Bessemer City (Bessemer, AL)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Purple/White
Coach: Billy Woodham
League: 6A Region 4 (moving from 6A Region 5)
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #9

SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
Darryl Williams 6'1.5" 310 Senior OL 5.79
Renardo Pratt 6'1" 175 Senior DB 4.5

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Brandon Byner 5'10" 160 Senior WR 4.5 [Arkansas State]
John Wilkerson 6'1" 170 Senior S 4.50 [South Alabama]
Chris Wilkerson 6'1" 185 Senior DB

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 40.1
2013 National Rank: #766
2013 State Rank: #24
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: 39.9
2014 National Rank: #673
2014 State Rank: #17
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 21.8
Dynasty National Rank: #1947
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 19.4
Dynasty Record: 72-46 (46-31 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 10-2
2013 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2013 Points For Average: 34.8
2013 Points Against Average: 15.5
2013 Differential: +19.3
2013 Wins: #2159 Tuscaloosa County (Northport) (28-21), #2178 Gadsden City (Gadsden) (21-20), #2706 Hillcrest (Tuscaloosa) (37-9), #3198 Minor (Adamsville) (34-15), #4147 Hueytown (34-6), #4809 Midfield (34-6), #5115 Northridge (Tuscaloosa) (34-10), #7270 Jackson-Olin (Birmingham) (51-0), #8970 Woodlawn (Birmingham) (50-0), #9506 Sumter Central (York) (60-20)
2013 Losses: #55 Hoover (48-7), #248 Vestavia Hills (31-28)
2013 Opponents W-L: 63-71
Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st; 6A Region 5), 2007 (5A Region 4)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/22 at Hueytown, 8/29 Shades Valley (Birmingham), 9/5 at Brookwood, 9/12 Bryant [Paul] (Cottondale), 9/19 at Hillcrest (Tuscaloosa), 10/3 McAdory (McCalla), 10/10 at Selma, 10/17 Northridge (Tuscaloosa), 10/24 at Center Point (Birmingham), 10/31 Spain Park (Hoover)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Shades Valley (Birmingham) (52.5), Center Point (Birmingham) (32.5), Spain Park (Hoover) (31.5)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Bryant [Paul] (Cottondale) (-8.7), Brookwood (6.6), Northridge (Tuscaloosa) (10.4)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.4 (23.8 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.1
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.7
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #70
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1653
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 8%



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