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GENERAL
Nickname: Rams
Colors: Green/Orange
Coach: Mickey Conn
League: AAAAAA Region 8 (moving from AAAAA Region 8)
Playoff Division: AAAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2011 JV Record: 7-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Robert Nkemdiche 6'4" 280 DE/RB 4.50 [Clemson]
Wayne Gallman 6'1" 200 RB/LB 4.30 [Clemson]
David Kamara 5'10" 190 DB 4.50 [Clemson]

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
Zach Barnes 6'3" 225 Senior LB 4.8 [Tennessee]
Jack Banda 6'3" 220 Senior DE [Arizona]
Ryan Carter 5'10" 165 Senior CB

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Nick Schuessler 6'4" 180 Senior QB [Mississippi State]
Fred Zerbilis Senior OL [Colorado State]
Denzel Nkemdiche 5'11" 195 Senior CB 4.57

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Strong Defense, Running Game
Team Weaknesses: Lost Most Starters On OL

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 65.9
2011 National Rank: #18
2011 State Rank: #1
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +10.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -10.5
2012 Starting Power Rating: 66.6
2012 National Rank: #17
2012 State Rank: #1
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 34.5
Dynasty National Rank: #384
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 42.6
Dynasty Record: 80-31 (49-16 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 15-0
2011 League Record/Finish: 8-0 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 32.2
2011 Points Against Average: 8.7
2011 Differential: +23.5
2011 Wins: #95 Colquitt County (Moultrie) (35-31), #176 Walton [George] (Marietta) (24-0), #280 Lowndes (Valdosta) (25-17), #545 Dacula (34-14), #604 Brookwood (Snellville) (14-7), #647 Kell [Carlton J.] (Marietta) (7-0), #839 West Forsyth (Cumming) (33-7), #1282 Edgewater (Orlando, FL) (49-21), #1597 Collins Hill (Suwanee) (32-7), #2159 Archer (Lawrenceville) (34-7), #2175 Parkview (Lilburn) (36-0), #2637 South Gwinnett (Snellville) (40-0), #2829 Central Gwinnett (Lawrenceville) (22-0), #4630 Shiloh (Snellville) (42-14), #8173 Berkmar (Lilburn) (56-6)
2011 Losses: none
2011 Opponents W-L: 101-73
Recent State Championships: 2011 (AAAAA)
Recent League Championships: 2011 (AAAAA Region 8), 2009 (8-AAAAA), 2008 (8-AAAAA)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 15
Streak List: 8/20/11 Kell [Carlton J.] (Marietta) (7-0), 8/27/11 Edgewater (Orlando, FL) (49-21), 9/9/11 Archer (Lawrenceville) (34-7), 9/16/11 Berkmar (Lilburn) (56-6), 9/30/11 Shiloh (Snellville) (42-14), 10/7/11 Dacula (34-14), 10/14/11 Parkview (Lilburn) (36-0), 10/21/11 South Gwinnett (Snellville) (40-0), 10/28/11 Brookwood (Snellville) (14-7), 11/4/11 Central Gwinnett (Lawrenceville) (22-0), 11/11/11 Collins Hill (Suwanee) (32-7), 11/18/11 Lowndes (Valdosta) (25-17), 11/25/11 West Forsyth (Cumming) (33-7), 12/2/11 Colquitt County (Moultrie) (35-31), 12/10/11 Walton [George] (Marietta) (24-0)

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/25 at McEachern (Powder Springs), 8/31 Central (Miami, FL), 9/14 at Parkview (Lilburn), 9/21 Dacula, 9/28 at Shiloh (Snellville), 10/5 Central Gwinnett (Lawrenceville), 10/12 at Berkmar (Lilburn), 10/19 South Gwinnett (Snellville), 11/1 at Archer (Lawrenceville), 11/9 Brookwood (Snellville)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Central (Miami, FL) (59.1), Dacula (42.7), Brookwood (Snellville) (40.1)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Berkmar (Lilburn) (-0.4), Shiloh (Snellville) (12.1), Central Gwinnett (Lawrenceville) (24.1)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.3 (37.2 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 30.4
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.1
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #12
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #296
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 87%