GENERAL
Nickname: Buccaneers
Colors: Vegas Gold/Purple
Coach: Brian Rimpf
League: 4A Conference 15 (moving from 4A Mid-South)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #12
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2012 JV Record: 13-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Kyle Erickson 6'4" 285 OL 5.40 [East Carolina]
Eric Carter 5'10" 205 RB 4.75
Edmond Grant 6'1" 185 WR 4.40
D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Jalen McDaniel 6'1" 190 Senior WR 4.60
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Big/Strong OL, Running Game
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On Defense, Replacing 5 Ts
RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 43.5
2012 National Rank: #512
2012 State Rank: #11
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 39.9
2013 National Rank: #629
2013 State Rank: #17
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 41.1
Dynasty National Rank: #334
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.2
Dynasty Record: 64-11 [63-12 on the field] (28-3 in league)
HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 13-3
2012 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2012 Points For Average: 27.3
2012 Points Against Average: 19.7
2012 Differential: +7.6
2012 Wins: #560 Garner (14-8), #589 Richmond (Rockingham) (56-52), #1181 Mount Tabor (Winston-Salem) (27-25), #1507 Hoke County (Raeford) (17-10), #2775 Pinecrest (Southern Pines) (34-15), #3238 Lumberton (27-0), #3238 Lumberton (28-14), #3339 Southern (Durham) (42-7), #3449 Pine Forest (Fayetteville) (14-7), #4697 Sanford [Terry] (Fayetteville) (30-24), #5057 South View (Hope Mills) (27-3), #6732 Seventy-First (Fayetteville) (28-8), #6900 Cape Fear (Fayetteville) (38-17)
2012 Losses: #7 Butler [David W.] (Matthews) (56-28), #336 Scotland (Laurinburg) (32-6), #990 Smith [E. E.] (Fayetteville) (37-20)
2012 Opponents W-L: 120-77
Recent League Championships: 2011 (4A Mid-South), 2009 (4A Mid-Southeastern), 2008 (Mid-Southeastern), 2007 (tied for 1st; Mid-Southeastern)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/24/13 Southeast Raleigh (Raleigh) (34-9)
SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/24 Southeast Raleigh (Raleigh), 8/30 at Scotland (Laurinburg), 9/6 Byrd [Douglas] (Fayetteville), 9/13 Richmond (Rockingham), 9/20 at Sanford [Terry] (Fayetteville), 9/27 at Seventy-First (Fayetteville), 10/4 Pine Forest (Fayetteville), 10/11 at Smith [E. E.] (Fayetteville), 10/25 South View (Hope Mills), 11/1 at Cape Fear (Fayetteville), 11/8 Overhills (Spring Lake)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Scotland (Laurinburg) (46.5), Smith [E. E.] (Fayetteville) (40.1), Richmond (Rockingham) (35.4)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Cape Fear (Fayetteville) (3.3), South View (Hope Mills) (10.1), Seventy-First (Fayetteville) (13.4)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.9 (31.7 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.2
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.3
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #28
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1669
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-2
2013 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 5%