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GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Derek Simmons
League: 2A-1 Region III District 9 (moving from 2A-1 Region III District 11)
Playoff Division: 2A-1
Playoff Division Rank*: #64

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2019 JV Record: 6-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Landon Liles 6'4" 260 Senior OL/DL 5.2
Vincent Peters 6'0" 290 Senior OL/DL 5.4
Jackson Lee 6'4" 245 Junior OL/DL 5.2

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Lines
Team Weaknesses: Skill Position Inexperience

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: -14.9
2019 National Rank: #9798
2019 State Rank: #983
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +2.5
2020 Starting Power Rating*: -23
2020 National Rank*: #9238
2020 State Rank*: #956
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 5.8
Dynasty National Rank: #7260
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 28.8
Dynasty Record: 82-98 [81-99 on the field] (41-56 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 3-7
2019 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (tied for 5th)
2019 Points For Average: 16
2019 Points Against Average: 36.8
2019 Differential: -20.8
2019 Wins: #3363 Harleton (29-21), #10089 Beckville (28-24), #11582 Hawkins (22-20)
2019 Losses: #2561 Joaquin (60-15), #2604 Hooks (40-18), #4352 De Kalb (57-14), #4480 Garrison (48-14), #5253 Tenaha (39-6), #6639 Timpson (35-0), #10352 Clarksville (24-14)
2019 Opponents W-L: 59-52
Recent League Championships: 2003 (tied for 1st; 2A Region III District 18)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 8/28 at Queen City, 9/4 Clarksville, 9/11 De Kalb, 9/25 Hawkins, 10/1 at Union Grove (Gladewater), 10/16 Beckville, 10/23 at Big Sandy, 10/30 Frankston, 11/6 at Carlisle (Price)
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Carlisle (Price) (-0.3), De Kalb (-5.4), Frankston (-16.2)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Clarksville (-39.1), Hawkins (-35.9), Queen City (-25.6)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -21.3
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -23.3
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #1044
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #8564
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 4-5
2020 Projected League Finish*: 4th
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%




*temporary; not finalized until August 6th






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