Memphis University (Memphis, TN) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Owls Colors: Royal Blue/Scarlet Coach: Bobby Alston League: Division II-AAA West Playoff Division: II-AAA Playoff Division Rank: #9 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2017 JV Record: 4-1-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Maurice Hampton 6'0" 200 Senior WR/DB 4.4 Dorian Hopkins 6'0" 220 Senior LB 4.6 Marcus Henderson 6'5" 305 Junior OL 5.3 ADDITIONAL D1 PROSPECT Thomas Hayden 6'2" 205 Senior WR STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: LBs, DBs, WRs Team Weaknesses: DL RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 26.2 2017 National Rank: #1941 2017 State Rank: #39 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5 Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2.6 2018 Starting Power Rating: 15.2 2018 National Rank: #1458 2018 State Rank: #31 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 45.9 Dynasty National Rank: #243 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 30.7 Dynasty Record: 130-48 (41-16 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 6-6 2017 League Record/Finish: 1-2 (3rd) 2017 Points For Average: 28.3 2017 Points Against Average: 17.8 2017 Differential: +10.5 2017 Wins: #2195 Haywood (Brownsville) (33-14), #5482 Ridgeway (Memphis) (37-16), #6116 St. Benedict at Auburndale (Cordova) (45-0), #6116 St. Benedict at Auburndale (Cordova) (49-0), #7931 Douglass [Frederick] (Memphis) (42-7), #13323 Kingsbury (Memphis) (46-6) 2017 Losses: #45 Brentwood Academy (Brentwood) (43-7), #358 Bell Academy [Montgomery] (Nashville) (28-21), #508 Christian Brothers (Memphis) (17-6), #760 South Panola (Batesville, MS) (34-10), #1388 Briarcrest Christian (Eads) (28-24), #2000 Seminole Ridge (Loxahatchee, FL) (20-19) 2017 Opponents W-L: 95-46 Recent State Championships: 2009 (II-AA), 2008 (II-AA), 2005, 2004 Recent League Championships: 2016 (Division II-AA), 2012 (Division II AA - West), 2011 (Division II AA - West), 2009 (Division II AA - West), 2008 (Division II AA - West) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/17 Ridgeway (Memphis), 8/24 Kingsbury (Memphis), 9/7 at Bell Academy [Montgomery] (Nashville), 9/14 South Panola (Batesville, MS), 9/21 at Haywood (Brownsville), 9/28 St. Benedict at Auburndale (Cordova), 10/12 Briarcrest Christian (Eads), 10/19 Douglass [Frederick] (Memphis), 10/26 at Christian Brothers (Memphis) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Christian Brothers (Memphis) (34.9), Briarcrest Christian (Eads) (29.8), Bell Academy [Montgomery] (Nashville) (27.2) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Kingsbury (Memphis) (-50.3), Douglass [Frederick] (Memphis) (-23.7), St. Benedict at Auburndale (Cordova) (-10.6) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22 (26.9 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.1 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -19.9 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #35 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2076 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3 2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |