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Huntsville Panthers
Head Coach: Clint Woodfin (second season) Stadium: Milton Frank Stadium Career Record: 1 season, (2-8) At Huntsville: One season, (2-8) 2014 Enrollment: 1,499 Rank: 9th in the AHSAA, 9th in Class 7A

History

Overall Record: 519-421-33 (55.0%)
Last 25 years: 145-126 (54.0%) (Rank: 141st in the AHSAA, 18th in Class 7A)
Since 2010: 31-35 (47.0%) (Rank: 215th in the AHSAA, 22nd in Class 7A)
Last Region Championship: 2008

2015

Class: 7A              Region: 4
Record: 2-8
Region Record: 2-5, (sixth)
Playoff Record: Did not qualify.
Final ASWA Poll: Not Ranked
Scoring: 192 (19.2)
Defense: 296 (29.6)

D1 Players lost to Graduation
      Freddie Carodine,  ,  ,  RB  [Alabama A&M]
      Noah Stern,  ,  ,  OL  [North Alabama]

2016

Class: 7A              Region: 4
Strength of Schedule: 48-57 (46%) (260th in the AHSAA, 29th in Class 7A)
Region Strength:  40-35 (53%)
Non-Region Strength:  8-22 (27%)

2015 Results

8/21	OPEN
8/28	@ Mountain Brook (7A)	14-16	L
9/4	vs. Grissom (7A) *	26-0	W
9/11	vs. Buckhorn (7A) *	7-34	L
9/18	vs. Sparkman (7A) *	48-34	W
9/25	@ Austin (6A)	20-27	L
10/2	@ Gadsden City (7A) *	21-28	L
10/8	vs. Hazel Green (7A) *	14-22	L
10/16	@ Bob Jones (7A) *	14-45	L
10/23	vs. James Clemens (7A) *	7-59	L
10/29	vs. Florence (6A)	21-31	L

2016 Schedule

8/19	OPEN
8/25	@ Decatur (6A)
9/2	@ Grissom (7A) *
9/8	vs. Buckhorn (7A) *
9/16	@ Bob Jones (7A) *
9/23	vs. Columbia (6A)
9/30	vs. Sparkman (7A) *
10/6	@ James Clemens (7A) *
10/14	@ Hewitt-Trussville (7A) *
10/21	vs. Gadsden City (7A) *
10/27	vs. Athens (6A)

Class 7A Region 4
Team	2015 Record	Scoring
Bob Jones	9-2	365-225
Buckhorn	6-5	280-256
Gadsden City	5-5	380-282
Grissom	0-10	53-428
Hewitt-Trussville	6-5	292-287
Huntsville	2-8	192-296
James Clemens	10-2	386-104
Sparkman	4-6	336-376

2016 Preview

       Last year Huntsville finished sixth in Class 7A region 4 with a 2-5 region record and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

       Since 2010, Huntsville has gone a combined 31-35. Their 47.0% winning percentage ranks 22nd in Class 7A over the past six seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Huntsville has managed to compile a record of 145-126. Their 54.0% winning percentage ranks 18th in Class 7A and 141st in the AHSAA.

       The Panthers are led by head coach Clint Woodfin who is entering his first season at the helm. His team finished with a 2-8 record in his first season at Huntsville. The Panthers have yet to reach the playoffs under his direction. They have not won a region crown with Coach Woodfin.

       Coach Woodfin's overall record as a head football coach in one seasons stands at 2-8 (20.0%).

       The Panthers enter the 2016 season in the middle of a 6 game losing streak. They would like nothing better than to end the string of losses early in the season.

      The Huntsville Panthers will play in Class 7A region 4 during the 2016 season.

       It will be an uphill battle for the Panthers if they hope to grab one of the four playoff slots in Region 4 this season.

       The Panthers open the 2016 season on the road against non-region opponent Decatur on Thursday, August 25 at Shorty Ogle Stadium. Last year the Decatur Red Raiders finished with an overall record of 4-6 and in fifth place in Class 6A region 8. The ended last season on a positive note with a win over Oxford by a score of 35-14 after failing to gain a playoff spot.

       Huntsville and Decatur have met a total of 92 times on the football field. The Panthers have a 35-51-6 record against the Red Raiders. They last met in 2020 with Huntsville winning by a score of 37-13.

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