Bessemer City (Bessemer, AL)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Purple/White
Coach: Martez Edwards
League: 6A Region 4
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #20

SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Jamal Brooks 6'1" 225 Senior LB

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Jermarius Jordan 5'10" 185 Senior DB
Jeremiah Jones 6'0" 190 Senior LB
Mike Williams 6'5" 275 Senior OT

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 36.3
2015 National Rank: #1149
2015 State Rank: #36
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -4.2
2016 Starting Power Rating: 31.2
2016 National Rank: #1648
2016 State Rank: #54
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 23.2
Dynasty National Rank: #1773
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8
Dynasty Record: 85-57 (53-36 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 8-5
2015 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (4th)
2015 Points For Average: 26.7
2015 Points Against Average: 17
2015 Differential: +9.7
2015 Wins: #566 Blount [Mattie T.] (Eight Mile) (10-7), #2390 Park Crossing (Montgomery) (28-24), #3315 Bryant [Paul] (Cottondale) (14-0), #4164 Hueytown (34-6), #4192 Shades Valley (Birmingham) (24-17), #5019 Selma (59-0), #7484 Center Point (Birmingham) (37-16), #9471 Brookwood (47-0)
2015 Losses: #138 Spain Park (Hoover) (24-6), #218 Russell [Benjamin] (Alexander City) (36-13), #914 Hillcrest (Tuscaloosa) (23-20), #995 McAdory (McCalla) (41-35), #1131 Northridge (Tuscaloosa) (27-20)
2015 Opponents W-L: 89-60
Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st; 6A Region 5), 2007 (5A Region 4)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/2/16 Selma (49-0)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/19 vs Central (Tuscaloosa), 8/26 Clay-Chalkville (Pinson), 9/2 Selma, 9/9 at Hillcrest (Tuscaloosa), 9/16 at Northridge (Tuscaloosa), 9/23 Wenonah (Birmingham), 10/7 at McAdory (McCalla), 10/14 Bryant [Paul] (Cottondale), 10/21 Brookwood, 10/27 at Huffman (Birmingham)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Clay-Chalkville (Pinson) (49), Hillcrest (Tuscaloosa) (47.3), McAdory (McCalla) (38.9)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Brookwood (-15.8), Central (Tuscaloosa) (1.1), Selma (6.6)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.6 (30.5 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.9
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.3
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #60
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1637
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2016 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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