GENERAL
Nickname: Bucks
Colors: Navy/Gold
Coach: David O'Connor
League: 7A Region 4 (moving from 6A Region 8)
Playoff Division: 7A
Playoff Division Rank: #23
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2013 JV Record: 6-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Zach Branner 6'5" 325 OL 5.60
Silas Owens 6'3.5" 230 DE 4.80
Colby Seymoure 6'4" 320 OL 5.50
D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Khari Blasingame 6'1" 200 Senior DB 4.6 [Vanderbilt]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: DL, Strong Senior Class
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience In Offensive Backfield, LB
RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 26.1
2013 National Rank: #2373
2013 State Rank: #78
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: 18.7
2014 National Rank: #3371
2014 State Rank: #103
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 18.8
Dynasty National Rank: #2534
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.2
Dynasty Record: 65-57 (40-39 in league)
HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 6-5
2013 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 3rd)
2013 Points For Average: 25.5
2013 Points Against Average: 26.2
2013 Differential: -0.7
2013 Wins: #2261 Decatur (22-14), #2723 Gardendale (31-21), #2758 Austin (Decatur) (32-23), #4935 Scottsboro (27-13), #5449 Clemens [James] (Madison) (43-35), #6443 Sparkman (Harvest) (35-28)
2013 Losses: #427 Jones [Bob] (Madison) (34-17), #482 Shades Valley (Birmingham) (49-19), #554 Florence (28-14), #1274 Mountain Brook (Birmingham) (15-14), #2841 Hazel Green (28-27)
2013 Opponents W-L: 66-55
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/29/14 Austin (Decatur) (28-26)
SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Austin (Decatur), 9/5 at Hazel Green, 9/12 Huntsville, 9/19 Clemens [James] (Madison), 9/25 at Johnson [J. O.] (Huntsville), 10/3 Jones [Bob] (Madison), 10/10 Sparkman (Harvest), 10/17 at Grissom [Virgil I.] (Huntsville), 10/24 Gadsden City (Gadsden), 10/30 at Muscle Shoals
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Jones [Bob] (Madison) (51.3), Muscle Shoals (46.1), Clemens [James] (Madison) (27.3)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Grissom [Virgil I.] (Huntsville) (-12.6), Sparkman (Harvest) (8.3), Hazel Green (23)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.3 (28.6 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.3
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #47
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1100
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2014 Projected League Finish: 6th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%