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Carver Rams

Head Coach: Rod Carson (fourth season)
Stadium: Carver High School Stadium
Career Record: 3 seasons, (13-17)
At Carver Birmingham: 3 seasons, (13-17)
2017 Enrollment:  599
Rank:  91st in the AHSAA, 59th in Class 6A

 History 
Overall Record:   181-328-10   (36.0%)
Last 25 years:   53-175   (23.0%)  (Rank: 370th in the AHSAA, 59th in Class 6A)
Since 2010:   19-51  (27.0%)  (Rank: 327th in the AHSAA, 52nd in Class 6A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2003
Last Region Championship:   1984
Last Winning Season:   2016
Last Losing Season:   2014

 2016 
Class:  6A              Region:   6
Record:  5-5
Region Record:   2-4, (fifth)
Playoff Record:   Did not qualify.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  228 (22.8)
Defense:  269 (26.9)

College Signees lost to Graduation
      Darrell Cook,   OL/DL  [Lincoln Univ. (Mo.)]
      Cardell Jones,   LB/DE  [Lincoln Univ. (Mo.)]
      Keldrick Marsh,   CB  [Miles College]
      T.D. Patterson,   DE  [Toledo]
      Syhiem Simmons,   LB  [Rutgers]

 2017 
Class: 6A              Region:   6
Strength of Schedule: 55-57 (49%) (207th in the AHSAA, 37th in Class 6A)
Region Strength:  37-31 (54%)
Non-Region Strength:  18-26 (41%)

D1 Prospects
      Cam McKinney,  6-1,  194,  WR
      Dedrick Powell,  5-9,  156,  CB


 2016 Results 
 8/19  @ Sumter Central  (5A)   34-8   W  
 8/27  vs. Woodlawn  (5A)   13-9   W  
 9/2  vs. Center Point  (6A)  *  28-26   W  
 9/9  @ Gardendale  (6A)  *  18-55   L  
 9/16   OPEN 
 9/23  @ Cherokee County  (4A)   20-34   L  
 9/30  vs. Minor  (6A)  *  13-48   L  
 10/7  @ Clay-Chalkville  (6A)  *  41-44   L  
 10/13  vs. Walker   *  22-6   W  
 10/21  @ Pinson Valley  (6A)  *  14-21   L  
 10/27  vs. Greensboro  (4A)   25-18   W  

 2017 Schedule 
 8/24  vs. Sumter Central  (5A)       
 9/1  @ Woodlawn  (5A)       
 9/8  @ Center Point  (6A)  *      
 9/16  vs. Gardendale  (6A)  *      
 9/22   OPEN 
 9/29  vs. Cherokee County  (4A)       
 10/6  @ Minor  (6A)  *      
 10/14  vs. Clay-Chalkville  (6A)  *      
 10/20  @ Jasper  (6A)  *      
 10/26  vs. Pinson Valley  (6A)  *      
 11/3  @ Greensboro  (4A)       
 11/10  @ Austin        


Class  6A Region  6
Team 2016 Record Scoring                            
Carver Birmingham (6A) 5-5228-269
Center Point (6A) 0-10182-392
Clay-Chalkville (6A) 6-5322-370
Gardendale (6A) 8-4364-282
Jasper (6A) 4-6257-248
Minor (6A) 11-2631-298
Pinson Valley (6A) 8-4319-269

 2017 Preview 


       Carver completed the 2016 season with a 5-5 record. Last year Carver just missed making the playoffs with a fifth place finish in Class 6A region six with a 2-4 region record.

       The Rams have not qualified for the playoffs since the 2003 season and would love to end that streak this year. The Rams last playoff victory came during the 1984 season. They would love to break through this year with a post season win.

       Since 2010, the Carver football program has struggled with a record of 19-51.

       Over the past 23 seasons, Carver has not won much with a record of 53-175. Their 23.0% winning percentage ranks 59th in Class 6A and 370th in the AHSAA. The Rams have struggled on the football field with only three winning seasons during this time.

       The Rams are led by head coach Rod Carson who is entering his fourth season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 13-17 over the past three seasons at Carver. The Rams have yet to reach the playoffs under his direction. They have not won a region crown with Coach Carson.

       Coach Carson's overall record as a head football coach in three season stands at 13-17 (43.3%).

       The Carver Rams will play in Class 6A region six during the 2017 season.

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

       The Rams open the 2017 season at home against non-region opponent Sumter Central on Friday, August 25 at Carver High School Stadium. Last year the Sumter Central Jaguars finished with an overall record of 1-9 and in sixth place in Class 5A region three. The Jaguars closed out the regular season with a loss to Oxford by a score of 41-0.

       Carver and Sumter Central have met a total of 2 times on the football field. The Rams have a 2-0-0 record against the Jaguars. They last met in 2016 with Carver winning by a score of 34-8.

       College prospects include: Cam McKinney (6-1, 194) receiver, Dedrick Powell (5-9, 156) cornerback,

  


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