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Murphy Panthers

Head Coach: Muskingum Barnes (second season)
Stadium: Ladd-Peebles Stadium
Career Record: 1 season, (3-7)
At Murphy: one season, (3-7)
2018 Enrollment:  1,435
Rank:  10th in the AHSAA, 10th in Class 7A

 History 
Overall Record:   563-355-27   (61.0%)
Last 25 years:   166-102   (62.0%)  (Rank: 72nd in the AHSAA, 11th in Class 7A)
Since 2010:   49-38  (56.0%)  (Rank: 150th in the AHSAA, 15th in Class 7A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2016
Last Region Championship:   2008
Last Winning Season:   2016
Last Losing Season:   2017

 2017 
Class:  7A              Region:   1
Record:  3-7
Region Record:   3-5, (sixth)
Playoff Record:   Did not qualify.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  255 (25.5)
Defense:  251 (25.1)


 2018 
Class: 7A              Region:   1
Strength of Schedule: 61-49 (56%) (76th in the AHSAA, 15th in Class 7A)
Region Strength:  45-42 (52%)
Non-Region Strength:  16-7 (70%)



 2017 Results 
 8/24  @ Baker  (7A)  *  15-26   L  
 8/31  vs. Alma Bryant  (7A)  *  42-14   W  
 9/8  @ McGill-Toolen  (7A)  *  14-21   L  
 9/14  vs. Mary Montgomery  (7A)  *  48-12   W  
 9/22   OPEN 
 9/29  vs. Saraland  (6A)   21-25   L  
 10/6  @ Foley  (7A)  *  26-27   L  
 10/13  @ Theodore  (7A)  *  28-21   W (2OT) 
 10/19  vs. Fairhope  (7A)  *  26-46   L  
 10/27  @ Davidson  (7A)  *  14-31   L  
 11/2  @ Vigor  (5A)   21-28   L  

 2018 Schedule 
 8/24  @ Baldwin County  (6A)       
 8/31  @ McGill-Toolen  (7A)  *      
 9/6  vs. Fairhope  (7A)  *      
 9/14  vs. Mary Montgomery  (7A)  *      
 9/21   OPEN 
 9/27  vs. Vigor  (5A)       
 10/5  vs. Theodore  (7A)  *      
 10/12  @ Davidson  (7A)  *      
 10/19  vs. Baker  (7A)  *      
 10/26  @ Foley  (7A)  *      
 11/2  @ Alma Bryant  (7A)  *      


Class  7A Region  1
Team 2017 Record Scoring                            
Alma Bryant (7A) 3-7172-321
Baker (7A) 3-7159-227
Davidson (7A) 7-4244-112
Fairhope (7A) 8-3299-229
Foley (7A) 5-5199-229
Mary Montgomery (7A) 0-1085-441
McGill-Toolen (7A) 13-1431-188
Murphy (7A) 3-7255-251
Theodore (7A) 6-5245-164

 2018 Preview 


       Murphy finished the 2017 season with a disappointing 3-7 record. Last year Murphy finished sixth in Class 7A region one with a 3-5 region record and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

       Murphy took a step backwards last year with their first losing season since 2003. The Panthers lost as many games as in any season since 2003. The Panthers had some tough luck last season as four of their seven losses were by less than eight points.

       Since 2010, Murphy has gone a combined 49-38. Their 56.0% winning percentage ranks 15th in Class 7A over the past eight seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Murphy has managed to compile a record of 166-102. Their 62.0% winning percentage ranks 11th in Class 7A and 72nd in the AHSAA.




       The Panthers are led by head coach Muskingum Barnes who is entering his second season at the helm. His team finished with a 3-7 record in his first season at Murphy. The Panthers have yet to reach the playoffs under his direction. They have not won a region crown with Coach Barnes.

       Coach Barnes' overall record as a head football coach in one season stands at 3-7 (30.0%).

       The Murphy Panthers will play in Class 7A region one during the 2018 season.

       With a little luck and some improvement, the Panthers could find themselves challenging for one of the playoff spots for region one this season. Murphy came up short of the playoffs last year but are optimistic of a return to the post season this year.

       The Panthers open the 2018 season on the road against non-region opponent Baldwin County on Friday, August 24 at Simmons Field. Last year the Baldwin County Tigers finished with an overall record of 7-3 and in fifth place in Class 6A region one. The Tigers closed out the regular season with a loss to Daphne by a score of 24-3.

       Murphy and Baldwin County have met a total of 28 times on the football field. The Panthers have a 18-10-0 record against the Tigers. They last met in 2005 with Murphy winning by a score of 34-7.

  


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