GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Black/Orange
Coach: Randy Ledford
League: 4A Mid-South
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #41
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Greg Gilmore 6'5" 285 Senior DL 4.90
Troy Cain 6'3" 220 Junior QB 4.80
Deshawn Ford 5'9" 185 Senior RB 4.50
D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Dahman McKinnon 6'1" 195 Senior LB 4.4 [Virginia Tech]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: JR Class
Team Weaknesses: Inexperienced Secondary, Depth On Lines
RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 16
2011 National Rank: #4137
2011 State Rank: #115
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2012 Starting Power Rating: 20
2012 National Rank: #2971
2012 State Rank: #90
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 23.5
Dynasty National Rank: #1595
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.3
Dynasty Record: 78-39 [77-40 on the field] (43-11 in league)
HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 4-8
2011 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (tied for 4th)
2011 Points For Average: 16.2
2011 Points Against Average: 22.8
2011 Differential: -6.6
2011 Wins: #3035 Hoke County (Raeford) (35-21), #3645 Cape Fear (Fayetteville) (14-10), #7656 Sanford [Terry] (Fayetteville) (13-7), #9797 Pine Forest (Fayetteville) (39-0)
2011 Losses: #546 Britt [Jack] (Fayetteville) (17-0), #546 Britt [Jack] (Fayetteville) (28-21), #1110 Richmond (Rockingham) (36-21), #1302 Byrd [Douglas] (Fayetteville) (43-13), #1809 Lumberton (8-2), #2597 Grays Creek (Hope Mills) (38-16), #3446 Smith [E. E.] (Fayetteville) (27-14), #3587 Seventy-First (Fayetteville) (38-6)
2011 Opponents W-L: 85-60
Recent League Championships: 2008 (Two Rivers), 2007 (Two Rivers), 2005 (Two Rivers), 2004 (Two Rivers), 2003 (tied for 1st; Two Rivers)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/17 at Byrd [Douglas] (Fayetteville), 8/24 Hoke County (Raeford), 8/31 Lumberton, 9/7 at Richmond (Rockingham), 9/14 Pine Forest (Fayetteville), 9/21 at Sanford [Terry] (Fayetteville), 9/28 Britt [Jack] (Fayetteville), 10/5 Grays Creek (Hope Mills), 10/19 Cape Fear (Fayetteville), 10/26 at Seventy-First (Fayetteville)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Richmond (Rockingham) (48.5), Britt [Jack] (Fayetteville) (41.4), Byrd [Douglas] (Fayetteville) (33.7)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Pine Forest (Fayetteville) (-6.9), Sanford [Terry] (Fayetteville) (1.2), Cape Fear (Fayetteville) (16.7)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16 (25 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.5
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.5
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #16
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1221
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%