Austin (Decatur, AL) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Black Bears Colors: Burnt Orange/Black Coach: Jeremy Perkins League: 6A Region 8 Playoff Division: 6A Playoff Division Rank: #2 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2016 JV Record: 5-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Asa Martin 6'0" 195 Senior HB/CB 4.52 Antonio Robinson 5'10.5" 185 Senior HB 4.41 Marquice Robinson 6'4" 315 Senior OL 5.5 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Strong Group Of Returners, Senior Leadership, Several Play-Makers Team Weaknesses: Must Fight Complacency/Continue To Improve RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 41 2016 National Rank: #660 2016 State Rank: #16 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.1 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.1 2017 Starting Power Rating: 47.6 2017 National Rank: #374 2017 State Rank: #8 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 23.9 Dynasty National Rank: #1693 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 23.7 Dynasty Record: 72-80 [71-81 on the field] (49-45 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 10-4 2016 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 1st) 2016 Points For Average: 26.7 2016 Points Against Average: 21 2016 Differential: +5.7 2016 Wins: #656 Jones [Bob] (Madison) (7-0), #1122 Pinson Valley (Pinson) (44-38), #1169 Decatur (37-35), #1336 Muscle Shoals (27-21), #1336 Muscle Shoals (24-21), #1429 Hartselle (24-16), #3116 Florence (27-7), #3662 Pell City (41-19), #4640 Athens (20-13), #9189 Columbia (Huntsville) (43-6) 2016 Losses: #154 Ramsay (Birmingham) (25-14), #335 Clemens [James] (Madison) (35-14), #2169 Hazel Green (44-42), #3266 Walker (Jasper) (14-10) 2016 Opponents W-L: 93-73 Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 Walker (Jasper), 9/1 at Jones [Bob] (Madison), 9/8 at Decatur, 9/15 Hazel Green, 9/22 Columbia (Huntsville), 10/6 at Florence, 10/13 Hartselle, 10/20 at Muscle Shoals, 10/27 Athens, 11/2 at Clemens [James] (Madison) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Clemens [James] (Madison) (43.1), Jones [Bob] (Madison) (38.8), Hartselle (36.8) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Columbia (Huntsville) (-9.3), Walker (Jasper) (18.3), Florence (18.4) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.5 (32.1 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.2 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.7 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #30 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #992 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1 2017 Projected League Finish: 1st 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 36% |