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Bruce Breland

Bruce Breland was a standout baseball player at Berry High School in Birmingham before taking his talents to Auburn University. He was a member of the 1976 Auburn baseball team that reached the college World Series.

Breland became the head football coach at Coosa Valley Academy in 1983 where he served for two seasons before moving to Bessemer Academy in 1985.

Breland accepted the head football coaching position at Fultondale High School in 2000 and led the program for four seasons before moving to Shelby County for the 2004 seasons as the head football coach. He stayed there for only two seasons.

In 2009, Breland took over the football program at Woodlawn High School in Birmingham for the next four years. He left after the 2012 season and moved to Alma Bryant High School where he took over the head football duties for the Hurricanes in 2013.

Breland accepted the head coaching position at Victory Christian in 2019.

His overall record is 105-133 in 23 seasons as a head football coach in Alabama.

Known Record: 105-133-0 44.1%

Season Total

Playoffs

Region Record

Team

Season

Class

W/L/T

Region

Title

W/L/T

Victory Christian

2022

4-6

188

266

2-4

104

174

Victory Christian

2021

3-7

136

192

2-4

102

119

Victory Christian

2020

4-6

140

1-5

Victory Christian

2019

6-5

268

273

0-1

3-3

133

156

4 Years

17-24

683

871

0-1

8-16

377

537

Alma Bryant

2016

1-9

362

0-8

309

Alma Bryant

2015

0-10

331

0-8

271

Alma Bryant

2014

2-8

109

309

1-7

258

Alma Bryant

2013

4-7

251

288

0-1

4-3

185

160

4 Years

7-34

519

1290

0-1

5-26

374

998

Woodlawn

2012

3-7

179

285

2-5

124

210

Woodlawn

2011

7-4

193

192

0-1

4-3

118

144

Woodlawn

2010

3-7

141

271

1-6

214

Woodlawn

2009

5-4

109

156

3-4

135

4 Years

18-22

622

904

0-1

10-18

376

703

Shelby County

2005

6-5

220

296

0-1

3-4

141

223

Shelby County

2004

7-4

243

165

0-1

4-3

139

128

2 Years

13-9

463

461

0-2

7-7

280

351

Fultondale

2003

1-8

114

271

1-6

107

206

Fultondale

2002

8-4

230

179

1-1

6-1

160

Fultondale

2001

8-3

263

0-1

5-2

173

Fultondale

2000

6-5

246

292

0-1

5-2

159

167

4 Years

23-20

853

829

1-3

17-11

599

509

Bessemer Academy

1987

AISA-AAA

3-7

199

253

Bessemer Academy

1986

AISA-AAA

6-4

151

126

0-1

Bessemer Academy

1985

AISA-AAA

5-5

193

203

3 Years

14-16

543

582

0-1

0-0

Coosa Valley Academy

1984

AISA-AA

11-1

314

108

2-0

West

Coosa Valley Academy

1983

AISA-AA

2-7

228

2 Years

13-8

395

336

2-0

0-0

TOTALS

23 Years

105-133

4078

5273

3-9

187

283

47-78

2006

3098

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