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GENERAL
Nickname: Cowboys
Colors: Navy/Silver/White
Coach: Jason Stokes
League: 7A District 7
Playoff Division: 7A
Playoff Division Rank: #19

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2011 JV Record: 5-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Alex McGough 6'2" 185 QB 4.50
Shug Oyegunle 5'9" 180 ATH 4.40
Ernest Suttles 6'5" 240 DE 4.60

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Mikhail Reece 6'5" 230 Senior DE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 28.3
2011 National Rank: #1915
2011 State Rank: #145
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.6
2012 Starting Power Rating: 35.4
2012 National Rank: #912
2012 State Rank: #91
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 14.4
Dynasty National Rank: #3519
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 21
Dynasty Record: 46-51 (17-18 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 9-4
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 26.2
2011 Points Against Average: 15
2011 Differential: +11.2
2011 Wins: #1430 Tampa Bay Tech (Tampa) (17-14), #2874 Durant (Plant City) (38-30), #3576 Steinbrenner [George] (Lutz) (37-7), #5279 East Bay (Gibsonton) (17-16), #6984 Freedom (Tampa) (37-0), #7068 Chamberlain (Tampa) (27-20), #9965 Riverview (31-0), #10857 Wiregrass Ranch (Wesley Chapel) (39-0), #11063 Leto (Tampa) (48-3)
2011 Losses: #374 Lakeland (42-14), #1430 Tampa Bay Tech (Tampa) (17-14), #1732 Alonso (Tampa) (25-14), #1858 Plant City (21-7)
2011 Opponents W-L: 65-74
Recent League Championships: 2007 (5A District 5)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Alonso (Tampa), 9/7 Leto (Tampa), 9/14 at Plant City, 9/21 Wiregrass Ranch (Wesley Chapel), 10/5 at Steinbrenner [George] (Lutz), 10/12 East Bay (Gibsonton), 10/19 at Freedom (Tampa), 10/26 Chamberlain (Tampa), 11/2 Tampa Bay Tech (Tampa), 11/9 at Riverview
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Tampa Bay Tech (Tampa) (33.3), Alonso (Tampa) (26.7), Plant City (16.2)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Leto (Tampa) (-20.1), Wiregrass Ranch (Wesley Chapel) (-17), Riverview (-13.6)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7 (18.9 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.4
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.6
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #351
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6072
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 47%