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LaFayette Bulldogs

Head Coach: Juan Williams (third season)
Career Record: 16 seasons, (68-97)
At LaFayette: 2 seasons, (12-9)
Stadium: Bulldog Stadium
2022 Enrollment:  159
Rank:  318th in the AHSAA, 52nd in Class 2A

 History 
Overall Record:   422-480-25   (47.0%)
Last 25 years:   135-129   (51.0%)  (Rank: 180th in the AHSAA, 21st in Class 2A)
Since 2010:   68-62  (52.3%)  (Rank: 172nd in the AHSAA, 23rd in Class 2A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2021
Last Region Championship:   2016
Last Winning Season:   2021
Last Losing Season:   2014

 2021 
Class:  2A              Region:   4
Record:  7-4
Region Record:   5-2, (third)
Playoff Record:   First round loss to Ariton by a score of 48-20.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  357 (32.5)
Defense:  263 (23.9)


 2022 
Class: 2A              Region:   3
Strength of Schedule: 46-52 (47%) (262nd in the AHSAA, 35th in Class 2A)
Region Strength:  38-41 (48%)
Non-Region Strength:  8-11 (42%)




 2021 Results 
 8/20   OPEN 
 8/27  vs. Central Coosa  (2A)   53-14   W  
 9/3  vs. Randolph County  (2A)  *  34-12   W  
 9/10  vs. B.B. Comer  (2A)  *  25-50   L  
 9/17  @ Lanett  (2A)  *  6-44   L  
 9/24  @ Dadeville  (3A)   12-15   L  
 10/1  vs. Ranburne  (2A)  *  33-14   W  
 10/8  vs. Horseshoe Bend  (2A)  *  42-21   W  
 10/15  @ Fayetteville  (2A)  *  48-22   W  
 10/22  @ Vincent  (2A)  *  54-23   W  
 10/28  @ Beulah  (3A)   30-0   W  
 Playoffs 
 11/5  @ Ariton    20-48   L  


 2022 Schedule 
 8/20   Loachapoka  (1A)       
 8/26  @ Bullock County  (4A)       
 9/2  @ Reeltown  (2A)  *      
 9/10  @ Barbour County  (2A)  *      
 9/16  vs. Goshen  (2A)  *      
 9/23   OPEN 
 9/30  vs. Horseshoe Bend  (2A)  *      
 10/7  @ Lanett  (2A)  *      
 10/14  vs. Highland Home  (2A)  *      
 10/21  @ Luverne  (2A)  *      
 10/28   OPEN 



Class  2A Region  3
Team 2021 Record Scoring                            
Barbour County (1A) 1-912-513
Goshen (3A) 1-935-414
Highland Home (2A) 8-6376-271
Horseshoe Bend (2A) 3-7171-280
LaFayette (2A) 7-4357-263
Lanett (2A) 10-3503-124
Luverne (2A) 9-2418-103
Reeltown (3A) 6-5275-240


 2022 Preview 


       LaFayette completed the 2021 season with a 7-4 record. With their 5-2 region record and a third place finish in Class 2A region four, the Bulldogs earned a spot in the playoffs in 2021. LaFayette's season came to an end in the first round of the playoffs when they fell to Ariton by a score of 48-20.

       Since 2010, LaFayette has gone a combined 68-62. Their 52.3% winning percentage ranks 23rd in Class 2A over the past twelve seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, LaFayette has managed to compile a record of 135-129. Their 51.0% winning percentage ranks 21st in Class 2A and 180th in the AHSAA.




       The Bulldogs are led by head coach Juan Williams who is entering his third season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 12-9 over the past two seasons at LaFayette. Under his direction the Bulldogs have qualified for the playoffs a total of two times. They have not won a region crown with Coach Williams.

       Coach Williams' overall record as a head football coach in sixteen season stands at 68-97 (41.2%). Over the course of his career, Coach Williams' teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of five times and won one region championship.

       The LaFayette Bulldogs will play in Class 2A region three during the 2022 season. Following realignment, the Bulldogs remain in 2A but move from region four over to region three.

       The Bulldogs will be in the mix for one of the last two playoff spots in region three this season. They have qualified for the playoffs every year since 2014 and are hopeful to continue that streak in 2022.

       The Bulldogs open the 2022 season on a neutral field against non-region opponent Loachapoka on Saturday, August 20 at . Last year the Loachapoka Indians finished with an overall record of 6-4 and in third place in Class 1A region four. The Indians lost in the first round of the Class 1A playoffs to Millry by a score of 28-18.

       LaFayette and Loachapoka have met a total of 22 times on the football field. The Bulldogs have a 12-10-0 record against the Indians. They last met in 2017 with LaFayette winning by a score of 26-6.

  


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