GENERAL
Nickname: Gladiators
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Antonio Knox
League: 5A District 8
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #32
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Emmanuel Stewart Senior RB/DB
Robert Daniels Senior WR
Chris Allen Senior WR/DB
D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Gary Simon 6'2" 185 Senior DB [Oklahoma]
Albert McCoy 6'5" 265 Senior DE [Buffalo]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defense
Team Weaknesses: Offense
RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 15.9
2011 National Rank: #4174
2011 State Rank: #251
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 19.1
2012 National Rank: #3147
2012 State Rank: #209
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 8.9
Dynasty National Rank: #5160
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10.2
Dynasty Record: 41-52 [42-51 on the field] (25-19 in league)
HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 3-7
2011 League Record/Finish: 3-5 (tied for 5th)
2011 Points For Average: 14.6
2011 Points Against Average: 21.7
2011 Differential: -7.1
2011 Wins: #2333 Spoto (Riverview) (19-13), #7383 Lennard (Ruskin) (27-0), #8882 Middleton (Tampa) (20-17)
2011 Losses: #682 Jesuit (Tampa) (31-0), #731 Largo (42-21), #902 Robinson (Tampa) (36-18), #2588 Lakewood (St. Petersburg) (27-7), #3247 St. Petersburg (forfeit), #4991 Blake (Tampa) (20-13), #5051 Dunedin (9-6)
2011 Opponents W-L: 57-49
Recent League Championships: 2009 (5A District 9)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at St. Petersburg, 9/7 Lennard (Ruskin), 9/14 Spoto (Riverview), 9/28 Dunedin, 10/5 at Lakewood (St. Petersburg), 10/12 at Robinson (Tampa), 10/19 at Middleton (Tampa), 10/26 Jesuit (Tampa), 11/2 at Blake (Tampa), 11/9 at Largo
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Jesuit (Tampa) (49), Largo (44.3), Robinson (Tampa) (43.2)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Middleton (Tampa) (-8.9), Dunedin (4.4), Lennard (Ruskin) (6.8)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.2
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.2
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #139
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1440
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2012 Projected League Finish: 4th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%