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GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Scarlet/Silver
Coach: Luke Salmons
League: Mountain State
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank*: #5
COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Curtis Jones 6'1" 205 Senior LB
Cannon Lewis 6'2" 210 Senior LB
Michael Lunsford 6'2" 250 Senior DL
RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: 27.8
2023 National Rank: #1415
2023 State Rank: #5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -2.1
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: -4.1
2024 Starting Power Rating*: 10.5
2024 National Rank*: #1843
2024 State Rank*: #9
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): 31
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #861
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 20.5
5-Year Dynasty Record: 45-9 (31-5 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 27.4
Dynasty National Rank: #1519
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 16.9
Dynasty Record: 164-76 (128-53 in league)
HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 10-2
2023 League Record/Finish: 7-1 (2nd)
2023 Points For Average: 44.7
2023 Points Against Average: 17.1
2023 Differential: +27.6
2023 Wins: #731 Huntington (31-21), #1383 Ironton (OH) (34-21), #2660 Parkersburg (42-16), #3231 Washington [George] (Charleston) (49-21), #3561 Spring Valley (Huntington) (28-20), #4808 Musselman (Inwood) (64-14), #4808 Musselman (Inwood) (42-14), #7715 Capital (Charleston) (66-6), #9251 Riverside (Belle) (56-0), #12027 South Charleston (75-0)
2023 Losses: #1372 Bridgeport (41-21), #2922 Hurricane (31-28)
2023 Opponents W-L: 73-63
Recent League Championships: 2019, 2015, 2012, 2003 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 9/7 Ironton (OH), 9/13 at Washington [George] (Charleston), 9/20 Spring Valley (Huntington), 9/27 at Hurricane, 10/4 Huntington, 10/11 at Musselman (Inwood), 10/18 Parkersburg, 10/25 at South Charleston, 11/1 Capital (Charleston), 11/8 Riverside (Belle)
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Huntington (23.3), Hurricane (21.5), Ironton (OH) (20.5)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: South Charleston (-52.3), Riverside (Belle) (-26.7), Capital (Charleston) (-25)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11 (8.8 overall)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -4.8
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -15.8
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #4
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #1772
2024 Projected Regular Season Record*: 7-4
2024 Projected League Finish*: 4th
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%
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