GENERAL
Nickname: Cardinals
Colors: Red/Black
Coach: Mike Pavlansky
League: All-American - National (moving from All-American - Red)
Playoff Division: II
Playoff Division Rank: #45
D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Jordan Italiano 5'10" 195 Senior DB 4.5 [Kent State]
Jimmy Rousher 6'3" 255 Senior DT 4.9 [Miami (Oh)]
RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 21.6
2011 National Rank: #2986
2011 State Rank: #182
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 17.9
2012 National Rank: #3368
2012 State Rank: #202
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 27
Dynasty National Rank: #1069
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.9
Dynasty Record: 70-31 (32-15 in league)
HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 6-4
2011 League Record/Finish: 1-3 (4th)
2011 Points For Average: 28.1
2011 Points Against Average: 21.6
2011 Differential: +6.5
2011 Wins: #787 Dover (43-42), #1501 Roosevelt [Theodore] (Kent) (42-21), #4818 Dunbar [Paul L.] (Dayton) (21-7), #7518 East (Youngstown) (20-12), #8521 Canton South (Canton) (41-14), #9030 Beaver (Lisbon) (34-14)
2011 Losses: #1608 Northwest (Canal Fulton) (26-17), #1819 Howland (Warren) (30-28), #2369 Poland Seminary (Poland) (21-7), #4794 McKinley (Niles) (29-28)
2011 Opponents W-L: 61-46
Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st; All-American - Red), 2008 (tied for 1st; All-American - Red), 2006 (tied for 1st; Metro), 2005 (Metro)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/24 Louisville, 8/31 at Alliance, 9/7 at Dover, 9/14 at Beaver (Lisbon), 9/21 Poland Seminary (Poland), 9/28 McKinley (Niles), 10/5 East (Youngstown), 10/12 at Struthers, 10/19 Howland (Warren), 10/26 at Hubbard
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Dover (40.8), Howland (Warren) (30.9), Louisville (29.3)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Beaver (Lisbon) (-4), Struthers (0.3), East (Youngstown) (1.7)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.7
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.1
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.6
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #169
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2525
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
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