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GENERAL
Nickname: Dolphins
Colors: Columbia/Navy/White
Coach: Mark Freeman
League: 5A Region 1
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #23

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Tyler Stargel 6'3" 250 Senior LB [Georgia Tech]
Brandon Silvers 6'3" 200 Senior QB 4.70 [Troy]

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 20.7
2011 National Rank: #3146
2011 State Rank: #95
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 15.8
2012 National Rank: #3821
2012 State Rank: #109
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 12.4
Dynasty National Rank: #4060
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.6
Dynasty Record: 44-48 (21-39 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 5-5
2011 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (tied for 4th)
2011 Points For Average: 18.7
2011 Points Against Average: 24.7
2011 Differential: -6
2011 Wins: #1745 Linden (20-14), #4454 Robertsdale (9-6), #4697 Saraland (21-16), #6182 Faith Academy (Mobile) (21-7), #7085 Citronelle (37-24)
2011 Losses: #303 Vigor [C. F.] (Prichard) (36-0), #475 St. Paul's Episcopal (Mobile) (40-14), #1031 Spanish Fort (35-16), #1619 Bayside Academy (Daphne) (35-16), #4749 LeFlore [John L.] (Mobile) (34-33)
2011 Opponents W-L: 71-49
Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/30 Satsuma, 9/7 at Faith Academy (Mobile), 9/14 Spanish Fort, 9/21 at St. Paul's Episcopal (Mobile), 9/28 Baldwin County (Bay Minette), 10/5 Vigor [C. F.] (Prichard), 10/12 at LeFlore [John L.] (Mobile), 10/19 Williamson [Lillie B.] (Mobile), 10/26 at Rain [Ben C.] (Mobile), 11/2 at Citronelle
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: St. Paul's Episcopal (Mobile) (48.1), Spanish Fort (41.2), Vigor [C. F.] (Prichard) (40.2)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Satsuma (-9.3), Citronelle (3.4), Rain [Ben C.] (Mobile) (3.6)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.9
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.3
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -6.6
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #82
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2229
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2012 Projected League Finish: 5th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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