Austin (Decatur, AL) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Black Bears Colors: Burnt Orange/Black Coach: Jeremy Perkins League: 7A Region 4 Playoff Division: 7A Playoff Division Rank: #14 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 2 2023 JV Record: 5-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS J.L. Davis 6'1" 190 Senior QB 4.7 Gavin Fuqua 5'10" 170 Senior RB 4.5 Josiah Flood 6'4" 305 Senior OL 5.2 COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION Achilles Woods 6'4" 250 Senior Edge ![]() STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Offensive Experience, K Is Back, Some Key Defensive Players Return Team Weaknesses: Defensive Youth/Inexperience RATINGS 2023 Final Power Rating: 30 2023 National Rank: #1206 2023 State Rank: #30 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.7 2024 Starting Power Rating: 19.4 2024 National Rank: #1086 2024 State Rank: #32 5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): 26.5 5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #1236 2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.1 5-Year Dynasty Record: 34-20 (24-11 in league) Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 27.4 Dynasty National Rank: #1519 2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8 Dynasty Record: 125-105 [124-106 on the field] (86-57 in league) HISTORICAL 2023 Overall Record: 8-3 2023 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 2nd) 2023 Points For Average: 34.3 2023 Points Against Average: 16.4 2023 Differential: +17.9 2023 Wins: #1338 Hartselle (28-17), #2078 Clemens [James] (Madison) (28-7), #2968 Jones [Bob] (Madison) (49-22), #3571 Huntsville (52-25), #3772 Gardendale (38-7), #5158 Decatur (35-3), #6855 Grissom [Virgil I.] (Huntsville) (49-7), #8884 Albertville (56-13) 2023 Losses: #278 Vestavia Hills (38-17), #2540 Florence (20-7), #3703 Sparkman (Harvest) (21-18) 2023 Opponents W-L: 54-64 Recent League Championships: 2022 (tied for 1st), 2020 (tied for 1st), 2017 (6A Region 8), 2016 (tied for 1st; 6A Region 8) Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none SCHEDULE 2024 Schedule: 8/23 at Hartselle, 8/30 Decatur, 9/6 at Sparkman (Harvest), 9/13 at Florence, 9/20 at Albertville, 10/4 at Huntsville, 10/11 at Jones [Bob] (Madison), 10/18 at Clemens [James] (Madison), 10/25 Grissom [Virgil I.] (Huntsville), 10/31 Muscle Shoals Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Muscle Shoals (38.3), Hartselle (20), Clemens [James] (Madison) (6.6) Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Albertville (-30.8), Grissom [Virgil I.] (Huntsville) (-24.8), Decatur (-8.6) 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.2 (16.2 overall) 2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.3 2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison: -12.9 2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #69 2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2003 2024 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2024 Projected League Finish: 1st 2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2% |