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Dadeville Tigers

Head Coach: Roger McDonald (fourth season)
Career Record: 17 seasons, (110-70)
At Dadeville: 3 seasons, (22-9)
Stadium: Tiger Stadium
2022 Enrollment:  237
Rank:  251st in the AHSAA, 44th in Class 3A

 History 
Overall Record:   555-464-25   (54.0%)
Last 25 years:   173-107   (62.0%)  (Rank: 79th in the AHSAA, 13th in Class 3A)
Since 2010:   95-51  (65.1%)  (Rank: 76th in the AHSAA, 12th in Class 3A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2022
Last Region Championship:   2022
Last Winning Season:   2022
Last Losing Season:   2019

 2022 
Class:  3A              Region:   4
Record:  10-1
Region Record:   6-0, (first)
Playoff Record:   Second round loss to Thomasville by a score of 15-14.
Final ASWA Poll:   6th
Scoring:  413 (37.5)
Defense:  102 (9.3)


 2023 
Class: 3A              Region:   4
Strength of Schedule: 53-49 (52%) (161st in the AHSAA, 22nd in Class 3A)
Region Strength:  25-38 (40%)
Non-Region Strength:  28-11 (72%)



 2022 Results 
 8/19  vs. B.B. Comer  (2A)   48-21   W  
 8/26   OPEN 
 9/2  @ Weaver  (3A)  *  39-6   W  
 9/9  vs. Saks  (3A)  *  27-10   W  
 9/16  @ Walter Wellborn  (3A)  *  22-14   W  
 9/23  @ Notasulga  (1A)   45-0   W  
 9/29  vs. Beulah  (3A)  *  55-0   W  
 10/7   OPEN 
 10/14  @ Childersburg  (3A)  *  53-0   W  
 10/21  vs. Randolph County  (3A)  *  49-7   W  
 10/28  vs. Wicksburg  (2A)   28-21   W  
 Playoffs 
 11/4  vs. Southside Selma    33-8   W  
 11/11  vs. Thomasville    14-15   L (OT) 

 2023 Schedule 
 8/25  @ B.B. Comer  (2A)       
 9/1   OPEN 
 9/8  vs. Weaver  (3A)  *      
 9/15  @ Saks  (3A)  *      
 9/22  vs. Walter Wellborn  (3A)  *      
 9/29   OPEN 
 10/6  @ Beulah  (3A)  *      
 10/13   OPEN 
 10/20  vs. Childersburg  (3A)  *      
 10/27  @ Randolph County  (3A)  *      
 11/3  @ Wicksburg  (2A)       
 11/10  @ Thomasville        


Class  3A Region  4
Team 2022 Record Region Scoring                            
Dadeville (3A) 10-1 6-0413-102
Randolph County (3A) 8-3 5-1360-260
Saks (3A) 7-4 4-2369-208
Walter Wellborn (3A) 6-5 3-3321-294
Beulah (3A) 1-9 1-5103-365
Childersburg (3A) 1-9 1-5196-357
Weaver (3A) 2-8 1-5164-299

 2023 Preview 


       Dadeville completed the 2022 season with a 10-1 record. The Tigers cruised through the regular season with a perfect 9-0 record going into the post season. Last year Dadeville captured the region four title and a number one seed in the Class 3A playoffs. They finished region play with a 6-0 record. It was the first region championship for the Tigers since the 2013 season. Dadeville reached the second round of the playoffs before falling to Thomasville by a score of 15-14.

       The Tigers won as many games as in any season since 2013.

       The defense was very stingy last season as Dadeville ranked 4th in the AHSAA. The defense allowed only 9.3 points a game.

       Since 2010, Dadeville has gone a combined 95-51. Their 65.1% winning percentage ranks 12th in Class 3A over the past thirteen seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Dadeville has managed to compile a record of 173-107. Their 62.0% winning percentage ranks 13th in Class 3A and 79th in the AHSAA.




       The Tigers are led by head coach Roger McDonald who is entering his fourth season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 22-9 over the past three seasons at Dadeville. Under his direction the Tigers have qualified for the playoffs a total of three times. They have won one region crown with Coach McDonald. His 110 wins rank 51st among active coaches in the AHSAA. Over the course of his career, Coach McDonald's teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of ten times and won four region championships.

       The Tigers enter the 2023 season riding a 10 game regular season winning streak. Dadeville has won 8 consecutive region games.

       The Tigers are considered one of the favorites for the region four championship this season and a home game in the first round of the playoffs.

       The Tigers open the 2023 season on the road against non-region opponent B.B. Comer on Friday, August 25 at Legion Stadium. Last year the B.B. Comer Tigers finished with an overall record of 12-3 and in first place in Class 2A region four. The Tigers lost in the Class 2A State Championship game last season when they were defeated by Fyffe. They final score was 40-28 in the Super Seven finals in Auburn.

       Dadeville and B.B. Comer have met a total of 19 times on the football field. The Tigers have a 8-10-1 record against the Tigers. They last met in 2022 with Dadeville winning by a score of 48-21.

       Dadeville lost 3A All-State  defensive back Philstavious Dowdell to graduation. He was named to the first team last season.

  


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