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GENERAL
Nickname: Vikings
Colors: Red/Navy/White
Coach: Mike Owens
League: 6A District 2
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #45

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
John Marvin Senior DB/KR [Georgia Tech]
Zach Cresse Senior LB
Ryan Jensen Senior OL

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Yoshoub Timms 6'2" 270 Senior DT [Minnesota]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defense, OL

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 24.5
2011 National Rank: #2482
2011 State Rank: #173
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 21.4
2012 National Rank: #2720
2012 State Rank: #185
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 22.7
Dynasty National Rank: #1724
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.3
Dynasty Record: 53-43 (15-14 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 5-5
2011 League Record/Finish: 0-5 (6th)
2011 Points For Average: 19.8
2011 Points Against Average: 16.1
2011 Differential: +3.7
2011 Wins: #3347 Milton (12-6), #3752 Arnold [J. R.] (Panama City Beach) (34-19), #4822 Rutherford (Panama City) (28-14), #7346 Tate [J. M.] (Cantonment) (33-0), #7564 Freeport (28-0)
2011 Losses: #724 Choctawhatchee (Fort Walton Beach) (31-23), #886 Niceville (23-7), #1185 Navarre (35-14), #1722 Crestview (13-9), #1825 Mosley [A. Crawford] (Lynn Haven) (20-10)
2011 Opponents W-L: 48-55
Recent League Championships: 2008 (tied for 1st; 4A District 2), 2007 (4A District 2), 2004 (tied for 1st; 4A District 2), 2003 (tied for 1st; 4A District 2)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 1
Streak List: 11/10/11 Arnold [J. R.] (Panama City Beach) (34-19)

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 Freeport, 9/7 at Tate [J. M.] (Cantonment), 9/14 Milton, 9/21 Mosley [A. Crawford] (Lynn Haven), 9/28 Rutherford (Panama City), 10/5 at Crestview, 10/19 at Niceville, 10/26 at Navarre, 11/2 Choctawhatchee (Fort Walton Beach), 11/9 Arnold [J. R.] (Panama City Beach)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Niceville (45.5), Choctawhatchee (Fort Walton Beach) (31.6), Navarre (31.4)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Tate [J. M.] (Cantonment) (-3.1), Freeport (5), Arnold [J. R.] (Panama City Beach) (12.2)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.6
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.7
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.9
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #146
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1508
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2012 Projected League Finish: 6th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%