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GENERAL
Nickname: Jaguars
Colors: Blue/Orange
Coach: Bobby Hall
League: 6A Region 2
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #9

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2013 JV Record: 7-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Keenan Barnes 6'3" 195 Senior WR 4.68
Trey Smith 6'0" 200 Senior QB 4.61
Isaiah Thomas 5'10" 180 Senior SS 4.75

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Jimmie Terry 6'4" 350 Senior OL [Louisville]
Joseph Willis 6'5" 195 Senior QB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Team Speed On Defense, Size On OL, Secondary
Team Weaknesses: Experience, LB Depth, WR Depth

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 47.9
2013 National Rank: #361
2013 State Rank: #13
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: 44.5
2014 National Rank: #415
2014 State Rank: #14
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 39.4
Dynasty National Rank: #223
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6.4
Dynasty Record: 106-39 (67-10 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 9-4
2013 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 1st)
2013 Points For Average: 33.4
2013 Points Against Average: 22.5
2013 Differential: +10.9
2013 Wins: #651 Gulfport (45-28), #815 Warren Central (Vicksburg) (28-21), #867 West Monroe (LA) (28-27), #1304 DeSoto Central (Southaven) (35-13), #2193 Columbus (13-0), #2331 Murrah [William B.] (Jackson) (42-18), #2416 Clinton (44-14), #2451 Northwest Rankin (Brandon) (52-24), #6115 Greenville-Weston (Greenville) (41-12)
2013 Losses: #123 Tupelo (27-15), #127 Petal (42-35), #203 Brandon (21-14), #390 Starkville (45-42)
2013 Opponents W-L: 93-67
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st), 2012, 2011, 2010 (tied for 1st), 2009, 2008 (5A Region 2), 2007 (5A Region 2), 2005 (tied for 1st; 5A Region 2)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 3
Streak List: 8/22/14 Brandon (28-14), 8/29/14 Gulfport (25-22), 9/5/14 West Monroe (LA) (33-14)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/22 at Brandon, 8/29 at Gulfport, 9/5 West Monroe (LA), 9/12 at Petal, 10/3 Murrah [William B.] (Jackson), 10/10 at Warren Central (Vicksburg), 10/17 Starkville, 11/7 at Greenville-Weston (Greenville)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Brandon (57.1), Starkville (51.7), Petal (48.1)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Greenville-Weston (Greenville) (5.4), Murrah [William B.] (Jackson) (32.5), West Monroe (LA) (37)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 32.6 (38.3 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 39.6
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #4
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #116
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-3
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%