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GENERAL
Nickname: Yellowjackets
Colors: Black/Vegas Gold
Coach: Ernie Hughes
League: 1A Smoky Mountain
Playoff Division: 1A
Playoff Division Rank: #50

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6

TOP PLAYERS
Kyle Vardo 6'0" 215 Senior OL/LB
Zach Wall 6'0" 170 Senior QB/FS
Caleb Nuckolls 5'9" 180 Junior RB/LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Backfield, Line
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: -17.5
2011 National Rank: #11803
2011 State Rank: #347
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: -18
2012 National Rank: #11815
2012 State Rank: #347
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -13.1
Dynasty National Rank: #12001
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.9
Dynasty Record: 49-57 (27-27 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 4-7
2011 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (6th)
2011 Points For Average: 17.3
2011 Points Against Average: 23.5
2011 Differential: -6.2
2011 Wins: #11695 Cherokee (9-6), #11987 Copper Basin (Copperhill, TN) (35-27), #13271 Rabun Gap-Nacoochee (Rabun Gap, GA) (40-14), #13425 Towns County (Hiawassee, GA) (21-6)
2011 Losses: #1576 Swain County (Bryson City) (43-6), #4071 Murphy (49-13), #8500 Andrews (41-12), #10362 Rosman (21-14), #10362 Rosman (7-6), #10659 Robbinsville (27-20), #11286 Rabun County (Tiger, GA) (17-14)
2011 Opponents W-L: 65-68
Recent League Championships: 2003 (Smoky Mountain)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/17 vs Johnson Central (Paintsville, KY), 8/24 Towns County (Hiawassee, GA), 8/31 at Copper Basin (Copperhill, TN), 9/7 Rabun County (Tiger, GA), 9/7 at Rabun Gap-Nacoochee (Rabun Gap, GA), 9/14 at Cherokee, 9/21 Rosman, 9/28 at Swain County (Bryson City), 10/12 Robbinsville, 10/19 Murphy, 10/26 at Andrews
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Swain County (Bryson City) (33), Johnson Central (Paintsville, KY) (30), Murphy (16.3)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Towns County (Hiawassee, GA) (-30), Rabun Gap-Nacoochee (Rabun Gap, GA) (-28.3), Copper Basin (Copperhill, TN) (-18.7)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.7 (-8.7 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.2
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.5
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #333
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10585
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-8
2012 Projected League Finish: 7th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%