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Kinston Bulldogs

Head Coach: Jon Cooper (first season)
Stadium: Kinston Stadium
Career Record: 3 seasons, (21-13)
At Kinston: First season
2017 Enrollment:  138
Rank:  341st in the AHSAA, 17th in Class 1A

 History 
Overall Record:   126-320-1   (28.0%)
Last 25 years:   76-192   (28.0%)  (Rank: 355th in the AHSAA, 52nd in Class 1A)
Since 2010:   31-45  (41.0%)  (Rank: 246th in the AHSAA, 35th in Class 1A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2015
Last Region Championship:   Never
Last Winning Season:   2014
Last Losing Season:   2016

 2016 
Class:  1A              Region:   2
Record:  1-9
Region Record:   1-6, (seventh)
Playoff Record:   Did not qualify.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  148 (14.8)
Defense:  404 (40.4)


 2017 
Class: 1A              Region:   2
Strength of Schedule: 51-56 (48%) (243rd in the AHSAA, 25th in Class 1A)
Region Strength:  41-34 (55%)
Non-Region Strength:  10-22 (31%)



 2016 Results 
 8/19   OPEN 
 8/26  vs. St. Lukes  (2A)   16-48   L  
 9/2  @ Brantley  (1A)  *  6-62   L  
 9/9  vs. Georgiana  (1A)  *  0-50   L  
 9/16  @ Red Level  (1A)  *  14-61   L  
 9/23  @ Zion Chapel  (2A)   0-7   L  
 9/30  vs. McKenzie  (1A)  *  14-35   L  
 10/7  @ Pleasant Home  (1A)  *  14-20   L  
 10/14  vs. Houston County  (1A)  *  14-55   L  
 10/21  @ Florala  (1A)  *  50-24   W  
 10/27  vs. Samson  (2A)   20-42   L  

 2017 Schedule 
 8/25   OPEN 
 9/1  @ J.F. Shields  (1A)       
 9/8  vs. Brantley  (1A)  *      
 9/15  @ Georgiana  (1A)  *      
 9/22  vs. Red Level  (1A)  *      
 9/29  vs. Zion Chapel  (2A)       
 10/6  @ McKenzie  (1A)  *      
 10/13  vs. Pleasant Home  (1A)  *      
 10/20  @ Houston County  (1A)  *      
 10/27  vs. Florala  (1A)  *      
 11/2  @ Samson  (2A)       


Class  1A Region  2
Team 2016 Record Scoring                            
Brantley (1A) 7-5507-278
Florala (1A) 0-865-435
Georgiana (1A) 12-1521-277
Houston County (1A) 6-5367-317
Kinston (1A) 1-9148-404
McKenzie (1A) 7-4362-303
Pleasant Home (1A) 6-4303-333
Red Level (1A) 3-7311-302

 2017 Preview 


       Kinston finished the 2016 season with a disappointing 1-9 record. Last year Kinston finished seventh in Class 1A region two with a 1-6 region record and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

       The Bulldogs lost as many games as in any season since 2008. The Bulldogs last playoff victory came during the 1987 season. They would love to break through this year with a post season win.

       Kinston was inconsistent offensively last year and they need some improvement if the Bulldogs want to be competitive. They only averaged 14.8 points a game.

       Kinston struggled on the defensive side of the football last year. The defense found little success in stopping opposing offenses as they gave up an average of 40.4 points a game.

       Since 2010, Kinston has gone a combined 31-45. Their 41.0% winning percentage ranks 35th in Class 1A over the past seven seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Kinston has not won much with a record of 76-192. Their 28.0% winning percentage ranks 52nd in Class 1A and 355th in the AHSAA. The Bulldogs have struggled on the football field with only three winning seasons during this time.

Jonny Mitchell leaves Kinston after one season with a 1-9 record.


Jon Cooper arrives at Kinston after a season at Charles Henderson as an assistant coach. He previously was the head coach at Slocomb (2013-15) where his three teams finished a combined 21-13.



       Coach Cooper's overall record as a head football coach in three season stands at 21-13 (61.8%). Over the course of his career, Coach Cooper's teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of three times .

       The Kinston Bulldogs will play in Class 1A region two during the 2017 season.

       It will be an uphill battle for the Bulldogs if they hope to grab one of the four playoff slots in region two this season. After just a single win last year, Kinston will be hopeful of winning a few more games this season.

       The Bulldogs open the 2017 season on the road against non-region opponent J.F. Shields on Friday, September 1 at Panther Field (The Pit). Last year the J.F. Shields Panthers finished with an overall record of 0-10 and in eighth place in Class 1A region one.

       Kinston and J.F. Shields have met a total of 2 times on the football field. The Bulldogs have a 2-0-0 record against the Panthers. They last met in 2010 with Kinston winning by a score of 60-8.

  


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