Fairmont (WV)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Polar Bears Colors: Blue/Red Coach: Jared Mileto League: Big Ten (moving from North Central) Playoff Division: AAA Playoff Division Rank: #15 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 2 2010 JV Record: 0-0 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Trevor Malnick 6'0" 215 Senior QB/FS 4.66 Trevor Link 5'6" 165 Senior TB/C 4.70 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Passing Game, Secondary RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 13.2 2010 National Rank: #4700 2010 State Rank: #19 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2011 Starting Power Rating: 9.4 2011 National Rank: #5160 2011 State Rank: #25 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 17.9 Dynasty National Rank: #3030 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.2 Dynasty Record: 37-20 (25-8 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 7-4 2010 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd) 2010 Points For Average: 27.8 2010 Points Against Average: 23.3 2010 Differential: +4.5 2010 Wins: #5040 Byrd [Robert C.] (Clarksburg) (28-21), #7605 Wheeling Park (Wheeling) (53-52), #7720 Elkins (28-21), #8117 North Marion (Farmington) (28-20), #9829 East Fairmont (Fairmont) (39-6), #11162 Buckhannon-Upshur (Buckhannon) (41-14), #13049 Preston (Kingwood) (26-7) 2010 Losses: #1027 Morgantown (45-21), #1484 Capital (Charleston) (35-16), #2555 Bridgeport (21-13), #3538 University (Morgantown) (14-13) 2010 Opponents W-L: 58-61 Recent League Championships: 2009 (North Central) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 3 Streak List: 9/2/11 North Marion (Farmington) (28-7), 9/9/11 Preston (Kingwood) (36-19), 9/16/11 Jefferson (Shenandoah Junction) (42-20) SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 8/26 Byrd [Robert C.] (Clarksburg), 9/2 North Marion (Farmington), 9/9 at Preston (Kingwood), 9/16 Jefferson (Shenandoah Junction), 9/30 University (Morgantown), 10/7 Buckhannon-Upshur (Buckhannon), 10/14 at Elkins, 10/21 at Wheeling Park (Wheeling), 10/28 at Bridgeport, 11/4 at East Fairmont (Fairmont) Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Bridgeport (25.4), University (Morgantown) (13.3), Byrd [Robert C.] (Clarksburg) (12.5) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Preston (Kingwood) (-21.5), Buckhannon-Upshur (Buckhannon) (-13.5), Elkins (-9.2) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.3 (9.2 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.2 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.5 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #39 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7860 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2011 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1% Opener: 8/26 Byrd [Robert C.] (Clarksburg) [projection: 31-28 loss]