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Jacksonville Christian Thunder

Head Coach: Tommy Miller (twenty-fifth season)
Stadium: Tommy Miller Field
Career Record: 30 seasons, (138-150)
At Jacksonville Christian: 24 seasons, (116-111)
2014 Enrollment:  66
Rank:  377th in the AHSAA, 54th in Class 1A

 History 
Overall Record:   118-119   (50.0%)
Last 25 years:   118-119   (50.0%)  (Rank: 182nd in the AHSAA, 24th in Class 1A)
Since 2010:   25-36  (41.0%)  (Rank: 243rd in the AHSAA, 33rd in Class 1A)
Last Region Championship:   0

 2015 
Class:  1A              Region:   7
Record:  4-5
Region Record:   2-4, (fifth)
Playoff Record:   Did not qualify.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  299 (33.2)
Defense:  339 (37.7)


 2016 
Class: 1A              Region:   6
Strength of Schedule: 36-49 (42%) (324th in the AHSAA, 31st in Class 1A)
Region Strength:  30-38 (44%)
Non-Region Strength:  6-11 (35%)



 2015 Results 
 8/21   OPEN 
 8/28   OPEN 
 9/4  vs. Woodville  (1A)  *  48-50   L  
 9/11  @ Coosa Christian  (1A)  *  43-6   W  
 9/18  @ Cedar Bluff  (1A)  *  14-66   L  
 9/25  vs. Alabama School Deaf    35-12   W  
 10/2  vs. Gaylesville  (1A)  *  28-22   W  
 10/9  vs. Spring Garden  (1A)  *  21-61   L  
 10/16  @ Valley Head  (1A)  *  40-55   L  
 10/23  @ Waterloo  (1A)   42-21   W  
 10/30  @ Verbena  (1A)   28-46   L  

 2016 Schedule 
 8/19  vs. Donoho  (1A)       
 8/26  vs. Whitesburg Christian        
 9/2  vs. Woodville  (1A)  *      
 9/9  @ Valley Head  (1A)  *      
 9/16  @ Coosa Christian  (1A)  *      
 9/23  @ Alabama School Deaf        
 9/30   OPEN 
 10/7  vs. Spring Garden  (1A)  *      
 10/14  vs. Cedar Bluff  (1A)  *      
 10/21  @ Gaylesville  (1A)  *      
 10/28   OPEN 


Class  1A Region  6
Team 2015 Record Scoring                            
Cedar Bluff 13-2636-302
Coosa Christian 0-1061-481
Gaylesville 2-8193-350
Jacksonville Christian 4-5299-339
Spring Garden 8-4470-239
Valley Head 3-7182-390
Woodville 4-7248-392

 2016 Preview 


       Last year Jacksonville Christian finished fifth in Class 1A region 7 with a 2-4 region record and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

       Since 2010, Jacksonville Christian has gone a combined 25-36. Their 41.0% winning percentage ranks 33rd in Class 1A over the past six seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Jacksonville Christian has managed to compile a record of 118-119. Their 50.0% winning percentage ranks 24th in Class 1A and 182nd in the AHSAA.

       The Thunder are led by head coach Tommy Miller who is entering his twenty-fourth season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 116-111 over the past twenty-four seasons at Jacksonville Christian. Under his direction the Thunder have qualified for the playoffs a total of two times. They have not won a region crown with Coach Miller.

       Coach Miller's overall record as a head football coach in thirty seasons stands at 138-150 (47.9%). His 138 wins rank 33rd among active coaches in the AHSAA. Over the course of his career, Coach Miller's teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of three times and won one region championship.

      

      The Jacksonville Christian Thunder will play in Class 1A region 6 during the 2016 season. Following realignment, the Thunder remain in 1A but move from region 7 over to region 6.

      

       The Thunder open the 2016 season at home against non-region opponent Donoho on Friday, August 19 at Tommy Miller Field. Last year the Donoho Falcons finished with an overall record of 3-6 and in sixth place in Class 1A region 5. The ended last season on a positive note with a win over Coosa Christian by a score of 28-6 after failing to gain a playoff spot.

       Jacksonville Christian and Donoho have met a total of 9 times on the football field. The Thunder have a 1-8-0 record against the Falcons. They last met in 2013 with Donoho winning by a score of 55-33.

  








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