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Phil Campbell Bobcats

Head Coach: Ryan Swinney (fifth season)
Stadium: Parrish Stadium
Career Record: 4 seasons, (11-31)
At Phil Campbell: 4 seasons, (11-31)
2017 Enrollment:  202
Rank:  284th in the AHSAA, 16th in Class 2A

 History 
Overall Record:   300-477-20   (39.0%)
Last 25 years:   93-171   (35.0%)  (Rank: 313rd in the AHSAA, 46th in Class 2A)
Since 2010:   19-53  (26.0%)  (Rank: 343rd in the AHSAA, 54th in Class 2A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2015
Last Region Championship:   2000
Last Winning Season:   2001
Last Losing Season:   2016

 2016 
Class:  2A              Region:   8
Record:  3-7
Region Record:   1-5, (seventh)
Playoff Record:   Did not qualify.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  199 (19.9)
Defense:  280 (28.0)


 2017 
Class: 2A              Region:   8
Strength of Schedule: 55-53 (51%) (168th in the AHSAA, 13th in Class 2A)
Region Strength:  38-27 (58%)
Non-Region Strength:  17-26 (40%)



 2016 Results 
 8/19  vs. Tharptown  (1A)   20-0   W  
 8/26  @ Colbert Heights  (3A)   26-47   L  
 9/2  @ Lamar County  (2A)  *  19-21   L  
 9/9  vs. Sheffield  (2A)  *  27-35   L  
 9/16  @ Sulligent  (2A)  *  7-42   L  
 9/23  vs. Phillips Bear Creek  (1A)   35-20   W  
 9/30   OPEN 
 10/7  vs. Mars Hill  (2A)  *  13-24   #Won  
 10/14  @ Hatton  (2A)  *  20-26   L  
 10/21  vs. Red Bay  (2A)  *  13-30   L  
 10/27  @ Hackleburg  (1A)   19-35   L  

 2017 Schedule 
 8/25  @ Tharptown  (1A)       
 9/1  vs. Colbert Heights  (3A)       
 9/8  vs. Lamar County  (2A)  *      
 9/15  @ Sheffield  (2A)  *      
 9/22  vs. Sulligent  (2A)  *      
 9/29  @ Phillips Bear Creek  (1A)       
 10/6   OPEN 
 10/13  @ Mars Hill  (2A)  *      
 10/20  vs. Hatton  (2A)  *      
 10/27  @ Red Bay  (2A)  *      
 11/2  vs. Hackleburg  (1A)       


Class  2A Region  8
Team 2016 Record Scoring                            
Hatton (2A) 4-6194-321
Lamar County (2A) 6-5213-284
Mars Hill (2A) 0-10232-181
Phil Campbell (2A) 3-7199-280
Red Bay (2A) 8-3307-199
Sheffield (2A) 9-3394-221
Sulligent (2A) 6-5318-277

 2017 Preview 


       Phil Campbell finished the 2016 season with a disappointing 3-7 record. Last year Phil Campbell finished seventh in Class 2A region eight with a 1-5 region record and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

       The Bobcats last playoff victory came during the 2000 season. They would love to break through this year with a post season win.

       Phil Campbell was inconsistent offensively last year and they need some improvement if the Bobcats want to be competitive. They only averaged 19.9 points a game.

       Since 2010, the Phil Campbell football program has struggled with a record of 19-53.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Phil Campbell has managed to compile a record of 93-171. Their 35.0% winning percentage ranks 46th in Class 2A and 313rd in the AHSAA. Their last winning season was 2001.

       The Bobcats are led by head coach Ryan Swinney who is entering his fifth season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 11-31 over the past four seasons at Phil Campbell. Under his direction the Bobcats have qualified for the playoffs a total of two times. They have not won a region crown with Coach Swinney.

       Coach Swinney's overall record as a head football coach in four season stands at 11-31 (26.2%).

       The Phil Campbell Bobcats will play in Class 2A region eight during the 2017 season.

       This season, the Bobcats will be a long shot for one of the four playoff spots in region eight.

       The Bobcats open the 2017 season on the road against non-region opponent Tharptown on Friday, August 25. Last year the Tharptown Wildcats finished with an overall record of 1-9 and in seventh place in Class 1A region eight. The Wildcats closed out the regular season with a loss to Decatur Heritage Christian by a score of 41-7.

       Phil Campbell and Tharptown have met a total of 6 times on the football field. The Bobcats have a 5-1-0 record against the Wildcats. They last met in 2016 with Phil Campbell winning by a score of 20-0.

  


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