GENERAL
Nickname: Owls
Colors: Red/Gray
Coach: Shannon Williams
League: AAA District 5 (moving from 6A District 5)
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #24
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Randall Freeman 5'10" 195 Senior RB/LB
LeMech Jones 6'2" 200 Senior DE
James Stone 6'0" 210 Junior OL/DL
D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Jacques Smith 6'2" 235 Senior DE [Tennessee]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Linemen
Team Weaknesses: Graduation Losses, Inexperience
RATINGS
2009 Final Power Rating: 35.9
2009 National Rank: #873
2009 State Rank: #29
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -11
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.9
2010 Starting Power Rating: 21.2
2010 National Rank: #2632
2010 State Rank: #80
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2009 Rating): 30.6
Dynasty National Rank: #603
2010 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.5
Dynasty Record: 58-22 (32-13 in league)
HISTORICAL
2009 Overall Record: 9-2
2009 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd)
2009 Points For Average: 25.6
2009 Points Against Average: 10.8
2009 Differential: +14.8
2009 Wins: #439 Franklin (19-3), #2071 Maplewood (Nashville) (30-24), #2639 Soddy Daisy (21-14), #2827 Austin-East (Knoxville) (7-6), #2992 Bradley Central (Cleveland) (31-7), #3171 Tyner Academy (Chattanooga) (36-0), #4456 Cleveland (28-7), #5968 Rhea County (Evensville) (30-14), #7149 Walker Valley (Cleveland) (56-0)
2009 Losses: #400 Farragut (Knoxville) (24-7), #805 McMinn County (Athens) (20-17)
2009 Opponents W-L: 68-58
Recent League Championships: 2008 (5A Region 2), 2006 (5A Region 2)
Winning Streak Entering 2010 Season: 1
Streak List: 10/29/10 McMinn County (Athens) (17-9)
SCHEDULE
2010 Schedule: 8/20 Tyner Academy (Chattanooga), 8/27 at Austin-East (Knoxville), 9/3 Soddy Daisy, 9/10 at Franklin, 9/24 at Maplewood (Nashville), 10/1 at Walker Valley (Cleveland), 10/8 at Rhea County (Evensville), 10/15 at Bradley Central (Cleveland), 10/22 Cleveland, 10/29 McMinn County (Athens)
Highest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Franklin (39.3), McMinn County (Athens) (34), Austin-East (Knoxville) (30.1)
Lowest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Walker Valley (Cleveland) (1.5), Rhea County (Evensville) (8.2), Cleveland (12.9)
2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.7 (25.2 overall)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.5
2010 vs. 2009 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.8
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #37
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1189
2010 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2010 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2010 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/20 Tyner Academy (Chattanooga) [projection: 22-19 loss]