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Red Bay Tigers

Head Coach: Michael D. Jackson (fourth season)
Stadium: Tiger Stadium
Career Record: 15 seasons, (99-68)
At Red Bay: 3 seasons, (28-6)
2017 Enrollment:  154
Rank:  324th in the AHSAA, 56th in Class 2A

 History 
Overall Record:   432-357-14   (55.0%)
Last 25 years:   189-104   (64.0%)  (Rank: 64th in the AHSAA, 7th in Class 2A)
Since 2010:   59-21  (74.0%)  (Rank: 32nd in the AHSAA, 6th in Class 2A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2016
Last Region Championship:   2015
Last Winning Season:   2016
Last Losing Season:   2010

 2016 
Class:  2A              Region:   8
Record:  8-3
Region Record:   4-2, (third)
Playoff Record:   First round loss to Cleveland by a score of 41-14.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  307 (27.9)
Defense:  199 (18.1)


 2017 
Class: 2A              Region:   8
Strength of Schedule: 45-61 (42%) (344th in the AHSAA, 51st in Class 2A)
Region Strength:  32-32 (50%)
Non-Region Strength:  13-29 (31%)



 2016 Results 
 8/19  vs. Colbert Heights  (3A)   33-26   W  
 8/26  vs. Tharptown  (1A)   59-7   W  
 9/2  vs. Mars Hill  (2A)  *  30-8   W  
 9/9  @ Hatton  (2A)  *  30-7   W  
 9/16   OPEN 
 9/23  @ Belmont MS    21-13   W  
 9/30  vs. Lamar County  (2A)  *  20-21   L  
 10/7  @ Sheffield  (2A)  *  0-20   L  
 10/14  vs. Sulligent  (2A)  *  30-29   W (2OT) 
 10/21  @ Phil Campbell  (2A)  *  30-13   W  
 10/27  @ Cherokee  (1A)   40-14   W  
 Playoffs 
 11/4  @ Cleveland    14-41   L  

 2017 Schedule 
 8/25  @ Colbert Heights  (3A)       
 9/1  @ Tharptown  (1A)       
 9/8  @ Mars Hill  (2A)  *      
 9/15  vs. Hatton  (2A)  *      
 9/22  vs. Belmont MS        
 9/29   OPEN 
 10/6  @ Lamar County  (2A)  *      
 10/13  vs. Sheffield  (2A)  *      
 10/20  @ Sulligent  (2A)  *      
 10/27  vs. Phil Campbell  (2A)  *      
 11/2  vs. Cherokee  (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 


       Red Bay completed the 2016 season with a 8-3 record. With their 4-2 region record and a third place finish in Class 2A region eight, the Tigers earned a spot in the playoffs in 2016. Red Bay's season came to an end in the first round of the playoffs when they fell to Cleveland by a score of 41-14.

       Since 2010, Red Bay has gone a combined 59-21. Their 74.0% winning percentage ranks 6th in Class 2A over the past seven seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Red Bay has managed to compile a record of 189-104. Their 64.0% winning percentage ranks 7th in Class 2A and 64th in the AHSAA. Their last losing season was 2010.

       The Tigers are led by head coach Michael D. Jackson who is entering his fourth season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 28-6 over the past three seasons at Red Bay. Under his direction the Tigers have qualified for the playoffs a total of three times. They have won two region crowns with Coach Jackson.

       Coach Jackson's overall record as a head football coach in fifteen season stands at 99-68 (59.3%). Over the course of his career, Coach Jackson's teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of nine times and won two region championships.

       Coach Jackson can top the 100 win milestone early in the season with just one more victory.

       The Red Bay Tigers will play in Class 2A region eight during the 2017 season.

       The Tigers will be in the mix for one of the last two playoff spots in region eight this season. They have qualified for the playoffs every year since 1998 and are hopeful to continue that streak in 2017.

       The Tigers open the 2017 season on the road against non-region opponent Colbert Heights on Friday, August 25 at Amos Mitchell Stadium. Last year the Colbert Heights Wildcats finished with an overall record of 4-6 and in fifth place in Class 3A region eight.

       Red Bay and Colbert Heights have met a total of 40 times on the football field. The Tigers have a 25-15-0 record against the Wildcats. They last met in 2016 with Red Bay winning by a score of 33-26.

  


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Demopolis scored a record 761 points during the 2004 season. The Tigers finished the season 15-0.