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GENERAL
Nickname: Eagles
Colors: Brown/White/Gold
Coach: Ryan Dunlap
League: Oakland - Blue
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2011 JV Record: 2-7
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Eric Ellis 6'1" 190 Senior QB/FS 4.70
Shaquan McGriff 5'11" 225 Junior OLB/RB 4.68
Termichael Brown 6'0" 200 Junior OLB/ATH 4.64

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defensive Front, Backfield
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On OL

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 1.7
2011 National Rank: #7516
2011 State Rank: #278
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 5
2012 National Rank: #6417
2012 State Rank: #227
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 1.7
Dynasty National Rank: #7583
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.5
Dynasty Record: 43-41 (39-32 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 4-5
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-4 (tied for 5th)
2011 Points For Average: 19.3
2011 Points Against Average: 20.2
2011 Differential: -0.9
2011 Wins: #6031 Groves [Wylie E.] (Beverly Hills) (27-13), #8015 Avondale (Auburn Hills) (23-22), #9923 Hazel Park (34-12), #11508 Andover (Bloomfield Hills) (27-24)
2011 Losses: #2212 University of Detroit Jesuit (Detroit) (43-22), #4722 North Farmington (Farmington Hills) (12-6), #6409 Seaholm [Ernest W.] (Birmingham) (27-21), #7089 Lahser (Bloomfield Hills) (22-14), #7800 Berkley (7-0)
2011 Opponents W-L: 41-45
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 1
Streak List: 10/21/11 Hazel Park (34-12)

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/23 at Seaholm [Ernest W.] (Birmingham), 8/31 Lahser (Bloomfield Hills), 9/7 at Hazel Park, 9/14 at Andover (Bloomfield Hills), 9/21 Groves [Wylie E.] (Beverly Hills), 9/28 Royal Oak, 10/12 Berkley
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Groves [Wylie E.] (Beverly Hills) (7.6), Seaholm [Ernest W.] (Birmingham) (3.6), Lahser (Bloomfield Hills) (3.4)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Royal Oak (-23.1), Andover (Bloomfield Hills) (-15.9), Hazel Park (-7.9)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.7
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.7
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -8.4
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #347
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9111
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-2
2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 14%