Oak Mountain (Birmingham, AL)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Eagles Colors: Navy/Red/White Coach: Cris Bell League: 7A Region 3 Playoff Division: 7A Playoff Division Rank: #22 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2016 JV Record: 3-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Ben Wilke 6'0" 220 Senior T 5.0 Jackson Murphy 5'11" 195 Senior LB 4.7 Jordan Davis 6'2" 225 Senior DL 5.0 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Offense, Line Depth, 3 Secondary Starters Return Team Weaknesses: Lost K/P, Top Returner Lost To Graduation, Only 1 DL Starter Returns RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 24.5 2016 National Rank: #2430 2016 State Rank: #65 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 2017 Starting Power Rating: 27 2017 National Rank: #1991 2017 State Rank: #52 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 28.2 Dynasty National Rank: #1072 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.2 Dynasty Record: 69-81 (38-58 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 3-8 2016 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (tied for 4th) 2016 Points For Average: 24.5 2016 Points Against Average: 33.6 2016 Differential: -9.1 2016 Wins: #1396 Vestavia Hills (34-7), #1632 Thompson (Alabaster) (30-28), #4244 Tuscaloosa County (Northport) (38-18) 2016 Losses: #48 Hoover (49-6), #307 Hewitt-Trussville (Trussville) (63-21), #453 Spain Park (Hoover) (23-20), #766 Mountain Brook (Birmingham) (41-27), #1016 Hillcrest (Tuscaloosa) (41-21), #1519 Chelsea (49-33), #2169 Huffman (Birmingham) (21-11), #2169 Hazel Green (30-28) 2016 Opponents W-L: 81-41 Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 vs Chelsea, 9/1 Hillcrest (Tuscaloosa), 9/8 Huffman (Birmingham), 9/15 at Vestavia Hills, 9/22 Thompson (Alabaster), 10/6 at Hoover, 10/13 Tuscaloosa County (Northport), 10/20 at Mountain Brook (Birmingham), 10/27 at Spain Park (Hoover), 11/3 Hazel Green Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Hoover (67.6), Mountain Brook (Birmingham) (45), Spain Park (Hoover) (44.8) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Tuscaloosa County (Northport) (14.5), Chelsea (18.7), Hillcrest (Tuscaloosa) (27) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 36 (39.1 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 34.7 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.3 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #3 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #277 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6 2017 Projected League Finish: 7th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%