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GENERAL
Nickname: Blue Devils
Colors: Blue/Red
Coach: Lanny Dauksch
League: 7A/6A East
Playoff Division: 7A
Playoff Division Rank: #10

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2010 JV Record: 7-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Cody Dauksch 6'2" 205 Senior WR 4.50
Clayton Carpenter 6'1" 220 Senior ILB 4.60
Dillon Cissell 6'1" 245 Senior DL 4.70

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Quitin Sparkmon 5'11" 190 Senior DB 4.4 [Arkansas State]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed On Edge, Tradition
Team Weaknesses: Young Line

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 28.9
2010 National Rank: #1725
2010 State Rank: #13
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 18.9
2011 National Rank: #3075
2011 State Rank: #21
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 34.7
Dynasty National Rank: #559
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 14.5
Dynasty Record: 47-10-1 (33-2 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 9-2
2010 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2010 Points For Average: 36.4
2010 Points Against Average: 16.7
2010 Differential: +19.7
2010 Wins: #3317 Jonesboro (33-17), #4541 Marion (28-20), #4821 Jacksonville (37-13), #5983 Searcy (34-13), #6647 Forrest City (34-13), #7681 Parkview (Little Rock) (40-13), #8475 Blytheville (53-6), #10620 Hall (Little Rock) (46-6), #11279 Mountain Home (55-14)
2010 Losses: #459 Fayetteville (34-20), #560 Southside (Fort Smith) (35-20)
2010 Opponents W-L: 59-64
Recent League Championships: 2010, 2009 (6A East), 2008 (6A East), 2007 (6A East), 2006 (tied for 1st; 6A East), 2005 (AAAAA East), 2004 (tied for 1st; AAAAA East)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/2 at Forrest City, 9/9 Blytheville, 9/16 at Southside (Fort Smith), 9/23 Hall (Little Rock), 9/30 at Marion, 10/7 Searcy, 10/14 Jonesboro, 10/21 at Mountain Home, 10/28 Jacksonville, 11/4 at Parkview (Little Rock)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Southside (Fort Smith) (45.7), Jonesboro (26.6), Marion (18.4)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Hall (Little Rock) (-16.6), Mountain Home (-13.6), Forrest City (-2.4)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.7 (13.9 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.1
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.4
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #34
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5149
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 9/2 at Forrest City [projection: 38-17 win]