Muscle Shoals (AL)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Trojans
Colors: Red/Black/White
Coach: Scott Basden
League: 6A Region 8 (moving from 5A Region 8)
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #5

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Martavius Mims 6'2" 180 Senior ATH 4.59 [Western Kentucky]
Wesley Dylan Gibson 6'9" 275 Senior OL
Ethan Felton 6'0" 190 Senior LB

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 50.4
2013 National Rank: #282
2013 State Rank: #6
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: 44.8
2014 National Rank: #402
2014 State Rank: #9
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 19.2
Dynasty National Rank: #2459
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 26.9
Dynasty Record: 74-51 (43-34 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 13-2
2013 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 38.2
2013 Points Against Average: 6.7
2013 Differential: +31.5
2013 Wins: #1164 Athens (35-7), #1164 Athens (35-0), #1262 Southside (Gadsden) (21-3), #1606 Cullman (47-7), #1634 Hartselle (24-9), #2302 Parker [A. H.] (Birmingham) (31-0), #4167 Russellville (41-0), #4859 Jordan [Mortimer] (Morris) (55-6), #5903 West Point (Cullman) (48-3), #6041 East Limestone (Athens) (49-0), #7723 Lawrence County (Moulton) (49-0), #8034 Dora (45-7), #10946 Rogers (Florence) (56-0)
2013 Losses: #59 Spanish Fort (35-14), #427 Jones [Bob] (Madison) (24-23)
2013 Opponents W-L: 104-71
Recent League Championships: 2013 (5A Region 8), 2012 (5A Region 8), 2011 (5A Region 8)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/22 at Jones [Bob] (Madison), 8/29 at Hazel Green, 9/5 at Florence, 9/12 Austin (Decatur), 9/19 at Athens, 9/26 Haywood (Brownsville, TN), 10/3 Hartselle, 10/10 at Decatur, 10/24 Cullman, 10/30 Buckhorn (New Market)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Jones [Bob] (Madison) (51.3), Florence (42), Athens (37.4)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Haywood (Brownsville, TN) (11.4), Buckhorn (New Market) (20), Hazel Green (23)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.5 (25.9 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 29.8
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +14.3
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #19
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #513
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 7%



We were unable to contact coach to obtain preview info.