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UMS-Wright Bulldogs

Head Coach: Terry Curtis (twenty-fourth season)
Career Record: 33 seasons, (336-92)
At UMS-Wright: 23 seasons, (259-56)
Stadium: Ervin S. Cooper Stadium
2022 Enrollment:  385
Rank:  149th in the AHSAA, 56th in Class 5A

 History 
Overall Record:   661-428-26   (61.0%)
Last 25 years:   275-65   (81.0%)  (Rank: 5th in the AHSAA, 1st in Class 5A)
Since 2010:   132-30  (81.5%)  (Rank: 10th in the AHSAA, 1st in Class 5A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2021
Last Region Championship:   2021
Last Winning Season:   2021
Last Losing Season:   2007

 2021 
Class:  5A              Region:   1
Record:  11-2
Region Record:   6-0, (first)
Playoff Record:   Quarter-finals loss to Andalusia by a score of 20-14.
Final ASWA Poll:   4th
Scoring:  386 (29.7)
Defense:  116 (8.9)


 2022 
Class: 5A              Region:   1
Strength of Schedule: 58-55 (51%) (176th in the AHSAA, 17th in Class 5A)
Region Strength:  40-48 (46%)
Non-Region Strength:  18-7 (72%)

Players to Watch
      Cole Blaylock,  RB


 2021 Results 
 8/20  @ Baker  (7A)   0-13   L  
 8/27  vs. Mobile Christian  (4A)   31-0   W  
 9/3  vs. LeFlore  (5A)  *  52-0   W  
 9/10  vs. St. Pauls  (5A)  *  24-13   W  
 9/17   OPEN 
 9/24  @ T.R. Miller  (3A)   23-15   W  
 10/1  @ Faith Academy  (5A)  *  34-26   W  
 10/8  @ Satsuma  (5A)  *  42-7   W  
 10/15  vs. B.C. Rain  (5A)  *  38-0   W  
 10/22  @ Elberta  (5A)  *  38-3   W  
 10/29  vs. Helena  (6A)   31-0   W  
 Playoffs 
 11/5  vs. Marbury    45-7   W  
 11/12  vs. Greenville    14-12   W  
 11/19  @ Andalusia    14-20   L  

 2022 Schedule 
 8/19  @ St. Pauls  (6A)       
 8/26  vs. T.R. Miller  (4A)       
 9/2  @ LeFlore  (5A)  *      
 9/9  vs. Gulf Shores  (5A)  *      
 9/16  vs. Vigor  (5A)  *      
 9/23   OPEN 
 9/30  @ Elberta  (5A)  *      
 10/7  @ B.C. Rain  (5A)  *      
 10/14  @ Citronelle  (5A)  *      
 10/21  vs. Faith Academy  (5A)  *      
 10/28  vs. Williamson  (5A)  *      
 11/4  vs. Headland        
 11/11  vs. Beauregard        
 11/18  @ Charles Henderson        


Class  5A Region  1
Team 2021 Record Scoring                            
B.C. Rain (5A) 3-7149-281
Citronelle (6A) 3-798-358
Elberta (5A) 2-8170-292
Faith Academy (5A) 7-5351-210
Gulf Shores (6A) 6-4228-176
LeFlore (5A) 0-1085-415
UMS-Wright (5A) 11-2386-116
Vigor (4A) 14-1517-181
Williamson (4A) 5-6270-203

 2022 Preview 


       UMS-Wright completed the 2021 season with a 11-2 record. Last year UMS-Wright captured the region one title and a number one seed in the Class 5A playoffs. They finished region play with a 6-0 record. UMS-Wright lost in the quarter-finals of the playoffs last season to a good Andalusia team by a score of 20-14.

       The defense was very stingy last season as UMS-Wright ranked 9th in the AHSAA. The defense allowed only 8.9 points a game.

       As one of the best football programs in the state since 2010, UMS-Wright has gone a combined 132-30. Their 81.5% winning percentage ranks 1st in Class 5A over the past twelve seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, UMS-Wright has gone a combined 275-65. Their 81.0% winning percentage ranks 1st in Class 5A and 5th in the AHSAA. The Bulldogs have been successful on the football field with twenty-three winning seasons during this time. Their last losing season was 2007.




       The Bulldogs are led by head coach Terry Curtis who is entering his twenty-fourth season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 259-56 over the past twenty-three seasons at UMS-Wright. Under his direction the Bulldogs have qualified for the playoffs a total of twenty-three times. They have won sixteen region crowns with Coach Curtis. Coach Curtis has won eight state championships at UMS-Wright, the last coming in 2019.

       Coach Curtis' overall record as a head football coach in thirty-three season stands at 336-92 (78.5%). His 336 wins rank 2nd among active coaches in the AHSAA. Over the course of his career, Coach Curtis' teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of thirty times and won nineteen region championships. He has a 79-22 record in the playoffs during his career. The playoff victories rank with the best among active coaches.

       Behind star running back Cole Blaylock the Bulldogs hope to get back to making deep playoff runs once again. Competitive balance rules have them playing in 5A which will make the going tougher for the much small school.

       The UMS-Wright Bulldogs will play in Class 5A region one during the 2022 season.

       The Bulldogs enter the 2022 season having won 6 straight region games.

       While most teams rebuild during the off season, UMS-Wright has been a consistent winner the past few years and will simply reload this season. The Bulldogs should be considered one of the favorites for the region one championship this season and a home game in the first round of the playoffs. The Bulldogs have successfully qualified for the playoffs every year since 1993 and expect to be included again when November rolls around.

       The Bulldogs open the 2022 season on the road against non-region opponent St. Pauls on Friday, August 19 at E.E. Delaney Field. Last year the St. Pauls Saints finished with an overall record of 8-4 and in second place in Class 5A region one. The Saints lost in the second round of the Class 5A playoffs to Pike Road by a score of 29-17.

       UMS-Wright and St. Pauls have met a total of 46 times on the football field. The Bulldogs have a 23-23-0 record against the Saints. They last met in 2021 with UMS-Wright winning by a score of 24-13.

       UMS-Wright returns 5A All-State Senior athlete Cole Blaylock. He was named to the first team last season.

  


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