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GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Coach: Thomas Osteen
League: AA District 12
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #28

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Chris Walker 6'0" 190 Senior SS/WR 4.58
Kacey Pleas 6'0" 195 Senior WR/SS 4.85
Peyton Williams 5'10" 220 Junior ILB/FB 4.90

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Aaron Medley 6'2" 170 Senior K [Tennessee]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Team Speed, Perimeter Players
Team Weaknesses: Inexperienced/Undersized On Lines

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 7
2013 National Rank: #6246
2013 State Rank: #171
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: 6.7
2014 National Rank: #6014
2014 State Rank: #165
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 8.3
Dynasty National Rank: #5440
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.3
Dynasty Record: 59-63 (39-31 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 4-7
2013 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (tied for 3rd)
2013 Points For Average: 27.6
2013 Points Against Average: 35.7
2013 Differential: -8.1
2013 Wins: #5653 Page (Franklin) (42-21), #7614 Stratford (Nashville) (32-20), #7783 Columbia Central (Columbia) (35-28), #10794 Spring Hill (Columbia) (38-14)
2013 Losses: #607 Christ Presbyterian Academy (Nashville) (45-16), #945 Giles County (Pulaski) (42-21), #1118 Independence (Thompson's Station) (49-14), #2285 Signal Mountain (52-17), #3364 Shelbyville Central (Shelbyville) (34-21), #5216 Cascade (Wartrace) (41-34), #6207 Franklin County (Winchester) (47-34)
2013 Opponents W-L: 75-54
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/5/14 Page (Franklin) (54-30)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/22 Shelbyville Central (Shelbyville), 8/29 Independence (Thompson's Station), 9/5 at Page (Franklin), 9/12 at Columbia Central (Columbia), 9/19 at Spring Hill (Columbia), 9/26 Franklin County (Winchester), 10/3 Cascade (Wartrace), 10/17 at Christ Presbyterian Academy (Nashville), 10/24 at Stratford (Nashville), 10/31 Giles County (Pulaski)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Christ Presbyterian Academy (Nashville) (40.6), Giles County (Pulaski) (39.2), Independence (Thompson's Station) (29.7)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Spring Hill (Columbia) (-12.6), Stratford (Nashville) (1.1), Columbia Central (Columbia) (3.8)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.9 (17.4 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.2
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.3
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #93
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3009
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2014 Projected League Finish: 5th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%