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2017 Team Previews 

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Columbia Eagles

Head Coach: Marcus McCall (second season)
Stadium: Milton Frank Stadium
Career Record: 1 season, (0-10)
At Columbia: one season, (0-10)
2018 Enrollment:  697
Rank:  75th in the AHSAA, 43rd in Class 6A

 History 
Overall Record:   31-89   (26.0%)
Last 25 years:   31-89   (26.0%)  (Rank: 359th in the AHSAA, 53rd in Class 6A)
Since 2010:   16-64  (20.0%)  (Rank: 360th in the AHSAA, 55th in Class 6A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   Never qualified
Last Region Championship:   Never
Last Winning Season:   2010
Last Losing Season:   2017

 2017 
Class:  6A              Region:   8
Record:  0-10    (Team record for losses in a season)
Region Record:   0-7, (eighth)
Playoff Record:   Did not qualify.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  33 (3.3)
Defense:  492 (49.2)    (Team record for points allowed in a season)


 2018 
Class: 6A              Region:   7
Strength of Schedule: 66-44 (60%) (37th in the AHSAA, 10th in Class 6A)
Region Strength:  31-23 (57%)
Non-Region Strength:  35-21 (62%)



 2017 Results 
 8/25  @ Albertville  (6A)   13-56   L  
 9/1   OPEN 
 9/8  @ Hazel Green  (6A)  *  6-50   L  
 9/15  vs. Decatur  (6A)  *  6-35   L  
 9/22  @ Austin  (6A)  *  0-56   L  
 9/28  vs. Huntsville  (7A)   0-44   L  
 10/6  vs. Muscle Shoals  (6A)  *  0-51   L  
 10/13  @ Athens  (6A)  *  0-42   L  
 10/19  vs. Florence  (6A)  *  8-62   L  
 10/27  @ Hartselle  (6A)  *  0-54   L  
 11/2  @ Lee Huntsville  (5A)   0-42   L  

 2018 Schedule 
 8/24  vs. Lee Huntsville  (6A)       
 8/31  @ Albertville  (6A)       
 9/7  @ Muscle Shoals  (6A)  *      
 9/14  @ Cullman  (6A)  *      
 9/21   OPEN 
 9/27  vs. Huntsville  (7A)       
 10/5  vs. Hartselle  (6A)  *      
 10/12  @ Athens  (6A)  *      
 10/19  @ Decatur  (6A)  *      
 10/26  vs. Mae Jemison  (6A)       
 11/2  @ Randolph  (4A)       


Class  6A Region  7
Team 2017 Record Scoring                            
Athens (6A) 5-6228-290
Columbia (6A) 0-1033-492
Cullman (6A) 7-4270-235
Decatur (6A) 4-6234-270
Hartselle (6A) 6-4266-154
Muscle Shoals (6A) 9-3332-250

 2018 Preview 


       Columbia finished the 2017 season with a disappointing 0-10 record. Last year Columbia finished eighth in Class 6A region eight with a 0-7 region record and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

       The defense allowed a team record 492 points last season. The Eagles have never qualified for a playoff spot and would love to break that streak this season. The Eagles have never won a playoff game in the school's history. They would like to break through and pick up that first post season victory in 2018.

       The offense struggled putting points on the score board as Columbia averaged scoring just 3.3 points a game. The Eagles also struggled on the defensive side of the football as they found little success in stopping opposing offenses and allowed an average of 49.2 points a game.

       The Eagles would prefer to forget the past two seasons as they have finished with a 0-20 record. Since 2010, the Columbia football program has struggled with a record of 16-64.

       Over the past 12 seasons, Columbia has not won much with a record of 31-89. Their 26.0% winning percentage ranks 53rd in Class 6A and 359th in the AHSAA. The Eagles have struggled on the football field with only two winning seasons during this time. Their last winning season was 2010.




       The Eagles are led by head coach Marcus McCall who is entering his second season at the helm. His team finished with a 0-10 record in his first season at Columbia. The Eagles have yet to reach the playoffs under his direction. They have not won a region crown with Coach McCall.

       The Columbia Eagles will play in Class 6A region seven during the 2018 season. Following realignment, the Eagles remain in 6A but move from region eight over to region seven.

       The Eagles enter the 2018 season in the middle of a 22 game losing streak. They would like nothing better than to end the string of losses early in the season.

       This season, the Eagles will be a long shot for one of the four playoff spots in region seven. After not winning a single game last year, the goal at Columbia will be to simply win some games.

       The Eagles open the 2018 season at home against non-region opponent Lee Huntsville on Friday, August 24 at Milton Frank Stadium. Last year the Lee Huntsville Generals finished with an overall record of 8-4 and in third place in Class 5A region eight. The Generals lost in the second round of the Class 5A playoffs to Briarwood by a score of 35-14.

       Columbia and Lee Huntsville have met a total of 14 times on the football field. The Eagles have a 1-13-0 record against the Generals. They last met in 2017 with Lee Huntsville winning by a score of 42-0.

  


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