Macon County (Lafayette, TN)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Tigers Colors: Blue/White/Red Coach: Nathan Wilson League: 4A Region 5 Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #24 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Seth Carlisle 6'1" 210 Junior QB/DB 4.84 Dylan Butler 6'1" 190 Senior RB/DB 5.12 Tyler Swindle 5'10" 250 Senior DL 5.28 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Several Returning Line Starters, Experienced QB, Have 3rd-Year DB Team Weaknesses: Several Young/Inexperienced Skill Position Players, Multiple Two-Way Players RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 9 2015 National Rank: #5835 2015 State Rank: #155 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: 10.5 2016 National Rank: #5349 2016 State Rank: #149 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 2 Dynasty National Rank: #7558 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8.5 Dynasty Record: 52-86 (26-46 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 5-5 2015 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (tied for 5th) 2015 Points For Average: 27.1 2015 Points Against Average: 23.6 2015 Differential: +3.5 2015 Wins: #6419 Meade County (Brandenburg, KY) (42-20), #6503 Maplewood (Nashville) (28-7), #7074 DeKalb County (Smithville) (42-7), #8962 Westmoreland (33-15), #13128 Jackson County (Gainesboro) (42-7) 2015 Losses: #1196 Pearl-Cohn (Nashville) (55-0), #3421 Springfield (43-36), #6441 Smith County (Carthage) (20-14), #6771 Portland (32-19), #6944 White House (30-15) 2015 Opponents W-L: 52-63 Recent League Championships: 2003 (tied for 1st; 3A Region 4A) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/19 at Smith County (Carthage), 8/26 Westmoreland, 9/2 Pearl-Cohn (Nashville), 9/9 vs Jackson County (Gainesboro), 9/16 at Maplewood (Nashville), 9/23 DeKalb County (Smithville), 9/30 at White House, 10/14 at Springfield, 10/21 Meade County (Brandenburg, KY), 10/28 Portland Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Springfield (22.3), Pearl-Cohn (Nashville) (21.3), DeKalb County (Smithville) (13.2) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Jackson County (Gainesboro) (-22), Portland (-5.5), White House (-4.6) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.3 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.3 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #179 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6285 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4 2016 Projected League Finish: 4th 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%