Russellville (AL) GENERAL Nickname: Golden Tigers Colors: Vegas Gold/Black/White Coach: Doug Goodwin League: 5A Region 8 Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #1 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2008 JV Record: 4-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Joey Howe 6'6" 220 Senior QB Brent Calloway 6'2" 200 Junior RB Jessie Green 5'11" 190 Senior LB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience Team Weaknesses: Depth RATINGS 2008 Final Power Rating: 38.8 2008 National Rank: #554 2008 State Rank: #14 Off-Season Rating Adjustment: +13.5 2009 Starting Power Rating: 52.3 2009 National Rank: #81 2009 State Rank: #3 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2008 Rating): 36.2 Dynasty National Rank: #255 2009 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 16.1 Dynasty Record: 73-11 (40-2 in league) HISTORICAL 2008 Overall Record: 13-2 2008 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd) 2008 Points For Average: 31.9 2008 Points Against Average: 16.6 2008 Differential: +15.3 2008 Wins: #786 Hartselle (13-6), #881 Deshler (Tuscumbia) (26-14), #996 Cullman (28-19), #1391 Colbert County (Leighton) (21-13), #2158 Madison County (Gurley) (13-6), #2461 Fort Payne (35-31), #3536 Athens (35-20), #3835 St. Paul's Episcopal (Mobile) (41-7), #5838 Johnson (Huntsville) (43-13), #6200 East Limestone (Athens) (49-21), #8074 Lee (Huntsville) (61-16), #8671 Muscle Shoals (20-9), #10362 Butler (Huntsville) (49-0) 2008 Losses: #110 Vigor (Prichard) (50-30), #786 Hartselle (24-14) 2008 Opponents W-L: 110-70 Recent League Championships: 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003 Winning Streak Entering 2009 Season: 1 Streak List: 8/28/09 Deshler (Tuscumbia) (26-21) SCHEDULE 2009 Schedule: 8/28 at Deshler (Tuscumbia), 9/3 at Lee (Huntsville), 9/11 Butler (Huntsville), 9/18 at Hartselle, 9/25 St. Paul's Episcopal (Mobile), 10/2 at Muscle Shoals, 10/9 Johnson (Huntsville), 10/16 at East Limestone (Athens), 10/23 Athens, 10/30 Colbert County (Leighton) Highest-Rated 2009 Regular Season Opponents: Deshler (Tuscumbia) (38.2), Hartselle (35.5), Colbert County (Leighton) (29.8) Lowest-Rated 2009 Regular Season Opponents: Butler (Huntsville) (-9.1), Lee (Huntsville) (0), Muscle Shoals (3.3) 2008 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.2 (23.9 overall) 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15 2009 vs. 2008 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.8 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #84 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2569 2009 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0 2009 Projected League Finish: 1st 2009 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 75% Opener: 8/28 at Deshler (Tuscumbia) [projection: 31-21 win]