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Bessemer City Yearly Summary

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			Playoffs			Region/Area Record
	Class	(Note 1)	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Region	Title	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
2025	6A	*	8-1	261	115				R4		5-1	169	87	Antonio Nelson
2024	6A	*	7-4	221	172	0-1	7	37	R4		3-3	129	104	Antonio Nelson
2023	6A	*	5-6	274	323	0-1	0	28	R4		4-3	166	187	Antonio Nelson
2022	6A	*	1-9	192	345				R4		1-6	150	273	Antonio Nelson
2021	6A	*	0-10	81	400				R4		0-6	61	254	Antonio Nelson
2020	6A	*	2-8	85	268				R4		2-4	64	110	Rudy Griffin
2019	6A	*	8-3	252	158	0-1	21	22	R4		5-1	119	80	Andrew Zow
2018	6A	*	7-5	295	261	1-1	47	55	R4		3-3	167	143	Derone Fagan
2017	6A	*	4-7	216	272	0-1	6	35	R4		3-3	156	163	Quintin Jackson
2016	6A	*	7-5	330	264	1-1	57	75	R4		4-2	185	126	Martez Edwards
2015	6A	*	8-5	347	221	2-1	51	67	R4		3-3	195	91	Martez Edwards
2014	6A	*	5-6	257	256	0-1	10	37	R4		4-2	192	127	Martez Edwards
2013	6A	*	10-2	418	186	1-1	49	51	R5		6-1	225	109	Martez Edwards
2012	6A	*	5-4	150	140				R5		3-4	96	134	Dennis Alexander
2011	6A	*	2-8	161	260				R5		1-6	92	173	Dennis Alexander
2010	6A	*	2-8	122	326				R5		1-6	84	250	Dennis Alexander
2009	6A	*	10-2	309	209	1-1	27	30	R5	#	6-1	183	132	Billy Woodham
2008	6A	*	7-3	275	209				R5		4-3	182	160	Billy Woodham
2007	5A	*	10-2	318	175	1-1	50	58	R4	#	7-0	199	58	Billy Woodham
2006	5A	*	4-7	221	192	0-1	28	42	R4		3-4	141	100	Jerry Dismukes
2005	5A	*	8-3	382	101	0-1	6	7	R4		6-1	247	61	Jerry Dismukes
2004	5A	*	6-4	317	153				R4		3-4	215	147	Jerry Dismukes
2003	5A	*	7-4	242	159	0-1	6	25	R4		5-2	168	93	Jerry Dismukes
2002	5A	*	5-5	205	164				R4		4-3	138	120	Jerry Dismukes
2001	6A	*	9-3	247	92	2-1	71	42	R5		6-1	136	36	Willie Ford
2000	6A	*	1-8	82	193				R5		1-6	60	124	Willie Ford
1999	6A	*	8-3	278	188	0-1	7	24	R11		3-1	109	54	Carrol Cox
1998	6A	*	9-2	236	149	0-1	15	20	R11	#	4-0	83	32	Carrol Cox
1997	6A	*	11-3	288	127	3-1	89	32	R9	#	2-1	46	32	Carrol Cox
1996	6A	*	3-7	203	234				R9		1-2	31	70	Carrol Cox
1995	6A	*	6-3	193	98				R10		1-2	34	32	Carrol Cox
1994	6A	*	9-4	290	223	2-1	73	49	R10	#	3-0	76	34	Carrol Cox
1993	6A	*	7-3	250	110	0-1	12	15	R10		2-1	69	55	Carrol Cox
1992	6A	*	10-3	280	140	2-1	55	31	R10	#	2-1	75	31	Carrol Cox
1991	6A	*	7-4	360	173	0-1	19	21	R10		3-1	147	51	Carrol Cox
1990	6A	*	12-3	419	165	5-0	161	43	R10	#	3-1	122	35	Carrol Cox
1989	6A	*	11-2	272	131	2-1	71	42	R12	#	4-0	92	34	Carrol Cox
1988	6A	*	6-3	196	109				R12		2-2	71	50	Carrol Cox
1987	6A	*	11-3	267	97	3-1	59	24	R12	#	4-0	76	29	Carrol Cox
1986	6A	*	12-2	303	130	4-1	96	56	R12		3-1	83	67	Carrol Cox
1985	6A	*	7-4	224	220	0-1	13	17	R12		2-2	60	81	Carrol Cox
1984	6A	*	4-7	93	154	0-1	13	17	R12		3-1	26	30	Carrol Cox
1983	4A	*	6-4	223	96				R8		3-2	102	50	Carrol Cox
1982	4A	*	5-4-1	134	101				R8		3-2	59	47	Carrol Cox
1981	4A	*	7-5	182	130	1-1	34	14	R8	#	3-1	108	45	Carrol Cox
1980	4A	*	5-4-1	116	121				R8		2-2	33	36	Carrol Cox
1979	4A	*	6-4	186	116				R6		1-2	32	43	Carrol Cox
1978	4A	*	4-6	164	148				R6		0-3	6	33	Bill Andrews
1977	4A	*	8-2	182	117	0-1	0	13	R6	#	3-1	80	55	Bill Andrews
