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Jacksonville Golden Eagles

Head Coach: Clint Smith (seventh season)
Stadium: Golden Eagle Stadium
Career Record: 16 seasons, (101-70)
At Jacksonville: 6 seasons, (44-23)
2018 Enrollment:  342
Rank:  176th in the AHSAA, 31st in Class 4A

 History 
Overall Record:   381-456-37   (46.0%)
Last 25 years:   116-131   (47.0%)  (Rank: 220th in the AHSAA, 34th in Class 4A)
Since 2010:   48-39  (55.0%)  (Rank: 154th in the AHSAA, 19th in Class 4A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2017
Last Region Championship:   1999
Last Winning Season:   2017
Last Losing Season:   2011

 2017 
Class:  4A              Region:   5
Record:  8-4
Region Record:   6-1, (second)
Playoff Record:   Second round loss to Fayette County by a score of 32-16.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  390 (32.5)    (Team record for points scored in a season)
Defense:  273 (22.8)


 2018 
Class: 4A              Region:   6
Strength of Schedule: 57-56 (50%) (190th in the AHSAA, 26th in Class 4A)
Region Strength:  28-48 (37%)
Non-Region Strength:  29-8 (78%)



 2017 Results 
 8/25  vs. Trinity  (4A)   24-31   L  
 9/1  @ Alexandria  (5A)   17-45   L  
 9/8  @ Saks  (4A)  *  27-34   L  
 9/15  vs. Hokes Bluff  (4A)  *  28-27   W  
 9/22  @ Anniston  (4A)  *  31-12   W  
 9/29  vs. Loachapoka  (1A)   38-10   W  
 10/6  @ Ashville  (4A)  *  38-14   W  
 10/13  vs. Oneonta  (4A)  *  42-14   W  
 10/20  @ White Plains  (4A)  *  41-20   W  
 10/27  vs. Cherokee County  (4A)  *  45-21   W  
 11/3   OPEN 
 Playoffs 
 11/10  vs. Randolph    43-13   W  
 11/17  @ Fayette County    16-32   L  

 2018 Schedule 
 8/24  @ J.B. Pennington  (3A)       
 8/31  @ Alexandria  (5A)       
 9/7  vs. Ashville  (4A)  *      
 9/14  @ Cherokee County  (4A)  *      
 9/21  @ Cleburne County  (4A)  *      
 9/28  vs. Piedmont  (3A)       
 10/5  vs. Anniston  (4A)  *      
 10/12  @ Oneonta  (4A)  *      
 10/19  vs. White Plains  (4A)  *      
 10/26  @ Hokes Bluff  (4A)  *      
 11/2   OPEN 
 11/9  vs. Rogers        
 11/16  @ Good Hope        


Class  4A Region  6
Team 2017 Record Scoring                            
Anniston (4A) 3-7145-210
Ashville (4A) 4-6186-332
Cherokee County (4A) 6-7273-405
Cleburne County (5A) 1-9179-404
Hokes Bluff (4A) 10-3402-243
Jacksonville (4A) 8-4390-273
Oneonta (4A) 3-7240-304
White Plains (4A) 1-9170-281

 2018 Preview 


       Jacksonville completed the 2017 season with a 8-4 record. With their 6-1 region record and a second place finish in Class 4A region five, the Golden Eagles earned a spot in the playoffs in 2017. Jacksonville reached the second round of the playoffs before falling to Fayette County by a score of 32-16.

       The 390 points scored by the Golden Eagles last year were a team record in a single season.

       Since 2010, Jacksonville has gone a combined 48-39. Their 55.0% winning percentage ranks 19th in Class 4A over the past eight seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Jacksonville has managed to compile a record of 116-131. Their 47.0% winning percentage ranks 34th in Class 4A and 220th in the AHSAA.




       The Golden Eagles are led by head coach Clint Smith who is entering his seventh season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 44-23 over the past six seasons at Jacksonville. Under his direction the Golden Eagles have qualified for the playoffs a total of five times. They have not won a region crown with Coach Smith.

       Coach Smith's overall record as a head football coach in sixteen season stands at 101-70 (59.1%). His 101 wins rank 62nd among active coaches in the AHSAA. Over the course of his career, Coach Smith's teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of ten times and won one region championship. Coach Smith won a state championship at in 2000.

       The Jacksonville Golden Eagles will play in Class 4A region six during the 2018 season. Following realignment, the Golden Eagles remain in 4A but move from region five over to region six.

       The Golden Eagles enter the 2018 season riding a 7 game regular season winning streak.

       The Golden Eagles should be in contention for a playoff spot in region six this season. They will be looking to gain an advantage by hosting a first round postseason game.

       The Golden Eagles open the 2018 season on the road against non-region opponent J.B. Pennington on Friday, August 24 at W.R. Sutton Memorial Stadium. Last year the J.B. Pennington Tigers finished with an overall record of 9-3 and in second place in Class 3A region six. The Tigers lost in the second round of the Class 3A playoffs to Piedmont by a score of 28-13.

       Jacksonville and J.B. Pennington have met a total of 2 times on the football field. The Golden Eagles have a 2-0-0 record against the Tigers. They last met in with

  


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