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Fairfield Tigers

Head Coach: Keon Handley (first season)
Stadium: Clements Field
Career Record: 1 season, (1-9)
At Fairfield: First season
2017 Enrollment:  402
Rank:  145th in the AHSAA, 53rd in Class 5A

 History 
Overall Record:   481-410-26   (54.0%)
Last 25 years:   134-135   (50.0%)  (Rank: 189th in the AHSAA, 32nd in Class 5A)
Since 2010:   45-29  (61.0%)  (Rank: 112nd in the AHSAA, 18th in Class 5A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2016
Last Region Championship:   2005
Last Winning Season:   2016
Last Losing Season:   2007

 2016 
Class:  5A              Region:   5
Record:  7-5
Region Record:   5-2, (third)
Playoff Record:   Second round loss to Scottsboro by a score of 49-28.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  262 (21.8)
Defense:  265 (22.1)

College Signees lost to Graduation
      Dexter Boykin,   WR  [North Alabama]

 2017 
Class: 5A              Region:   5
Strength of Schedule: 62-49 (56%) (61st in the AHSAA, 9th in Class 5A)
Region Strength:  41-38 (52%)
Non-Region Strength:  21-11 (66%)



 2016 Results 
 8/19   OPEN 
 8/26  vs. Central Phenix City  (7A)   0-36   L  
 9/2  @ Pleasant Grove  (5A)  *  21-3   W  
 9/9  vs. Woodlawn  (5A)  *  12-7   W  
 9/16  @ Briarwood  (5A)  *  0-27   L  
 9/23  vs. Midfield  (3A)   38-20   W  
 9/30  vs. Shelby County  (5A)  *  44-14   W  
 10/7  vs. St. Clair County  (5A)  *  53-19   W  
 10/13  @ Wenonah  (5A)  *  6-33   L  
 10/21  vs. Moody  (5A)  *  37-30   W  
 10/27  vs. Jackson-Olin  (6A)   9-20   L  
 Playoffs 
 11/4  @ Hayden    14-7   W  
 11/11  vs. Scottsboro    28-49   L  

 2017 Schedule 
 8/25   OPEN 
 9/1  @ Central Phenix City  (7A)       
 9/8  vs. Pleasant Grove  (5A)  *      
 9/14  @ Woodlawn  (5A)  *      
 9/22  vs. Briarwood  (5A)  *      
 9/29  @ Midfield  (3A)       
 10/6  @ Shelby County  (5A)  *      
 10/13  @ St. Clair County  (5A)  *      
 10/19  vs. Wenonah  (5A)  *      
 10/27  @ Moody  (5A)  *      
 11/2  @ Jackson-Olin  (6A)       


Class  5A Region  5
Team 2016 Record Scoring                            
Briarwood (5A) 12-2378-178
Fairfield (5A) 7-5262-265
Moody (5A) 4-6176-237
Pleasant Grove (5A) 4-7186-187
Shelby County (5A) 5-5298-329
St. Clair County (5A) 3-7177-382
Wenonah (5A) 11-3450-183
Woodlawn (5A) 2-8143-240

 2017 Preview 


       Fairfield completed the 2016 season with a 7-5 record. With their 5-2 region record and a third place finish in Class 5A region five, the Tigers earned a spot in the playoffs in 2016. Fairfield reached the second round of the playoffs before falling to Scottsboro by a score of 49-28.

       It marked the first time since the 2011 season that the Tigers qualified for the playoffs.

       Since 2010, Fairfield has gone a combined 45-29. Their 61.0% winning percentage ranks 18th in Class 5A over the past seven seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Fairfield has managed to compile a record of 134-135. Their 50.0% winning percentage ranks 32nd in Class 5A and 189th in the AHSAA. Their last losing season was 2007.

After just two seasons, L.C. Cole was not retained as the head football coach at Fairfield. His teams finished a combined 13-9 and 1-1 in the playoffs.


Keon Handley arrives in Fairfield after one season at the helm in Selma where his team finished with a 1-9 record. Handley returns to the school he graduated from in 1997.



       Coach Handley's overall record as a head football coach in one season stands at 1-9 (10.0%).

       The Fairfield Tigers will play in Class 5A region five during the 2017 season. The Tigers have one of the toughest schedules in Class 5A. Their opponents had a combined record of 62-49 last season. That ranks 9th in Class 5A and 61st in the AHSAA.

       The Tigers should be in contention for a playoff spot in region five this season. They will be looking to gain an advantage by hosting a first round postseason game.

       The Tigers open the 2017 season on the road against non-region opponent Central Phenix City on Friday, September 1 at Garrett-Harrison Stadium. Last year the Central Phenix City Red Devils finished with an overall record of 10-2 and in first place in Class 7A region two. The Red Devils lost in the semi-finals round of the Class 7A playoffs to McGill-Toolen by a score of 35-21.

       Fairfield and Central Phenix City have met a total of 2 times on the football field. The Tigers have a 0-2-0 record against the Red Devils. They last met in 2016 with Central Phenix City winning by a score of 36-0.

  


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