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Bessemer City Purple Tigers
Bessemer City High School
100 High School Dr. Bessemer, AL 35022
Stadium: Bessemer City Stadium Colors: Purple & White Coach: Antonio Nelson Region: 6A-R4
Overall Record Progress
99.9% Complete
Team History on AHSFHS.org
Team Timeline
First Team: 1910 (#1)
1918 - First undefeated season. 1932 - First perfect season. 1935 - First game at Snitz Snider Stadium. 1940 - Allowed 6 points in the 9 games. 1952 - First 10-0 regular season. 1969 - Changed name to Jess Lanier 1969 - Consolidated with Carver to form Jess Lanier. 1977 - First playoff appearance. 1977 - First region championship. 1981 - First playoff win. 1986 - First 12 win season. 2010 - Changed name from Jess Lanier.
Championships
State Playoff Championships
1990
State Mythical Championships
None
Region Championships
1977, 1981, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994 1997, 1998, 2007, 2009
Team Records
Overall Record 664-411-34
Winning Pct. 62%
State Playoff Titles 2
State Mythical Titles 0
Region/Area Titles 0
Region/Area Record 146-108
All State Players (#3) 14
NFL Players (#4) 0
Weeks Ranked #1 0
Home Record 277-142-9
Away Record 181-188-5
By The Numbers
Seasons 119
Winning Seasons (#2)
82
Losing Seasons (#2) 29
Most Wins in A Season 12 (1990)
Most Loses in A Season 10 (2021)
10 Win Seasons 11
Most Points Scored in a Game 93 (10/11/1919)
Most Points Scored in a Season 419 (1990)
Most Points Allowed in a Game 62 (8/28/2020)
Most Points Allowed in a Season 400 (2021)
Largest Margin of Victory 93 (10/11/1919)
Largest Margin of Defeat 62 (8/28/2020)
Most Points Both Teams in a Game 93 (10/11/1919)
Last Shutout 10/16/2020
Last Time Shutout 11/10/2023
Shutouts All-Time 276
Been Shutout All-Time 133
Streaks
Longest Win 18 (9/21/1951-11/20/1952)
Longest Losing 21 (10/23/2020-10/14/2022)
Playoff Records
Overall Record 31-28
Appearances 29
1st Round 15-14
2nd Round 9-6
3rd Round 4-5
Semi-Finals 2-2
Finals 1-1
By the Decade
2010-13 58-53
2000-09 67-41
1990-99 82-35
1980-89 74-38-2
1970-79 57-42-1
1960-69 43-47-8
1950-59 60-34-2
Enrollment History
Year Students (Rank)
2014-15 637 (77)
2012-13 744 (62)
2010-11 756 (59)
2008-09 689 (64)
2006-07 667 (68)
2004-05 642 (69)
2002-03 735 (61)
2000-01 736 (56)
1998-99 774 (43)
1996-97 775 (39)
1994-95 794 (37)
1992-93 813 (32)
1990-91 835 (42)
1988-89 733 (56)
1986-87 712 (60)
1984-85 825 (43)
Next Game
8/23/2024 (Fri)
vs. Center Point
in a Non-Region Game.
Last Time: Bessemer City won 37-16 in 2015.
All-Time:
vs. Center Point
2-0-0
100.0%
2024 Season Totals
Record 0-0
Scoring 0-0
Region Record 0-0
Home Record 0-0
Away Record 0-0
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Longest Running Rivalry
Bessemer City & Hueytown have played 79 games.
Bessemer City has won 52 games.
Hueytown has won 25 games.
with 2 tie games.
Record Against Ranked Teams (since 1984)
Total 3-24
Regular Season 2-18
Playoffs 1-6
Lower Class 0-3
Same Class 2-19
Higher Class 1-2
5A 0-3
6A 2-19
7A 1-2
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
Scoring Record
less than 10 4-59
10 or more 129-68
20 or more
107-36
30 or more 70-5
40 or more 35-1
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
Points Allowed Record
less than 10 67-3
10 or more 66-124
20 or more 23-103
30 or more 4-64
40 or more 1-32
Border Wars
vs. Georgia 7 - 4 - 1
vs. Tennessee 6 - 0 - 0
vs. Florida 0 - 1 - 0
vs. Mississippi 0 - 1 - 0
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NOTES:
(1) If 'First Year' is unknown we assume a year based upon research.
(2) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 5 games.
(3) All State players counted for the all state teams we have in our
database. We must have an entire team for the appropriate classification to
make additions to the teams. Only ASWA teams are recognized after 1982.
(4) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season
game.
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