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GENERAL
Nickname: Falcons
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Tim Flossie
League: Akron City
Playoff Division: II
Playoff Division Rank: #45

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2010 JV Record: 6-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Stefan Willis 6'0" 170 Senior FS 4.50
Larry Boyer 6'2" 230 Senior G 4.80
Kevin Gladney 6'4" 175 Junior WR 4.50

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Tommy Brown 6'5" 320 Senior OL 5.1 [Ohio State]
Cody Grice 6'0" 245 Senior RB [Akron]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Team Speed
Team Weaknesses: Youth

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 21.2
2010 National Rank: #3008
2010 State Rank: #179
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 15.8
2011 National Rank: #3708
2011 State Rank: #221
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 7.3
Dynasty National Rank: #5859
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.9
Dynasty Record: 21-30 (17-12 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 6-4
2010 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2010 Points For Average: 35.4
2010 Points Against Average: 18
2010 Differential: +17.4
2010 Wins: #4473 Northwest (Canal Fulton) (44-19), #7178 Garfield (Akron) (31-6), #7251 Ellet (Akron) (45-6), #9815 East (Akron) (34-0), #12165 Kenmore (Akron) (72-0), #13775 North (Akron) (63-0)
2010 Losses: #357 Buchtel (Akron) (38-25), #734 Washington (Massillon) (42-10), #783 Twinsburg (31-7), #2444 Roosevelt [Theodore] (Kent) (38-23)
2010 Opponents W-L: 53-56
Recent League Championships: 2007
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/25 at GlenOak (Canton), 9/2 at Copley, 9/9 at Stow-Munroe Falls (Stow), 9/17 at Kenmore (Akron), 9/23 at Washington (Massillon), 10/7 Ellet (Akron), 10/15 at North (Akron), 10/21 Garfield (Akron), 10/28 at Buchtel (Akron)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Buchtel (Akron) (50.2), Washington (Massillon) (34.5), GlenOak (Canton) (32.3)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: North (Akron) (-32.2), Kenmore (Akron) (-19.1), Garfield (Akron) (1.7)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.7
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.6
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.9
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #214
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3638
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/25 at GlenOak (Canton) [projection: 35-19 loss]