GENERAL
Nickname: Buccaneers
Colors: Vegas Gold/Purple
Coach: Brian Rimpf
League: 4A Mid-South
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #11
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Jalen McDaniel 6'2" 200 Senior WR [North Carolina State]
Mark McRae 6'0" 225 Senior QB
Stephen Huff 6'1" 220 Senior DE/LB
D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
MJ Salahuddin 6'3" 185 Senior DB [North Carolina State]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Line Play, QB, Recent Success
Team Weaknesses: Depth
RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 42.7
2011 National Rank: #546
2011 State Rank: #11
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 40.2
2012 National Rank: #592
2012 State Rank: #14
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 31.7
Dynasty National Rank: #591
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.7
Dynasty Record: 100-27 [99-28 on the field] (49-11 in league)
HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 11-3
2011 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 30.2
2011 Points Against Average: 12.9
2011 Differential: +17.3
2011 Wins: #1199 Middle Creek (Apex) (28-14), #1442 Cary (31-0), #1913 Pinecrest (Southern Pines) (28-14), #2721 Southern (Durham) (42-28), #3446 Smith [E. E.] (Fayetteville) (35-6), #3587 Seventy-First (Fayetteville) (27-0), #3645 Cape Fear (Fayetteville) (40-3), #4138 South View (Hope Mills) (28-21), #4138 South View (Hope Mills) (17-0), #7656 Sanford [Terry] (Fayetteville) (42-13), #9797 Pine Forest (Fayetteville) (49-0)
2011 Losses: #32 Scotland (Laurinburg) (27-15), #267 Garner (34-27), #1809 Lumberton (21-14)
2011 Opponents W-L: 95-77
Recent League Championships: 2011, 2009 (4A Mid-Southeastern), 2008 (Mid-Southeastern), 2007 (tied for 1st; Mid-Southeastern)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/17/12 Pinecrest (Southern Pines) (34-15)
SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/17 Pinecrest (Southern Pines), 8/24 Lumberton, 8/31 at Southern (Durham), 9/7 Scotland (Laurinburg), 9/21 at Mount Tabor (Winston-Salem), 9/28 at South View (Hope Mills), 10/12 at Cape Fear (Fayetteville), 10/19 Seventy-First (Fayetteville), 10/26 at Pine Forest (Fayetteville)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Scotland (Laurinburg) (56), Mount Tabor (Winston-Salem) (30.1), Lumberton (27.7)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Pine Forest (Fayetteville) (-6.9), Cape Fear (Fayetteville) (16.7), Seventy-First (Fayetteville) (18.5)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.4 (26.6 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.2
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.8
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #10
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1107
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 7%