Opelika (AL) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Red/Black/White Coach: Brian Blackmon League: 6A Region 3 Playoff Division: 6A Playoff Division Rank: #5 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2015 JV Record: 3-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Rakavious Chambers 6'3" 300 OL Zach Yancey 5'10" 210 LB 4.6 Will Boler 5'11" 185 Senior FS 4.55 COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION Jake Bentley 6'3" 210 Senior QB Joshua Johnson 5'9" 215 Senior RB 4.5 Zo Bridges 6'2" 210 Senior DE Kyle Fourtenbary 6'4" 220 Senior TE STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: OL, Secondary Team Weaknesses: Inexperience RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 58.4 2015 National Rank: #119 2015 State Rank: #4 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.7 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.4 2016 Starting Power Rating: 47.2 2016 National Rank: #406 2016 State Rank: #9 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 40.5 Dynasty National Rank: #220 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6.7 Dynasty Record: 116-39 (68-16 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 12-1 2015 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st) 2015 Points For Average: 42 2015 Points Against Average: 14 2015 Differential: +28 2015 Wins: #218 Russell [Benjamin] (Alexander City) (45-26), #389 Central (Phenix City) (27-21), #531 Auburn (31-30), #914 Hillcrest (Tuscaloosa) (48-0), #914 Hillcrest (Tuscaloosa) (34-20), #927 Enterprise (44-27), #1129 Chelsea (40-25), #1914 Daphne (51-0), #1946 Pell City (37-6), #2915 Oxford (55-0), #3904 Valley (71-0), #4439 Chilton County (Clanton) (50-6) 2015 Losses: #54 Spanish Fort (21-13) 2015 Opponents W-L: 91-61 Recent League Championships: 2015, 2014, 2007, 2006, 2005 (tied for 1st), 2003 Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 3 Streak List: 8/19/16 Carver [George Washington] (Columbus, GA) (34-7), 8/26/16 Auburn (28-0), 9/1/16 Carver [George Washington] (Montgomery) (56-28) SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/19 Carver [George Washington] (Columbus, GA), 8/26 at Auburn, 9/1 at Carver [George Washington] (Montgomery), 9/9 Chilton County (Clanton), 9/16 Russell [Benjamin] (Alexander City), 9/23 Central (Phenix City), 9/30 at Helena, 10/7 Chelsea, 10/14 at Wetumpka, 10/21 at Pelham Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Auburn (46), Central (Phenix City) (45.4), Russell [Benjamin] (Alexander City) (44.7) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Carver [George Washington] (Montgomery) (-0.3), Wetumpka (4.4), Pelham (10) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 30.6 (38.3 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.1 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5.5 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #49 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1132 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1 2016 Projected League Finish: 1st 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 17% |