Kennesaw Mountain (Kennesaw, GA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Mustangs
Colors: Green/Silver
Coach: Andy Scott
League: AAAAAAA Region 3
Playoff Division: AAAAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #36

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2016 JV Record: 3-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Ryland Goede 6'6" 240 Junior TE 4.85
Tony Mack 6'0" 180 Senior RB 4.59
Reagan Lake 6'0" 180 Senior FS 4.6

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Positions, Entire Back Half Of Defense Returns
Team Weaknesses: Lost Leading Tackler, Two 3-Year DL Starters Lost To Graduation, Rebuilding Defensive Core

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 9
2016 National Rank: #5323
2016 State Rank: #226
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -5.3
2017 Starting Power Rating: 17.1
2017 National Rank: #3559
2017 State Rank: #163
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 8.9
Dynasty National Rank: #5275
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8.2
Dynasty Record: 42-97 (26-79 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 2-8
2016 League Record/Finish: 0-5 (6th)
2016 Points For Average: 19.1
2016 Points Against Average: 32.9
2016 Differential: -13.8
2016 Wins: #5725 Forsyth Central (Cumming) (32-17), #10884 Osborne [R. L.] (Marietta) (41-6)
2016 Losses: #112 McEachern (Powder Springs) (43-14), #202 North Cobb (Kennesaw) (48-13), #676 Woodstock (49-25), #1108 North Paulding (Dallas) (48-7), #1569 Hillgrove (Powder Springs) (34-22), #2710 Marietta (42-7), #3554 Sprayberry (Marietta) (23-15), #3866 Hiram (19-15)
2016 Opponents W-L: 57-52
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 at Hiram, 9/1 Sprayberry (Marietta), 9/8 at Woodstock, 9/15 Osborne [R. L.] (Marietta), 9/22 Forsyth Central (Cumming), 10/6 Marietta, 10/13 at McEachern (Powder Springs), 10/20 at Hillgrove (Powder Springs), 10/27 North Paulding (Dallas), 11/3 at North Cobb (Kennesaw)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Woodstock (45.3), McEachern (Powder Springs) (43.8), North Cobb (Kennesaw) (43.3)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Osborne [R. L.] (Marietta) (-13.8), Forsyth Central (Cumming) (10), Sprayberry (Marietta) (14.8)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.3
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.5
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.2
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #35
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #660
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2017 Projected League Finish: 6th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%