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GENERAL
Nickname: Redskins
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Kirk Fridrich
League: 6A District 4
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2010 JV Record: 9-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Blace Walser 5'11" 205 Senior LB 4.95
Joniko Thomas 5'11" 175 Senior DB 4.52
Hunter Atiya 5'0" 160 Junior QB 4.49

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Brentom Todd 6'3" 215 Senior DE [Tulsa]
Blake Jones 6'4" 220 Senior TE 4.9 [Colorado State]
Kale Pearson 5'10" 170 Senior ATH 4.5

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Solid Group Of Defensive Starters, Good QB
Team Weaknesses: Must Fill Some Holes On OL, Need Consistency

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 62.7
2010 National Rank: #30
2010 State Rank: #1
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2011 Starting Power Rating: 52.5
2011 National Rank: #100
2011 State Rank: #3
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 53
Dynasty National Rank: #37
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1
Dynasty Record: 59-8 (35-0 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 13-1
2010 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2010 Points For Average: 44.7
2010 Points Against Average: 22.1
2010 Differential: +22.6
2010 Wins: #52 Jenks (50-47), #167 Lawton (48-41), #173 Evangel Christian Academy (Shreveport, LA) (44-32), #216 Broken Arrow (54-27), #829 Owasso (45-21), #1184 Bartlesville (36-35), #1579 Enid (51-14), #2222 Bixby (28-3), #2270 Edmond North (Edmond) (58-17), #2412 Muskogee (56-7), #6344 Stillwater (56-13), #6579 Page [Charles] (Sand Springs) (49-13), #7281 Ponca City (44-7)
2010 Losses: #52 Jenks (33-7)
2010 Opponents W-L: 99-66
Recent State Championships: 2010, 2009, 2008, 2005, 2004
Recent League Championships: 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007 (6A District 3), 2006 (6A District 3), 2005 (6A District 3), 2004 (6A District 3), 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 16
Streak List: 9/17/10 Broken Arrow (54-27), 9/24/10 Bixby (28-3), 10/1/10 Page [Charles] (Sand Springs) (49-13), 10/8/10 Owasso (45-21), 10/15/10 Ponca City (44-7), 10/21/10 Bartlesville (36-35), 10/29/10 Enid (51-14), 11/5/10 Stillwater (56-13), 11/12/10 Muskogee (56-7), 11/19/10 Edmond North (Edmond) (58-17), 11/26/10 Lawton (48-41), 12/3/10 Jenks (50-47), 9/2/11 Evangel Christian Academy (Shreveport, LA) (21-0), 9/9/11 Jenks (41-19), 9/16/11 Broken Arrow (21-14), 9/23/11 Bixby (67-17)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/2 Evangel Christian Academy (Shreveport, LA), 9/9 at Jenks, 9/16 Broken Arrow, 9/23 Bixby, 9/30 at Page [Charles] (Sand Springs), 10/7 Owasso, 10/14 at Ponca City, 10/20 at Bartlesville, 10/28 Enid, 11/4 at Stillwater
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Jenks (63.4), Evangel Christian Academy (Shreveport, LA) (50.5), Broken Arrow (41.8)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Page [Charles] (Sand Springs) (8), Ponca City (11.3), Stillwater (15)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.7 (35.7 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 32
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.3
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #1
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #232
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2011 Projected League Finish: 1st
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 7%
Opener: 9/2 Evangel Christian Academy (Shreveport, LA) [projection: 28-22 win]