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Jackson-Olin Mustangs

Head Coach: Jamaal Bess (first season)
Career Record: 0 seasons, (0-0)
At Jackson-Olin: First season
Stadium: J-O Field
2022 Enrollment:  614
Rank:  84th in the AHSAA, 51st in Class 6A

 History 
Overall Record:   261-376-14   (41.0%)
Last 25 years:   96-158   (38.0%)  (Rank: 305th in the AHSAA, 48th in Class 6A)
Since 2010:   56-68  (45.2%)  (Rank: 229th in the AHSAA, 39th in Class 6A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2021
Last Region Championship:   2018
Last Winning Season:   2021
Last Losing Season:   2019

 2021 
Class:  6A              Region:   6
Record:  9-3
Region Record:   4-2, (second)
Playoff Record:   Second round loss to Mountain Brook by a score of 45-14.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  408 (34.0)    (Team record for points scored in a season)
Defense:  277 (23.1)


 2022 
Class: 6A              Region:   5
Strength of Schedule: 69-43 (62%) (25th in the AHSAA, 7th in Class 6A)
Region Strength:  38-31 (55%)
Non-Region Strength:  31-12 (72%)

Players to Watch
      Eric Muse,  LB


 2021 Results 
 8/19  vs. Woodlawn  (6A)   50-0   W  
 8/27  vs. Calera  (6A)   38-13   W  
 9/3   OPEN 
 9/10  @ Mortimer Jordan  (6A)  *  54-26   W  
 9/17  vs. Pinson Valley  (6A)  *  36-28   W  
 9/24  @ Fairfield  (5A)   28-26   W (OT) 
 10/1  vs. Clay-Chalkville  (6A)  *  14-46   L  
 10/8  vs. Jasper  (6A)  *  52-31   W  
 10/15  @ Gardendale  (6A)  *  20-28   L  
 10/22  @ Minor  (6A)  *  32-13   W  
 10/28  vs. Wenonah  (5A)   48-7   W  
 Playoffs 
 11/5  vs. Cullman    22-14   W (OT) 
 11/12  @ Mountain Brook    14-45   L  

 2022 Schedule 
 8/19  @ Pelham  (6A)       
 8/26  @ Hartselle  (6A)       
 9/2  @ Parker  (6A)  *      
 9/8  @ Minor  (6A)  *      
 9/15  vs. Mountain Brook  (6A)  *      
 9/23  @ Helena  (6A)       
 9/30  @ Gardendale  (6A)  *      
 10/7  vs. Woodlawn  (6A)  *      
 10/14   OPEN 
 10/20  vs. Mortimer Jordan  (6A)  *      
 10/27  @ Foley  (7A)       
 11/4  @ Center Point        


Class  6A Region  5
Team 2021 Record Scoring                            
Gardendale (6A) 10-3368-270
Jackson-Olin (6A) 9-3408-277
Minor (6A) 2-7204-321
Mortimer Jordan (6A) 2-8214-394
Mountain Brook (6A) 12-2477-120
Parker (5A) 11-2514-306
Woodlawn (6A) 1-9144-405

 2022 Preview 


       Jackson-Olin completed the 2021 season with a 9-3 record. With their 4-2 region record and a second place finish in Class 6A region six, the Mustangs earned a spot in the playoffs in 2021. Jackson-Olin reached the second round of the playoffs before falling to Mountain Brook by a score of 45-14.

       The 408 points scored by the Mustangs last year were a team record in a single season. It marked the first time since the 2018 season that the Mustangs qualified for the playoffs.

       Since 2010, Jackson-Olin has gone a combined 56-68. Their 45.2% winning percentage ranks 39th in Class 6A over the past twelve seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Jackson-Olin has managed to compile a record of 96-158. Their 38.0% winning percentage ranks 48th in Class 6A and 305th in the AHSAA.




       The Mustangs will be under the direction of new head football coach Jamaal Bess as they enter the 2022 season.  Coach Bess was an assistant coach at Fairhope last season.

       The Jackson-Olin Mustangs will play in Class 6A region five during the 2022 season. Following realignment, the Mustangs remain in 6A but move from region six over to region five. The Mustangs have one of the toughest schedules in Class 6A. Their opponents had a combined record of 69-43 last season. That ranks 7th in Class 6A and 25th in the AHSAA.

       The Mustangs will be in the mix for one of the last two playoff spots in region five this season.

      

       The Mustangs open the 2022 season on the road against non-region opponent Pelham on Friday, August 19 at Ned Bearden Stadium. Last year the Pelham Panthers finished with an overall record of 7-4 and in second place in Class 6A region three. The Panthers lost in the first round of the Class 6A playoffs to McGill-Toolen by a score of 20-6.

       Jackson-Olin and Pelham have met a total of 8 times on the football field. The Mustangs have a 4-4-0 record against the Panthers. They last met in 2019 with Pelham winning by a score of 38-7.

  


Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

Foley outscored their opponents 433-6 in 1961. The Lions were named state champions by the Alabama Sports Writers Association that season.