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GENERAL
Nickname: Eagles
Colors: Red/Blue
Coach: Clint Merritt
League: Great West
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #40

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Alfredo Licon 6'2" 280 Senior G
Michael McCormack 5'10" 250 Senior T
Cordell Barnes 5'10" 250 Senior T

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Run Ball Well, Defensive Backfield
Team Weaknesses: Question Mark At QB, A Few Holes On Offense

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 0
2011 National Rank: #7967
2011 State Rank: #130
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: -2.5
2012 National Rank: #8594
2012 State Rank: #132
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 3.2
Dynasty National Rank: #7097
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.7
Dynasty Record: 45-40 (22-17 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 4-5
2011 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th)
2011 Points For Average: 27.2
2011 Points Against Average: 27.3
2011 Differential: -0.1
2011 Wins: #10326 Colby (21-16), #10586 Guymon (OK) (35-25), #11519 Southwestern Heights (Kismet) (44-8), #13638 Larned (61-7)
2011 Losses: #690 Scott (Scott City) (41-7), #1607 Ulysses (53-8), #4761 Holcomb (34-27), #5570 Goodland (40-22), #7207 Oakley (22-20)
2011 Opponents W-L: 45-46
Recent League Championships: 2009 (Hi-Plains Division I), 2005 (Hi-Plains Division I)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 Goodland, 9/7 at Holcomb, 9/14 vs Guymon (OK), 9/21 at Colby, 9/28 Scott (Scott City), 10/5 at Southwestern Heights (Kismet), 10/12 Pratt, 10/19 Larned/Pawnee Heights (Larned), 10/25 at Ulysses
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Scott (Scott City) (43.8), Ulysses (30.7), Holcomb (22.6)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Southwestern Heights (Kismet) (-16), Guymon (OK) (-11.1), Colby (-6.3)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.4
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.4
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #79
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4651
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6
2012 Projected League Finish: 5th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%