Floyd County (Floyd, VA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Buffaloes Colors: Black/Gold Coach: Winfred Beale League: Three Rivers Playoff Division: 2A Playoff Division Rank: #25 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 2017 JV Record: 8-0 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Presley Yates 6'0" 195 Senior RB/OLB 4.6 Jared Nichols 5'9" 150 Sophomore QB/S 4.6 Braden Chaffin 5'8" 160 Junior RB/OLB 4.5 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Power Running Game, RB Depth, Have Returning 1000-Yard Rusher Team Weaknesses: Inexperience RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 2.6 2017 National Rank: #6290 2017 State Rank: #146 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -20.4 2018 National Rank: #7982 2018 State Rank: #199 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): -0.4 Dynasty National Rank: #9427 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 20 Dynasty Record: 82-79 (37-38 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 9-3 2017 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd) 2017 Points For Average: 24.3 2017 Points Against Average: 12.2 2017 Differential: +12.1 2017 Wins: #7319 Gretna (35-12), #7906 Fort Chiswell (Max Meadows) (21-14), #9965 Alleghany (Covington) (22-7), #10279 Radford (29-16), #10631 Christiansburg (18-0), #11756 Carroll County (Hillsville) (28-0), #12372 James River (Buchanan) (45-0), #12624 Auburn (Riner) (21-0), #13475 Patrick County (Stuart) (48-0) 2017 Losses: #2956 Glenvar (Salem) (35-7), #2956 Glenvar (Salem) (24-0), #3796 Giles (Pearisburg) (38-17) 2017 Opponents W-L: 62-70 Recent League Championships: 2008 (Three Rivers A) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 at Christiansburg, 8/31 Patrick County (Stuart), 9/7 Auburn (Riner), 9/13 at Fort Chiswell (Max Meadows), 9/21 at Giles (Pearisburg), 9/28 Carroll County (Hillsville), 10/5 at Radford, 10/12 Glenvar (Salem), 10/26 at James River (Buchanan), 11/2 Alleghany (Covington) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Glenvar (Salem) (2.3), Fort Chiswell (Max Meadows) (-13.5), Giles (Pearisburg) (-14.8) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Patrick County (Stuart) (-53.8), Carroll County (Hillsville) (-41.7), Auburn (Riner) (-41.6) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.4 (-2.9 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -30.1 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18.7 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #273 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11353 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3 2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%