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GENERAL
Nickname: Patriots
Colors: Red/Blue/White
Coach: Mickey Lindsey
League: 6A District 1 (moving from 4A District 1)
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #24

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Patrick Mudday Senior WR
Austin Autroy Senior FB
Devan Vannoy Senior QB

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Damian Thomas 6'2" 260 Senior DT [Western Michigan]
William Sport 6'6" 275 Senior OL [South Carolina]
Isaiah McElrath 6'2" 275 Senior DT [Navy]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Off-Season Conditioning
Team Weaknesses: Experience

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 41.9
2010 National Rank: #524
2010 State Rank: #54
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 33.2
2011 National Rank: #992
2011 State Rank: #88
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 36.4
Dynasty National Rank: #447
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.9
Dynasty Record: 41-19 (13-4 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 7-3
2010 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2010 Points For Average: 25.7
2010 Points Against Average: 13.7
2010 Differential: +12
2010 Wins: #534 Niceville (31-17), #1485 Godby [Amos P.] (Tallahassee) (17-0), #2147 Escambia (Pensacola) (42-0), #2302 Fort Walton Beach (34-9), #2315 Tate [J. M.] (Cantonment) (28-7), #2921 Milton (35-14), #4786 Rickards [James] (Tallahassee) (20-12)
2010 Losses: #236 Navarre (31-21), #298 Pine Forest (Pensacola) (34-17), #3238 Amite (LA) (13-12)
2010 Opponents W-L: 57-52
Recent League Championships: 2008 (4A District 1), 2007 (4A District 1), 2006 (tied for 1st; 4A District 1), 2005 (4A District 1), 2003 (tied for 1st; 4A District 1)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 2
Streak List: 9/16/11 Navarre (27-23), 9/23/11 Pine Forest (Pensacola) (13-12)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/1 at Arnold [J. R.] (Panama City Beach), 9/9 Niceville, 9/16 at Navarre, 9/23 at Pine Forest (Pensacola), 10/7 at Pensacola, 10/14 Escambia (Pensacola), 10/21 at Tate [J. M.] (Cantonment), 10/28 Milton, 11/4 at Pensacola Catholic (Pensacola)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Pensacola (55.1), Pine Forest (Pensacola) (41.8), Navarre (38.2)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Milton (19.3), Tate [J. M.] (Cantonment) (25.1), Escambia (Pensacola) (28.2)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 30
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 34.5
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.5
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #10
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #125
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2011 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 9/1 at Arnold [J. R.] (Panama City Beach) [projection: 31-27 loss]