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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Jeff Cortez
League: 5A Region 3 (moving from AAA District 4)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #35

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2014 JV Record: 3-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Jacob Bingham 6'4" 300 T 5.1
Bradley Willis 5'10" 295 NG 5.5
Joseph Wampler 6'4" 285 DT 5.4

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Lines, 21 Seniors
Team Weaknesses: Depth, Team Speed

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 8.5
2014 National Rank: #5888
2014 State Rank: #157
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 10
2015 National Rank: #5458
2015 State Rank: #148
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 12.3
Dynasty National Rank: #4220
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.3
Dynasty Record: 48-82 (22-57 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 3-8
2014 League Record/Finish: 1-6 (tied for 7th)
2014 Points For Average: 18
2014 Points Against Average: 36.2
2014 Differential: -18.2
2014 Wins: #6366 Roane County (Kingston) (28-21), #6683 Bearden (Knoxville) (23-13), #8904 Sequoyah (Madisonville) (43-13)
2014 Losses: #25 Maryville (45-6), #117 West (Knoxville) (55-16), #1126 Loudon (31-10), #1637 Hardin Valley Academy (Knoxville) (56-0), #2055 Farragut (Knoxville) (49-17), #3722 Heritage (Maryville) (48-8), #4692 Blount [William] (Maryville) (29-17), #5160 King's Academy (Seymour) (38-30)
2014 Opponents W-L: 73-53
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/21 Blount [William] (Maryville), 8/28 at Loudon, 9/4 vs Campbell County (Jacksboro), 9/11 McMinn County (Athens), 9/18 at Oak Ridge, 9/25 at Pigeon Forge, 10/2 Clinton, 10/16 at Farragut (Knoxville), 10/23 King's Academy (Seymour), 10/30 Karns (Knoxville)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Oak Ridge (45.9), Farragut (Knoxville) (34.8), Clinton (24.3)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Karns (Knoxville) (2.2), King's Academy (Seymour) (10.5), McMinn County (Athens) (11.9)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.1
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.1
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #69
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1901
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2015 Projected League Finish: 5th
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%