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Sweet Water Bulldogs

Head Coach: Pat Thompson (third season)
Stadium: Nolan Atkins Stadium
Career Record: 2 seasons, (13-10)
At Sweet Water: 2 seasons, (13-10)
2014 Enrollment:  145
Rank:  332nd in the AHSAA, 8th in Class 1A

 History 
Overall Record:   514-346-25   (60.0%)
Last 25 years:   196-105   (65.0%)  (Rank: 53rd in the AHSAA, 6th in Class 1A)
Since 2010:   56-24  (70.0%)  (Rank: 54th in the AHSAA, 9th in Class 1A)
Last Region Championship:   2013

 2015 
Class:  2A              Region:   1
Record:  5-6
Region Record:   4-3, (fourth)
Playoff Record:   First round loss to Elba by a score of 46-14.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  256 (23.3)
Defense:  293 (26.6)


 2016 
Class: 1A              Region:   1
Strength of Schedule: 37-46 (45%) (271st in the AHSAA, 17th in Class 1A)
Region Strength:  31-41 (43%)
Non-Region Strength:  6-5 (54%)



 2015 Results 
 8/21  vs. Thomasville  (4A)   6-34   L  
 8/28   OPEN 
 9/4  vs. St. Lukes  (2A)  *  40-28   W  
 9/11  @ Mobile Christian  (2A)  *  34-50   L  
 9/18  @ Washington County  (2A)  *  0-28   L  
 9/25  @ R.C. Hatch  (2A)   68-0   W  
 10/2  vs. Leroy  (2A)  *  35-26   W  
 10/9  @ Southern Choctaw  (2A)  *  24-21   W  
 10/16  vs. Choctaw County  (2A)  *  28-6   W  
 10/23  @ Flomaton  (2A)  *  7-13   L  
 10/30  vs. Maplesville  (1A)   0-41   L  
 Playoffs 
 11/6  @ Elba    14-46   L  

 2016 Schedule 
 8/19   OPEN 
 8/26  @ Thomasville  (4A)       
 9/2  vs. A.L. Johnson  (1A)  *      
 9/9  @ Marengo  (1A)  *      
 9/16  vs. J.F. Shields  (1A)  *      
 9/23   OPEN 
 9/30  @ Linden  (1A)  *      
 10/7  vs. McIntosh  (1A)  *      
 10/14  @ Millry  (1A)  *      
 10/21  vs. Fruitdale  (1A)  *      
 10/28  vs. New Brockton  (2A)       
 11/4  vs. McKenzie        
 11/11  @ Wadley        
 11/18  vs. Maplesville        


Class  1A Region  1
Team 2015 Record Scoring                            
A.L. Johnson 3-7192-324
Fruitdale 3-7241-305
J.F. Shields 0-826-437
Linden 10-3399-235
Marengo 7-5370-354
McIntosh 1-7180-281
Millry 7-4368-343
Sweet Water 5-6256-293

 2016 Preview 


       With their 4-3 region record and a fourth place finish in Class 2A region 1, the Bulldogs earned a spot in the playoffs in 2015. Sweet Water's season came to an end in the first round of the playoffs when they fell to Elba by a score of 46-14.

       Averaging over ten wins a season since 2010, Sweet Water has gone a combined 56-24. Their 70.0% winning percentage ranks 9th in Class 1A over the past six seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Sweet Water has managed to compile a record of 196-105. Their 65.0% winning percentage ranks 6th in Class 1A and 53rd in the AHSAA.

       The Bulldogs are led by head coach Pat Thompson who is entering his second season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 13-10 over the past two seasons at Sweet Water. Under his direction the Bulldogs have qualified for the playoffs a total of two times. They have not won a region crown with Coach Thompson.

       Coach Thompson's overall record as a head football coach in two seasons stands at 13-10 (56.5%). Over the course of his career, Coach Thompson's teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of two times .

      

      The Sweet Water Bulldogs will play in Class 1A region 1 during the 2016 season. The Bulldogs may find the schedule slightly easier this season with the move down in classification from Class 2A to 1A. They will compete in region 1 this year.

       The Bulldogs should be considered one of the favorites for the Region 1 championship this season and a home game in the first round of the playoffs.

       The Bulldogs open the 2016 season on the road against non-region opponent Thomasville on Friday, August 26 at Anderson Field. Last year the Thomasville Tigers finished with an overall record of 6-5 and in second place in Class 4A region 1. The Tigers lost in the first round of the Class 4A playoffs to Dadeville by a score of 54-53.

       Sweet Water and Thomasville have met a total of 78 times on the football field. The Bulldogs have a 14-63-1 record against the Tigers. They last met in 2023 with Thomasville winning by a score of 26-13.

       Sweet Water returns 2A All-State Senior defensive back Will Huckabee. He was named to the second team last season.

  








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