Lincoln County (Fayetteville, TN)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Falcons
Colors: Red/White/Blue
Coach: Don Thomas
League: AAA District 8
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #26

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2013 JV Record: 4-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
T.J. Crabtree 6'1" 255 Senior DE/TE 5.10
Xavier Schulter 6'2.5" 315 Junior DT/OL 5.40
August Hill 5'10" 185 Junior RB 4.47

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Talented Youth, Off-Season Work Ethic, Youthful Energy
Team Weaknesses: Experience, Depth

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 13.7
2013 National Rank: #4729
2013 State Rank: #132
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 12.9
2014 National Rank: #4570
2014 State Rank: #127
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 19.3
Dynasty National Rank: #2440
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.1
Dynasty Record: 69-53 (39-13 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 6-5
2013 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (tied for 1st)
2013 Points For Average: 22.5
2013 Points Against Average: 21.5
2013 Differential: +1
2013 Wins: #6011 Lebanon (26-25), #6207 Franklin County (Winchester) (35-20), #6969 Lawrence County (Lawrenceburg) (24-21), #7149 Tullahoma (20-3), #7783 Columbia Central (Columbia) (30-13), #11596 Coffee County Central (Manchester) (47-7)
2013 Losses: #945 Giles County (Pulaski) (35-33), #1554 Franklin (27-6), #2460 Northeast (Clarksville) (21-13), #2820 Pope John Paul II (Hendersonville) (24-14), #3364 Shelbyville Central (Shelbyville) (41-0)
2013 Opponents W-L: 61-64
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st), 2008 (5A Region 3), 2007 (5A Region 3), 2006 (tied for 1st; 5A Region 3), 2003 (5A Region 3)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/22 at Giles County (Pulaski), 8/29 Pope John Paul II (Hendersonville), 9/5 at Franklin County (Winchester), 9/12 Lebanon, 9/19 at Columbia Central (Columbia), 9/26 at Franklin, 10/3 at Lawrence County (Lawrenceburg), 10/10 Shelbyville Central (Shelbyville), 10/17 at Coffee County Central (Manchester), 10/24 Tullahoma
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Giles County (Pulaski) (39.2), Franklin (31.8), Pope John Paul II (Hendersonville) (23.1)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Coffee County Central (Manchester) (-28.3), Tullahoma (2.7), Columbia Central (Columbia) (3.8)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.9 (14.3 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.5
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.6
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #118
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4073
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%