Ensworth (Nashville, TN)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Black/Orange
Coach: Ricky Bowers
League: Division II-AA
Playoff Division: II-AA
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Darius Morehead 5'9" 175 Senior RB/DB
Coleman Goodwin 6'4" 210 Senior QB/DE
Blake Mitchell 6'0" 275 Senior OL/DL

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Rico McGraw 6'0" 190 Senior DB 4.5
Donovan Sheffield 5'11" 170 Senior DB 4.5
Brycen Hopkins 6'5" 225 Senior TE
Myles Douglas 6'2" 300 Senior DT 5.0
Greg McCloud 6'5" 280 Senior OL 5.3
Daniel Mangum 6'2" 210 Senior LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Depth, Athleticism
Team Weaknesses: Youth

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 60.8
2014 National Rank: #89
2014 State Rank: #3
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.4
Historical "Reload Factor" Bonus: +7.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -8.9
2015 Starting Power Rating: 52.7
2015 National Rank: #220
2015 State Rank: #6
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 44.8
Dynasty National Rank: #97
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.9
Dynasty Record: 93-15 (47-8 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 10-2
2014 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (1st)
2014 Points For Average: 36
2014 Points Against Average: 20
2014 Differential: +16
2014 Wins: #51 Bell Academy [Montgomery] (Nashville) (50-44), #70 Trinity (Louisville, KY) (21-14), #159 Brentwood Academy (Brentwood) (31-17), #324 Baylor (Chattanooga) (31-7), #385 Memphis University (Memphis) (27-24), #968 Father Ryan (Nashville) (40-22), #2507 Briarcrest Christian (Eads) (42-6), #2712 Pope John Paul II (Hendersonville) (50-21), #3897 Giles County (Pulaski) (44-6), #7771 Brainerd (Chattanooga) (55-7)
2014 Losses: #51 Bell Academy [Montgomery] (Nashville) (10-7), #291 McCallie (Chattanooga) (62-34)
2014 Opponents W-L: 88-57
Recent State Championships: 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010
Recent League Championships: 2014, 2012 (Division II AA - East/Middle), 2011 (tied for 1st; Division II AA - East/Middle), 2010 (tied for 1st; Division II AA - East/Middle), 2009 (Division II AA - East/Middle), 2008 (Division II AA - East/Middle)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/18/15 Pope John Paul II (Hendersonville) (52-28)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/21 at Trinity (Louisville, KY), 8/28 at Madison Academy (Madison, AL), 9/4 Baylor (Chattanooga), 9/11 Trezevant (Memphis), 9/18 at Pope John Paul II (Hendersonville), 9/25 Christ Presbyterian Academy (Nashville), 10/2 Brentwood Academy (Brentwood), 10/9 at McCallie (Chattanooga), 10/23 Father Ryan (Nashville), 10/30 at Bell Academy [Montgomery] (Nashville)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Brentwood Academy (Brentwood) (63.5), Trinity (Louisville, KY) (60.6), Christ Presbyterian Academy (Nashville) (58.4)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Father Ryan (Nashville) (27.3), Pope John Paul II (Hendersonville) (31.8), Trezevant (Memphis) (36.9)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 37.3 (42.7 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 48.5
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +11.2
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #1
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #25
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2015 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%