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GENERAL
Nickname: Conquistadors
Colors: Navy/Blue
Coach: Scott Samsel
League: 6A Region 1
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #14

SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
Fred Walls 6'1" 225 Senior LB [Mississippi]
T.J. Jallow 6'1" 200 Senior DB [Louisville]
Ross Trail 6'2" 200 Senior QB [Cincinnati]

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Alfred Dickens 6'0" 200 Senior DB 4.5
Chris Matthews 6'5" 225 Senior DE [Memphis]
Chase Johnson 6'4.5" 260 Senior OL [Memphis]
Ronald Cochran 6'5" 265 Senior OL [Mississippi State]
Marcus Leflore 5'10" 195 Senior RB
Chris Phillips 6'5" 305 Senior OL

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 41.1
2013 National Rank: #698
2013 State Rank: #23
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: 38.7
2014 National Rank: #752
2014 State Rank: #25
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 40.9
Dynasty National Rank: #187
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.9
Dynasty Record: 110-34 (57-20 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 7-5
2013 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (5th)
2013 Points For Average: 29.8
2013 Points Against Average: 17
2013 Differential: +12.8
2013 Wins: #1139 Southaven (49-12), #1447 Ridgeway (Memphis, TN) (38-22), #1500 Charleston (24-13), #1942 Rosa Fort (Tunica) (37-18), #2750 Hernando (27-12), #2911 Horn Lake (36-14), #11241 Raleigh-Egypt (Memphis, TN) (71-0)
2013 Losses: #121 South Panola (Batesville) (40-21), #123 Tupelo (7-0), #158 Longview (TX) (27-26), #546 Grenada (12-7), #1304 DeSoto Central (Southaven) (27-21)
2013 Opponents W-L: 96-56
Recent State Championships: 2011
Recent League Championships: 2011
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/29/14 Raleigh-Egypt (Memphis, TN) (37-6), 9/5/14 Charleston (26-16)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/22 Ridgeway (Memphis, TN), 8/29 Raleigh-Egypt (Memphis, TN), 9/5 Charleston, 9/19 Rosa Fort (Tunica), 9/26 at Southaven, 10/3 South Panola (Batesville), 10/10 at DeSoto Central (Southaven), 10/17 Horn Lake, 10/24 Grenada, 10/31 at Hernando, 11/7 Tupelo
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Tupelo (60), South Panola (Batesville) (57.3), Southaven (42.2)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Raleigh-Egypt (Memphis, TN) (-17), Hernando (21.4), Horn Lake (22.4)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 34
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 32.7
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.3
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #20
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #338
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-4
2014 Projected League Finish: 5th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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