Chattanooga Christian (Chattanooga, TN)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Chargers
Colors: Navy/Gold
Coach: Mark Mariakis
League: Division II-AA East
Playoff Division: II-AA
Playoff Division Rank: #8

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2017 JV Record: 6-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Mondo Ellison 6'1.5" 205 Senior TB/OLB 4.62
Jacob Hall 6'1" 175 Senior DE 4.77
Griff Wheeler 5'9" 200 Senior OL/DL 5.1

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Offensive Experience, Most OL Return, Chemistry/Leadership
Team Weaknesses: Defensive Inexperience, Lost Top 3 Tacklers

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 0.2
2017 National Rank: #6834
2017 State Rank: #150
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -10.8
2018 National Rank: #5731
2018 State Rank: #124
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): -6.1
Dynasty National Rank: #10930
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.7
Dynasty Record: 35-59 (12-31 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 5-6
2017 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (4th)
2017 Points For Average: 22.7
2017 Points Against Average: 29
2017 Differential: -6.3
2017 Wins: #9010 Christian Academy of Knoxville (Knoxville) (34-10), #9464 Howard Tech (Chattanooga) (27-6), #9952 Boyd-Buchanan (Chattanooga) (21-17), #12084 Silverdale Academy (Chattanooga) (48-19), #13079 Lookout Valley (Chattanooga) (41-6)
2017 Losses: #444 McCallie (Chattanooga) (55-0), #1423 Baylor (Chattanooga) (42-8), #1874 Notre Dame (Chattanooga) (39-15), #3475 Webb (Knoxville) (42-21), #3475 Webb (Knoxville) (42-21), #3852 Grace Christian Academy (Knoxville) (41-14)
2017 Opponents W-L: 59-64
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/17 McCallie (Chattanooga), 8/24 at Howard Tech (Chattanooga), 8/31 Silverdale Academy (Chattanooga), 9/7 at Lookout Valley (Chattanooga), 9/14 Christian Academy of Knoxville (Knoxville), 9/21 at Baylor (Chattanooga), 9/28 Boyd-Buchanan (Chattanooga), 10/12 at Webb (Knoxville), 10/19 Notre Dame (Chattanooga), 10/26 at Grace Christian Academy (Knoxville)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: McCallie (Chattanooga) (31.2), Notre Dame (Chattanooga) (18.9), Baylor (Chattanooga) (15.8)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Lookout Valley (Chattanooga) (-50), Silverdale Academy (Chattanooga) (-39.2), Howard Tech (Chattanooga) (-28)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.5 (10 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.7
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -13.2
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #90
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5004
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2018 Projected League Finish: 4th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%