GENERAL
Nickname: Red Raiders
Colors: Red/Gray
Coach: Phil Massey
League: Division II-AA
Playoff Division: II-AA
Playoff Division Rank: #6
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2013 JV Record: 6-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Nick Tiano 6'5" 230 Senior QB 4.90 [Mississippi State]
Sean Wampler 6'0" 195 Senior RB/FS 4.60
Cole McMahan 6'3" 280 Senior OL 5.40
D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Rafael Gaglianone 6'1" 225 Senior K [Wisconsin]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: QB, WR, LB
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On Lines
RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 42.4
2013 National Rank: #606
2013 State Rank: #16
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.5
2014 Starting Power Rating: 42
2014 National Rank: #544
2014 State Rank: #14
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 35.1
Dynasty National Rank: #394
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.5
Dynasty Record: 74-50 (31-35 in league)
HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 7-5
2013 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (tied for 6th)
2013 Points For Average: 26.6
2013 Points Against Average: 19
2013 Differential: +7.6
2013 Wins: #487 Webb (Knoxville) (21-7), #711 McCallie (Chattanooga) (38-14), #1055 Father Ryan (Nashville) (14-10), #2820 Pope John Paul II (Hendersonville) (51-3), #2820 Pope John Paul II (Hendersonville) (41-25), #8174 Brainerd (Chattanooga) (58-19), #10699 Howard Tech (Chattanooga) (46-8)
2013 Losses: #49 Ensworth (Nashville) (16-9), #120 Oakland (Murfreesboro) (31-7), #179 Brentwood Academy (Brentwood) (36-10), #196 Bell Academy [Montgomery] (Nashville) (28-14), #196 Bell Academy [Montgomery] (Nashville) (31-10)
2013 Opponents W-L: 83-55
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st; Division II AA - East/Middle), 2010 (tied for 1st; Division II AA - East/Middle)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/22/14 Howard Tech (Chattanooga) (51-6), 8/29/14 Webb (Knoxville) (34-7)
SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/22 Howard Tech (Chattanooga), 8/29 Webb (Knoxville), 9/5 Bell Academy [Montgomery] (Nashville), 9/12 Brainerd (Chattanooga), 9/19 at Pope John Paul II (Hendersonville), 10/3 at McCallie (Chattanooga), 10/10 at Oakland (Murfreesboro), 10/17 Brentwood Academy (Brentwood), 10/24 at Ensworth (Nashville), 10/31 Father Ryan (Nashville)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Ensworth (Nashville) (70.7), Oakland (Murfreesboro) (69.5), Brentwood Academy (Brentwood) (56.1)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Howard Tech (Chattanooga) (-12.2), Brainerd (Chattanooga) (-3.2), Pope John Paul II (Hendersonville) (23.1)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 35.2 (36.8 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 38.9
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.7
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #4
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #123
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2014 Projected League Finish: 6th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%