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GENERAL
Nickname: Railroaders
Colors: Black/Orange
Coach: Butch Hayes
League: Mid-Continent
Playoff Division: 2-1A
Playoff Division Rank: #15

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: -0.2
2011 National Rank: #8122
2011 State Rank: #132
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.4
2012 Starting Power Rating: -7.4
2012 National Rank: #9750
2012 State Rank: #155
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 7
Dynasty National Rank: #5843
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 14.4
Dynasty Record: 57-40 (27-27 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 5-5
2011 League Record/Finish: 0-4 (5th)
2011 Points For Average: 24
2011 Points Against Average: 25.5
2011 Differential: -1.5
2011 Wins: #7207 Oakley (27-19), #10278 Decatur Community (Oberlin) (21-0), #11241 Rawlins County (Atwood) (40-19), #12453 St. Francis (42-8), #13183 Wichita County (Leoti) (44-0)
2011 Losses: #1931 Smith Center (60-14), #2642 Plainville (42-6), #4567 Phillipsburg (34-6), #5151 Stanton County (Johnson) (35-34), #8572 Norton (38-6)
2011 Opponents W-L: 57-41
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 LaCrosse, 9/7 at Plainville, 9/14 at Ellinwood, 9/21 Larned/Pawnee Heights (Larned), 9/28 Norton, 10/5 Wichita County (Leoti), 10/12 at St. Francis, 10/19 Decatur Community (Oberlin), 10/25 at Oakley
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Plainville (28.1), LaCrosse (26.6), Oakley (2.9)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Wichita County (Leoti) (-21.2), Ellinwood (-21.1), St. Francis (-11.9)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.8 (1.6 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.4
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.2
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #145
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7803
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2012 Projected League Finish: 5th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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