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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Black/Red
Coach: John Sowards
League: Mountain State
Playoff Division: AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #38

TOP PLAYERS
Michael Hall 5'11" 185 Senior RB

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: -14.9
2010 National Rank: #11447
2010 State Rank: #82
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.1
2011 Starting Power Rating: -13.8
2011 National Rank: #11242
2011 State Rank: #82
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 6.8
Dynasty National Rank: #5997
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 20.6
Dynasty Record: 22-32 (16-28 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 1-9
2010 League Record/Finish: 1-8 (16th)
2010 Points For Average: 7.9
2010 Points Against Average: 32.3
2010 Differential: -24.4
2010 Wins: #11331 Ripley (17-3)
2010 Losses: #590 South Charleston (71-7), #1325 Washington [George] (Charleston) (38-12), #1775 Hurricane (35-0), #4833 Spring Valley (Huntington) (41-14), #6325 Riverside (Belle) (41-3), #7468 Poca (34-6), #7793 Princeton (40-20), #9946 Lincoln County (Hamlin) (14-0), #10781 St. Albans (6-0)
2010 Opponents W-L: 59-50
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/26 Poca, 9/2 at Hurricane, 9/9 Ripley, 9/16 at St. Albans, 9/23 at Lincoln County (Hamlin), 10/7 at Greenbrier East (Lewisburg), 10/14 South Charleston, 10/21 at Winfield, 10/28 Spring Valley (Huntington), 11/4 Riverside (Belle)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: South Charleston (37.1), Hurricane (28.5), Spring Valley (Huntington) (10.8)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: St. Albans (-11), Ripley (-10.1), Lincoln County (Hamlin) (-7.8)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.9
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.2
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.7
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #31
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6225
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-9
2011 Projected League Finish: 16th
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/26 Poca [projection: 35-21 loss]



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