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Phil Campbell Bobcats

Head Coach: Ryan Swinney (fourth season)
Stadium: Parrish Stadium
Career Record: 3 seasons, (8-24)
At Phil Campbell: 3 seasons, (8-24)
2014 Enrollment:  202
Rank:  284th in the AHSAA, 16th in Class 2A

 History 
Overall Record:   297-470-20   (39.0%)
Last 25 years:   93-171   (35.0%)  (Rank: 320th in the AHSAA, 47th in Class 2A)
Since 2010:   16-46  (26.0%)  (Rank: 329th in the AHSAA, 53rd in Class 2A)
Last Region Championship:   2000

 2015 
Class:  2A              Region:   8
Record:  4-7
Region Record:   3-3, (fourth)
Playoff Record:   First round loss to Tanner by a score of 73-7.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  260 (23.6)
Defense:  390 (35.5)


 2016 
Class: 2A              Region:   8
Strength of Schedule: 53-55 (49%) (208th in the AHSAA, 31st in Class 2A)
Region Strength:  33-32 (51%)
Non-Region Strength:  20-23 (46%)




 2015 Results 
 8/21  @ Falkville  (2A)   21-24   L  
 8/28  vs. Sumiton Christian  (2A)   33-21   W  
 9/4  @ Mars Hill  (2A)  *  34-20   W  
 9/11  vs. Hatton  (2A)  *  13-27   L  
 9/18  @ Red Bay  (2A)  *  7-63   L  
 9/25  vs. Phillips Bear Creek  (1A)   45-62   L  
 10/2  vs. Tharptown  (2A)  *  47-13   W  
 10/9  @ Cherokee  (2A)  *  19-8   W  
 10/16  vs. Sulligent  (2A)  *  22-53   L  
 10/23   OPEN 
 10/29  @ Hackleburg  (1A)   12-26   L  
 Playoffs 
 11/5  @ Tanner    7-73   L  


 2016 Schedule 
 8/19  vs. Tharptown  (1A)       
 8/26  @ Colbert Heights  (3A)       
 9/2  @ Lamar County  (2A)  *      
 9/9  vs. Sheffield  (2A)  *      
 9/16  @ Sulligent  (2A)  *      
 9/23  vs. Phillips Bear Creek  (1A)       
 9/30   OPEN 
 10/7  vs. Mars Hill  (2A)  *      
 10/14  @ Hatton  (2A)  *      
 10/21  vs. Red Bay  (2A)  *      
 10/27  @ Hackleburg  (1A)       



Class  2A Region  8
Team 2015 Record Scoring                            
Hatton 5-6246-241
Lamar County 3-7149-362
Mars Hill 2-8155-328
Phil Campbell 4-7260-390
Red Bay 11-1491-77
Sheffield 4-6273-370
Sulligent 8-4413-271


 2016 Preview 


       With their 3-3 region record and a fourth place finish in Class 2A region 8, the Bobcats earned a spot in the playoffs in 2015. Phil Campbell's season came to an end in the first round of the playoffs when they fell to Tanner by a score of 73-7.

       Since 2010, Phil Campbell has gone a combined 16-46. Their 26.0% winning percentage ranks 53rd in Class 2A over the past six seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Phil Campbell has managed to compile a record of 93-171. Their 35.0% winning percentage ranks 47th in Class 2A and 320th in the AHSAA.

       The Bobcats are led by head coach Ryan Swinney who is entering his third season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 8-24 over the past three seasons at Phil Campbell. Under his direction the Bobcats have qualified for the playoffs a total of two times. They have not won a region crown with Coach Swinney.

       Coach Swinney's overall record as a head football coach in three seasons stands at 8-24 (25.0%). Over the course of his career, Coach Swinney's teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of two times .

      

      The Phil Campbell Bobcats will play in Class 2A region 8 during the 2016 season.

       It will be an uphill battle for the Bobcats if they hope to grab one of the four playoff slots in Region 8 this season.

       The Bobcats open the 2016 season at home against non-region opponent Tharptown on Friday, August 19 at Parrish Stadium. Last year the Tharptown Wildcats finished with an overall record of 0-10 and in seventh place in Class 2A region 8. The closed out the regular season with a loss to Hubbertville by a score of 41-6.

       Phil Campbell and Tharptown have met a total of 6 times on the football field. The Bobcats have a 5-1-0 record against the Wildcats. They last met in 2016 with Phil Campbell winning by a score of 20-0.

  








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