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GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Black/Red
Coach: Dave Smith
League: District 10 Region 5 AAA
Playoff Division: AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #141

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2011 JV Record: 4-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Christopher Dalton Matthews 5'9" 170 Senior LB/RB 4.90
Brandon Johnson 5'11" 165 Senior LB/RB 4.80
Kyle Uber 5'10" 160 Junior RB/DB 4.90

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience In Return Game, Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On Lines

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: -23.1
2011 National Rank: #12639
2011 State Rank: #549
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: -23.6
2012 National Rank: #12621
2012 State Rank: #549
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -0.4
Dynasty National Rank: #8350
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 23.2
Dynasty Record: 38-52 (22-31 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 0-10
2011 League Record/Finish: 0-6 (7th)
2011 Points For Average: 14
2011 Points Against Average: 38.9
2011 Differential: -24.9
2011 Wins: none
2011 Losses: #448 Grove City (62-14), #3166 DuBois (56-15), #3544 General McLane (Edinboro) (61-33), #4776 Meadville (63-0), #5520 Slippery Rock (23-10), #7181 Corry (36-7), #10032 Oil City (31-28), #10933 Titusville (14-7), #11293 Central Tech (Erie) (30-14), #11495 Warren (13-12)
2011 Opponents W-L: 60-50
Recent League Championships: 2003 (tied for 1st; North West)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 9/7 at DuBois, 9/14 Lakeview (Stoneboro), 9/21 General McLane (Edinboro), 9/28 at Karns City, 10/5 Bradford, 10/12 at Meadville, 10/19 at Slippery Rock, 10/26 Warren, 11/2 Oil City
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: General McLane (Edinboro) (16.3), DuBois (13.1), Slippery Rock (11.2)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Bradford (-7.4), Oil City (-7), Warren (-7)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.7
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.2
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.5
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #262
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5760
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 0-9
2012 Projected League Finish: 7th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%