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GENERAL
Nickname: Pirates
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Jeff Broyles
League: 4A District 4
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #14

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
James Dighton 5'9" 185 Senior OLB
Zack Stubbs 6'0" 210 Senior DE
Nick Donathan 5'10" 175 Junior RB/S

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: LBs, Defense
Team Weaknesses: OL, DL, Staying Healthy

RATINGS
2009 Final Power Rating: 14.4
2009 National Rank: #4355
2009 State Rank: #84
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.9
2010 Starting Power Rating: 13
2010 National Rank: #4417
2010 State Rank: #90
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2009 Rating): 9.6
Dynasty National Rank: #4640
2010 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.3
Dynasty Record: 41-34-1 (27-22 in league)

HISTORICAL
2009 Overall Record: 8-3
2009 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 3rd)
2009 Points For Average: 20.7
2009 Points Against Average: 18.5
2009 Differential: +2.2
2009 Wins: #2226 Wagoner (15-14), #4802 Hilldale (Muskogee) (20-12), #5968 Muldrow (28-20), #6792 Fort Gibson (21-14), #6861 Mena (AR) (31-3), #8605 Webster (Tulsa) (24-6), #8700 Idabel (27-8), #10743 Spiro (42-0)
2009 Losses: #1734 Sallisaw (49-7), #1979 Broken Bow (42-6), #2616 Oologah (35-7)
2009 Opponents W-L: 58-61
Recent League Championships: 2006 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2010 Season: 1
Streak List: 11/5/10 Muldrow (26-25)

SCHEDULE
2010 Schedule: 9/3 at Checotah, 9/10 Idabel, 9/17 at Gravette (AR), 9/24 at Hilldale (Muskogee), 10/1 Webster [Daniel] (Tulsa), 10/8 at Stilwell, 10/15 Sallisaw, 10/21 at Broken Bow, 10/29 Fort Gibson, 11/5 Muldrow
Highest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Broken Bow (35.9), Sallisaw (30.3), Checotah (16.8)
Lowest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Idabel (-2.5), Webster [Daniel] (Tulsa) (-2), Fort Gibson (2.6)
2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.9 (11.7 overall)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.8
2010 vs. 2009 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.9
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #83
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3898
2010 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2010 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2010 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 9/3 at Checotah [projection: 19-14 loss]







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