Claiborne (New Tazewell, TN)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Navy/Silver/White Coach: Nathan Medlin League: 3A Region 1 Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #51 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Isaiah Cloud 6'1" 190 Senior RB/LB 5.0 Jake Butler 6'0" 170 RB/DB 4.7 Matt Walker 6'3" 245 OL/DL 5.2 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: RB, LB Team Weaknesses: Inexperience, Depth RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: -22.3 2015 National Rank: #12263 2015 State Rank: #297 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: -19.8 2016 National Rank: #11877 2016 State Rank: #296 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -11.7 Dynasty National Rank: #11599 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.1 Dynasty Record: 51-81 (21-49 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 2-8 2015 League Record/Finish: 0-7 (8th) 2015 Points For Average: 28.2 2015 Points Against Average: 46.3 2015 Differential: -18.1 2015 Wins: #12660 Union County (Maynardville) (54-0), #14310 Cumberland Gap (57-40) 2015 Losses: #2981 Elizabethton (62-14), #3144 Pigeon Forge (50-13), #7071 Johnson County (Mountain City) (42-7), #7959 Unicoi County (Erwin) (52-16), #8188 Northview Academy (Kodak) (63-40), #8451 Grainger (Rutledge) (58-18), #8632 Chuckey-Doak (Afton) (49-35), #10856 West Greene (Mosheim) (47-28) 2015 Opponents W-L: 47-59 Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/26 vs Union County (Maynardville), 9/2 Chuckey-Doak (Afton), 9/9 Cumberland Gap, 9/16 at Northview Academy (Kodak), 9/23 at Grainger (Rutledge), 9/30 Johnson County (Mountain City), 10/7 at Elizabethton, 10/14 Unicoi County (Erwin), 10/21 at West Greene (Mosheim), 10/28 Pigeon Forge Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Elizabethton (15.6), Pigeon Forge (12.8), Northview Academy (Kodak) (4.8) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Cumberland Gap (-41.4), Union County (Maynardville) (-19.8), West Greene (Mosheim) (-16.6) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.4 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.5 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.1 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #241 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9364 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8 2016 Projected League Finish: 8th 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%