GENERAL
Nickname: Fighting Irish
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Steve Matthews
League: Division II-AAA East (moving from 5A Region 4)
Playoff Division: II-AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #3
D1 PROSPECTS
Tyler Baron 6'5" 250 Senior SDE
Bryn Tucker 6'5" 305 Senior OG
Cooper Mays 6'2.5" 275 Senior OC
Chancellor Bright 6'1" 180 Senior WR
Jack Jancek 6'5" 185 Senior QB
Stiles Moore 6'3" 255 Senior WDE
Cody Duncan 6'1" 215 Senior ILB
COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Raynoch Thompson 6'0" 180 Senior WR
RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 29.8
2018 National Rank: #1354
2018 State Rank: #20
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +11.7
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +6
2019 Starting Power Rating: 32.1
2019 National Rank: #350
2019 State Rank: #6
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 37.5
Dynasty National Rank: #656
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.4
Dynasty Record: 155-47 (63-19 in league)
HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 9-4
2018 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (tied for 1st)
2018 Points For Average: 29.5
2018 Points Against Average: 21.1
2018 Differential: +8.4
2018 Wins: #1216 Fulton (Knoxville) (28-25), #1784 Oak Ridge (42-40), #2549 Baylor (Chattanooga) (35-16), #3516 West (Knoxville) (34-28), #4076 Cleveland (35-28), #6350 Rhea County (Evensville) (30-12), #7087 Lenoir City (42-0), #11380 Walker Valley (Cleveland) (49-7), #12567 West Greene (Mosheim) (49-6)
2018 Losses: #173 Brentwood Academy (Brentwood) (40-3), #509 Maryville (31-10), #729 Knoxville Central (Knoxville) (24-19), #5126 Soddy Daisy (17-7)
2018 Opponents W-L: 86-65
Recent State Championships: 2017 (5A), 2015 (4A), 2008 (3A)
Recent League Championships: 2018 (tied for 1st; 5A Region 4), 2017 (5A Region 4), 2016 (4A Region 2), 2009 (5A District 4), 2008 (3A Region 2), 2007 (3A Region 2), 2006 (3A Region 2), 2005 (3A Region 2), 2004 (Division II AA), 2003 (Division II AA)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/23 Chuckey-Doak (Afton), 8/31 vs Highlands (Fort Thomas, KY), 9/6 at Ensworth (Nashville), 9/20 at McCallie (Chattanooga), 9/27 Science Hill (Johnson City), 10/3 Brentwood Academy (Brentwood), 10/11 West Greene (Mosheim), 10/18 at Baylor (Chattanooga), 10/25 at Brentwood, 11/1 Father Ryan (Nashville)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Brentwood Academy (Brentwood) (50.5), McCallie (Chattanooga) (36.6), Highlands (Fort Thomas, KY) (17.8)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: West Greene (Mosheim) (-54.7), Chuckey-Doak (Afton) (-43.5), Science Hill (Johnson City) (7)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.3 (17.2 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.5
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.8
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #14
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1171
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2019 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%
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