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Elba Tigers

Head Coach: Ed Rigby (fourth season)
Stadium: Tiger Stadium
Career Record: 3 seasons, (35-6)
At Elba: 3 seasons, (35-6)
2016 Enrollment:  162
Rank:  320th in the AHSAA, 52nd in Class 2A

 History 
Overall Record:   545-335-20   (62.0%)
Last 25 years:   172-117   (60.0%)  (Rank: 91st in the AHSAA, 12th in Class 2A)
Since 2010:   67-13  (84.0%)  (Rank: 11th in the AHSAA, 3rd in Class 2A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2015
Last Region Championship:   2015
Last Winning Season:   2015
Last Losing Season:   2006

 2015 
Class:  2A              Region:   3
Record:  14-1
Region Record:   7-0, (first)
Playoff Record:   Won the Class 2A State Championship by defeating Fyffe at the Alabama Super Seven 36-22 in Auburn.
Final ASWA Poll:   4th
Scoring:  674 (44.9)
Defense:  169 (11.3)

College Signees lost to Graduation
      Blake Edwards,   WR  [West Alabama]
      Blaine Hudson,   OL  [Troy]
      Ramsey Rigby,   QB  [Troy]

 2016 
Class: 2A              Region:   3
Strength of Schedule: 56-53 (51%) (174th in the AHSAA, 14th in Class 2A)
Region Strength:  22-41 (35%)
Non-Region Strength:  34-12 (74%)



 2015 Results 
 8/21   OPEN 
 8/28  vs. Carroll  (6A)   36-20   W  
 9/4  vs. Zion Chapel  (2A)  *  68-13   W  
 9/11  vs. Central Hayneville  (2A)  *  56-0   W  
 9/18  @ New Brockton  (2A)  *  44-0   W  
 9/25  vs. Daleville  (3A)   28-7   W  
 10/2  @ Goshen  (2A)  *  58-7   W  
 10/9  @ Luverne  (2A)  *  46-13   W  
 10/16  vs. Calhoun  (2A)  *  70-12   W  
 10/23  @ Highland Home  (2A)  *  64-6   W  
 10/30  vs. Opp  (3A)   14-20   L  
 Playoffs 
 11/6  vs. Sweet Water    46-14   W  
 11/13  vs. Pickens County    64-14   W  
 11/20  @ Washington County    20-14   W  
 11/27  vs. G.W. Long    24-7   W  
 12/4   Fyffe    36-22   W  

 2016 Schedule 
 8/19   OPEN 
 8/26  vs. Pike County  (3A)       
 9/2  vs. New Brockton  (2A)  *      
 9/9  @ Samson  (2A)       
 9/16  vs. Goshen  (2A)  *      
 9/23  vs. Daleville  (3A)       
 9/30  vs. Central Hayneville  (2A)  *      
 10/7  @ Calhoun  (2A)  *      
 10/14  vs. Luverne  (2A)  *      
 10/21  @ Zion Chapel  (2A)  *      
 10/27  @ Opp  (3A)       
 11/4  vs. R.C. Hatch        
 11/11  vs. Samson        
 11/18  @ Aliceville        


Class  2A Region  3
Team 2015 Record Scoring                            
Calhoun (2A) 0-10118-485
Central Hayneville (2A) 1-972-406
Elba (2A) 14-1674-169
Goshen (2A) 4-7233-309
Luverne (2A) 6-5293-290
New Brockton (2A) 9-2464-115
Zion Chapel (2A) 2-8151-435

 2016 Preview 


       Elba completed the 2015 season with a 14-1 record. Last year Elba captured the region three title and a number one seed in the Class 2A playoffs. They finished region play with a 7-0 record. The Tigers reeled off five straight playoff wins to claim the Class 2A State Championship by defeating Fyffe at the Alabama Super Seven 36-22 in Auburn.

       The high-scoring Elba offense ranked 5th in the AHSAA. They averaged 44.9 points a game.

       The Tigers defense dominated most opponents as they ranked 14th in the AHSAA. The defense gave up just 11.3 points a game.

       Over the past two seasons the Tigers have gone 28-2 and will be looking to continue that winning tradition. As one of the best football programs in the state since 2010, Elba has gone a combined 67-13. Their 84.0% winning percentage ranks 3rd in Class 2A over the past six seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Elba has managed to compile a record of 172-117. Their 60.0% winning percentage ranks 12th in Class 2A and 91st in the AHSAA. Their last losing season was 2006.

       The Tigers are led by head coach Ed Rigby who is entering his fourth season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 35-6 over the past three seasons at Elba. Under his direction the Tigers have qualified for the playoffs a total of three times. They have won two region crowns with Coach Rigby. Coach Rigby led Elba to a state championship in 2015.

       Coach Rigby's overall record as a head football coach in three season stands at 35-6 (85.4%).

       The Elba Tigers will play in Class 2A region three during the 2016 season.

       The Tigers enter the 2016 season having won 16 straight region games.

       While most teams rebuild during the off season, Elba has been a consistent winner the past few years and will simply reload this season. The Tigers 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 three and should be a team in the thick of the hunt to represent the South in the Class 2A Super Seven come December. The Tigers have succeeded in reaching the playoffs every year since 2006 and this year should be no exception.

       The Tigers open the 2016 season at home against non-region opponent Pike County on Friday, August 26 at Tiger Stadium. Last year the Pike County Bulldogs finished with an overall record of 9-2 and in second place in Class 3A region two. The Bulldogs lost in the second round of the Class 3A playoffs to T.R. Miller by a score of 49-8.

       Elba and Pike County have met a total of 37 times on the football field. The Tigers have a 22-15-0 record against the Bulldogs. They last met in 2007 with Pike County winning by a score of 48-20.

       Elba returns 2A All-State Junior punter Grant Akridge. He was named to the first team last season.

  


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