Meigs County (Decatur, TN)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Black/Orange
Coach: Jason Fitzgerald
League: 2A Region 2
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 11
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Aaron Swafford 6'0" 195 Junior QB/DB 4.65
Martin Smith 5'11" 205 Senior RB 4.6
Luke Hair 5'10" 240 Senior LB/OL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Depth

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 8.7
2017 National Rank: #4941
2017 State Rank: #105
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +11.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: 4.6
2018 National Rank: #2795
2018 State Rank: #56
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): -1.2
Dynasty National Rank: #9659
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.8
Dynasty Record: 80-80 (43-45 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 12-1
2017 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2017 Points For Average: 36.2
2017 Points Against Average: 9.8
2017 Differential: +26.4
2017 Wins: #6572 Rockwood (48-21), #6798 Sequatchie County (Dunlap) (24-7), #7447 Happy Valley (Elizabethton) (38-6), #8777 Sweetwater (19-14), #9162 Oneida (28-6), #10742 Polk County (Benton) (36-8), #10773 Cumberland Gap (42-6), #11717 Hixson (42-15), #12293 South Greene (Greeneville) (46-7), #12635 Cumberland County (Crossville) (41-20), #12985 Wartburg Central (Wartburg) (60-8), #13175 McMinn Central (Englewood) (39-0)
2017 Losses: #6572 Rockwood (9-8)
2017 Opponents W-L: 62-85
Recent League Championships: 2017, 2006 (3A Region 3)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/16 vs Sweetwater, 8/24 vs Hixson, 8/31 at Cumberland Gap, 9/7 at Sequatchie County (Dunlap), 9/14 vs Rockwood, 9/21 at McMinn Central (Englewood), 9/28 Cumberland County (Crossville), 10/12 Oneida, 10/19 vs Polk County (Benton), 10/26 at Wartburg Central (Wartburg)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Rockwood (-13.5), Sequatchie County (Dunlap) (-15.1), Oneida (-22.2)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: McMinn Central (Englewood) (-56.4), Cumberland County (Crossville) (-45.8), Wartburg Central (Wartburg) (-43.4)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -15.8 (-10.3 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -32.9
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -17.1
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #289
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12012
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 82%