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Sylvania Rams

Head Coach: Matt Putnam (second season)
Stadium: Ram Stadium
Career Record: 6 seasons, (29-32)
At Sylvania: one season, (3-7)
2016 Enrollment:  259
Rank:  243rd in the AHSAA, 35th in Class 3A

 History 
Overall Record:   328-338-16   (49.0%)
Last 25 years:   154-112   (58.0%)  (Rank: 107th in the AHSAA, 16th in Class 3A)
Since 2010:   35-29  (55.0%)  (Rank: 152nd in the AHSAA, 26th in Class 3A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2014
Last Region Championship:   2005
Last Winning Season:   2012
Last Losing Season:   2015

 2015 
Class:  3A              Region:   7
Record:  3-7
Region Record:   2-5, (seventh)
Playoff Record:   Did not qualify.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  210 (21.0)
Defense:  235 (23.5)


 2016 
Class: 3A              Region:   7
Strength of Schedule: 54-57 (49%) (206th in the AHSAA, 37th in Class 3A)
Region Strength:  31-35 (47%)
Non-Region Strength:  23-22 (51%)




 2015 Results 
 8/21   OPEN 
 8/28  @ Sardis  (4A)   35-50   L  
 9/4  @ Pisgah  (3A)  *  11-12   L  
 9/11  @ Brindlee Mountain  (3A)  *  27-0   W  
 9/18  vs. North Sand Mountain  (3A)  *  21-34   L  
 9/25  vs. Fyffe  (2A)   7-34   L  
 10/2  vs. Sand Rock  (3A)  *  14-28   L  
 10/9  @ Plainview  (3A)  *  0-7   L  
 10/16  vs. Geraldine  (3A)  *  30-42   L  
 10/23  @ New Hope  (3A)  *  29-28   W  
 10/30  vs. Ider  (2A)   36-0   W  


 2016 Schedule 
 8/19   OPEN 
 8/26  vs. Sardis  (4A)       
 9/2  @ Cedar Bluff  (1A)       
 9/9  vs. New Hope  (3A)  *      
 9/16  @ North Sand Mountain  (3A)  *      
 9/23  @ Crossville  (5A)       
 9/30  vs. Pisgah  (3A)  *      
 10/7  @ Geraldine  (3A)  *      
 10/14  vs. Plainview  (3A)  *      
 10/21  vs. Brindlee Mountain  (3A)  *      
 10/27  @ Ider  (2A)       
 11/4  vs. West Morgan        
 11/11  @ Randolph County        



Class  3A Region  7
Team 2015 Record Scoring                            
Brindlee Mountain (3A) 1-999-334
Geraldine (3A) 6-5235-253
New Hope (3A) 7-5278-247
North Sand Mountain (3A) 7-5221-202
Pisgah (3A) 4-6213-263
Plainview (3A) 6-5206-201
Sylvania (3A) 3-7210-235


 2016 Preview 


       Sylvania finished the 2015 season with a disappointing 3-7 record. Last year Sylvania finished seventh in Class 3A region seven with a 2-5 region record and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

       Since 2010, Sylvania has gone a combined 35-29. Their 55.0% winning percentage ranks 26th in Class 3A over the past six seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Sylvania has managed to compile a record of 154-112. Their 58.0% winning percentage ranks 16th in Class 3A and 107th in the AHSAA.

       The Rams are led by head coach Matt Putnam who is entering his second season at the helm. His team finished with a 3-7 record in his first season at Sylvania. The Rams have yet to reach the playoffs under his direction. They have not won a region crown with Coach Putnam.

       Coach Putnam's overall record as a head football coach in six season stands at 29-32 (47.5%). Over the course of his career, Coach Putnam's teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of one time .

       The Sylvania Rams will play in Class 3A region seven during the 2016 season.

       It will be an uphill battle for the Rams if they hope to grab one of the four playoff slots in region seven this season.

       The Rams open the 2016 season at home against non-region opponent Sardis on Friday, August 26 at Ram Stadium. Last year the Sardis Lions finished with an overall record of 5-5 and in fifth place in Class 4A region six. The Lions ended last season on a positive note with a win over Boaz by a score of 36-20 after failing to gain a playoff spot.

       Sylvania and Sardis have met a total of 30 times on the football field. The Rams have a 17-13-0 record against the Lions. They last met in 2015 with Sardis winning by a score of 50-35.

  


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