1976	4A	*	8-2	223	66				R6		2-2	30	39	Bill Andrews
1975	4A	*	6-4	156	138				R6		1-3	29	62	Bill Andrews
1974	4A	*	6-4	155	121									Bill Andrews
1973	4A	*	3-7	122	172									Bill Andrews
1972	4A	*	3-7	115	171									Clell Hobson
1971	4A	*	5-5	114	165									Clell Hobson
1970	4A	*	7-2-1	199	117									Clell Hobson
1969	4A	*	7-3	215	101									Clell Hobson
1968	4A	*	5-5	127	97									Clell Hobson
1967	4A	*	5-4-1	133	95									Clell Hobson
1966	4A	*	3-6-1	121	130									Johnny Johnson.
1965	4A	*	4-6	126	129									Johnny Johnson.
1964	4A	*	0-9-1	68	305									Johnny Johnson.
1963	4A	*	6-4	101	68									Euil Snitz Snider
1962	4A	*	4-5	116	94									Euil Snitz Snider
1961	4A	*	3-3-3	101	89									Euil Snitz Snider
1960		*	6-2-2	181	92									Euil Snitz Snider
1959		*	3-7	64	135									Charles Douglas
1958		*	2-8	86	145									Charles Douglas
1957		*	6-2	170	86									Euil Snitz Snider
1956		*	4-6	82	99									Euil Snitz Snider
1955		*	5-4-1	95	71									Euil Snitz Snider
1954	3A	*	10-0	228	47									Euil Snitz Snider
1953	3A	*	8-2	238	87									Euil Snitz Snider
1952	2A	*	10-0	272	38									Euil Snitz Snider
1951		*	8-0-1	228	38									Euil Snitz Snider
1950		*	4-5	139	104									Euil Snitz Snider
1949		*	6-3	101	67									Euil Snitz Snider
1948		*	3-5	114	89									Euil Snitz Snider
1947		*	6-3	233	41									Euil Snitz Snider
1946		*	4-5	66	115									Euil Snitz Snider
1945		*	8-1	247	25									Euil Snitz Snider
1944		*	5-4	196	68									Euil Snitz Snider
1943		*	4-5	142	53									Loy Vaughn
1942		*	6-3	127	54									Ellis Houston
1941		*	6-2-1	118	39									Ellis Houston
1940		*	7-0-1	127	6									Euil Snitz Snider
1939		*	3-4-1	52	81									Euil Snitz Snider
1938		*	6-2-1	130	27									Euil Snitz Snider
1937		*	6-3	117	46									Euil Snitz Snider
1936		*	7-2	177	75									Euil Snitz Snider
1935		*	8-1	246	40									Euil Snitz Snider
1934		*	5-3-1	142	65									Euil Snitz Snider
1933		*	8-0-1	146	19									Euil Snitz Snider
1932		*	8-0	208	12									E.M. Waller
1931		*	8-1-1	282	50									E.M. Waller
1930		*	8-1-1	186	49									E.M. Waller
1929		*	7-2	157	63									E.M. Waller
1928		*	8-1	178	54									E.M. Waller
1927		*	5-4	153	63									E.M. Waller
1926		*	5-2-2	146	62									E.M. Waller
1925		*	7-2	261	24									F.U. Red Harris
1924		*	6-2-1	175	32									F.U. Red Harris
1923		*	7-2	111	20									F.U. Red Harris
1922		*	7-1	138	18									F.U. Red Harris
1921		*	6-1-2	246	35									F.U. Red Harris
1920		*	4-0-3	138	14									F.U. Red Harris
1919		*	4-1-2	180	7									F.U. Red Harris
1918		*	6-0	134	18									F.U. Red Harris
1917		*	2-4	51	75									F.U. Red Harris
1916		*	5-0-1	172	3									Charles R. Kuchinski
1915		*	4-2	59	61									Charles R. Kuchinski
1914		*	4-3-1	127	98									J. Gordon Sparks
1913		*	0-6	27	109									H.M. Woods
1912		*	2-2	83	48
1911		*	0-0-1	5	5									Charles R. Kuchinski
1910		*	1-1	12	5									Charles R. Kuchinski
1909			1-3	5	57
1908			0-0	0	0
1906		*	1-0	4	0
1905			1-1	5	35

Note 1: Seasons are deemed to be complete if we have scores for every game that year.

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