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GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Moses Ware
League: DCIAA - Eastern
Playoff Division: none

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Jamar Lewter 6'7" 265 Senior OL 5.0 [Marshall]
Lamonte Clark 6'3" 285 Senior DT [Kansas State]
Delonte Edwards 5'10" 165 Senior QB

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 25.6
2010 National Rank: #2232
2010 State Rank: #5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.9
2011 Starting Power Rating: 18.7
2011 National Rank: #3117
2011 State Rank: #6
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 15.8
Dynasty National Rank: #3526
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.3
Dynasty Record: 38-16 [39-15 on the field] (22-3 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 8-2
2010 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2010 Points For Average: 35.1
2010 Points Against Average: 7.3
2010 Differential: +27.8
2010 Wins: #3926 Dunbar [Paul Laurence] (Washington) (18-7), #4687 Dominion (Sterling, VA) (36-7), #6184 McKinley Tech (Washington) (31-12), #7536 Coolidge [Calvin] (Washington) (27-6), #10439 Roosevelt [Theodore] (Washington) (38-0), #11874 Spingarn (Washington) (48-12), #12938 Anacostia (Washington) (42-0), #14166 Eastern (Washington) (56-0)
2010 Losses: #3075 Woodson [Howard D.] (Washington) (22-20), #3921 Dunbar [Paul Laurence] (Washington) (forfeit)
2010 Opponents W-L: 47-59
Recent State Championships: 2006 (DC)
Recent League Championships: 2009, 2006, 2003 (DCIAA Eastern)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/26 at Roosevelt [Theodore] (Washington), 9/16 Coolidge [Calvin] (Washington), 9/23 vs St. Frances Academy (Baltimore, MD), 9/30 vs Dunbar [Paul Laurence] (Washington), 10/7 Anacostia (Washington), 10/14 at Spingarn (Washington), 10/21 at Woodson [Howard D.] (Washington), 10/28 McKinley Tech (Washington)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Woodson [Howard D.] (Washington) (16.7), Dunbar [Paul Laurence] (Washington) (12.1), McKinley Tech (Washington) (5.6)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Anacostia (Washington) (-24.1), St. Frances Academy (Baltimore, MD) (-21.1), Spingarn (Washington) (-12.6)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.7 (0.5 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.9
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.8
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #12
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8867
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1
2011 Projected League Finish: 1st
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 42%
Opener: 8/26 at Roosevelt [Theodore] (Washington) [projection: 31-6 win]



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