GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Navy/Vegas Gold
Coach: Justin Geisinger
League: Division II-AAA East/Middle (moving from Division II-AA)
Playoff Division: II-AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #10
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
2016 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Jake Motz 6'4" 290 Senior OL/DL
Ed Agholor 6'5" 275 Senior OL/DL
Rory White 6'2" 175 Sophomore WR/FS
COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Chris Bell 6'3" 190 Senior S
Ben Brooks 6'0" 175 Senior QB
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Lines
Team Weaknesses: Overall Team Inexperience
RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 32.1
2016 National Rank: #1418
2016 State Rank: #31
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -11.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.1
2017 Starting Power Rating: 19.4
2017 National Rank: #3133
2017 State Rank: #73
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 18.6
Dynasty National Rank: #2683
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.8
Dynasty Record: 52-100 (17-69 in league)
HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 6-5
2016 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (tied for 8th)
2016 Points For Average: 27.7
2016 Points Against Average: 32.7
2016 Differential: -5
2016 Wins: #587 Baylor (Chattanooga) (21-19), #2254 Father Ryan (Nashville) (20-17), #3044 South Warren (Bowling Green, KY) (56-42), #4880 Nashville Christian (Nashville) (17-14), #5979 Melrose (Memphis) (28-22), #7692 Coffee County Central (Manchester) (54-30)
2016 Losses: #58 Brentwood Academy (Brentwood) (41-14), #178 Bell Academy [Montgomery] (Nashville) (49-27), #290 McCallie (Chattanooga) (67-35), #324 Ensworth (Nashville) (24-13), #587 Baylor (Chattanooga) (35-20)
2016 Opponents W-L: 78-55
Recent League Championships: 2006 (tied for 1st; Division II AA)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 at Whites Creek, 8/25 Lipscomb Academy (Nashville), 9/1 Brentwood Academy (Brentwood), 9/8 at Father Ryan (Nashville), 9/15 at Baylor (Chattanooga), 9/22 Bell Academy [Montgomery] (Nashville), 9/29 McCallie (Chattanooga), 10/5 at Hillwood (Nashville), 10/20 at Ensworth (Nashville), 10/27 Goodpasture Christian (Madison)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Brentwood Academy (Brentwood) (70.7), Ensworth (Nashville) (62), Bell Academy [Montgomery] (Nashville) (59.3)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Whites Creek (-9.4), Hillwood (Nashville) (-5.4), Lipscomb Academy (Nashville) (10)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.8 (35.7 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 31.6
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.8
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #7
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #447
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2017 Projected League Finish: 7th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%