GENERAL
Nickname: Purple Wave
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Kevin Locastro
League: Division II AA - West
Playoff Division: II-AA
Playoff Division Rank: #6
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2011 JV Record: 4-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Ramadi Warren 5'9" 195 Junior RB
Anthony Miller 5'11" 170 Senior WR
Alexander Karr 6'5" 270 Senior OL
D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Chase Robison 6'5" 230 Senior DE 4.70 [Texas Tech]
Grant Powell 6'2.5" 200 Senior QB 4.59 [South Alabama]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defensive Experience, Skill Position Depth, RB/WR Combination
Team Weaknesses: Depth On OL, Inexperience At QB
RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 40.7
2011 National Rank: #679
2011 State Rank: #22
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 43.5
2012 National Rank: #408
2012 State Rank: #14
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 35.5
Dynasty National Rank: #332
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.2
Dynasty Record: 72-30 (25-12 in league)
HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 9-3
2011 League Record/Finish: 2-1 (2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 29.8
2011 Points Against Average: 19.3
2011 Differential: +10.5
2011 Wins: #166 Brentwood Academy (Brentwood) (37-34), #2403 Center Hill (Olive Branch, MS) (27-0), #2883 Briarcrest Christian (Eads) (28-16), #3019 Germantown (47-41), #3063 Evangelical Christian (Cordova) (35-14), #3243 St. Benedict at Auburndale (Cordova) (28-7), #3896 Wooddale (Memphis) (28-14), #5128 Collierville (37-14), #12886 Douglass [Frederick] (Memphis) (48-6)
2011 Losses: #163 Baylor (Chattanooga) (31-28), #247 Memphis University (Memphis) (42-3), #675 White Station (Memphis) (13-12)
2011 Opponents W-L: 78-59
Recent League Championships: 2010, 2007
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/17/12 Wooddale (Memphis) (56-6)
SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/17 Wooddale (Memphis), 8/24 Germantown, 9/7 at White Station (Memphis), 9/14 at Center Hill (Olive Branch, MS), 9/21 at Collierville, 9/28 Memphis University (Memphis), 10/5 at Evangelical Christian (Cordova), 10/12 at Briarcrest Christian (Eads), 10/19 Douglass [Frederick] (Memphis), 10/26 at St. Benedict at Auburndale (Cordova)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: White Station (Memphis) (48), Memphis University (Memphis) (46.2), Evangelical Christian (Cordova) (25.1)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Douglass [Frederick] (Memphis) (-25.2), Wooddale (Memphis) (10.6), Collierville (11.9)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.1 (30.3 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.4
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.3
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 12%