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Hanceville Bulldogs

Head Coach: Cody McCain (first season)
Stadium: Ray Talley Stadium
Career Record: 6 seasons, (16-44)
At Hanceville: First season
2018 Enrollment:  288
Rank:  214th in the AHSAA, 8th in Class 3A

 History 
Overall Record:   434-387-25   (53.0%)
Last 25 years:   101-149   (40.0%)  (Rank: 277th in the AHSAA, 42nd in Class 3A)
Since 2010:   39-44  (47.0%)  (Rank: 205th in the AHSAA, 34th in Class 3A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2013
Last Region Championship:   2013
Last Winning Season:   2013
Last Losing Season:   2017

 2017 
Class:  3A              Region:   6
Record:  1-9
Region Record:   0-6, (seventh)
Playoff Record:   Did not qualify.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  140 (14.0)
Defense:  380 (38.0)


 2018 
Class: 3A              Region:   5
Strength of Schedule: 49-47 (51%) (159th in the AHSAA, 21st in Class 3A)
Region Strength:  37-29 (56%)
Non-Region Strength:  12-18 (40%)



 2017 Results 
 8/25  vs. Cold Springs  (2A)   36-20   W  
 9/1  @ Addison  (1A)   6-40   L  
 9/8  vs. Fultondale  (3A)  *  6-60   L  
 9/15  @ Vinemont  (3A)  *  20-21   L  
 9/22  @ J.B. Pennington  (3A)  *  0-42   L  
 9/29  @ Clements  (3A)   6-40   L  
 10/6  vs. Susan Moore  (3A)  *  22-40   L  
 10/13  vs. Holly Pond  (3A)  *  20-40   L  
 10/20  @ Locust Fork  (3A)  *  24-48   L  
 10/27   OPEN 
 11/3  vs. Good Hope  (4A)   0-29   L  

 2018 Schedule 
 8/24  vs. Sumiton Christian  (2A)       
 8/31  @ Fairview  (4A)       
 9/7  vs. J.B. Pennington  (3A)  *      
 9/14  vs. Holly Pond  (3A)  *      
 9/21  @ Vinemont  (3A)  *      
 9/28  vs. Curry  (4A)       
 10/5  @ Midfield  (3A)  *      
 10/12   OPEN 
 10/19  vs. Fultondale  (3A)  *      
 10/26  @ Locust Fork  (3A)  *      
 11/2  @ Good Hope  (4A)       


Class  3A Region  5
Team 2017 Record Scoring                            
Fultondale (3A) 11-1527-139
Hanceville (3A) 1-9140-380
Holly Pond (3A) 7-4292-243
J.B. Pennington (3A) 9-3424-208
Locust Fork (3A) 4-7231-296
Midfield (3A) 4-6303-253
Vinemont (3A) 2-8118-403

 2018 Preview 


       Hanceville finished the 2017 season with a disappointing 1-9 record. Last year Hanceville finished seventh in Class 3A region six with a 0-6 region record and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

       The Bulldogs lost as many games as in any season since 2008. The Bulldogs last playoff victory came during the 1995 season. They would love to break through this year with a post season win.

       Hanceville was inconsistent offensively last year and they need some improvement if the Bulldogs want to be competitive. They only averaged 14.0 points a game.

       Hanceville struggled on the defensive side of the football last year. The defense found little success in stopping opposing offenses as they gave up an average of 38.0 points a game.

       The Bulldogs would prefer to forget the past two seasons as they have finished with a 4-16 record. Since 2010, Hanceville has gone a combined 39-44. Their 47.0% winning percentage ranks 34th in Class 3A over the past eight seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Hanceville has managed to compile a record of 101-149. Their 40.0% winning percentage ranks 42nd in Class 3A and 277th in the AHSAA.




       The Bulldogs will be under the direction of new head football coach Cody McCain as they enter the 2018 season.

       Coach McCain's overall record as a head football coach in six season stands at 16-44 (26.7%). Over the course of his career, Coach McCain's teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of one time .

       The Hanceville Bulldogs will play in Class 3A region five during the 2018 season. Following realignment, the Bulldogs remain in 3A but move from region six over to region five.

       The Bulldogs enter the 2018 season in the middle of a 9 game losing streak. They would like nothing better than to end the string of losses early in the season.

       This season, the Bulldogs will be a long shot for one of the four playoff spots in region five.

       The Bulldogs open the 2018 season at home against non-region opponent Sumiton Christian on Friday, August 24 at Ray Talley Stadium. Last year the Sumiton Christian Eagles finished with an overall record of 4-6 and in fifth place in Class 1A region seven. The Eagles ended last season on a positive note with a win over Marion County by a score of 56-55 after failing to gain a playoff spot.

       Hanceville and Sumiton Christian have met a total of 4 times on the football field. The Bulldogs have a 2-2-0 record against the Eagles. They last met in 2007 with Sumiton Christian winning by a score of 41-6.

  


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