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GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Royal Blue
Coach: Pat Byrd
League: 5A Region 1
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #11

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2013 JV Record: 4-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Diamante Pounds 6'0" 220 Senior RB/OLB 4.70
Chase Traylor 5'11" 175 Senior CB/SB 4.60
David Little 5'10" 165 Senior CB/WR 4.55

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: RB/OL, Secondary, P
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At WR, Defensive Front

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 32
2013 National Rank: #1543
2013 State Rank: #42
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 29.2
2014 National Rank: #1669
2014 State Rank: #45
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 6.4
Dynasty National Rank: #6072
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 24.1
Dynasty Record: 41-79 (17-54 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 8-5
2013 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (4th)
2013 Points For Average: 31
2013 Points Against Average: 26.2
2013 Differential: +4.8
2013 Wins: #1304 DeSoto Central (Southaven) (24-21), #2284 Lake Cormorant (32-13), #3189 Itawamba Agricultural (Fulton) (27-14), #4313 New Hope (Columbus) (49-24), #4556 Lewisburg (Olive Branch) (36-26), #5081 Baldwyn (49-19), #5805 Center Hill (Olive Branch) (43-28), #7162 Pontotoc (41-0)
2013 Losses: #123 Tupelo (29-10), #140 Oxford (31-7), #367 Callaway (Jackson) (56-34), #1039 West Point (43-22), #1678 Clarksdale (36-29)
2013 Opponents W-L: 97-66
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 3
Streak List: 8/22/14 DeSoto Central (Southaven) (34-13), 8/29/14 Pontotoc (39-7), 9/5/14 Itawamba Agricultural (Fulton) (22-7)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/22 at DeSoto Central (Southaven), 8/29 Pontotoc, 9/5 at Itawamba Agricultural (Fulton), 9/12 at Tupelo, 9/18 at Baldwyn, 9/26 Lake Cormorant, 10/3 at Oxford, 10/10 Clarksdale, 10/17 at Center Hill (Olive Branch), 10/24 West Point, 10/31 Lewisburg (Olive Branch), 11/7 at New Hope (Columbus)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Oxford (66.5), Tupelo (60), DeSoto Central (Southaven) (34.3)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Center Hill (Olive Branch) (7.2), Pontotoc (7.8), Baldwyn (10.6)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.6 (29.7 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 29.1
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.5
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #35
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #565
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-5
2014 Projected League Finish: 4th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%