Hazard (KY)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Navy/Old Gold Coach: Mark Dixon League: 1A District 6 (moving from 1A District 7) Playoff Division: 1A Playoff Division Rank: #3 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2010 JV Record: 3-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS BJ Combs 6'2" 205 LB/TE 4.75 Zack Blanton 5'10" 180 HB/LB 4.70 Jordan Hampton 6'2" 245 DE/T 4.95 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Team Speed, Skill Position Players Team Weaknesses: QB, LBs, OL RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 22.2 2010 National Rank: #2822 2010 State Rank: #35 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2011 Starting Power Rating: 20.3 2011 National Rank: #2834 2011 State Rank: #37 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 10.7 Dynasty National Rank: #4856 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 11 Dynasty Record: 56-15 (19-1 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 14-1 2010 League Record/Finish: 3-0 (1st) 2010 Points For Average: 46.9 2010 Points Against Average: 20.1 2010 Differential: +26.8 2010 Wins: #3293 Corbin (35-28), #3909 Clay County (Manchester) (41-20), #4717 Lexington Christian (Lexington) (31-30), #5455 Breathitt County (Jackson) (40-20), #7809 Letcher County Central (Whitesburg) (48-34), #8830 Pikeville (59-34), #9226 Williamsburg (55-8), #10150 Pineville (55-20), #10150 Pineville (58-14), #11466 Leslie County (Hyden) (51-7), #12000 Harlan (50-20), #13261 Allen Central (Eastern) (64-6), #13750 Paris (54-13), #14668 Jenkins (57-0) 2010 Losses: #633 Mayfield (47-6) 2010 Opponents W-L: 100-83 Recent League Championships: 2010 (1A District 7), 2009 (1A District 7), 2008 (1A District 7), 2007 (1A District 7), 2005 (tied for 1st; A District 8), 2003 (A District 8) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 1 Streak List: 9/16/11 Lexington Christian (Lexington) (43-7) SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 8/26 at Clintwood (VA), 9/9 Somerset, 9/16 Lexington Christian (Lexington), 9/23 at Breathitt County (Jackson), 9/30 at Prestonsburg, 10/7 at Harlan, 10/14 Jenkins, 10/21 Pineville, 10/28 at Clark [Sheldon] (Inez) Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Clintwood (VA) (24.5), Somerset (20.9), Prestonsburg (16.6) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Jenkins (-56.8), Harlan (-9.5), Pineville (-8.8) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13 (-2.7 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.4 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +14.4 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #111 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7781 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2 2011 Projected League Finish: 1st 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 8% Opener: 8/26 at Clintwood (VA) [projection: 31-27 loss]