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Luverne Tigers

Head Coach: Scott Rials (second season)
Stadium: Glenn Daniel Stadium
Career Record: 18 seasons, (130-74)
At Luverne: One season, (6-5)
2014 Enrollment:  192
Rank:  293rd in the AHSAA, 25th in Class 2A

 History 
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 Region Championship:   2013

 2015 
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)


 2016 
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%)



 2015 Results 
 8/20  @ Opp  (3A)   27-44   L  
 8/27  vs. Brantley  (1A)   26-12   W  
 9/4  @ Goshen  (2A)  *  25-0   W  
 9/11  vs. Highland Home  (2A)  *  53-18   W  
 9/18  @ Central Hayneville  (2A)  *  33-0   W  
 9/25  vs. Pike County  (3A)   0-44   L  
 10/2  @ Calhoun  (2A)  *  56-8   W  
 10/9  vs. Elba  (2A)  *  13-46   L  
 10/16  @ Zion Chapel  (2A)  *  41-10   W  
 10/23  vs. New Brockton  (2A)  *  0-65   L  
 10/30   OPEN 
 Playoffs 
 11/6  @ Mobile Christian    19-43   L  

 2016 Schedule 
 8/19   OPEN 
 8/26  vs. Highland Home  (1A)       
 9/2  @ St. Lukes  (2A)       
 9/9  vs. Goshen  (2A)  *      
 9/16  vs. Zion Chapel  (2A)  *      
 9/23  @ Brantley  (1A)       
 9/30  vs. Calhoun  (2A)  *      
 10/6  @ New Brockton  (2A)  *      
 10/14  @ Elba  (2A)  *      
 10/21  vs. Central Hayneville  (2A)  *      
 10/28  vs. Flomaton  (3A)       
 11/4  @ Aliceville        


Class  2A Region  3
Team 2015 Record Scoring                            
Calhoun 0-10118-485
Central Hayneville 1-972-406
Elba 14-1674-169
Goshen 4-7233-309
Luverne 6-5293-290
New Brockton 9-2464-115
Zion Chapel 2-8151-435

 2016 Preview 


       With their 5-2 region record and a third place finish in Class 2A region 3, 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.

       Averaging over ten wins a 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 are led by head coach Scott Rials who is entering his first season at the helm. His team finished with a 6-5 record in his first season at Luverne. Under his direction the Tigers have qualified for the playoffs once. They have not won a region crown with Coach Rials.

       Coach Rials's overall record as a head football coach in eighteen seasons 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's teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of thirteen times and won four region championships.

      

      The Luverne Tigers will play in Class 2A region 3 during the 2016 season.

       The Tigers should contend for a playoff spot in Region 3 this season.

       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 3. The 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 2023 with Highland Home winning by a score of 60-0.

       Luverne returns 2A All-State Junior offensive lineman Tyler Harris. He was named to the first team last season.

  








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