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GENERAL
Nickname: Cowboys
Colors: Navy/Silver/White
Coach: Jason Stokes
League: 7A District 7 (moving from 5A District 5)
Playoff Division: 7A
Playoff Division Rank: #50

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Levon Brookins Senior LB
Shug Oyegunle Junior QB
Josh Scarberry Senior LB

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Chad Hannah 6'5" 220 Senior DE [Cincinnati]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Talent On Defense
Team Weaknesses: Running Game

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 15.4
2010 National Rank: #4189
2010 State Rank: #272
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 12.1
2011 National Rank: #4538
2011 State Rank: #284
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 17
Dynasty National Rank: #3231
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.6
Dynasty Record: 23-32 (8-8 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 3-7
2010 League Record/Finish: 0-3 (4th)
2010 Points For Average: 12.1
2010 Points Against Average: 22.9
2010 Differential: -10.8
2010 Wins: #1749 Plant City (20-7), #4812 Steinbrenner [George] (Lutz) (20-7), #5491 Freedom (Tampa) (17-10)
2010 Losses: #40 Armwood (Seffner) (49-7), #74 Plant [Henry B.] (Tampa) (24-16), #450 Hillsborough (Tampa) (40-12), #2281 Alonso (Tampa) (27-7), #2354 Sickles (Tampa) (38-7), #3407 Chamberlain (Tampa) (17-15), #4140 Wharton (Tampa) (10-0)
2010 Opponents W-L: 64-51
Recent League Championships: 2007 (5A District 5)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/2 Alonso (Tampa), 9/9 at Leto (Tampa), 9/16 Plant City, 9/23 at Wiregrass Ranch (Wesley Chapel), 10/7 Steinbrenner [George] (Lutz), 10/28 at East Bay (Gibsonton), 10/28 at Chamberlain (Tampa), 11/4 at Tampa Bay Tech (Tampa), 11/11 Riverview
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Tampa Bay Tech (Tampa) (35.4), Plant City (34.9), Alonso (Tampa) (19.2)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Leto (Tampa) (-16.4), Riverview (-14.6), Wiregrass Ranch (Wesley Chapel) (-3)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 29.8
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.4
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -20.4
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #345
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4692
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2011 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 9/2 Alonso (Tampa) [projection: 21-17 loss]