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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Royal Blue/Gold
Coach: Roc Batten
League: Division II AA - East/Middle
Playoff Division: II-AA
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Keenan Bass 5'8" 160 Senior RB
Kimani Roberts 5'11" 285 Senior OL/DL
Jordan Tutler 6'0" 165 Senior DB

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
CJ Beathard 6'2" 175 Senior QB 4.8 [Iowa]
Jordan Smith 6'1" 170 Senior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Run Game, OL
Team Weaknesses: Graduated Best Player

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 43.4
2011 National Rank: #483
2011 State Rank: #13
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 38.7
2012 National Rank: #674
2012 State Rank: #26
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 22.8
Dynasty National Rank: #1702
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 17.1
Dynasty Record: 46-52-1 (20-32 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 7-4
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (4th)
2011 Points For Average: 26.5
2011 Points Against Average: 20.6
2011 Differential: +5.9
2011 Wins: #569 Smyrna (29-26), #617 Bell Academy [Montgomery] (Nashville) (35-17), #628 McCallie (Chattanooga) (33-21), #1664 Father Ryan (Nashville) (33-7), #1766 Pearl-Cohn (Nashville) (17-6), #3368 Pope John Paul II (Hendersonville) (37-0), #4657 Ravenwood (Brentwood) (42-10)
2011 Losses: #12 Ensworth (Nashville) (33-7), #163 Baylor (Chattanooga) (38-14), #166 Brentwood Academy (Brentwood) (45-27), #628 McCallie (Chattanooga) (24-17)
2011 Opponents W-L: 70-59
Recent State Championships: 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/17/12 Smyrna (23-7)

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/17 Smyrna, 8/24 at Ravenwood (Brentwood), 8/31 at Pope John Paul II (Hendersonville), 9/7 Pearl-Cohn (Nashville), 9/14 Bell Academy [Montgomery] (Nashville), 9/21 Ensworth (Nashville), 9/28 at McCallie (Chattanooga), 10/5 at Brentwood Academy (Brentwood), 10/19 at Father Ryan (Nashville), 10/26 Baylor (Chattanooga)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Ensworth (Nashville) (79.3), Brentwood Academy (Brentwood) (61.6), Baylor (Chattanooga) (49.2)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Ravenwood (Brentwood) (10.7), Pope John Paul II (Hendersonville) (18.3), Father Ryan (Nashville) (28.8)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 38.2 (39.6 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 38.6
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.4
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2012 Projected League Finish: 5th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%