GENERAL
Nickname: Owls
Colors: Royal Blue/Scarlet
Coach: Bobby Alston
League: Division II-AAA West
Playoff Division: II-AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #4
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2018 JV Record: 5-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Marcus Henderson 6'5" 300 Senior OL 5.2
Devonte Nelson 5'10" 175 Senior DB 4.5
Hunter Kendall 5'10" 215 Senior RB 4.8
COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Maurice Hampton 6'0" 205 Senior CB
Dorian Hopkins 5'11.5" 225 Senior ILB
Thomas Hayden 6'2" 205 Senior WR
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Solid Returning Group, Lines, RB/DBs
Team Weaknesses: Must Replace Players At QB/LB
RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 46.4
2018 National Rank: #315
2018 State Rank: #3
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.6
2019 Starting Power Rating: 29.1
2019 National Rank: #449
2019 State Rank: #8
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 45.9
Dynasty National Rank: #228
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 16.8
Dynasty Record: 141-49 (44-16 in league)
HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 11-1
2018 League Record/Finish: 3-0 (1st)
2018 Points For Average: 34.3
2018 Points Against Average: 10.1
2018 Differential: +24.2
2018 Wins: #501 Bell Academy [Montgomery] (Nashville) (22-13), #534 McCallie (Chattanooga) (10-7), #1165 South Panola (Batesville, MS) (33-14), #1488 Christian Brothers (Memphis) (37-14), #1905 Haywood (Brownsville) (54-28), #1931 Briarcrest Christian (Eads) (38-0), #2208 Pope John Paul II (Hendersonville) (42-17), #2934 Ridgeway (Memphis) (34-0), #7528 St. Benedict at Auburndale (Cordova) (35-0), #10501 Douglass [Frederick] (Memphis) (57-0), #12218 Kingsbury (Memphis) (44-0)
2018 Losses: #173 Brentwood Academy (Brentwood) (28-6)
2018 Opponents W-L: 89-55
Recent State Championships: 2009 (II-AA), 2008 (II-AA), 2005, 2004
Recent League Championships: 2018, 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 2019 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/23 Ridgeway (Memphis), 8/30 Raleigh-Egypt (Memphis), 9/6 Christian Brothers (Memphis), 9/13 Melrose (Memphis), 9/20 Bell Academy [Montgomery] (Nashville), 9/27 Fairley (Memphis), 10/4 at St. Benedict at Auburndale (Cordova), 10/18 at Pope John Paul II (Hendersonville), 10/25 White Station (Memphis), 11/1 at Briarcrest Christian (Eads)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Bell Academy [Montgomery] (Nashville) (23.3), Christian Brothers (Memphis) (12.5), Pope John Paul II (Hendersonville) (10.9)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Melrose (Memphis) (-38.2), Raleigh-Egypt (Memphis) (-31.1), St. Benedict at Auburndale (Cordova) (-24.5)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.5 (23.5 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.7
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -22.2
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #46
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3238
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0
2019 Projected League Finish: 1st
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 64%