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GENERAL
Nickname: Eagles
Colors: Navy/Forest Green/Vegas Gold
Coach: Kevin Dyson
League: AAA District 11
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #16

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2011 JV Record: 6-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Oscar Prado 5'10" 185 SS/WR 4.59
Jalen Wade 6'1" 205 RB/LB 4.71
Zak Steele 6'2" 220 FB/LB 4.85

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Landon Foster 6'2" 190 Senior K [Kentucky]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning Key Players
Team Weaknesses: Inexperienced Secondary

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 36
2011 National Rank: #1040
2011 State Rank: #37
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 34.1
2012 National Rank: #1042
2012 State Rank: #35
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 24
Dynasty National Rank: #1519
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 11.3
Dynasty Record: 42-36 (20-21 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 8-3
2011 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 23.5
2011 Points Against Average: 10.1
2011 Differential: +13.4
2011 Wins: #825 Brentwood (13-7), #932 Franklin (5-3), #1812 Centennial (Franklin) (24-22), #4657 Ravenwood (Brentwood) (31-7), #4772 Lincoln County (Fayetteville) (35-13), #5241 Page (Franklin) (28-0), #5892 Hillsboro (Nashville) (26-0), #7839 Coffee County Central (Manchester) (68-7)
2011 Losses: #421 Blackman (Murfreesboro) (14-9), #788 Siegel (Murfreesboro) (28-13), #825 Brentwood (10-7)
2011 Opponents W-L: 65-62
Recent League Championships: 2011, 2007 (5A Region 6)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/17 Blackman (Murfreesboro), 8/24 Page (Franklin), 8/31 Brentwood, 9/7 at Lincoln County (Fayetteville), 9/14 Centennial (Franklin), 9/21 at Coffee County Central (Manchester), 9/28 Hillsboro (Nashville), 10/12 at Franklin, 10/19 at Siegel (Murfreesboro), 10/26 at Ravenwood (Brentwood)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Siegel (Murfreesboro) (46.1), Brentwood (42), Blackman (Murfreesboro) (38.9)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Coffee County Central (Manchester) (2.9), Hillsboro (Nashville) (6.2), Lincoln County (Fayetteville) (10.1)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.3 (26.4 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.7
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.4
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2012 Projected League Finish: 4th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%