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GENERAL
Nickname: Aviators
Colors: Red/Columbia
Coach: Ron Kuceyeski
League: Northeastern Buckeye
Playoff Division: II
Playoff Division Rank: #67

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Frank Hill 6'0" 220 Senior OLB

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 18.4
2011 National Rank: #3609
2011 State Rank: #223
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 8.1
2012 National Rank: #5641
2012 State Rank: #326
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 17.2
Dynasty National Rank: #2806
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.9
Dynasty Record: 47-46 (26-35 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 5-5
2011 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (tied for 4th)
2011 Points For Average: 31.4
2011 Points Against Average: 26.1
2011 Differential: +5.3
2011 Wins: #3549 Aquinas [St. Thomas] (Louisville) (32-23), #4439 West Branch (Beloit) (55-26), #4873 Salem (35-12), #8521 Canton South (Canton) (49-21), #10888 Fairless (Navarre) (44-14)
2011 Losses: #1043 Minerva (42-19), #1465 Marlington (Alliance) (27-21), #1785 Louisville (43-14), #4320 Canton Central Catholic (Canton) (17-12), #7621 Carrollton (36-33)
2011 Opponents W-L: 54-51
Recent League Championships: 2006 (tied for 1st), 2004 (Metro)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/24 Canton Central Catholic (Canton), 8/31 Canfield, 9/7 at Ellet (Akron), 9/14 at West Branch (Beloit), 9/21 Canton South (Canton), 9/28 at Louisville, 10/5 at Salem, 10/12 Carrollton, 10/19 at Minerva, 10/26 Marlington (Alliance)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Minerva (35.2), Marlington (Alliance) (31.7), Louisville (29.3)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Carrollton (-0.5), Ellet (Akron) (5.9), Canton South (Canton) (9.5)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.5
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.3
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.8
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #148
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2229
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2012 Projected League Finish: 7th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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