| Murphy (NC) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Black/Vegas Gold Coach: David Gentry League: 1A Smoky Mountain Playoff Division: 1A Playoff Division Rank: #2 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2018 JV Record: 6-0 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Jausef Mughanbil 6'5" 300 Junior T Dallas Rayburn 5'11" 250 Junior DE 5.0 Ray Rayburn 5'11" 170 Junior MLB 4.7 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: OL Team Weaknesses: QB/RB Inexperience RATINGS 2018 Final Power Rating: 27.4 2018 National Rank: #1579 2018 State Rank: #43 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5 Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2.6 2019 Starting Power Rating: 11.1 2019 National Rank: #1697 2019 State Rank: #55 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 16.5 Dynasty National Rank: #4219 2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.4 Dynasty Record: 167-61 (79-17 in league) HISTORICAL 2018 Overall Record: 13-1 2018 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st) 2018 Points For Average: 41.6 2018 Points Against Average: 14.1 2018 Differential: +27.5 2018 Wins: #3226 Mitchell (Bakersville) (33-29), #3578 Pamlico County (Bayboro) (60-27), #4270 Franklin (35-14), #4408 Robbinsville (28-6), #4408 Robbinsville (27-14), #7171 Swain County (Bryson City) (49-7), #7438 Cherokee (49-28), #7879 Alleghany (Sparta) (55-7), #10826 Rosman (71-22), #12003 Andrews (42-8), #12637 Hayesville (49-7), #12851 Central Davidson (Lexington) (35-14), #14238 North Georgia (Canton, GA) (42-0) 2018 Losses: #2470 Pisgah (Canton) (15-8) 2018 Opponents W-L: 91-85 Recent State Championships: 2018, 2016, 2013, 2011 Recent League Championships: 2018, 2017 (tied for 1st), 2016, 2010, 2009 (tied for 1st), 2008 (Smoky Mountain), 2005 (Smoky Mountain) Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: 13 Streak List: 8/24/18 Franklin (35-14), 8/31/18 Central Davidson (Lexington) (35-14), 9/7/18 North Georgia (Canton, GA) (42-0), 9/21/18 Robbinsville (27-14), 9/28/18 Andrews (42-8), 10/12/18 Hayesville (49-7), 10/19/18 Swain County (Bryson City) (49-7), 10/25/18 Rosman (71-22), 11/2/18 Cherokee (49-28), 11/23/18 Alleghany (Sparta) (55-7), 11/30/18 Mitchell (Bakersville) (33-29), 12/7/18 Robbinsville (28-6), 12/15/18 Pamlico County (Bayboro) (60-27) SCHEDULE 2019 Schedule: 8/23 Pisgah (Canton), 8/30 at Franklin, 9/6 at Georgia Force (Sugar Hill, GA), 9/13 Christ (Arden), 9/20 Life Christian Academy (Forest Park, GA), 9/27 at Andrews, 10/11 Hayesville, 10/18 at Swain County (Bryson City), 10/25 Rosman, 11/1 at Cherokee, 11/8 Robbinsville Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Christ (Arden) (26.6), Pisgah (Canton) (0.9), Swain County (Bryson City) (-8.8) Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Hayesville (-48.4), Rosman (-46.4), Andrews (-38.6) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13.8 (-3.6 overall) 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -17.2 2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.4 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #226 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6631 2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-1 2019 Projected League Finish: 1st 2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 8% |