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GENERAL
Nickname: Chickasaws
Colors: Maroon/White
League: 5A East
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #16

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Cordell Barber 6'2" 280 Senior OL/DL
K-Mel Goins 6'1" 275 Senior OL/DL
Carlton Lee 5'11" 185 Senior LB/RB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defensive Front 7, OL
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At QB, Coach Hired Late

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 5.6
2011 National Rank: #6541
2011 State Rank: #81
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 4.9
2012 National Rank: #6449
2012 State Rank: #75
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 10.6
Dynasty National Rank: #4598
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.5
Dynasty Record: 50-44-2 (32-30-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 6-5
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 3rd)
2011 Points For Average: 30.4
2011 Points Against Average: 25.9
2011 Differential: +4.5
2011 Wins: #7910 Osceola (18-6), #8947 Greene County Tech (Paragould) (39-13), #9235 Central (West Helena) (58-37), #9495 Nettleton (Jonesboro) (28-8), #12331 Forrest City (41-14), #12488 Paragould (50-14)
2011 Losses: #1272 West Memphis (28-14), #2293 Batesville (56-21), #4076 Wynne (34-13), #4545 White Hall (37-20), #5818 Beebe (38-32)
2011 Opponents W-L: 65-57-2
Recent League Championships: 2007
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 Osceola, 9/7 West Memphis, 9/14 at Mills University Studies [Wilbur D.] (Little Rock), 9/21 Wynne, 9/28 at Nettleton (Jonesboro), 10/5 at Greene County Tech (Paragould), 10/12 Beebe, 10/19 at Batesville, 10/26 Paragould, 11/2 at Forrest City
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: West Memphis (25.1), Batesville (23.6), Wynne (18.3)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Mills University Studies [Wilbur D.] (Little Rock) (-20.5), Forrest City (-19.5), Paragould (-13.1)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.4 (4.7 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.9
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.5
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #70
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7324
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2012 Projected League Finish: 4th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%