GENERAL
Nickname: Gamecocks
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Ron Duncan
League: AA Region 4 (moving from AA Region 3)
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #6
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2015 JV Record: 4-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
C.J. Wright 6'0" 280 Junior FB/DL 4.8
Tyquan Johnson 6'3" 210 Junior WR 4.55
Armani Bunbury 6'2" 180 Junior QB 4.5
COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Jermany Hawkins 5'11" 215 Senior ATH 4.5
Eric Hayward 6'3" 200 Senior LB
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Return 5 OL With Starting Experience, Record-Setting WR Is Back, Have 3 DBs With Starting Experience
Team Weaknesses: Must Replace Two Very Good DEs, Must Replace 1000-Yard TB, OLB Region Player Of Year Lost To Graduation
RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 22.6
2015 National Rank: #2993
2015 State Rank: #117
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.8
2016 Starting Power Rating: 26.1
2016 National Rank: #2292
2016 State Rank: #94
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 9
Dynasty National Rank: #5253
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 17.1
Dynasty Record: 81-60 (56-41 in league)
HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 10-2
2015 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2015 Points For Average: 35.6
2015 Points Against Average: 10.8
2015 Differential: +24.8
2015 Wins: #5379 Dublin (26-10), #6581 Metter (29-16), #6788 Swainsboro (41-7), #7823 Hampton [Wade] (Hampton, SC) (49-7), #8292 Bryan County (Pembroke) (35-0), #9938 Harlem (41-0), #10211 East Laurens (East Dublin) (48-13), #10674 St. John's (John's Island, SC) (57-6), #11580 Westside (Augusta) (42-0), #12240 Windsor Forest (Savannah) (32-0)
2015 Losses: #613 Pace Academy (Atlanta) (27-7), #2018 Jefferson County (Louisville) (44-20)
2015 Opponents W-L: 67-67
Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st; AA Region 3), 2012 (AA Region 3)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/3/16 Hampton [Wade] (Hampton, SC) (32-17)
SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/20 at Bluffton (SC), 9/3 at Hampton [Wade] (Hampton, SC), 9/9 Statesboro, 9/16 at Butler (Augusta), 9/23 Laney [Lucy C.] (Augusta), 9/30 at Harlem, 10/14 Westside (Augusta), 10/21 at Josey [T. W.] (Augusta), 10/28 Glenn Hills (Augusta), 11/4 at Jefferson County (Louisville)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Bluffton (SC) (25.2), Jefferson County (Louisville) (15.1), Statesboro (13.8)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Glenn Hills (Augusta) (-28.2), Westside (Augusta) (-25.9), Butler (Augusta) (-14.3)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.5 (4.9 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.6
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.9
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #361
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8817
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2016 Projected League Finish: 1st
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 31%