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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Jeff Cortez
League: 5A Region 3
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #58

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

TOP PLAYERS
Gabe Williams 5'11" 165 Sophomore QB 4.88
Zane Bowen 5'8" 165 Senior RB/SS 4.9
Austin Sharpe 6'2" 215 Senior ATH 5.2

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Lines Are Senior-Heavy, Young Players Are Talented
Team Weaknesses: Team Speed, Inexperience

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: -7.5
2015 National Rank: #9642
2015 State Rank: #244
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: -16
2016 National Rank: #11201
2016 State Rank: #280
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 10.8
Dynasty National Rank: #4720
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 26.8
Dynasty Record: 50-91 (22-62 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 2-9
2015 League Record/Finish: 0-5 (6th)
2015 Points For Average: 15.2
2015 Points Against Average: 32.5
2015 Differential: -17.3
2015 Wins: #3144 Pigeon Forge (31-28), #10217 Loudon (26-14)
2015 Losses: #1112 Farragut (Knoxville) (38-10), #1209 Oak Ridge (55-8), #4208 Clinton (49-14), #4447 McMinn County (Athens) (7-6), #4881 Campbell County (Jacksboro) (34-13), #6149 Blount [William] (Maryville) (24-20), #7096 Karns (Knoxville) (41-19), #7440 King's Academy (Seymour) (42-20), #8431 Powell (25-0)
2015 Opponents W-L: 57-66
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/19 at Blount [William] (Maryville), 8/26 Loudon, 9/2 Campbell County (Jacksboro), 9/9 at McMinn County (Athens), 9/16 Oak Ridge, 9/23 Pigeon Forge, 9/30 at Clinton, 10/14 Farragut (Knoxville), 10/21 at King's Academy (Seymour), 10/28 at Karns (Knoxville)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Oak Ridge (39.3), Farragut (Knoxville) (22.7), Campbell County (Jacksboro) (21.6)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Karns (Knoxville) (-7.7), Loudon (-1.8), King's Academy (Seymour) (3.3)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.6
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.7
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.9
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #123
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4203
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 0-10
2016 Projected League Finish: 6th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%