| Murphy (NC) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Black/Vegas Gold Coach: David Gentry League: 1A Smoky Mountain Playoff Division: 1A Playoff Division Rank: #2 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2016 JV Record: 5-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Joey Curry 6'1.5" 190 Senior QB 4.71 Cory Farmer 6'2" 205 Senior ILB/OL 4.78 Kadrian McRae 5'10" 185 Senior RB 4.65 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Skill Positions, Defensive Team Speed Team Weaknesses: OL RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 18.7 2016 National Rank: #3369 2016 State Rank: #102 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.8 2017 Starting Power Rating: 22.2 2017 National Rank: #2700 2017 State Rank: #77 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 12.7 Dynasty National Rank: #4155 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.5 Dynasty Record: 142-57 (68-16 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 15-1 2016 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st) 2016 Points For Average: 37.5 2016 Points Against Average: 11.4 2016 Differential: +26.1 2016 Wins: #3908 Hendersonville (21-17), #4826 Mitchell (Bakersville) (38-13), #6732 Mountain Island Charter (Mt. Holly) (35-34), #6841 Plymouth (15-14), #7946 Swain County (Bryson City) (35-3), #9054 Cherokee (42-14), #9446 North Georgia (Canton, GA) (51-0), #9601 Winston-Salem Prep Academy (Winston-Salem) (42-18), #9946 Robbinsville (49-7), #10425 Gilmer (Ellijay, GA) (27-6), #11853 Hayesville (55-0), #12204 Carolina Wildcats (Pickens, SC) (42-0), #12504 Andrews (48-0), #12562 Rosman (43-8), #12739 South Robeson (Rowland) (50-6) 2016 Losses: #4327 Franklin (42-7) 2016 Opponents W-L: 99-101 Recent State Championships: 2016, 2013, 2011 Recent League Championships: 2016, 2010, 2009 (tied for 1st), 2008 (Smoky Mountain), 2005 (Smoky Mountain) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 14 Streak List: 9/2/16 Carolina Wildcats (Pickens, SC) (42-0), 9/9/16 North Georgia (Canton, GA) (51-0), 9/16/16 Gilmer (Ellijay, GA) (27-6), 9/23/16 Cherokee (42-14), 9/30/16 Robbinsville (49-7), 10/7/16 Andrews (48-0), 10/21/16 Hayesville (55-0), 10/28/16 Swain County (Bryson City) (35-3), 11/4/16 Rosman (43-8), 11/18/16 South Robeson (Rowland) (50-6), 11/25/16 Winston-Salem Prep Academy (Winston-Salem) (42-18), 12/2/16 Mountain Island Charter (Mt. Holly) (35-34), 12/9/16 Mitchell (Bakersville) (38-13), 12/17/16 Plymouth (15-14) SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/17 Pisgah (Canton), 8/25 at Franklin, 9/1 Greenwood Raptors (Greenwood, SC), 9/2 vs Greenwood (SC), 9/8 at North Georgia (Canton, GA), 9/15 Gilmer (Ellijay, GA), 9/22 Robbinsville, 9/29 at Andrews, 10/13 Hayesville, 10/20 at Swain County (Bryson City), 10/27 Rosman, 11/3 at Cherokee Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Greenwood (SC) (39.2), Franklin (20.1), Pisgah (Canton) (18.4) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Rosman (-23.2), Hayesville (-18.2), Andrews (-17.8) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12.4 (-5.1 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.6 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +13 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #248 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8341 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-2 2017 Projected League Finish: 1st 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2% |