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Curry Yellow Jackets

Head Coach: Philip Smith (fourth season)
Stadium: Hudson/ORear Field
Career Record: 12 seasons, (74-58)
At Curry: 3 seasons, (7-23)
2018 Enrollment:  352
Rank:  169th in the AHSAA, 24th in Class 4A

 History 
Overall Record:   303-504-26   (38.0%)
Last 25 years:   67-181   (27.0%)  (Rank: 350th in the AHSAA, 52nd in Class 4A)
Since 2010:   18-63  (22.0%)  (Rank: 354th in the AHSAA, 56th in Class 4A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2011
Last Region Championship:   1995
Last Winning Season:   1996
Last Losing Season:   2017

 2017 
Class:  5A              Region:   6
Record:  4-6
Region Record:   2-4, (fifth)
Playoff Record:   Did not qualify.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  182 (18.2)
Defense:  201 (20.1)


 2018 
Class: 4A              Region:   5
Strength of Schedule: 58-55 (51%) (157th in the AHSAA, 23rd in Class 4A)
Region Strength:  36-32 (53%)
Non-Region Strength:  22-23 (49%)



 2017 Results 
 8/25  @ Berry Fayette  (1A)   25-0   W  
 9/1  vs. St. John Paul II  (5A)   28-0   W  
 9/8   OPEN 
 9/15  @ Hayden  (5A)  *  28-30   L  
 9/22  vs. Springville  (5A)  *  20-7   W  
 9/29  vs. South Lamar  (1A)   8-14   L  
 10/6  @ Corner  (5A)  *  13-32   L  
 10/13  vs. Fairview  (5A)  *  8-3   W  
 10/20  @ Mortimer Jordan  (5A)  *  13-44   L  
 10/27  vs. West Point  (5A)  *  18-27   L  
 11/3  @ Carbon Hill  (3A)   21-44   L  

 2018 Schedule 
 8/24  vs. Addison  (2A)       
 8/31  vs. Oakman  (3A)       
 9/7   OPEN 
 9/14  @ Oak Grove  (4A)  *      
 9/21  @ Fayette County  (4A)  *      
 9/28  @ Hanceville  (3A)       
 10/5  vs. Haleyville  (4A)  *      
 10/12  @ Cordova  (4A)  *      
 10/19  vs. Good Hope  (4A)  *      
 10/26  vs. Northside  (4A)  *      
 11/2  vs. Carbon Hill  (3A)       
 11/9  @ North Jackson        


Class  4A Region  5
Team 2017 Record Scoring                            
Cordova (4A) 4-7182-360
Curry (5A) 4-6182-201
Fayette County (4A) 12-3400-271
Good Hope (4A) 4-6205-209
Haleyville (4A) 4-7213-302
Northside (4A) 9-2356-161
Oak Grove (4A) 3-7160-325

 2018 Preview 


       Curry completed the 2017 season with a 4-6 record. Last year Curry just missed making the playoffs with a fifth place finish in Class 5A region six with a 2-4 region record.

       The Yellow Jackets won as many games as in any season since 2011. The Yellow Jackets have not qualified for the playoffs since the 2011 season and would love to end that streak this year. The Yellow Jackets last playoff victory came during the 1996 season. They would love to break through this year with a post season win.

       Curry was inconsistent offensively last year and they need some improvement if the Yellow Jackets want to be competitive. They only averaged 18.2 points a game.

       Since 2010, the Curry football program has struggled with a record of 18-63.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Curry has not won much with a record of 67-181. Their 27.0% winning percentage ranks 52nd in Class 4A and 350th in the AHSAA. The Yellow Jackets have struggled on the football field with only two winning seasons during this time. Their last winning season was 1996.




       The Yellow Jackets are led by head coach Philip Smith who is entering his fourth season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 7-23 over the past three seasons at Curry. The Yellow Jackets have yet to reach the playoffs under his direction. They have not won a region crown with Coach Smith.

       Coach Smith's overall record as a head football coach in twelve season stands at 74-58 (56.1%). Over the course of his career, Coach Smith's teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of seven times and won one region championship.

       The Curry Yellow Jackets will play in Class 4A region five during the 2018 season. The Yellow Jackets may find the schedule slightly easier this season with the move down in classification from Class 5A to 4A. They will compete in region five this year.

       It will be an uphill battle for the Yellow Jackets if they hope to grab one of the four playoff slots in region five this season.

       The Yellow Jackets open the 2018 season at home against non-region opponent Addison on Friday, August 24 at Hudson/ORear Field. Last year the Addison Bulldogs finished with an overall record of 10-3 and in second place in Class 1A region seven. The Bulldogs lost in the quarter-finals round of the Class 1A playoffs to South Lamar by a score of 34-20.

       Curry and Addison have met a total of 32 times on the football field. The Yellow Jackets have a 14-16-2 record against the Bulldogs. They last met in 1979 with Addison winning by a score of 28-21.

  


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