Murphy (NC) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Black/Vegas Gold Coach: David Gentry League: 1A Conference 1 (moving from 1A Smoky Mountain) Playoff Division: 1A Playoff Division Rank: #5 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2012 JV Record: 0-6 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Bradley Puccio 6'1" 205 Senior TE 4.72 George Cox 6'0" 175 Junior RB Kenton Braswall 5'8" 175 FB/DB 4.58 RATINGS 2012 Final Power Rating: 19.6 2012 National Rank: #3426 2012 State Rank: #99 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.9 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2013 Starting Power Rating: 21 2013 National Rank: #2917 2013 State Rank: #88 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 18.7 Dynasty National Rank: #3058 2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.3 Dynasty Record: 59-16 (27-3 in league) HISTORICAL 2012 Overall Record: 13-3 2012 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd) 2012 Points For Average: 43.7 2012 Points Against Average: 19.1 2012 Differential: +24.6 2012 Wins: #4392 Albemarle (27-24), #5893 Robbinsville (55-21), #5893 Robbinsville (42-34), #8338 Rosman (56-13), #8338 Rosman (55-21), #9061 Hayesville (55-0), #10368 Smoky Mountain (Sylva) (34-14), #10873 Q Foundation Academy (Charlotte) (56-30), #10952 Fannin County (Blue Ridge, GA) (42-13), #11145 Cherokee (69-20), #11145 Cherokee (47-0), #12327 Andrews (49-25), #13640 Brevard (55-7) 2012 Losses: #1538 Swain County (Bryson City) (21-7), #2540 Plymouth (20-15), #5098 Franklin (42-35) 2012 Opponents W-L: 101-96 Recent State Championships: 2011 Recent League Championships: 2010 (1A Smoky Mountain), 2009 (tied for 1st; 1A Smoky Mountain), 2008 (Smoky Mountain), 2005 (Smoky Mountain) Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none SCHEDULE 2013 Schedule: 8/23 at Darlington (Rome, GA), 8/30 at Franklin, 9/6 Q Foundation Academy (Charlotte), 9/13 Smoky Mountain (Sylva), 9/20 Fannin County (Blue Ridge, GA), 9/27 Rosman, 10/4 at Cherokee, 10/11 Robbinsville, 10/18 at Andrews, 11/1 Hayesville, 11/8 at Swain County (Bryson City) Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Swain County (Bryson City) (31.8), Franklin (14), Darlington (Rome, GA) (13.1) Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Andrews (-21.3), Cherokee (-14.1), Fannin County (Blue Ridge, GA) (-13.2) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.1 (0.5 overall) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1 2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.1 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #243 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8557 2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-1 2013 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 6% |