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GENERAL
Nickname: Rams
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Ted Davidson
League: 5A District 3
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Micah Eugene 5'10" 190 Senior DB 4.45 [LSU]
Bakari Hollier 5'10" 185 Senior ATH 4.50 [Memphis]
Nick Smith 6'3" 270 Senior OL [McNeese State]

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 67.3
2010 National Rank: #10
2010 State Rank: #1
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 57.3
2011 National Rank: #44
2011 State Rank: #1
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 51.2
Dynasty National Rank: #56
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.4
Dynasty Record: 54-16 [58-12 on the field] (14-9 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 10-5
2010 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (tied for 2nd)
2010 Points For Average: 39.9
2010 Points Against Average: 14.2
2010 Differential: +25.7
2010 Wins: #89 More [St. Thomas] (Lafayette) (31-0), #91 West Monroe (21-14), #182 St. Paul (Covington) (41-20), #336 Parkview Baptist (Baton Rouge) (28-14), #478 East St. John (Reserve) (56-6), #526 Barbe [Alfred M.] (Lake Charles) (35-14), #1186 Zachary (49-7), #2790 Lafayette (56-33), #3090 Breaux Bridge (63-0), #5328 Comeaux (Lafayette) (42-6)
2010 Losses: #89 More [St. Thomas] (Lafayette) (42-17), #942 Northside (Lafayette) (forfeit), #1668 McDonogh #35 (New Orleans) (forfeit), #2207 LaGrange (Lake Charles) (forfeit), #2458 Sulphur (forfeit)
2010 Opponents W-L: 130-52
Recent State Championships: 2010, 2006
Recent League Championships: 2006 (tied for 1st; 5A District 2), 2005 (tied for 1st; 5A District 2)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 2
Streak List: 9/15/11 New Iberia (35-7), 9/23/11 Houston [Sam] (Lake Charles) (44-0)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/2 Northside (Lafayette), 9/9 at St. Paul (Covington), 9/15 at New Iberia, 9/23 Houston [Sam] (Lake Charles), 9/30 at Sulphur, 10/7 Barbe [Alfred M.] (Lake Charles), 10/14 at Lafayette, 10/21 Carencro (Lafayette), 10/28 at Comeaux [Ovey] (Lafayette)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Barbe [Alfred M.] (Lake Charles) (45.7), St. Paul (Covington) (44.1), New Iberia (36.8)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Comeaux [Ovey] (Lafayette) (10.5), Lafayette (22.4), Sulphur (24.2)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.6 (40.4 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 30.7
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.1
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #7
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #291
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0
2011 Projected League Finish: 1st
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 73%
Opener: 9/2 Northside (Lafayette) [projection: 38-14 win]