GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Black/Orange
Coach: Ricky Bowers
League: Division II AA - East/Middle
Playoff Division: II-AA
Playoff Division Rank: #2
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Antonio Richardson 6'6" 310 Senior OL
Keenen Crenshaw 6'2" 295 Senior DT
D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Sam Cooper 6'4.5" 230 Senior TE [Clemson]
Orleans Darkwa 5'11" 195 Senior RB [Tulane]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Both Lines, LBs
Team Weaknesses: Inexperienced Offense
RATINGS
2009 Final Power Rating: 50.1
2009 National Rank: #160
2009 State Rank: #5
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.9
2010 Starting Power Rating: 42
2010 National Rank: #371
2010 State Rank: #10
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2009 Rating): 27.3
Dynasty National Rank: #925
2010 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 15.6
Dynasty Record: 37-9 (18-4 in league)
HISTORICAL
2009 Overall Record: 9-1
2009 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2009 Points For Average: 31.6
2009 Points Against Average: 18.2
2009 Differential: +13.4
2009 Wins: #253 Oakland (Murfreesboro) (22-20), #268 Bell Academy (Nashville) (50-21), #484 Brentwood Academy (Brentwood) (15-9), #572 Father Ryan (Nashville) (35-27), #669 Smyrna (36-34), #988 Baylor (Chattanooga) (29-15), #1964 Battle Ground Academy (Franklin) (35-9), #2071 McCallie (Chattanooga) (28-13), #4244 Pope John Paul II (Hendersonville) (42-7)
2009 Losses: #268 Bell Academy (Nashville) (27-24)
2009 Opponents W-L: 67-53
Recent League Championships: 2009, 2008
Winning Streak Entering 2010 Season: 10
Streak List: 9/17/10 McCallie (Chattanooga) (35-14), 9/24/10 Smyrna (30-14), 9/30/10 Brentwood Academy (Brentwood) (21-14), 10/8/10 Pope John Paul II (Hendersonville) (35-6), 10/15/10 Father Ryan (Nashville) (30-22), 10/22/10 Baylor (Chattanooga) (41-29), 10/29/10 Battle Ground Academy (Franklin) (36-14), 11/12/10 Bell Academy [Montgomery] (Nashville) (35-14), 11/19/10 Brentwood Academy (Brentwood) (20-19), 12/2/10 Baylor (Chattanooga) (28-21)
SCHEDULE
2010 Schedule: 8/20 at Oakland (Murfreesboro), 9/17 McCallie (Chattanooga), 9/24 Smyrna, 9/30 at Brentwood Academy (Brentwood), 10/8 Pope John Paul II (Hendersonville), 10/15 at Father Ryan (Nashville), 10/22 at Baylor (Chattanooga), 10/29 at Battle Ground Academy (Franklin), 11/12 Bell Academy [Montgomery] (Nashville), 11/19 Brentwood Academy (Brentwood), 12/2 vs Baylor (Chattanooga)
Highest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Smyrna (49.8), Oakland (Murfreesboro) (49), Brentwood Academy (Brentwood) (45.8)
Lowest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: McCallie (Chattanooga) (22.3), Pope John Paul II (Hendersonville) (23.2), Battle Ground Academy (Franklin) (26)
2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 33.2 (37.1 overall)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 37.7
2010 vs. 2009 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.5
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #1
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #49
2010 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-4
2010 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2010 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/20 at Oakland (Murfreesboro) [projection: 22-14 loss]