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GENERAL
Nickname: Golden Rams
Colors: Gold
Coach: Sam Albert
League: WPIAL AAA Northeastern (moving from WPIAL AAA Greater Allegheny)
Playoff Division: AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #53

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Jake Witucki 6'5" 285 Senior OL [Kent State]

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 14.3
2011 National Rank: #4509
2011 State Rank: #195
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 11.6
2012 National Rank: #4776
2012 State Rank: #202
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 12.1
Dynasty National Rank: #4138
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.7
Dynasty Record: 50-43 (24-27 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 7-3
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd)
2011 Points For Average: 16.9
2011 Points Against Average: 12.3
2011 Differential: +4.6
2011 Wins: #3909 Mars (14-11), #5277 Freeport (10-6), #7219 Hampton (Allison Park) (37-15), #9929 Plum (Pittsburgh) (35-0), #10331 Kittanning (24-21), #10385 Derry (13-12), #11827 Valley (New Kensington) (8-7)
2011 Losses: #750 Knoch (Saxonburg) (24-6), #3117 Ringgold (Monongahela) (14-10), #3888 Indiana (13-12)
2011 Opponents W-L: 47-52
Recent League Championships: 2008 (WPIAL AAA Greater Allegheny)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 9/7 at Hampton (Allison Park), 9/14 Franklin Regional (Murrysville), 9/21 at Mars, 9/28 Indiana, 10/5 Derry, 10/12 at Greensburg Salem (Greensburg), 10/19 at Ringgold (Monongahela), 10/26 Knoch (Saxonburg)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Franklin Regional (Murrysville) (44.1), Knoch (Saxonburg) (37.3), Mars (28.5)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Derry (-5.6), Hampton (Allison Park) (2.4), Indiana (13.9)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6 (7.8 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.8
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +13.8
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #71
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1694
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-5
2012 Projected League Finish: 6th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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