| Murphy (NC) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Black/Vegas Gold Coach: David Gentry League: 1A Smoky Mountain Playoff Division: 1A Playoff Division Rank: #6 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2011 JV Record: 5-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Austin Hilton 6'2" 270 Senior DL/OL 4.90 Brandon Stilus 5'8" 210 Senior OL/DL 4.80 Dalton Walch 6'2" 275 Senior C 5.10 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Speed At LB, Experience, Recent Success Team Weaknesses: Replacing All-State QB, OL RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 16.3 2011 National Rank: #4070 2011 State Rank: #112 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: 0 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2012 Starting Power Rating: 15.1 2012 National Rank: #3967 2012 State Rank: #115 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 9.9 Dynasty National Rank: #4819 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6.4 Dynasty Record: 81-42 (43-11 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 12-4 2011 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd) 2011 Points For Average: 36.7 2011 Points Against Average: 23.6 2011 Differential: +13.1 2011 Wins: #4258 Albemarle (42-41), #5648 Jones (Trenton) (21-6), #8400 Smoky Mountain (Sylva) (28-14), #8500 Andrews (56-13), #8500 Andrews (28-13), #9185 Q Foundation Academy (Charlotte) (69-26), #9404 Union Academy (Monroe) (42-28), #10362 Rosman (41-21), #10659 Robbinsville (52-28), #11695 Cherokee (35-14), #11804 Hayesville (49-13), #13164 Alleghany (Sparta) (54-20) 2011 Losses: #1456 Franklin (38-21), #1576 Swain County (Bryson City) (28-0), #4587 Ringgold (GA) (41-21), #9153 Fannin County (Blue Ridge, GA) (34-28) 2011 Opponents W-L: 111-86 Recent State Championships: 2011 Recent League Championships: 2010, 2009 (tied for 1st), 2008 (Smoky Mountain), 2005 (Smoky Mountain) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/17 Franklin, 8/24 at Fannin County (Blue Ridge, GA), 8/31 Brevard, 9/7 at Smoky Mountain (Sylva), 9/14 at Rosman, 9/21 Cherokee, 9/28 at Robbinsville, 10/5 Andrews, 10/12 Q Foundation Academy (Charlotte), 10/19 at Hayesville, 10/26 Swain County (Bryson City) Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Swain County (Bryson City) (33), Franklin (22.6), Andrews (-0.8) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Hayesville (-18), Cherokee (-16.9), Robbinsville (-13.9) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.1 (-0.3 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.6 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.5 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #271 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8157 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-2 2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2% |