GENERAL
Nickname: Blue Devils
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Hal Capps
League: 3A/4A North Piedmont
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #28
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2014 JV Record: 6-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Jamil Dukes 6'4" 285 Senior DL 5.03
Jack Coughlin 5'10" 175 Senior LB 4.66
Chris Ingram 6'0" 175 Junior DB 4.6
COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Chazmyn Turner 6'5" 240 Senior DE
Akease Rankin 6'0" 195 Senior RB 4.6
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Many Players Gained Experience Last Year
Team Weaknesses: Must Replace Several 3-Year Starters
RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 36.1
2014 National Rank: #1179
2014 State Rank: #29
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 28.9
2015 National Rank: #1865
2015 State Rank: #52
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 17.9
Dynasty National Rank: #2793
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 11
Dynasty Record: 85-63 (56-30 in league)
HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 10-2
2014 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2014 Points For Average: 39.8
2014 Points Against Average: 15
2014 Differential: +24.8
2014 Wins: #403 Hough [William A.] (Cornelius) (38-7), #2735 Statesville (55-12), #2864 West Rowan (Mt. Ulla) (49-21), #4723 North Lincoln (Lincolnton) (38-7), #5061 South Iredell (Statesville) (35-3), #5639 Hopewell (Huntersville) (32-16), #6418 Alexander Central (Taylorsville) (50-13), #7087 North Iredell (Olin) (35-6), #9054 West Iredell (Statesville) (59-20), #10443 Hickory (42-0)
2014 Losses: #457 Lake Norman (Mooresville) (40-38), #549 Vance [Zebulon B.] (Charlotte) (35-7)
2014 Opponents W-L: 78-71
Recent League Championships: 2013 (4A/3A Conference 3), 2003 (North Piedmont)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/21 West Rowan (Mt. Ulla), 8/28 at Hough [William A.] (Cornelius), 9/4 Hopewell (Huntersville), 9/11 at Brown [A. L.] (Kannapolis), 9/25 at Statesville, 10/2 at North Lincoln (Lincolnton), 10/9 at West Iredell (Statesville), 10/16 South Iredell (Statesville), 10/23 Alexander Central (Taylorsville), 10/30 Lake Norman (Mooresville), 11/6 at North Iredell (Olin)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Lake Norman (Mooresville) (35.8), Statesville (31.4), West Rowan (Mt. Ulla) (28.7)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: West Iredell (Statesville) (-14.3), North Iredell (Olin) (-0.9), North Lincoln (Lincolnton) (6.4)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.2 (20.3 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.4
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.2
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #61
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2775
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-3
2015 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%