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Fairfield Tigers

Head Coach: Shepherd Skanes (second season)
Career Record: 3 seasons, (3-25)
At Fairfield: one season, (3-8)
Stadium: Clements Field
2022 Enrollment:  410
Rank:  138th in the AHSAA, 49th in Class 5A

 History 
Overall Record:   505-450-26   (53.0%)
Last 25 years:   139-132   (51.0%)  (Rank: 181st in the AHSAA, 24th in Class 5A)
Since 2010:   70-68  (50.7%)  (Rank: 180th in the AHSAA, 22nd in Class 5A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2022
Last Region Championship:   2005
Last Winning Season:   2021
Last Losing Season:   2022

 2022 
Class:  5A              Region:   5
Record:  3-8
Region Record:   3-4, (fourth)
Playoff Record:   First round loss to Leeds by a score of 34-13.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  207 (18.8)
Defense:  285 (25.9)


 2023 
Class: 5A              Region:   5
Strength of Schedule: 63-47 (57%) (47th in the AHSAA, 10th in Class 5A)
Region Strength:  42-36 (54%)
Non-Region Strength:  21-11 (66%)



 2022 Results 
 8/19  vs. Parker  (6A)   12-35   L  
 8/26  vs. Shades Valley  (6A)   28-34   L (2OT) 
 9/2  @ John Carroll  (5A)  *  21-26   L  
 9/8  vs. Jasper  (5A)  *  26-34   L  
 9/16  @ Ramsay  (5A)  *  14-48   L  
 9/23  @ Center Point  (6A)   6-27   L  
 9/30  @ Carver Birmingham  (5A)  *  21-0   W  
 10/7  vs. Pleasant Grove  (5A)  *  0-35   L  
 10/14  @ Wenonah  (5A)  *  26-0   W  
 10/21  vs. Hayden  (5A)  *  40-12   W  
 10/28   OPEN 
 Playoffs 
 11/4  @ Leeds    13-34   L  

 2023 Schedule 
 8/25  @ Parker  (6A)       
 9/1  @ Shades Valley  (6A)       
 9/7  vs. John Carroll  (5A)  *      
 9/14  @ Jasper  (5A)  *      
 9/22  vs. Ramsay  (5A)  *      
 9/29  vs. Center Point  (6A)       
 10/6  vs. Carver Birmingham  (5A)  *      
 10/13  @ Pleasant Grove  (5A)  *      
 10/20  vs. Wenonah  (5A)  *      
 10/27  @ Hayden  (5A)  *      
 11/3   OPEN 
 11/10  @ Russellville        


Class  5A Region  5
Team 2022 Record Region Scoring                            
Ramsay (5A) 13-2 7-0597-250
Pleasant Grove (5A) 11-2 6-1533-184
Jasper (5A) 5-6 5-2318-336
Fairfield (5A) 3-8 3-4207-285
Hayden (5A) 4-6 3-4180-268
John Carroll (5A) 3-7 2-5183-326
Carver Birmingham (5A) 3-7 1-6184-311
Wenonah (5A) 3-6 1-6158-267

 2023 Preview 


       Fairfield finished the 2022 season with a disappointing 3-8 record. With their 3-4 region record and a fourth place finish in Class 5A region five, the Tigers earned a spot in the playoffs in 2022. Fairfield's season came to an end in the first round of the playoffs when they fell to Leeds by a score of 34-13.

       The Tigers lost as many games as in any season since 2002.

       Fairfield was inconsistent offensively last year and they need some improvement if the Tigers want to be competitive. They only averaged 18.8 points a game.

       Since 2010, Fairfield has gone a combined 70-68. Their 50.7% winning percentage ranks 22nd in Class 5A over the past thirteen seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Fairfield has managed to compile a record of 139-132. Their 51.0% winning percentage ranks 24th in Class 5A and 181st in the AHSAA.




       The Tigers are led by head coach Shepherd Skanes who is entering his second season at the helm. His team finished with a 3-8 record in his first season at Fairfield. Under his direction the Tigers have qualified for the playoffs once. They have not won a region crown with Coach Skanes. Over the course of his career, Coach Skanes' teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of one time .

       The Tigers could find themselves challenging for one of the playoff spots for region five this season with a few breaks and a little improvement.

      QB Eric Handley will return in 2023 to lead the offense.

       The Tigers open the 2023 season on the road against non-region opponent Parker on Friday, August 25 at Major Brown Memorial Stadium. Last year the Parker Thundering Herd finished with an overall record of 7-5 and in fourth place in Class 6A region five. The Thundering Herd lost in the second round of the Class 6A playoffs to Muscle Shoals by a score of 31-6.

       Fairfield and Parker have met a total of 20 times on the football field. The Tigers have a 11-9-0 record against the Thundering Herd. They last met in 2022 with Parker winning by a score of 35-12.

       Fairfield lost 5A All-State  athlete Jeremiah Hudson-Davis to graduation. He was named to the honorable mention team last season.

  


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