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Luverne Tigers |
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Head Coach: Scott Rials (second season) Stadium: Glenn Daniel Stadium Career Record: 18 seasons, (130-74) At Luverne: one season, (6-5) 2016 Enrollment: 192 Rank: 293rd in the AHSAA, 25th in Class 2A |
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Overall Record: 515-311-22 (62.0%) Last 25 years: 208-101 (67.0%) (Rank: 45th in the AHSAA, 5th in Class 2A) Since 2010: 44-25 (64.0%) (Rank: 100th in the AHSAA, 10th in Class 2A) Last Playoff Appearance: 2015 Last Region Championship: 2013 Last Winning Season: 2015 Last Losing Season: 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Class: 2A
Region: 3
Record: 6-5 Region Record: 5-2, (third) Playoff Record: First round loss to Mobile Christian by a score of 43-19. Final ASWA Poll: Not Ranked Scoring: 293 (26.6) Defense: 290 (26.4) (Team record for points allowed in a season) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Class: 2A
Region: 3
Strength of Schedule: 55-57 (49%) (213rd in the AHSAA, 27th in Class 2A) Region Strength: 30-37 (45%) Non-Region Strength: 25-20 (56%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Luverne completed the 2015 season with a 6-5 record. With their 5-2 region record and a third place finish in Class 2A region three, the Tigers earned a spot in the playoffs in 2015. Luverne's season came to an end in the first round of the playoffs when they fell to Mobile Christian by a score of 43-19. The defense allowed a team record 290 points last season. Since 2010, Luverne has gone a combined 44-25. Their 64.0% winning percentage ranks 10th in Class 2A over the past six seasons. Over the past 25 seasons, Luverne has gone a combined 208-101. Their 67.0% winning percentage ranks 5th in Class 2A and 45th in the AHSAA. The Tigers have been successful on the football field with twenty-one winning seasons during this time. The Tigers are led by head coach Scott Rials who is entering his second season at the helm. His team finished with a 6-5 record in his first season at Luverne. The Tigers saw improvement from a 5-6 record the season before coach Rials arrived. Under his direction the Tigers have qualified for the playoffs once. They have not won a region crown with Coach Rials. Coach Rials' overall record as a head football coach in eighteen season stands at 130-74 (63.7%). His 130 wins rank 34th among active coaches in the AHSAA. Over the course of his career, Coach Rials' teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of thirteen times and won four region championships. Coach Rials won a state championship at Elba in 2011. The Luverne Tigers will play in Class 2A region three during the 2016 season. The Tigers should be in contention for a playoff spot in region three this season. They will be looking to gain an advantage by hosting a first round postseason game. They have reached the playoffs every year since 1982 and will once again be in the hunt for a spot in 2016. The Tigers hope to extend their consecutive playoff appearances streak to 34 seasons in 2016. The Tigers open the 2016 season at home against non-region opponent Highland Home on Friday, August 26 at Glenn Daniel Stadium. Last year the Highland Home Flying Squadron finished with an overall record of 3-7 and in fifth place in Class 2A region three. The Flying Squadron closed out the regular season with a loss to Georgiana by a score of 42-8. Luverne and Highland Home have met a total of 87 times on the football field. The Tigers have a 66-18-3 record against the Flying Squadron. They last met in 2015 with Luverne winning by a score of 53-18. Luverne returns 2A All-State Junior offensive lineman Tyler Harris. He was named to the first team last season. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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