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GENERAL
Nickname: Airedales
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Todd Dilbeck
League: 5A West
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #5

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Brady Bradley 5'11" 180 Senior QB/SS
Gage Jensen 6'1" 160 Junior FS/QB
Matt Woosley 5'9" 155 Senior CB

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Isaac McCoy 5'11" 180 Senior WR 4.4 [Oklahoma State]
Jason Hensley 6'2" 210 Senior LB 4.60 [Kansas]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: QB, Secondary
Team Weaknesses: Young LBs

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 18.5
2010 National Rank: #3546
2010 State Rank: #31
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 14.8
2011 National Rank: #3918
2011 State Rank: #30
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 18.9
Dynasty National Rank: #2815
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.8
Dynasty Record: 25-28-1 (19-16 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 8-4
2010 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 2nd)
2010 Points For Average: 26.8
2010 Points Against Average: 23.7
2010 Differential: +3.1
2010 Wins: #3849 Sallisaw (OK) (27-24), #4490 Vilonia (28-19), #5458 Siloam Springs (34-10), #6407 Beebe (34-14), #6716 Harrison (39-0), #7609 Russellville (25-16), #8695 Morrilton (35-21), #10506 Huntsville (28-14)
2010 Losses: #724 Greenwood (52-21), #1716 Fairview (Camden) (28-21), #2717 Van Buren (38-7), #3195 Greenbrier (48-23)
2010 Opponents W-L: 76-59
Recent League Championships: 2004 (AAAA West)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 4
Streak List: 9/23/11 Morrilton (32-27), 9/30/11 Vilonia (27-13), 10/7/11 Harrison (27-6), 10/14/11 Huntsville (42-8)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/2 at Van Buren, 9/9 Sallisaw (OK), 9/16 at Russellville, 9/23 Morrilton, 9/30 at Vilonia, 10/7 at Harrison, 10/14 Huntsville, 10/21 Greenbrier, 10/28 at Siloam Springs, 11/4 Greenwood
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Greenwood (34.9), Greenbrier (22.7), Van Buren (20.8)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Huntsville (-17.1), Morrilton (-4.9), Russellville (-0.4)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.9 (13.4 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.4
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.5
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #31
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4700
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2011 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 9/2 at Van Buren [projection: 31-22 loss]