Murphy (NC) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Black/Vegas Gold Coach: David Gentry League: 1A Smoky Mountain (moving from 1A Conference 1) Playoff Division: 1A Playoff Division Rank: #1 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2013 JV Record: 5-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Bradley Puccio 6'0" 220 Senior TE/LB 4.79 Deion Johnson 5'8" 155 Senior WB/CB 4.53 Gaige Cox 6'1" 215 Senior RB 4.75 D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION Kenton Braswall 5'9" 170 Senior ATH 4.5 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience, Team Speed, Talent At Skill Positions Team Weaknesses: Depth At Skill Positions RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: 21.9 2013 National Rank: #3056 2013 State Rank: #88 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.4 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.5 2014 Starting Power Rating: 24.4 2014 National Rank: #2395 2014 State Rank: #73 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 11.9 Dynasty National Rank: #4315 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 15.1 Dynasty Record: 107-48 (53-13 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 13-3 2013 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd) 2013 Points For Average: 44.4 2013 Points Against Average: 25.8 2013 Differential: +18.6 2013 Wins: #2915 Plymouth (35-34), #6701 Albemarle (53-21), #7603 Smoky Mountain (Sylva) (48-14), #7729 Robbinsville (53-23), #8240 Hayesville (55-13), #8240 Hayesville (49-12), #9024 Fannin County (Blue Ridge, GA) (65-25), #9693 Q Foundation Academy (Charlotte) (48-40), #9962 Alleghany (Sparta) (45-28), #11454 Andrews (59-22), #11651 Rosman (50-20), #11651 Rosman (49-22), #14142 Cherokee (51-12) 2013 Losses: #2987 Darlington (Rome, GA) (50-6), #3396 Franklin (41-17), #5417 Swain County (Bryson City) (36-27) 2013 Opponents W-L: 104-91 Recent State Championships: 2013, 2011 Recent League Championships: 2010, 2009 (tied for 1st), 2008 (Smoky Mountain), 2005 (Smoky Mountain) Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 8/22 Darlington (Rome, GA), 8/29 Franklin, 9/5 Q Foundation Academy (Charlotte), 9/12 at Smoky Mountain (Sylva), 9/19 at Gilmer (Ellijay, GA), 9/26 at Rosman, 10/3 Cherokee, 10/10 at Robbinsville, 10/17 Andrews, 10/31 at Hayesville, 11/7 Swain County (Bryson City) Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Gilmer (Ellijay, GA) (25.1), Darlington (Rome, GA) (23.3), Franklin (17.7) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Cherokee (-39.8), Andrews (-16.2), Rosman (-14.9) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.6 (-0.8 overall) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.6 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #265 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8162 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-1 2014 Projected League Finish: 1st 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 31% |