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GENERAL
Nickname: Hurricane
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Randy Coleman
League: 7A/6A East
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
DJ Anderson 5'9" 175 Junior QB
Martin Stafford 5'9" 190 Senior RB
Chuks Ota 6'1" 270 Junior OL/DL

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Zac Brooks 6'2" 180 Senior ATH 4.4 [Clemson]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: RB, Athleticism, Line
Team Weaknesses: WR Experience

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 31.7
2011 National Rank: #1486
2011 State Rank: #14
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 34.3
2012 National Rank: #1017
2012 State Rank: #8
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 18.1
Dynasty National Rank: #2594
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 17.4
Dynasty Record: 57-40 (38-25 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 9-4
2011 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 1st)
2011 Points For Average: 37.1
2011 Points Against Average: 24.8
2011 Differential: +12.3
2011 Wins: #1272 West Memphis (28-22), #2559 Marion (13-12), #4319 Arkansas (Texarkana) (49-20), #6060 Jacksonville (34-22), #6118 Mountain Home (45-21), #6349 Parkview (Little Rock) (56-28), #8925 Hall (Little Rock) (56-20), #8947 Greene County Tech (Paragould) (45-6), #11846 Fair [J. A.] (Little Rock) (42-6)
2011 Losses: #117 Fayetteville (50-27), #497 El Dorado (38-28), #962 Conway (49-35), #2964 Searcy (28-24)
2011 Opponents W-L: 85-66
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/28 Greene County Tech (Paragould), 9/7 at Conway, 9/14 Batesville, 9/21 West Memphis, 9/28 at Central (Little Rock), 10/5 North Little Rock, 10/12 at Mountain Home, 10/19 Searcy, 10/26 at Cabot, 11/1 Marion
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: North Little Rock (51.3), Conway (33.5), Central (Little Rock) (26.8)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Greene County Tech (Paragould) (-5.7), Mountain Home (10.2), Cabot (19.1)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.6 (19.2 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.9
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +9.3
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #14
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1144
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%