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Bessemer City Purple Tigers
Bessemer City High School

100 High School Dr. Bessemer, AL 35022
Stadium: Bessemer City Stadium
Colors: Purple & White
Coach: Antonio Nelson
Region: 6A-R4
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Bessemer City Football History

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Updated Through the 2022 Football Season
Team History on AHSFHS.org
 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1910  (#1)
  1918 - First undefeated season.
  1932 - First perfect season.
  1935 - First game at Snitz Snider Stadium.
  1940 - Allowed 6 points in the 9 games.
  1952 - First 10-0 regular season.
  1969 - Changed name to Jess Lanier
  1969 - Consolidated with Carver to form Jess Lanier.
  1977 - First playoff appearance.
  1977 - First region championship.
  1981 - First playoff win.
  1986 - First 12 win season.
  2010 - Changed name from Jess Lanier.
 
Championships
State Playoff Championships
1990
State Mythical Championships
1940 , 1951 , 1952 , 
1954 , 1954 
Region Championships
  None
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 670-416-34
 Winning Pct. 62%
 State Playoff Titles 1
 State Mythical Titles 5
 Region/Area Titles 
 Region/Area Record 148-112
 All State Players (#3)14
 NFL Players (#4)0
 Weeks Ranked #1 0
 Home Record 280-144-9
 Away Record 184-191-5
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 119
 Winning Seasons (#2) 83
 Losing Seasons (#2)29
 Most Wins in A Season 12 (1990)
 Most Losses in A Season 10 (2021)
 10 Win Seasons 11
 Most Points Scored in a Game 93 (10/11/1919)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 419 (1990)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 62 (8/28/2020)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 400 (2021)
 Largest Margin of Victory 93 (10/11/1919)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 62 (8/28/2020)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 93 (10/11/1919)
 Last Shutout 9/13/2024
 Last Time Shutout 10/25/2024
 Shutouts All-Time 278
 Been Shutout All-Time 134
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 18 (9/21/1951-11/20/1952)
 Longest Losing 21 (10/23/2020-10/14/2022)
 
Playoff Records
 Overall Record 31-29
 Appearances 30
 1st Round 15-15
 2nd Round 9-6
 3rd Round 4-5
 Semi-Finals 2-2
 Finals 1-1
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  15-37
 2010-19  58-53
 2000-09  67-41
 1990-99 82-35
 1980-89 74-38-2
 1970-79 56-43-1
 1960-69 43-47-8
 1950-59 60-34-2
 
Enrollment History
 Year  Students  (Rank) 
 2024-25 601 (89)
 2022-23 627 (79)
 2020-21 685 (73)
 2018-19 756 (66)
 2016-17 613 (89)
 2014-15 637 (77)
 2012-13 744 (62)
 2010-11 756 (59)
 2008-09 689 (64)
 2006-07 667 (68)
 2004-05 642 (69)
 2002-03 735 (61)
 2000-01 736 (56)
 1998-99 774 (43)
 1996-97 775 (39)
 1994-95 794 (37)
 1990-91 835 (42)
 1988-89 733 (56)
 1986-87 712 (60)
 1984-85 825 (43)
  
2024 Season Preview

       A look at the Bessemer Purple Tigers football team as they prepare for the upcoming season.
Next Game
 2024 Season is over.
 
2024 Season
 8/23  vs. Center Point    19   16   W  
 8/30  @ Woodlawn    16   0   W  
 9/6  vs. Brookwood   *  57   6   W  
 9/13  @ Central Tuscaloosa   *  24   0   W  
 9/20  @ Hueytown   *  14   34   L  
 9/27  vs. Jackson-Olin    40   8   W  
 10/4  vs. Paul Bryant   *  27   10   W  
 10/11   OPEN 
 10/18  @ Northridge   *  7   17   L  
 10/25  vs. McAdory   *  0   37   L  
 10/31  @ Wenonah    10   7   W  
 Playoffs 
 11/8  @ Pike Road    7   37   L  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record7-4
  Scoring221-172
  Region Record3-3
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record3-3
 
 Region 4 Standings
  Hueytown 9-36-0
  McAdory 7-45-1
  Northridge 7-44-2
  Bessemer City 7-43-3
  Central Tuscaloosa 5-52-4
  Paul Bryant 1-91-5
  Brookwood 0-100-6
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Bessemer & Hueytown have played 80 games.
Bessemer has won 52 games.
Hueytown has won 26 games.
with 2 tie games.
 
Record Against Ranked Teams (since 1984)
 Total 32-69
 Regular Season 22-50
 Playoffs 10-19
 Lower Class 4-3
 Same Class 26-61
 Higher Class 2-5
 5A 7-14
 6A 24-53
 7A 1-2
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 4-62
 10 or more 136-69
 20 or more  111-36
 30 or more 72-5
 40 or more 37-1
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 72-3
 10 or more 68-128
 20 or more 23-106
 30 or more 4-67
 40 or more 1-32
 
Border Wars
 vs. Georgia 7 - 4 - 1
 vs. Tennessee 6 - 0 - 0
 vs. Florida 0 - 1 - 0
 vs. Mississippi 0 - 1 - 0
 
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Some records may be incomplete. We have chosen to publish this information in hopes our visitors will participate in assisting us to complete every school.
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NOTES:
(1) If 'First Year' is unknown we assume a year based upon research.
(2) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 5 games.
(3) All State players counted for the all state teams we have in our database. We must have an entire team for the appropriate classification to make additions to the teams. Only ASWA teams are recognized after 1982.
(4) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

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