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Murphy Panthers

Head Coach: Justin Hannah (second season)
Career Record: 1 season, (2-8)
At Murphy: one season, (2-8)
Stadium: Ladd-Peebles Stadium
2024 Enrollment:  943
Rank:  47th in the AHSAA, 16th in Class 6A

 History 
Overall Record:   583-395-27   (60.0%)
Last 25 years:   145-127   (53.0%)  (Rank: 145th in the AHSAA, 31st in Class 6A)
Since 2010:   69-78  (46.9%)  (Rank: 217th in the AHSAA, 35th in Class 6A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2019
Last Region Championship:   2008
Last Winning Season:   2020
Last Losing Season:   2023

 2023 
Class:  6A              Region:   1
Record:  2-8
Region Record:   2-6, (sixth)
Playoff Record:   Did not qualify.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  123 (12.3)
Defense:  330 (33.0)    (Team record for points allowed in a season)


 2024 
Class: 6A              Region:   1
Strength of Schedule: 69-46 (60%) (33rd in the AHSAA, 8th in Class 6A)
Region Strength:  61-33 (65%)
Non-Region Strength:  8-13 (38%)



 2023 Results 
 8/24  vs. Daphne  (7A)   0-19   L  
 9/1  vs. Saraland  (6A)  *  6-54   L  
 9/8  @ Theodore  (6A)  *  7-39   L  
 9/14  vs. St. Pauls  (6A)  *  8-24   L  
 9/22  @ McGill-Toolen  (6A)  *  0-42   L  
 9/28  vs. Gulf Shores  (5A)   14-37   L  
 10/5  @ Robertsdale  (6A)  *  39-27   W  
 10/13   OPEN 
 10/20  @ Baldwin County  (6A)  *  34-20   W  
 10/27  vs. Spanish Fort  (6A)  *  9-42   L  
 11/3  vs. Blount  (6A)  *  6-26   L  

 2024 Schedule 
 8/23  @ Davidson  (7A)       
 8/30  vs. McGill-Toolen  (6A)  *      
 9/6  @ Blount  (6A)  *      
 9/12  vs. St. Pauls  (6A)  *      
 9/20  @ Spanish Fort  (6A)  *      
 9/27  vs. Williamson  (5A)       
 10/4  vs. Theodore  (6A)  *      
 10/11  @ Baldwin County  (6A)  *      
 10/18  @ Saraland  (6A)  *      
 10/25   OPEN 
 11/1  vs. Gulf Shores  (6A)  *      


Class  6A Region  1
Team 2023 Record Region Scoring                            
Gulf Shores (5A) 15-0 8-0576-138
Saraland (6A) 14-1 8-0754-220
Spanish Fort (6A) 9-3 7-1330-174
Theodore (6A) 7-4 6-2257-158
St. Pauls (6A) 7-4 5-3236-189
McGill-Toolen (6A) 5-5 4-4271-266
Murphy (6A) 2-8 2-6123-330
Blount (6A) 2-8 2-6129-274
Baldwin County (6A) 2-8 2-6213-317

 2024 Preview 


       Murphy finished the 2023 season with a disappointing 2-8 record. Last year Murphy finished sixth in Class 6A region one with a 2-6 region record and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

       The defense allowed a team record 330 points last season.

       The offense struggled putting points on the score board as Murphy averaged scoring just 12.3 points a game.

       The Panthers would prefer to forget the past two seasons as they have finished with a 4-15 record. Since 2010, Murphy has gone a combined 69-78. Their 46.9% winning percentage ranks 35th in Class 6A over the past fourteen seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Murphy has managed to compile a record of 145-127. Their 53.0% winning percentage ranks 31st in Class 6A and 145th in the AHSAA.

Head Coach:
       The Panthers are led by head coach Justin Hannah who is entering his second season at the helm. His team finished with a 2-8 record in his first season at Murphy. The Panthers have yet to reach the playoffs under his direction. They have not won a region crown with Coach Hannah.

Season Outlook:

       The Murphy Panthers will play in Class 6A region one during the 2024 season.

       The Panthers have one of the toughest overall schedules in Class 6A. Their opponents had a combined record of 69-46 last season. That ranks 8th in Class 6A and 33rd in the AHSAA.

       Once the Panthers were considered the standard when it came to football in Mobile. Those days are long gone and now they just want to put a winning product on the field. It's been twelve years since Murphy won a playoff game. Since then they have had six different head coaches.

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

Returning Starters:
OLB Jamal Cleveland, QB/DB Ben Jackson, DE Dezmon Mitchell, DE/LB Ronald Poole Jr., MLB Kyan Parker, LB Dezmon Mitchell

Season Opener:
       The Panthers open the 2024 season on the road against non-region opponent Davidson on Friday, August 23 at Warrior Stadium. Last year the Davidson Warriors finished with an overall record of 5-6 and in fourth place in Class 7A region one. The Warriors lost in the first round of the Class 7A playoffs to Central Phenix City by a score of 63-21.

       Murphy and Davidson have met a total of 62 times on the football field. The Panthers have a 39-22-1 record against the Warriors. They last met in 2021 with Davidson winning by a score of 30-7.

  


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