record as a head football coach in four seasons stands at 16-25 (39.0%). Over the course of his career, Coach Martin's teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of one time .

      

      The Rogers Pirates will play in Class 4A region 8 during the 2016 season.

      

       The Pirates open the 2016 season at home against non-region opponent Lauderdale County on Friday, August 19 at Pirate Field. Last year the Lauderdale County Tigers finished with an overall record of 9-4 and in second place in Class 3A region 8. The Tigers lost in the quarter-finals round of the Class 3A playoffs to Colbert County by a score of 39-20.

       Rogers and Lauderdale County have met a total of 57 times on the football field. The Pirates have a 24-32-1 record against the Tigers. They last met in 2023 with Lauderdale County winning by a score of 26-13.

       Rogers returns 4A All-State Senior punter Bryant Wallace. He was named to the first team last season.

  








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