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Bessemer Academy Rebels
Head Coach: Dal Davis (first season) Career Record: 0 seasons, (0-0) At Bessemer Academy: First season Stadium: Norton Field

History

Overall Record: 345-232-6 (60.0%)
Last 25 years: 237-73 (76.0%) (Rank: 1 in the AISA)
Since 2010: 121-52 (69.9%) (Rank: 4 in the AISA)
Last Playoff Appearance: 2023
Last Region Championship: 2020
Last Winning Season: 2020
Last Losing Season: 2023

2023

Class: AAA Region: 1
Record: 4-7
Region Record: 3-4, (fifth)
Playoff Record: First round loss to Autauga Academy by a score of 29-20.
Final ASWA Poll: Not Ranked
Scoring: 263 (23.9)
Defense: 326 (29.6)

2024

Class: AAA              Region: 1
Strength of Schedule: 53-51 (51%) (11th in the AISA, 6th in Class AAA)
Region Strength:  27-19 (59%)
Non-Region Strength:  26-32 (45%)

2023 Results

8/19	OPEN
8/25	@ Banks Academy (AA)	30-40	L
9/1	@ Autauga Academy (AAA) *	5-28	L
9/8	vs. Glenwood School (AAA) *	6-51	L
9/15	vs. Monroe Academy (AAA) *	29-22	W
9/22	@ Chambers Academy (AA)	10-45	L
9/29	@ Morgan Academy (AAA) *	49-8	W
10/6	@ Lee-Scott Academy (AAA) *	11-41	L
10/12	vs. Fort Dale Academy (AAA) *	27-28	L
10/20	@ Valiant Cross Academy (AAA) *	31-12	W
10/26	vs. Cornerstone Christian (AISA-8 Man)	45-22	W
Playoffs
11/3	@ Autauga Academy	20-29	L

2024 Schedule

8/23	@ South Choctaw Academy (AA)
8/30	@ Patrician Academy (AA)
9/6	vs. Banks Academy (AAA) *
9/13	OPEN
9/20	vs. Chambers Academy (AAA) *
9/27	vs. Monroe Academy (AAA)
10/4	@ Southern Academy (AA)
10/11	@ Valiant Cross Academy (AAA) *
10/18	vs. Edgewood Academy (AAA) *
10/25	vs. Escambia Academy (AAA)
11/1	OPEN

Class AAA Region 1
Team	2023 Record	Region	Scoring
Banks Academy (AISA-AA)	11-2	4-0	478-254
Chambers Academy (AISA-AA)	12-1	4-0	557-123
Edgewood Academy (AISA-AA)	4-7	3-1	136-245
Bessemer Academy (AISA-AAA)	4-7	3-4	263-326
Valiant Cross Academy (AISA-AAA)	0-9	0-7	86-287

2024 Preview

       Bessemer Academy completed the 2023 season with a 4-7 record. With their 3-4 region record and a fifth place finish in Class AAA region one, the Rebels earned a spot in the playoffs in 2023. Bessemer Academy's season came to an end in the first round of the playoffs when they fell to Autauga Academy by a score of 29-20.

       As one of the best football programs in the state since 2010, Bessemer Academy has gone a combined 121-52. Their 69.9% winning percentage ranks 3rd in Class AAA over the past fourteen seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Bessemer Academy has finished a combined 237-73. Their 76.0% winning percentage ranks 1st in Class AAA and 1st in the AISA. The Rebels have been successful on the football field with twenty-one winning seasons during this time.

Coaching Change:
     Jonathan Wright

2024 Head Coach:
    Dal Davis

Season Outlook:

       The Bessemer Academy Rebels will play in Class AAA region one during the 2024 season.





    The Rebels have a good shot at one of the last two playoff slots in region one this season.

Season Opener:
       The Rebels open the 2024 season on the road against non-region opponent South Choctaw Academy on Friday, August 23 at Jackson Memorial Stadium. Last year the South Choctaw Academy Rebels finished with an overall record of 5-6 and in third place in Class A region two. The Rebels lost in the first round of the Class A playoffs to Southern Academy by a score of 36-22.

       Bessemer Academy and South Choctaw Academy have met a total of 2 times on the football field. The Rebels have a 0-2-0 record against the Rebels. They last met in 1991 with South Choctaw Academy winning by a score of 34-0.

Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

From 1947 until his retirement in 1992 Glenn Daniel's teams won 302 games at Pine Hill and Luverne. He was the winningest coach in state history until 2010.