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GENERAL
Nickname: Seminoles
Colors: Garnet/Gold
Coach: Jarrod Hickman
League: 3A District 1 (moving from 2B District 2)
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #20

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2010 JV Record: 4-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jamal Gay 6'3" 285 Senior T
Brandon Turral 6'3" 280 Senior G
Leitarus Stokes 6'1" 210 Senior DE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience/Size On Lines, Team Speed
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 14.5
2010 National Rank: #4373
2010 State Rank: #282
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.1
2011 Starting Power Rating: 18.4
2011 National Rank: #3180
2011 State Rank: #221
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 20.5
Dynasty National Rank: #2483
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.7
Dynasty Record: 42-17 (14-6 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 3-7
2010 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th)
2010 Points For Average: 16.3
2010 Points Against Average: 19.3
2010 Differential: -3
2010 Wins: #3446 Union County (Lake Butler) (17-14), #8228 Florida A&M (Tallahassee) (48-6), #10412 West Gadsden (Greensboro) (34-21)
2010 Losses: #139 Lincoln (Tallahassee) (45-7), #580 Taylor County (Perry) (20-7), #819 Wakulla (Crawfordville) (24-13), #1548 Fort White (30-27), #2649 Bradford (Starke) (18-3), #3570 East Gadsden (Havana) (13-7), #5346 Yonge [P. K.] (Gainesville) (2-0)
2010 Opponents W-L: 62-46
Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st; 2B District 2), 2008 (2B District 2), 2007 (2B District 2), 2004 (2B District 2), 2003 (2B District 2)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/2 at Rutherford (Panama City), 9/9 Chiles [Lawton] (Tallahassee), 9/15 at Lincoln (Tallahassee), 9/23 Rickards [James] (Tallahassee), 9/30 Yonge [P. K.] (Gainesville), 10/7 at Pensacola Catholic (Pensacola), 10/14 at North Florida Christian (Tallahassee), 10/28 East Gadsden (Havana), 11/4 Madison County (Madison), 11/11 at Taylor County (Perry)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Lincoln (Tallahassee) (58.8), Madison County (Madison) (50.4), North Florida Christian (Tallahassee) (44.7)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Chiles [Lawton] (Tallahassee) (9.2), Yonge [P. K.] (Gainesville) (10.4), Rutherford (Panama City) (12.3)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.2
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.5
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.3
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #49
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #459
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2011 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 9/2 at Rutherford (Panama City) [projection: 22-19 win]