GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Maroon/Gold
Coach: Ben Freeman
League: AA Region III
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #19
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2013 JV Record: 4-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Freddie Phillips 6'2" 195 Senior LB/ATH 4.54 [NC State]
Colt Bedenbaugh 6'3" 285 Senior C/DT 5.28
Ervin Green 5'9" 195 Junior RB/LB 4.63
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Majority Of Skill Position Players Returning
Team Weaknesses: Replacing Almost All Of Lines, Replacing QB
RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 6.9
2013 National Rank: #6248
2013 State Rank: #124
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: 8.5
2014 National Rank: #5576
2014 State Rank: #110
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): -5.9
Dynasty National Rank: #10103
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 15.7
Dynasty Record: 53-67 (21-33 in league)
HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 7-5
2013 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2013 Points For Average: 28.8
2013 Points Against Average: 28.7
2013 Differential: +0.1
2013 Wins: #6582 Keenan [W. J.] (Columbia) (42-38), #7383 Crescent (Iva) (20-14), #7760 Wagener-Salley (Wagener) (30-27), #9798 Columbia (39-15), #9837 Johnson [C. A.] (Columbia) (40-20), #11640 North Central (Kershaw) (22-8), #12331 Eau Claire (Columbia) (42-8)
2013 Losses: #1492 Fairfield Central (Winnsboro) (33-16), #2670 Swansea (48-6), #4639 Cheraw (41-26), #4764 Gilbert (62-44), #6603 Ridge Spring-Monetta (Monetta) (30-18)
2013 Opponents W-L: 73-68
Recent League Championships: 2006 (AA Region IV)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/5 at Gilbert, 9/12 Johnson [C. A.] (Columbia), 9/19 Mid-Carolina (Prosperity), 9/26 North, 10/3 Eau Claire (Columbia), 10/10 vs Columbia, 10/17 Fairfield Central (Winnsboro), 10/24 Newberry, 10/31 at Keenan [W. J.] (Columbia)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Fairfield Central (Winnsboro) (31.9), Newberry (21.9), Gilbert (13.5)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Eau Claire (Columbia) (-21.9), North (-21), Johnson [C. A.] (Columbia) (-19.1)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1 (4.3 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.2
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.2
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #154
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7914
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2014 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%