Claiborne (New Tazewell, TN)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Navy/Silver/White
Coach: Nathan Medlin
League: 3A Region 1
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #34

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2017 JV Record: 4-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Matt Cupp 6'2" 260 Senior DL 5.0
Bryce Laws 5'10" 190 Senior RB 4.6
Eli Stone 6'0" 170 Sophomore QB 5.1

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 12 Starters Return, Experience, Only Lost 2 Skill Position Players To Graduation
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: -19.9
2017 National Rank: #11062
2017 State Rank: #256
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -32.9
2018 National Rank: #10504
2018 State Rank: #248
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): -11.7
Dynasty National Rank: #12199
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 21.2
Dynasty Record: 58-95 (23-59 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 5-6
2017 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th)
2017 Points For Average: 18.5
2017 Points Against Average: 24.1
2017 Differential: -5.6
2017 Wins: #10092 Oliver Springs (12-10), #11502 Chuckey-Doak (Afton) (36-17), #11835 Middlesboro (KY) (32-15), #12832 Union County (Maynardville) (42-17), #14333 North Greene (Greeneville) (55-14)
2017 Losses: #728 Alcoa (55-0), #5453 Johnson County (Mountain City) (34-0), #9162 Oneida (35-0), #9974 West Greene (Mosheim) (21-6), #10773 Cumberland Gap (26-20), #10923 Unicoi County (Erwin) (21-0)
2017 Opponents W-L: 63-62
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/17 Oneida, 8/24 at Middlesboro (KY), 8/30 at West Greene (Mosheim), 9/7 vs Union County (Maynardville), 9/14 Unicoi County (Erwin), 9/21 at Oliver Springs, 9/28 Johnson County (Mountain City), 10/12 at Chuckey-Doak (Afton), 10/19 Cumberland Gap, 10/26 at North Greene (Greeneville)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Johnson County (Mountain City) (-15.3), Oneida (-22.2), Oliver Springs (-22.5)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: North Greene (Greeneville) (-83.1), Middlesboro (KY) (-45.1), Chuckey-Doak (Afton) (-42.5)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -18.2 (-5.6 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -36.3
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18.1
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #307
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12680
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%