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GENERAL
Nickname: Golden Wave
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Eric Collins
League: 6A Region 1
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #13

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
P.J. Jones 6'3.5" 265 Senior DT 5.3 [Mississippi State]
Terrell Pinson 6'4" 195 Senior WR

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 32.8
2010 National Rank: #1290
2010 State Rank: #29
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 29.3
2011 National Rank: #1407
2011 State Rank: #36
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 31
Dynasty National Rank: #891
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.4
Dynasty Record: 33-24 (22-13 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 7-4
2010 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (4th)
2010 Points For Average: 24.8
2010 Points Against Average: 25.8
2010 Differential: -1
2010 Wins: #759 Southaven (48-34), #1481 New Hope (Columbus) (33-23), #2140 Louisville (17-0), #2293 Columbus (21-14), #4119 Itawamba Agricultural (Fulton) (31-6), #5015 Horn Lake (41-0), #8485 DeSoto Central (Southaven) (35-7)
2010 Losses: #6 South Panola (Batesville) (62-6), #288 Olive Branch (43-17), #381 Madison Central (Madison) (48-10), #933 Starkville (47-14)
2010 Opponents W-L: 77-59
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/19 Lafayette (Oxford), 8/26 at Center Hill (Olive Branch), 9/2 at Starkville, 9/9 at Shannon, 9/23 at Columbus, 9/30 Grenada, 10/7 Southaven, 10/14 at South Panola (Batesville), 10/21 DeSoto Central (Southaven), 10/28 at Horn Lake, 11/4 Olive Branch
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Lafayette (Oxford) (58.1), South Panola (Batesville) (56.8), Olive Branch (48.5)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: DeSoto Central (Southaven) (-1.5), Horn Lake (10.3), Grenada (16.5)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.4 (32.6 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 32
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.6
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #3
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #232
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-6
2011 Projected League Finish: 5th
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/19 Lafayette (Oxford) [projection: 38-12 loss]



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