Giles County (Pulaski, TN)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Bobcats
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: David O'Connor
League: 4A Region 4
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #45

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2015 JV Record: 2-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
John Bachus Junior
Tanner Holley Senior
Jared Roberts Senior

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: WRs
Team Weaknesses: Line Depth

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: -2.5
2015 National Rank: #8526
2015 State Rank: #228
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2016 Starting Power Rating: -11
2016 National Rank: #10278
2016 State Rank: #256
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 17
Dynasty National Rank: #3032
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 28
Dynasty Record: 102-58 (53-28 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 3-8
2015 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (tied for 3rd)
2015 Points For Average: 22.5
2015 Points Against Average: 32.8
2015 Differential: -10.3
2015 Wins: #7420 Spring Hill (Columbia) (56-46), #9237 Signal Mountain (10-0), #11651 Tullahoma (35-14)
2015 Losses: #1797 Marshall County (Lewisburg) (46-6), #2613 Stone Memorial (Crossville) (46-21), #2784 Lincoln County (Fayetteville) (47-7), #3231 Shelbyville Central (Shelbyville) (34-19), #5181 Page (Franklin) (49-27), #6567 Kenwood (Clarksville) (32-22), #7085 Columbia Central (Columbia) (19-18), #10328 Lawrence County (Lawrenceburg) (28-27)
2015 Opponents W-L: 61-61
Recent State Championships: 2009
Recent League Championships: 2012 (AA District 12), 2010 (tied for 1st; AA District 12), 2009 (4A District 12)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/2/16 Lawrence County (Lawrenceburg) (21-20)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/19 Columbia Central (Columbia), 8/27 vs Shelbyville Central (Shelbyville), 9/2 vs Lawrence County (Lawrenceburg), 9/9 at Lincoln County (Fayetteville), 9/16 at Marshall County (Lewisburg), 9/23 Kenwood (Clarksville), 9/30 at Spring Hill (Columbia), 10/14 vs Page (Franklin), 10/21 at Signal Mountain, 10/28 vs Tullahoma
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Marshall County (Lewisburg) (30.6), Shelbyville Central (Shelbyville) (23), Lincoln County (Fayetteville) (12.5)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Tullahoma (-18.8), Lawrence County (Lawrenceburg) (-17.1), Spring Hill (Columbia) (-11.1)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.4 (9.7 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.8
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.6
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #200
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7295
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2016 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%