GENERAL
Nickname: Buccaneers
Colors: Vegas Gold/Purple
Coach: Richard Bailey
League: 4A Mid-South (moving from 4A Mid-Southeastern)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #39
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
TOP PLAYERS
MJ Salahuddin 6'3" 200 Senior LB/DB 4.55 [North Carolina State]
Forrest Locklear 6'2" 190 Senior DE 4.90
Marquis McMillan 5'9" 190 Senior LB 4.50
D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Eric MacLain 6'5" 245 Senior TE 5.20 [Clemson]
Devonte Brown 6'4" 260 Senior DT [North Carolina]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Position Talent, Athletic, Recent Success
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At QB, Young Defense
RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 30.6
2010 National Rank: #1511
2010 State Rank: #40
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 21.8
2011 National Rank: #2532
2011 State Rank: #71
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 32.5
Dynasty National Rank: #729
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.4
Dynasty Record: 58-13 [57-14 on the field] (28-5 in league)
HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 11-2
2010 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2010 Points For Average: 37
2010 Points Against Average: 18.6
2010 Differential: +18.4
2010 Wins: #2052 Scotland (Laurinburg) (34-21), #2611 Broughton [Needham B.] (Raleigh) (40-30), #3085 Lumberton (28-13), #4044 Smith [E. E.] (Fayetteville) (49-32), #4555 Sanford [Terry] (Fayetteville) (21-0), #4668 Hoggard [John T.] (Wilmington) (27-17), #5155 South View (Hope Mills) (34-7), #5409 Hoke County (Raeford) (27-6), #7030 East Wake (Wendell) (44-7), #8328 Cape Fear (Fayetteville) (41-6), #10324 Pine Forest (Fayetteville) (67-13)
2010 Losses: #1020 Seventy-First (Fayetteville) (36-33), #1020 Seventy-First (Fayetteville) (54-36)
2010 Opponents W-L: 73-83
Recent League Championships: 2009 (4A Mid-Southeastern), 2008 (Mid-Southeastern), 2007 (tied for 1st; Mid-Southeastern)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/16/11 Sanford [Terry] (Fayetteville) (42-13)
SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/19 at Pinecrest (Southern Pines), 8/25 vs Lumberton, 9/2 Southern (Durham), 9/9 at Scotland (Laurinburg), 9/16 vs Sanford [Terry] (Fayetteville), 9/30 South View (Hope Mills), 10/7 at Smith [E. E.] (Fayetteville), 10/14 vs Cape Fear (Fayetteville), 10/21 vs Seventy-First (Fayetteville), 10/28 vs Pine Forest (Fayetteville)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Scotland (Laurinburg) (36.2), Seventy-First (Fayetteville) (35.7), Southern (Durham) (25.9)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Cape Fear (Fayetteville) (-4.4), Pine Forest (Fayetteville) (-1.6), Sanford [Terry] (Fayetteville) (12.8)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.9 (17.4 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.9
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #75
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2459
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2011 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/19 at Pinecrest (Southern Pines) [projection: 28-24 win]