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GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Purple/White
Coach: Antonio Nelson
League: 6A Region 4
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank*: #31

D1 PROSPECT
Emanuel Ruffin 6'4" 290 Senior DL

RATINGS
2024 Final Power Rating: 11.7
2024 National Rank: #3068
2024 State Rank: #90
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +2.6
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: +3.2
2025 Starting Power Rating*: 2.6
2025 National Rank*: #2770
2025 State Rank*: #81
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): -1.9
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #5826
2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: better by 4.5
5-Year Dynasty Record: 15-35 [14-36 on the field] (9-22 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): 18.4
Dynasty National Rank: #2977
2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 15.8
Dynasty Record: 126-112 [125-113 on the field] (77-67 in league)

HISTORICAL
2024 Overall Record: 7-4
2024 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (4th)
2024 Points For Average: 20.1
2024 Points Against Average: 15.6
2024 Differential: +4.5
2024 Wins: #2834 Wenonah (Birmingham) (10-7), #3528 Central (Tuscaloosa) (24-0), #4066 Center Point (Birmingham) (19-16), #6527 Woodlawn (Birmingham) (16-0), #7218 Jackson-Olin (Birmingham) (40-8), #7419 Bryant [Paul] (Cottondale) (27-10), #10374 Brookwood (57-6)
2024 Losses: #655 Pike Road (37-7), #1135 Hueytown (34-14), #1428 McAdory (McCalla) (37-0), #3267 Northridge (Tuscaloosa) (17-7)
2024 Opponents W-L: 54-68
Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st; 6A Region 5), 2007 (5A Region 4)
Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2025 Schedule: 8/22 at Center Point (Birmingham), 8/29 Woodlawn (Birmingham), 9/5 at Brookwood, 9/12 Central (Tuscaloosa), 9/19 Hueytown, 10/3 at Bryant [Paul] (Cottondale), 10/17 Northridge (Tuscaloosa), 10/24 at McAdory (McCalla), 10/30 Wenonah (Birmingham)
Highest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Hueytown (22.1), McAdory (McCalla) (12.3), Central (Tuscaloosa) (1.3)
Lowest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Brookwood (-39.5), Bryant [Paul] (Cottondale) (-28.1), Woodlawn (Birmingham) (-15.5)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.6 (9.4 overall)
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -6.8
2025 vs. 2024 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -13.4
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #70
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #614
2025 Projected Regular Season Record*: 6-3
2025 Projected League Finish*: 3rd
2025 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: 1%



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