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Smiths Station Panthers

Head Coach: Adam Fossett (second season)
Stadium: Panther Stadium
Career Record: 9 seasons, (55-44)
At Smiths Station: one season, (2-8)
2017 Enrollment:  1,479
Rank:  10th in the AHSAA, 10th in Class 7A

 History 
Overall Record:   393-238-2   (62.0%)
Last 25 years:   139-139   (50.0%)  (Rank: 193rd in the AHSAA, 21st in Class 7A)
Since 2010:   39-35  (53.0%)  (Rank: 164th in the AHSAA, 18th in Class 7A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2013
Last Region Championship:   1997
Last Winning Season:   2015
Last Losing Season:   2016

 2016 
Class:  7A              Region:   2
Record:  2-8
Region Record:   1-5, (sixth)
Playoff Record:   Did not qualify.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  119 (11.9)
Defense:  349 (34.9)    (Team record for points allowed in a season)


 2017 
Class: 7A              Region:   2
Strength of Schedule: 74-44 (63%) (12th in the AHSAA, 2nd in Class 7A)
Region Strength:  35-30 (54%)
Non-Region Strength:  39-14 (74%)

D1 Prospects
      Deondrae Williams,  6-1,  235,  DE


 2016 Results 
 8/19  vs. Harris County GA    16-17   L  
 8/26  vs. Dothan  (6A)   20-9   W  
 9/2  vs. Jeff Davis   *  14-32   L  
 9/8  @ Lee Montgomery   *  14-42   #Won  
 9/16  vs. Central Phenix City  (7A)  *  14-51   L  
 9/23  @ Fitzgerald GA    7-41   L  
 9/30  vs. Prattville  (7A)  *  20-37   L  
 10/7  @ Enterprise  (7A)  *  7-52   L  
 10/14  @ Auburn  (7A)  *  7-45   L  
 10/21  vs. Ramsay  (6A)   0-23   L  
 10/28   OPEN 

 2017 Schedule 
 8/25  vs. Opelika  (6A)       
 9/1  @ Dothan  (6A)       
 9/8  @ Jeff Davis   *      
 9/15  vs. Lee Montgomery   *      
 9/22  @ Central Phenix City  (7A)  *      
 9/29   OPEN 
 10/6  @ Prattville  (7A)  *      
 10/13  vs. Enterprise  (7A)  *      
 10/20  vs. Auburn  (7A)  *      
 10/27  @ Ramsay  (6A)       
 11/3  vs. Tate FL        


Class  7A Region  2
Team 2016 Record Scoring                            
Auburn (7A) 8-4305-268
Central Phenix City (7A) 10-2491-205
Enterprise (7A) 10-2444-174
Jeff Davis (7A) 5-6248-304
Lee Montgomery (7A) 0-9363-307
Prattville (7A) 2-7233-348
Smiths Station (7A) 2-8119-349

 2017 Preview 


       Smiths Station finished the 2016 season with a disappointing 2-8 record. Last year Smiths Station finished sixth in Class 7A region two with a 1-5 region record and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

       Smiths Station took a step backwards last year with their first losing season since 2011. The Panthers lost as many games as in any season since 2009. The defense allowed a team record 349 points last season.

       The offense struggled putting points on the score board as Smiths Station averaged scoring just 11.9 points a game.

       Since 2010, Smiths Station has gone a combined 39-35. Their 53.0% winning percentage ranks 18th in Class 7A over the past seven seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Smiths Station has managed to compile a record of 139-139. Their 50.0% winning percentage ranks 21st in Class 7A and 193rd in the AHSAA.

       The Panthers are led by head coach Adam Fossett who is entering his second season at the helm. His team finished with a 2-8 record in his first season at Smiths Station. The Panthers have yet to reach the playoffs under his direction. They have not won a region crown with Coach Fossett.

       Coach Fossett's overall record as a head football coach in nine season stands at 55-44 (55.6%). Over the course of his career, Coach Fossett's teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of six times and won one region championship.

       The Smiths Station Panthers will play in Class 7A region two during the 2017 season. The Panthers have one of the toughest schedules in Class 7A. Their opponents had a combined record of 74-44 last season. That ranks 2nd in Class 7A and 12th in the AHSAA.

       The Panthers enter the 2017 season in the middle of a 6 game losing streak. They would like nothing better than to end the string of losses early in the season.

       It will be an uphill battle for the Panthers if they hope to grab one of the four playoff slots in region two this season. After just 2 wins last year, Smiths Station will be hoping to become more competitive in the region.

       The Panthers open the 2017 season at home against non-region opponent Opelika on Friday, August 25 at Panther Stadium. Last year the Opelika Bulldogs finished with an overall record of 13-2 and in first place in Class 6A region three. The Bulldogs lost in the Class 6A State Championship game last season when they were defeated by Ramsay. They final score was 21-16 in the Super Seven finals in Auburn.

       Smiths Station and Opelika have met a total of 25 times on the football field. The Panthers have a 2-23-0 record against the Bulldogs. They last met in 2013 with Smiths Station winning by a score of 3-0.

       College prospects include: Deondrae Williams (6-1, 235) defensive end,

  


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