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Monroe County Tigers

Head Coach: Shannon Felder (third season)
Career Record: 20 seasons, (88-124)
At Monroe County: 2 seasons, (3-17)
Stadium: Tiger Stadium
2024 Enrollment:  221
Rank:  259th in the AHSAA, 45th in Class 3A

 History 
Overall Record:   431-507-30   (46.0%)
Last 25 years:   58-193   (23.0%)  (Rank: 374th in the AHSAA, 60th in Class 3A)
Since 2010:   33-106  (23.7%)  (Rank: 365th in the AHSAA, 58th in Class 3A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2003
Last Region Championship:   1989
Last Winning Season:   2016
Last Losing Season:   2023

 2023 
Class:  3A              Region:   1
Record:  1-9
Region Record:   0-7, (eighth)
Playoff Record:   Did not qualify.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  174 (17.4)
Defense:  452 (45.2)    (Team record for points allowed in a season)


 2024 
Class: 3A              Region:   1
Strength of Schedule: 50-56 (47%) (267th in the AHSAA, 47th in Class 3A)
Region Strength:  32-33 (49%)
Non-Region Strength:  18-23 (44%)



 2023 Results 
 8/25   OPEN 
 9/1  vs. J.F. Shields  (1A)   54-22   W  
 9/8  vs. Thomasville  (3A)  *  30-50   L  
 9/15  @ W.S. Neal  (3A)  *  12-48   L  
 9/22  @ Mobile Christian  (3A)  *  8-57   L  
 9/29  @ Escambia County  (4A)   6-41   L  
 10/6  vs. Excel  (3A)  *  0-46   L  
 10/13  @ Hillcrest Evergreen  (3A)  *  14-62   L  
 10/20  vs. Cottage Hill Christian  (3A)  *  6-41   L  
 10/27  @ Flomaton  (3A)  *  28-41   L  
 11/3  vs. Prattville Christian  (3A)   16-44   L  

 2024 Schedule 
 8/23  @ Florala  (1A)       
 8/30  @ Escambia County  (4A)       
 9/6  @ T.R. Miller  (3A)  *      
 9/13  vs. Bayside Academy  (3A)  *      
 9/20   OPEN 
 9/27  vs. New Brockton  (4A)       
 10/4  @ Flomaton  (3A)  *      
 10/11  vs. Hillcrest Evergreen  (3A)  *      
 10/18  @ Cottage Hill Christian  (3A)  *      
 10/25  vs. Excel  (3A)  *      
 11/1  vs. Wilcox Central  (3A)       


Class  3A Region  1
Team 2023 Record Region Scoring                            
T.R. Miller (4A) 8-4 5-2360-227
Bayside Academy (4A) 8-3 5-2310-202
Flomaton (3A) 7-5 4-3304-276
Hillcrest Evergreen (3A) 3-7 3-4244-288
Excel (3A) 4-6 2-5245-256
Cottage Hill Christian (3A) 2-8 1-6157-303
Monroe County (3A) 1-9 0-7174-452

 2024 Preview 


       Monroe County finished the 2023 season with a disappointing 1-9 record. Last year Monroe County finished eighth in Class 3A region one with a 0-7 region record and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

       The defense allowed a team record 452 points last season. The Tigers have not qualified for the playoffs since the 2003 season and would love to end that streak this year. The Tigers last playoff victory came during the 2003 season. They would love to break through this year with a post season win.

       Monroe County was inconsistent offensively last year and they need some improvement if the Tigers want to be competitive. They only averaged 17.4 points a game.

       Monroe County struggled on the defensive side of the football last year. The defense found little success in stopping opposing offenses as they gave up an average of 45.2 points a game.

       The Tigers would prefer to forget the past two seasons as they have finished with a 3-17 record. Since 2010, the Monroe County football program has struggled with a record of 33-106.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Monroe County has not won much with a record of 58-193. Their 23.0% winning percentage ranks 60th in Class 3A and 374th in the AHSAA. The Tigers have struggled on the football field with only three winning seasons during this time.

Head Coach:
       The Tigers are led by head coach Shannon Felder who is entering his third season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 3-17 over the past two seasons at Monroe County. The Tigers have yet to reach the playoffs under his direction. They have not won a region crown with Coach Felder. Over the course of his career, Coach Felder's teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of ten times and won two region championships.

Season Outlook:

       The Monroe County Tigers will play in Class 3A region one during the 2024 season.

      

       The Tigers enter the 2024 season in the middle of a 9 game losing streak. They would like nothing better than to end the string of losses early in the season.

       The Monroe County Tigers are struggling on the football field and have for some time. They have not been to the playoffs since the 2003 season and have not posted a winning record since then. They have also gone through nine different head coaches during that time.

    This season, the Tigers will be a long shot for one of the four playoff spots in region one.

Season Opener:
       The Tigers open the 2024 season on the road against non-region opponent Florala on Friday, August 23 at Matthews Stadium. Last year the Florala Wildcats finished with an overall record of 7-4 and in fourth place in Class 1A region two. The Wildcats lost in the first round of the Class 1A playoffs to Sweet Water by a score of 48-22.

       Monroe County and Florala have met a total of 3 times on the football field. The Tigers have a 2-1-0 record against the Wildcats. They last met in 1924 with Monroe County winning by a score of 7-3.

  


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