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Oxford Yellow Jackets
Head Coach: Ryan Herring (fourth season) Stadium: Lamar Field Career Record: 10 seasons, (64-47) At Oxford: 3 seasons, (18-16) 2014 Enrollment: 934 Rank: 44th in the AHSAA, 12th in Class 6A

History

Overall Record: 531-365-44 (59.0%)
Last 25 years: 182-98 (65.0%) (Rank: 58th in the AHSAA, 12th in Class 6A)
Since 2010: 43-27 (61.0%) (Rank: 122nd in the AHSAA, 20th in Class 6A)
Last Region Championship: 2011

2015

Class: 6A Region: 3
Record: 3-7
Region Record: 2-4, (fourth)
Playoff Record: Did not qualify.
Final ASWA Poll: Not Ranked
Scoring: 174 (17.4)
Defense: 270 (27.0)

2016

Class: 6A              Region: 7
Strength of Schedule: 51-56 (48%) (232nd in the AHSAA, 41st in Class 6A)
Region Strength:  30-34 (47%)
Non-Region Strength:  21-22 (49%)

2015 Results

8/20	vs. Southside Gadsden (6A)	24-9	W
8/28	vs. Gadsden City (7A)	19-41	L
9/4	@ Valley (6A) *	13-20	L
9/11	vs. Chilton County (6A) *	42-7	W
9/18	@ Opelika (6A) *	0-55	L
9/25	@ Vestavia Hills (7A)	10-17	L
10/2	vs. Benjamin Russell (6A) *	7-27	L
10/9	@ Pell City (6A) *	28-21	W
10/16	OPEN
10/23	vs. Chelsea (6A) *	17-38	L
10/29	@ Decatur (6A)	14-35	L

2016 Schedule

8/19	vs. Talladega (5A)
8/26	@ Gadsden City (7A)
9/2	vs. Brewer (6A) *
9/9	@ Cullman (6A) *
9/16	vs. Albertville (6A) *
9/23	vs. Benjamin Russell (6A)
9/30	@ Southside Gadsden (6A) *
10/7	vs. Fort Payne (6A) *
10/14	@ Pell City (6A) *
10/21	OPEN
10/28	vs. Sumter Central (5A)
11/4	vs. Muscle Shoals

Class 6A Region 7
Team	2015 Record	Scoring
Albertville	7-4	272-186
Brewer	0-10	94-385
Cullman	6-5	220-210
Fort Payne	8-3	330-199
Oxford	3-7	174-270
Pell City	4-7	215-231
Southside Gadsden	5-5	292-232

2016 Preview

       Last year Oxford finished fourth in Class 6A region 3 with a 2-4 region record and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

       Averaging over ten wins a season since 2010, Oxford has gone a combined 43-27. Their 61.0% winning percentage ranks 20th in Class 6A over the past six seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Oxford has managed to compile a record of 182-98. Their 65.0% winning percentage ranks 12th in Class 6A and 58th in the AHSAA.

       The Yellow Jackets are led by head coach Ryan Herring who is entering his third season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 18-16 over the past three seasons at Oxford. Under his direction the Yellow Jackets have qualified for the playoffs a total of two times. They have not won a region crown with Coach Herring.

       Coach Herring's overall record as a head football coach in ten seasons stands at 64-47 (57.7%). Over the course of his career, Coach Herring's teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of six times and won one region championship.



      The Oxford Yellow Jackets will play in Class 6A region 7 during the 2016 season. Following realignment, the Yellow Jackets remain in 6A but move from region 3 over to region 7.



       The Yellow Jackets open the 2016 season at home against non-region opponent Talladega on Friday, August 19 at Lamar Field. Last year the Talladega Tigers finished with an overall record of 2-7 and in sixth place in Class 5A region 3. The closed out the regular season with a loss to Munford by a score of 35-0.

       Oxford and Talladega have met a total of 53 times on the football field. The Yellow Jackets have a 31-18-4 record against the Tigers. They last met in 2003 with Oxford winning by a score of 31-0.

       Oxford returns 6A All-State Senior linebacker K.J. Britt. He was named to the first team last season.

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