Murphy (NC)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Black/Vegas Gold Coach: David Gentry League: 1A Smoky Mountain Playoff Division: 1A Playoff Division Rank: #3 RATINGS 2014 Final Power Rating: 15.5 2014 National Rank: #4389 2014 State Rank: #124 Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.9 2015 Starting Power Rating: 21.5 2015 National Rank: #3059 2015 State Rank: #84 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 12.2 Dynasty National Rank: #4251 2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.3 Dynasty Record: 117-52 (58-14 in league) HISTORICAL 2014 Overall Record: 10-4 2014 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd) 2014 Points For Average: 36.7 2014 Points Against Average: 18.4 2014 Differential: +18.3 2014 Wins: #5086 Swain County (Bryson City) (38-14), #5718 Darlington (Rome, GA) (35-12), #7541 Q Foundation Academy (Charlotte) (38-14), #9458 Rosman (48-21), #10523 Smoky Mountain (Sylva) (28-0), #10877 Andrews (49-0), #10877 Andrews (55-20), #11568 Cherokee (56-20), #11656 Union Academy (Monroe) (50-16), #11708 Hayesville (49-13) 2014 Losses: #1794 Franklin (28-24), #2840 Robbinsville (30-21), #2840 Robbinsville (21-13), #3909 Gilmer (Ellijay, GA) (49-10) 2014 Opponents W-L: 101-76 Recent State Championships: 2013, 2011 Recent League Championships: 2010, 2009 (tied for 1st), 2008 (Smoky Mountain), 2005 (Smoky Mountain) Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 3 Streak List: 9/4/15 Carolina Wildcats (Pickens, SC) (43-0), 9/11/15 North Georgia (Canton, GA) (55-12), 9/18/15 Gilmer (Ellijay, GA) (35-28) SCHEDULE 2015 Schedule: 8/21 Hendersonville, 8/28 at Franklin, 9/4 Carolina Wildcats (Pickens, SC), 9/11 at North Georgia (Canton, GA), 9/18 Gilmer (Ellijay, GA), 9/25 at Cherokee, 10/2 Robbinsville, 10/9 at Andrews, 10/23 Hayesville, 10/30 at Swain County (Bryson City), 11/6 Rosman Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Franklin (29.1), Swain County (Bryson City) (19.1), Hendersonville (17.5) Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Cherokee (-23.3), Hayesville (-20.3), Andrews (-13.5) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.5 (0.5 overall) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.3 2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.8 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #251 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7499 2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-2 2015 Projected League Finish: 1st 2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 4% We were unable to contact coach to obtain preview info.