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GENERAL
Nickname: Cowboys
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Joseph Schwartz
League: Detroit Public 4
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2009 JV Record: 1-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Joshua Bailey 6'2" 190 Senior QB/OLB
Christian Matlock 5'9" 175 Senior RB/SS
Jimmie Jackson 6'2.5" 225 Senior WR/ILB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Position Experience, Physical OL
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2009 Final Power Rating: -4.7
2009 National Rank: #9300
2009 State Rank: #364
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.8
2010 Starting Power Rating: 0
2010 National Rank: #7796
2010 State Rank: #286
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2009 Rating): -27.5
Dynasty National Rank: #13563
2010 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 28.3
Dynasty Record: 11-51 (8-23 in league)

HISTORICAL
2009 Overall Record: 5-4
2009 League Record/Finish: 2-1 (2nd)
2009 Points For Average: 9.3
2009 Points Against Average: 16.2
2009 Differential: -6.9
2009 Wins: #11007 Pershing (Detroit) (8-6), #11784 Cooley (Detroit) (40-0), #12266 Kettering (Detroit) (12-8), #12664 Southwestern (Detroit) (2-0), #14091 Academy for Business & Tech (Melvindale) (2-0)
2009 Losses: #821 De La Salle Collegiate (Warren) (48-0), #3371 Central (Detroit) (28-8), #6665 Grosse Ile (26-6), #7265 Douglass (Detroit) (30-6)
2009 Opponents W-L: 32-41
Winning Streak Entering 2010 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2010 Schedule: 8/27 vs Grosse Ile, 9/3 vs Crockett Tech (Detroit), 9/10 vs Pershing (Detroit), 9/17 vs Osborn (Detroit), 9/24 vs Finney (Detroit), 10/1 vs Kettering (Detroit), 10/8 vs Southwestern (Detroit), 10/15 vs Ford [Henry] (Detroit), 10/22 vs Douglass [Frederick] (Detroit)
Highest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Crockett Tech (Detroit) (33.7), Grosse Ile (8.8), Douglass [Frederick] (Detroit) (2.7)
Lowest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Finney (Detroit) (-26.5), Southwestern (Detroit) (-22.3), Kettering (Detroit) (-19.5)
2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.9
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.3
2010 vs. 2009 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.6
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #449
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11710
2010 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2010 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2010 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/27 vs Grosse Ile [projection: 28-21 loss]







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