GENERAL
Nickname: Mustangs
Colors: Red/White/Black
Coach: Sean Crocker
League: 4A Tri-Nine
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #19
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Josh Banks 6'4" 250 Senior DL [Wake Forest]
Kevin Jones 6'0" 175 Senior WR
Darius Wilkins 6'4" 220 Senior DL
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: WRs, Secondary, DL
Team Weaknesses: Graduated Key Players, Inexperience At QB, Young OL
RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 33.3
2010 National Rank: #1235
2010 State Rank: #31
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 29.6
2011 National Rank: #1378
2011 State Rank: #28
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 16.3
Dynasty National Rank: #3399
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 14.6
Dynasty Record: 36-28 (27-9 in league)
HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 9-4
2010 League Record/Finish: 6-2 (tied for 3rd)
2010 Points For Average: 27
2010 Points Against Average: 21.4
2010 Differential: +5.6
2010 Wins: #496 Panther Creek (Cary) (42-21), #1509 Lee County (Sanford) (21-20), #1499 Leesville Road (Raleigh) (41-40), #3218 Athens Drive (Raleigh) (28-16), #3424 Southern (Durham) (14-9), #3699 Northern (Durham) (31-14), #5147 Apex (42-31), #6018 Holly Springs (28-21), #8336 Green Hope (Cary) (37-0)
2010 Losses: #574 Fuquay-Varina (26-21), #848 Garner (26-16), #848 Garner (35-20), #987 Cary (19-10)
2010 Opponents W-L: 93-70
Recent League Championships: 2009, 2007 (tied for 1st; Tri-Eight)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/19 Northern (Durham), 8/26 at Southern (Durham), 9/2 Fuquay-Varina, 9/9 at Garner, 9/16 at Lee County (Sanford), 9/23 Cary, 9/30 at Panther Creek (Cary), 10/7 Green Hope (Cary), 10/14 at Athens Drive (Raleigh), 10/21 Holly Springs, 10/28 at Apex
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Cary (41), Fuquay-Varina (41), Panther Creek (Cary) (38.8)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Green Hope (Cary) (-2.4), Holly Springs (7.2), Apex (7.7)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19 (26.8 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.9
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.9
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #12
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1185
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-4
2011 Projected League Finish: 4th
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/19 Northern (Durham) [projection: 31-17 win]