GENERAL
Nickname: Cardinals
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Tom Bolden
League: Greater Miami
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank: #6
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Chris Davis RB
Alfred Ramsby QB
Dylan Wiesman OL [Cincinnati]
ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
Dylan Wiseman 6'4" 285 Senior OT [Cincinnati]
Dae'shawn Durham 6'2" 285 Senior DT
D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Joe Bolden 6'3" 230 Senior LB [Michigan]
Trae Clark 6'4" 300 Senior DT [Ohio]
Andre Jones 6'1" 195 Senior DB 4.50 [Cincinnati]
Dylan Coombs 5'9" 150 Senior CB [Cincinnati]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Running Game
RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 55.3
2011 National Rank: #122
2011 State Rank: #10
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.6
Historical "Reload Factor" Bonus: +1.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.5
2012 Starting Power Rating: 52
2012 National Rank: #151
2012 State Rank: #8
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 57.2
Dynasty National Rank: #5
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.6
Dynasty Record: 102-12 (62-1 in league)
HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 10-2
2011 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 33
2011 Points Against Average: 10.9
2011 Differential: +22.1
2011 Wins: #178 Middletown (21-13), #320 Cocoa (FL) (17-7), #593 Mason [William] (Mason) (56-20), #1583 Oak Hills (Cincinnati) (40-14), #1874 Lakota East (Liberty Township) (28-7), #2105 Hamilton (28-0), #2181 Ryle (Union, KY) (37-0), #2258 Lakota West (West Chester) (24-19), #2364 Walnut Hills (Cincinnati) (60-6), #5194 Fairfield (56-0)
2011 Losses: #41 St. Xavier (Cincinnati) (28-15), #41 St. Xavier (Cincinnati) (17-14)
2011 Opponents W-L: 76-61
Recent National Championships: 2004
Recent State Championships: 2004 (1)
Recent League Championships: 2011, 2010 (tied for 1st), 2009 (tied for 1st), 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 (tied for 1st), 2004 (tied for 1st), 2003 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/25 Pickerington Central (Pickerington), 8/31 at Ryle (Union, KY), 9/7 at St. Xavier (Cincinnati), 9/14 Princeton (Cincinnati), 9/21 at Sycamore (Cincinnati), 9/28 at Mason [William] (Mason), 10/5 Middletown, 10/12 at Fairfield, 10/19 Lakota West (West Chester), 10/26 Oak Hills (Cincinnati)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: St. Xavier (Cincinnati) (59.9), Pickerington Central (Pickerington) (57), Middletown (48.3)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Fairfield (11.1), Ryle (Union, KY) (24.3), Lakota West (West Chester) (27.2)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 33 (38 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 37.2
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.2
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #9
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #75
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 5%