GENERAL
Nickname: Chargers
Colors: Navy/Orange
Coach: Patrick Austin
League: 6A Region 2 (moving from 5A Region 2)
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #26
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2014 JV Record: 6-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Javious Bardney 6'4" 270 Senior OL 5.1
Aaron Odom 6'3" 240 Junior LB/TE 4.8
Harrell Blackmon 5'11" 190 Junior DB/RB 4.6
COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Tommy Champion 6'5" 285 Senior OL
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Team Chemistry, Experience From Playing So Many Underclassmen Last Year, Stout Defensively
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At QB
RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 15
2014 National Rank: #4473
2014 State Rank: #107
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.8
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +3.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 20.2
2015 National Rank: #3285
2015 State Rank: #86
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 12.7
Dynasty National Rank: #4106
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.5
Dynasty Record: 72-63 [71-64 on the field] (48-34 in league)
HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 5-8
2014 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 3rd)
2014 Points For Average: 18.8
2014 Points Against Average: 24.8
2014 Differential: -6
2014 Wins: #3519 Neshoba Central (Philadelphia) (35-21), #5480 Vicksburg (20-13), #6590 Canton (49-32), #7189 Hill [Jim] (Jackson) (24-18), #9755 Lanier (Jackson) (33-19)
2014 Losses: #310 Warren Central (Vicksburg) (34-6), #811 Pearl (38-10), #1045 New Hope (Columbus) (35-12), #1375 Germantown (Madison) (35-7), #1523 Murrah [William B.] (Jackson) (24-14), #2030 Provine (Jackson) (8-7), #3591 Ridgeland (33-27), #3955 Forest Hill (Jackson) (12-0)
2014 Opponents W-L: 77-79
Recent League Championships: 2013 (5A Region 2), 2003 (tied for 1st; 4A Region 3)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/18/15 Terry (34-13)
SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/21 Ridgeland, 8/28 Hill [Jim] (Jackson), 9/4 at Provine (Jackson), 9/10 Forest Hill (Jackson), 9/18 at Terry, 9/25 Starkville, 10/1 Clinton, 10/9 at Northwest Rankin (Brandon), 10/16 Greenville, 10/29 at Murrah [William B.] (Jackson), 11/6 Warren Central (Vicksburg)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Clinton (72.2), Starkville (62.9), Northwest Rankin (Brandon) (42.3)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Hill [Jim] (Jackson) (5.1), Greenville (19.7), Forest Hill (Jackson) (21.5)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.3 (23.7 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 33.4
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +14.1
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #21
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #295
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-8
2015 Projected League Finish: 7th
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%