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GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Purple/Gold/Maroon/White
Coach: Shepherd Skanes
League: 4A Region 4 (moving from 5A Region 5)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #15

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Eric Handley 6'2" 180 Senior QB

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: 2.7
2023 National Rank: #4954
2023 State Rank: #143
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -36.4
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -2.6
2024 Starting Power Rating: -15
2024 National Rank: #5130
2024 State Rank: #146
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): 4.6
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #4648
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 17.5
5-Year Dynasty Record: 22-32 (18-17 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 15.1
Dynasty National Rank: #3918
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 28
Dynasty Record: 132-101 [131-102 on the field] (91-55 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 4-7
2023 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (4th)
2023 Points For Average: 26.5
2023 Points Against Average: 37.7
2023 Differential: -11.2
2023 Wins: #4049 Wenonah (Birmingham) (31-27), #6903 Carver [George Washington] (Birmingham) (70-52), #7591 Jasper (34-26), #9148 Hayden (41-12)
2023 Losses: #547 Parker [A. H.] (Birmingham) (55-0), #609 Ramsay (Birmingham) (28-15), #1409 Pleasant Grove (48-13), #2592 Carroll Catholic [John] (Birmingham) (45-28), #3163 Center Point (Birmingham) (42-20), #3285 Russellville (38-21), #3650 Shades Valley (Birmingham) (42-19)
2023 Opponents W-L: 77-49
Recent League Championships: 2005 (5A Region 5), 2004 (5A Region 5)
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/23 LeFlore [John L.] (Mobile), 9/6 Pleasant Grove, 9/13 at Tarrant (Birmingham), 9/20 at American Christian Academy (Tuscaloosa), 9/27 at Selma, 10/4 Holt, 10/11 at West Blocton, 10/18 Bibb County (Centreville), 10/24 Oak Grove (Bessemer), 11/1 Huffman (Birmingham)
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Pleasant Grove (18.4), Bibb County (Centreville) (5.7), American Christian Academy (Tuscaloosa) (-5.4)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Tarrant (Birmingham) (-53.4), Holt (-52.6), Huffman (Birmingham) (-36.7)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.3 (12.3 overall)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -22.2
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison: -36.5
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #175
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6803
2024 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2024 Projected League Finish: 4th
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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