Alma (AR) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Airedales Colors: Green/Gold Coach: Doug Loughridge League: 7A/6A Central (moving from 5A West) Playoff Division: 6A Playoff Division Rank: #4 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 9 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Heath Friddle 6'1" 175 Junior S/WR 4.75 Evan Burris 5'10" 190 Senior QB 4.85 Curtis Lloyd 5'10" 180 Senior ILB/RB 4.85 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: QB, OL Team Weaknesses: Youth On Defense RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: 27 2013 National Rank: #2214 2013 State Rank: #26 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2014 Starting Power Rating: 28.2 2014 National Rank: #1814 2014 State Rank: #21 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 21.4 Dynasty National Rank: #2020 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8.1 Dynasty Record: 77-49-1 (52-25 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 10-3 2013 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st) 2013 Points For Average: 30.7 2013 Points Against Average: 18.4 2013 Differential: +12.3 2013 Wins: #814 Morrilton (22-14), #4179 Mills University Studies [Wilbur D.] (Little Rock) (26-0), #4184 Shiloh Christian (Springdale) (37-14), #5941 Greenbrier (31-21), #6389 Van Buren (35-27), #6714 Harrison (35-24), #7214 Beebe (49-23), #7836 Vilonia (40-7), #8359 Clarksville (47-0), #10627 Huntsville (35-14) 2013 Losses: #604 Greenwood (47-7), #1340 Batesville (31-28), #3478 Russellville (17-7) 2013 Opponents W-L: 76-70-1 Recent League Championships: 2013 (5A West), 2004 (AAAA West) Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1 Streak List: 9/4/14 Poteau (OK) (28-0) SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 9/4 Poteau (OK), 9/12 at Springdale, 9/19 at Harrison, 9/26 Catholic (Little Rock), 10/3 Siloam Springs, 10/10 at Bryant, 10/17 at Conway, 10/24 Russellville, 10/31 Van Buren, 11/7 at Greenwood Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Conway (47.7), Greenwood (39.9), Bryant (34.2) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Van Buren (6.4), Harrison (8.4), Siloam Springs (11.3) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.2 (14.5 overall) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.1 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +13.9 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #15 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #994 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4 2014 Projected League Finish: 4th 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |