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Cleburne County Tigers

Head Coach: Michael Shortt (nineteenth season)
Stadium: L.E. Bell Field
Career Record: 18 seasons, (139-70)
At Cleburne County: 18 seasons, (139-70)
2014 Enrollment:  403
Rank:  143rd in the AHSAA, 52nd in Class 5A

 History 
Overall Record:   428-437-27   (50.0%)
Last 25 years:   197-97   (67.0%)  (Rank: 43rd in the AHSAA, 10th in Class 5A)
Since 2010:   45-25  (64.0%)  (Rank: 97th in the AHSAA, 17th in Class 5A)
Last Region Championship:   2015

 2015 
Class:  4A              Region:   6
Record:  9-3
Region Record:   7-0, (first)
Playoff Record:   Second round loss to Fayette County by a score of 40-23.
Final ASWA Poll:   8th
Scoring:  389 (32.4)
Defense:  234 (19.5)


 2016 
Class: 5A              Region:   4
Strength of Schedule: 83-37 (69%) (1st in the AHSAA, 1st in Class 5A)
Region Strength:  33-30 (52%)
Non-Region Strength:  50-7 (88%)



 2015 Results 
 8/21   OPEN 
 8/28  vs. Munford  (4A)   28-41   L  
 9/4  vs. Cherokee County  (4A)  *  41-14   W  
 9/11  @ White Plains  (4A)  *  42-6   W  
 9/18  @ Crossville  (4A)  *  39-3   W  
 9/25  vs. Haralson County GA    44-17   W  
 10/2  vs. Jacksonville  (4A)  *  29-14   W  
 10/9  @ Sardis  (4A)  *  35-13   W  
 10/16  @ Saks  (4A)  *  36-29   W  
 10/23  vs. Hokes Bluff  (4A)  *  28-7   W  
 10/30  vs. Glencoe  (3A)   13-38   L  
 Playoffs 
 11/5  vs. Wilson    31-12   W  
 11/13  vs. Fayette County    23-40   L  

 2016 Schedule 
 8/19   OPEN 
 8/26  vs. Leeds  (4A)       
 9/2  @ Talladega  (5A)  *      
 9/9  vs. Valley  (5A)  *      
 9/16  @ Central Clay County  (5A)  *      
 9/23  @ Alexandria  (5A)       
 9/30  vs. Randolph County  (3A)       
 10/7  vs. Lincoln  (5A)  *      
 10/14  @ Beauregard  (5A)  *      
 10/21  vs. Sylacauga  (5A)  *      
 10/28  @ Fyffe  (2A)       


Class  5A Region  4
Team 2015 Record Scoring                            
Beauregard 11-1571-211
Central Clay County 6-5237-192
Cleburne County 9-3389-234
Lincoln 4-6256-278
Sylacauga 7-4377-244
Talladega 2-7127-309
Valley 3-7110-356

 2016 Preview 


       Last year Cleburne County captured the region 6 title and a number one seed in the Class 4A playoffs. They finished region play with a 7-0 record. Cleburne County reached the second round of the playoffs before falling to Fayette County by a score of 40-23.

       Averaging over ten wins a season since 2010, Cleburne County has gone a combined 45-25. Their 64.0% winning percentage ranks 17th in Class 5A over the past six seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Cleburne County has gone a combined 197-97. Their 67.0% winning percentage ranks 10th in Class 5A and 43rd in the AHSAA.

       The Tigers are led by head coach Michael Shortt who is entering his eighteenth season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 139-70 over the past eighteen seasons at Cleburne County. Under his direction the Tigers have qualified for the playoffs a total of fourteen times. They have won seven region crowns with Coach Shortt.

       Coach Shortt's overall record as a head football coach in eighteen seasons stands at 139-70 (66.5%). His 139 wins rank 31st among active coaches in the AHSAA. Over the course of his career, Coach Shortt's teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of fourteen times and won seven region championships.

       The Tigers enter the 2016 season having won 15 straight region games.

      The Cleburne County Tigers will play in Class 5A region 4 during the 2016 season. The Tigers move up in classification to Class 5A. They may find the going slightly tougher with the move.

       The Tigers should contend for a playoff spot in Region 4 this season.

       The Tigers open the 2016 season at home against non-region opponent Leeds on Friday, August 26 at L.E. Bell Field. Last year the Leeds Green Wave finished with an overall record of 13-2 and in first place in Class 4A region 3. The won the Class 4A State Championship last season when they defeated Fayette County by a score of 55-7 in the Super Six finals in Tuscaloosa.

       Cleburne County and Leeds have met a total of 6 times on the football field. The Tigers have a 3-3-0 record against the Green Wave. They last met in 2016 with Leeds winning by a score of 33-18.

  








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