Muscle Shoals (AL) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Trojans Colors: Red/Black/White Coach: Scott Basden League: 5A Region 8 Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #11 RETURNERS Top Running Back Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Brett Guzay 5'9" 150 Senior DB Tyler Jackson 5'10" 140 Sophomore RB Logan Stokes 6'2" 185 Senior LB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Improved Speed, OL, Defense Team Weaknesses: Replacing RBs, Replacing LBs RATINGS 2009 Final Power Rating: 27.3 2009 National Rank: #1841 2009 State Rank: #55 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3 2010 Starting Power Rating: 30.3 2010 National Rank: #1294 2010 State Rank: #43 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2009 Rating): 7.7 Dynasty National Rank: #5213 2010 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 22.6 Dynasty Record: 29-43 (16-33 in league) HISTORICAL 2009 Overall Record: 9-3 2009 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 3rd) 2009 Points For Average: 26.6 2009 Points Against Average: 10.7 2009 Differential: +15.9 2009 Wins: #1248 Hartselle (17-14), #3067 Fort Payne (38-20), #5658 East Limestone (Athens) (33-0), #7894 Colbert County (Leighton) (29-6), #7963 Johnson (Huntsville) (35-6), #11084 Sheffield (22-0), #11194 Wilson (Florence) (52-6), #11243 Lee (Huntsville) (38-7), #12786 Butler (Huntsville) (55-8) 2009 Losses: #526 Russellville (20-0), #526 Russellville (14-0), #2349 Athens (27-0) 2009 Opponents W-L: 66-71 Winning Streak Entering 2010 Season: none SCHEDULE 2010 Schedule: 8/26 at Colbert County (Leighton), 9/3 at East Limestone (Athens), 9/10 Columbia (Huntsville), 9/17 at Lawrence County (Moulton), 9/24 Florence, 10/1 Athens, 10/8 Russellville, 10/14 at Johnson [J. O.] (Huntsville), 10/22 Lee (Huntsville), 10/28 at Deshler (Tuscumbia), 11/5 Arab Highest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Russellville (42.7), Florence (36.5), Deshler (Tuscumbia) (31.2) Lowest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Lawrence County (Moulton) (-18.7), Columbia (Huntsville) (-5.9), Lee (Huntsville) (-5.3) 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.1 (12.2 overall) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.8 2010 vs. 2009 Schedule Strength Comparison: +11.7 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #112 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3853 2010 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-3 2010 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2010 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1% Opener: 8/26 at Colbert County (Leighton) [projection: 28-3 win] |