Mountainburg (AR)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Dragons Colors: Blue/White/Red Coach: Tom Harrell League: 2A Region 4 Playoff Division: 2A Playoff Division Rank: #19 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 2 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Nathan Jones 6'0" 200 Senior QB Frank James 6'1" 165 Senior WR Stephen Stearman 6'5" 305 Senior OL/DL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Passing Game Team Weaknesses: Graduated Large Senior Class, Young LBs RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: -4.6 2011 National Rank: #9167 2011 State Rank: #109 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2012 Starting Power Rating: -8.1 2012 National Rank: #9930 2012 State Rank: #122 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -4.2 Dynasty National Rank: #9619 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.9 Dynasty Record: 56-39-1 (36-30 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 8-3 2011 League Record/Finish: 6-2 (3rd) 2011 Points For Average: 35.3 2011 Points Against Average: 20.3 2011 Differential: +15 2011 Wins: #9665 Hackett (35-32), #12371 Union Christian Academy (Fort Smith) (40-18), #12577 Quitman (50-20), #13220 West Side (Coal Hill) (39-16), #14213 Cedarville (30-0), #14347 Western Yell County (Havana) (48-6), #14499 Decatur (48-12), #14675 Hartford (49-7) 2011 Losses: #3542 Strong (35-28), #4442 Leftwich [J. D.] (Magazine) (35-7), #8011 Danville (42-14) 2011 Opponents W-L: 56-62 Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/31 Cedarville, 9/7 Union Christian Academy (Fort Smith), 9/14 Decatur, 9/21 at West Side (Coal Hill), 9/28 Hartford, 10/5 Hector, 10/12 at Hackett, 10/19 Western Yell County (Havana), 10/26 at Leftwich [J. D.] (Magazine), 11/2 vs Pocola (OK) Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Leftwich [J. D.] (Magazine) (2.2), Hackett (-15.1), Pocola (OK) (-16.5) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Hartford (-65.1), Hector (-52.3), Western Yell County (Havana) (-49.2) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -25 (-17.6 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -32.3 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -7.3 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #209 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12711 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1 2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 7%