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GENERAL
Nickname: Eagles
Coach: Bill Price
League: AA District 7 (moving from A District 6)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Zach Bowman 6'0" 215 Senior LB/RB
Jon Patton 6'5" 200 Senior WR
Andrew Price 5'8" 180 Senior RB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Recent Success, Returning Starters
Team Weaknesses: Difficult Schedule

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 40.1
2010 National Rank: #611
2010 State Rank: #21
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6
2011 Starting Power Rating: 41
2011 National Rank: #431
2011 State Rank: #19
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 26.9
Dynasty National Rank: #1371
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 16.7
Dynasty Record: 24-2 (5-0 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 14-0
2010 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2010 Points For Average: 51.6
2010 Points Against Average: 16.7
2010 Differential: +34.9
2010 Wins: #932 South Pittsburg (40-36), #1913 Trousdale County (Hartsville) (46-36), #3408 Trinity Christian Academy (Jackson) (56-28), #3920 Friendship Christian (Lebanon) (56-43), #4261 Boyd-Buchanan (Chattanooga) (51-12), #5595 Sequatchie County (Dunlap) (42-7), #6768 Sequoyah (Madisonville) (49-14), #7616 East Hamilton (Ooltewah) (48-10), #8510 Marion County (Jasper) (54-13), #8833 Hixson (42-7), #9428 Chattanooga Christian (Chattanooga) (58-14), #9775 Eagleville (56-7), #12969 Lookout Valley (Chattanooga) (49-7), #13666 Whitwell (75-0)
2010 Losses: none
2010 Opponents W-L: 83-78
Recent State Championships: 2010 (2A)
Recent League Championships: 2010 (A District 6), 2009 (2A District 6)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/16/11 Grundy County (Coalmont) (38-6)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/19 East Hamilton (Ooltewah), 8/26 Tyner Academy (Chattanooga), 9/2 at Bledsoe County (Pikeville), 9/9 at Blackman (Murfreesboro), 9/16 Grundy County (Coalmont), 9/23 South Pittsburg, 9/30 Notre Dame (Chattanooga), 10/7 at Polk County (Benton), 10/14 Chattanooga Christian (Chattanooga), 10/28 at Sequatchie County (Dunlap)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Blackman (Murfreesboro) (59.2), South Pittsburg (34.7), Polk County (Benton) (28.5)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Notre Dame (Chattanooga) (-16.6), Chattanooga Christian (Chattanooga) (-5.5), East Hamilton (Ooltewah) (-3.2)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.5 (8.4 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.2
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +21.7
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #85
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2842
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2011 Projected League Finish: 1st
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 5%
Opener: 8/19 East Hamilton (Ooltewah) [projection: 62-13 win]