GENERAL
Nickname: Chargers
Colors: Royal Blue/Gold
Coach: Chris Cutcliffe
League: 5A Region 1
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #2
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Colton Skidmore 6'2" 290 Senior C
D.Q. Thomas 6'3" 190 Senior SS/FS
Hiram Wadlington 5'11" 175 Junior RB/ATH
ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Devin Rockette 5'11" 165 Senior CB
COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
DeKaylin Metcalf 6'3.75" 205 Senior WR
Zach Cousar 6'5" 220 Senior TE
Korbin Harmon 6'5" 230 Senior DE
Jack Abraham 6'0" 195 Senior QB
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 2 1st Team All-State OL Returning, Play-Maker At RB Is Back, Many Returning Secondary Play-Makers
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At QB/WR
RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 53.5
2015 National Rank: #230
2015 State Rank: #6
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.8
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +1.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.3
2016 Starting Power Rating: 45.9
2016 National Rank: #451
2016 State Rank: #14
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 35.3
Dynasty National Rank: #421
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10.6
Dynasty Record: 126-44 (65-20 in league)
HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 12-3
2015 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2015 Points For Average: 41.2
2015 Points Against Average: 21
2015 Differential: +20.2
2015 Wins: #476 West Point (50-28), #476 West Point (35-7), #709 Lafayette (Oxford) (31-21), #1245 Germantown (Madison) (40-33), #1428 Southaven (35-0), #2334 Vicksburg (35-21), #3387 Clarksdale (53-13), #3594 Lake Cormorant (56-26), #3881 Center Hill (Olive Branch) (54-30), #4941 New Hope (Columbus) (46-12), #6616 Lewisburg (Olive Branch) (56-21), #9737 Saltillo (50-7)
2015 Losses: #30 Starkville (20-7), #144 Wayne County (Waynesboro) (45-41), #146 Madison Central (Madison) (31-29)
2015 Opponents W-L: 114-80
Recent League Championships: 2015, 2014, 2013, 2007 (tied for 1st; 4A Region 2), 2005 (4A Region 2), 2004 (tied for 1st; 4A Region 2)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/2/16 Madison Central (Madison) (21-17)
SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/19 at Southaven, 8/26 Starkville, 9/2 at Madison Central (Madison), 9/9 Lafayette (Oxford), 9/23 at West Point, 9/30 Saltillo, 10/7 at Lewisburg (Olive Branch), 10/14 New Hope (Columbus), 10/21 at Clarksdale, 10/28 Center Hill (Olive Branch), 11/4 at Lake Cormorant
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Madison Central (Madison) (65.4), Starkville (52.7), West Point (52.2)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Saltillo (-0.9), Lewisburg (Olive Branch) (4.2), Center Hill (Olive Branch) (7.4)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26 (34.3 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 29
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #25
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #640
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-3
2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%