GENERAL
Nickname: Saints
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Major Wright
League: Division II-AA (moving from Division II AA - West)
Playoff Division: II-AA
Playoff Division Rank: #9
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Hunter Bledsoe 6'1" 220 Senior LB/FB 4.70
Gus Gran 6'3" 215 Senior LB/TE 4.65
Kenneth Echols 6'4" 180 Senior WR 4.60
D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Thomas Farst 6'0" 200 Senior K [Memphis]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience At Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: Thin On OL
RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 32.1
2012 National Rank: #1502
2012 State Rank: #46
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 27.4
2013 National Rank: #1899
2013 State Rank: #63
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 26.9
Dynasty National Rank: #1599
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.5
Dynasty Record: 34-23 (6-10 in league)
HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 8-4
2012 League Record/Finish: 1-2 (3rd)
2012 Points For Average: 29.6
2012 Points Against Average: 24.2
2012 Differential: +5.4
2012 Wins: #2837 Memphis East (Memphis) (32-20), #2871 Arlington (41-27), #3056 Evangelical Christian (Cordova) (28-27), #3084 Center Hill (Olive Branch, MS) (43-7), #3482 Pope John Paul II (Hendersonville) (21-14), #5542 St. Benedict at Auburndale (Cordova) (41-31), #6609 Overton (Memphis) (42-7), #9370 Melrose (Memphis) (49-13)
2012 Losses: #117 Memphis University (Memphis) (42-24), #188 Brentwood Academy (Brentwood) (44-17), #474 Christian Brothers (Memphis) (38-17), #993 White Station (Memphis) (20-0)
2012 Opponents W-L: 66-67
Recent State Championships: 2004
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/24 Evangelical Christian (Cordova), 8/30 Carver [George Washington] (Memphis), 9/6 St. George's (Collierville), 9/13 at Germantown, 9/20 at Jackson Academy (Jackson, MS), 9/27 Memphis East (Memphis), 10/4 at St. Benedict at Auburndale (Cordova), 10/18 at Christian Brothers (Memphis), 10/25 at Brighton, 11/1 Memphis University (Memphis)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Memphis University (Memphis) (58.5), Jackson Academy (Jackson, MS) (45.3), Christian Brothers (Memphis) (43.7)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Carver [George Washington] (Memphis) (-30.5), St. Benedict at Auburndale (Cordova) (7.1), Memphis East (Memphis) (11.8)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.1 (27.5 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.2
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.1
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #40
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1317
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2013 Projected League Finish: 9th
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%