Seymour (TN)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Eagles Colors: Navy/Gold Coach: Jerry Cooper League: 5A Region 2 (moving from 4A Region 1) Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #27 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Isaiah Kitts 6'0" 235 Senior TE/LB Gabe Kitts 5'8" 185 Sophomore RB/LB Tyler Cooper 5'9" 165 Senior QB/DB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: 4 Of Top 5 DBs Return Team Weaknesses: Very Young OL RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 1.3 2016 National Rank: #7064 2016 State Rank: #167 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2 2017 Starting Power Rating: 3.8 2017 National Rank: #6394 2017 State Rank: #151 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 7.9 Dynasty National Rank: #5629 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.1 Dynasty Record: 76-75 (47-41 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 6-5 2016 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (tied for 5th) 2016 Points For Average: 29.9 2016 Points Against Average: 27.4 2016 Differential: +2.5 2016 Wins: #8439 Volunteer (Church Hill) (24-0), #9054 Pigeon Forge (28-9), #9869 King's Academy (Seymour) (42-27), #10011 Cocke County (Newport) (46-26), #10545 Sullivan South (Kingsport) (34-28), #13205 Sullivan Central (Blountville) (60-0) 2016 Losses: #1415 Greeneville (56-0), #3648 Scott (Huntsville) (47-30), #4543 Sullivan East (Bluff City) (43-36), #6429 Grainger (Rutledge) (38-17), #6478 Cherokee (Rogersville) (27-12) 2016 Opponents W-L: 58-62 Recent League Championships: 2008 (3A Region 1), 2003 (3A Region 1) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 1 Streak List: 11/5/16 Cocke County (Newport) (46-26) SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/18 Crockett [David] (Jonesborough), 8/25 at Clinton, 9/1 Carter (Strawberry Plains), 9/8 at Cherokee (Rogersville), 9/15 at Knoxville Central (Knoxville), 9/29 South-Doyle (Knoxville), 10/6 Gibbs (Corryton), 10/12 at Sevier County (Sevierville), 10/20 Karns (Knoxville), 10/27 at Halls (Knoxville) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Knoxville Central (Knoxville) (30.5), South-Doyle (Knoxville) (24), Gibbs (Corryton) (23.3) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Clinton (-9), Karns (Knoxville) (-6.8), Sevier County (Sevierville) (2.5) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.9 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.9 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +10 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #93 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3940 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6 2017 Projected League Finish: 6th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%