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Woodlawn Colonels

Head Coach: Clarence Williams (first season)
Career Record: 0 seasons, (0-0)
At Woodlawn: First season
Stadium: Lawson Field
2022 Enrollment:  623
Rank:  82nd in the AHSAA, 48th in Class 6A

 History 
Overall Record:   455-488-26   (48.0%)
Last 25 years:   55-194   (22.0%)  (Rank: 384th in the AHSAA, 56th in Class 6A)
Since 2010:   28-103  (21.4%)  (Rank: 380th in the AHSAA, 56th in Class 6A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2011
Last Region Championship:   1994
Last Winning Season:   2022
Last Losing Season:   2021

 2022 
Class:  6A              Region:   5
Record:  6-4
Region Record:   2-4, (sixth)
Playoff Record:   Did not qualify.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  172 (17.2)
Defense:  212 (21.2)


 2023 
Class: 6A              Region:   5
Strength of Schedule: 48-63 (43%) (348th in the AHSAA, 54th in Class 6A)
Region Strength:  38-33 (54%)
Non-Region Strength:  10-30 (25%)



 2022 Results 
 8/18  vs. Bessemer City  (6A)   18-15   W  
 8/26  @ Central Tuscaloosa  (6A)   22-7   W  
 9/2   OPEN 
 9/9  @ Mountain Brook  (6A)  *  6-56   L  
 9/15  vs. Mortimer Jordan  (6A)  *  27-21   W  
 9/23  @ Choctaw County  (1A)   1-0   #Won  
 9/30  vs. Parker  (6A)  *  13-37   L  
 10/7  @ Jackson-Olin  (6A)  *  12-14   L  
 10/14  @ Gardendale  (6A)  *  20-37   L  
 10/20  vs. Minor  (6A)  *  22-18   W  
 10/27  @ Shelby County  (5A)   31-7   W  

 2023 Schedule 
 8/25  @ Bessemer City  (6A)       
 8/31  vs. Central Tuscaloosa  (6A)       
 9/8   OPEN 
 9/14  vs. Mountain Brook  (6A)  *      
 9/22  @ Mortimer Jordan  (6A)  *      
 9/29   OPEN 
 10/6  @ Parker  (6A)  *      
 10/13  vs. Jackson-Olin  (6A)  *      
 10/20  vs. Gardendale  (6A)  *      
 10/26  @ Minor  (6A)  *      
 11/2  vs. Shelby County  (5A)       


Class  6A Region  5
Team 2022 Record Region Scoring                            
Gardendale (6A) 9-4 6-0401-279
Mountain Brook (6A) 12-3 5-1566-225
Jackson-Olin (6A) 4-7 3-3124-266
Parker (6A) 7-5 3-3277-238
Minor (6A) 4-6 2-4248-251
Woodlawn (6A) 6-4 2-4172-212
Mortimer Jordan (6A) 2-8 0-6197-306

 2023 Preview 


       Woodlawn completed the 2022 season with a 6-4 record. Last year Woodlawn finished sixth in Class 6A region five with a 2-4 region record and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

       The Colonels improved in 2022 with their first winning season since 2011. The Colonels won as many games as in any season since 2011. The Colonels have not qualified for the playoffs since the 2011 season and would love to end that streak this year. The Colonels last playoff victory came during the 1994 season. They would love to break through this year with a post season win. The Colonels hope to continue the success they had last season. Coach Williams saw improvement as they won six games following a 1-9 record in 2021.

       Woodlawn was inconsistent offensively last year and they need some improvement if the Colonels want to be competitive. They only averaged 17.2 points a game.

       Since 2010, the Woodlawn football program has struggled with a record of 28-103.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Woodlawn has not won much with a record of 55-194. Their 22.0% winning percentage ranks 56th in Class 6A and 384th in the AHSAA. The Colonels have struggled on the football field with only three winning seasons during this time.




       The Colonels will be under the direction of new head football coach Clarence Williams as they enter the 2023 season.  Coach Williams gets his first shot as a head football coach in 2023 at Woodlawn.

       The Colonels are on their eighth head coach since 2013. Not a good formula to build a winning program. Coach Williams plans to use a two quarterback system when the season opens hoping for more production on that side of the ball. Woodlawn will only return four seniors to an already short roster.

       The Colonels will need to win a few more games this fall if they hope to grab one of the four playoff slots in region five this season. Unfortunately, Woodlawn finds themselves in a very competitive region with other playoff quality teams. They may need to pull off an upset or two to have any shot at the postseason.

       The Colonels open the 2023 season on the road against non-region opponent Bessemer City on Friday, August 25 at Bessemer City Stadium. Last year the Bessemer City Purple Tigers finished with an overall record of 1-9 and in eighth place in Class 6A region four.

       Woodlawn and Bessemer City have met a total of 48 times on the football field. The Colonels have a 16-29-3 record against the Purple Tigers. They last met in 2022 with Woodlawn winning by a score of 18-15.

      

  


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