GENERAL
Nickname: Red Raiders
Colors: Red/Black/White
Coach: Jere Adcock
League: 6A Region 8
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #24
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2010 JV Record: 5-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Josh Matthews 5'9" 210 Sophomore RB
Brandon Crayton 6'1" 185 Junior DB
Andrew Martin 6'5" 245 Junior OL
D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Desmond Lavelle 5'11" 220 Senior LB 4.70 [South Alabama]
Hayden Naumann 6'4" 275 Senior OL 5.3 [UAB]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Work Ethic, Return Many Offensive Skill Players
Team Weaknesses: Lack Depth/Size On OL, Lost 8 Starters On Defense
RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 36.5
2010 National Rank: #942
2010 State Rank: #33
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 32.1
2011 National Rank: #1107
2011 State Rank: #39
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 30.8
Dynasty National Rank: #906
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.6
Dynasty Record: 40-18 (28-9 in league)
HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 9-2
2010 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2010 Points For Average: 30.5
2010 Points Against Average: 11.4
2010 Differential: +19.1
2010 Wins: #709 Hartselle (20-14), #2327 Buckhorn (New Market) (27-7), #2624 Austin (Decatur) (50-21), #3575 Florence (27-14), #3802 Athens (34-7), #3845 Huntsville (34-7), #5332 Sparkman (Harvest) (28-7), #6719 Hazel Green (59-14), #8360 Grissom [Virgil I.] (Huntsville) (28-0)
2010 Losses: #666 Jones [Bob] (Madison) (24-21), #813 Oxford (10-7)
2010 Opponents W-L: 57-64
Recent League Championships: 2007 (5A Region 8), 2005
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/26 at Austin (Decatur), 9/1 at Huntsville, 9/8 Sparkman (Harvest), 9/16 at Buckhorn (New Market), 9/23 at Hartselle, 9/30 Grissom [Virgil I.] (Huntsville), 10/7 Florence, 10/14 at Hazel Green, 10/21 Jones [Bob] (Madison), 10/28 Athens
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Hartselle (41.9), Jones [Bob] (Madison) (41.3), Buckhorn (New Market) (25.1)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Grissom [Virgil I.] (Huntsville) (1.7), Hazel Green (4.1), Sparkman (Harvest) (7.9)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.5 (22.7 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.1
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.6
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #66
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1671
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%
Opener: 8/26 at Austin (Decatur) [projection: 35-26 win]