GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Mike Mauk
League: Western Buckeye
Playoff Division: IV
Playoff Division Rank: #4
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
JT Engle 5'9" 240 Senior G
Logan Nichols 6'1" 185 Junior T
Jake Hale 6'0" 255 Sophomore T
D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Maty Mauk 6'2" 190 Senior QB [Missouri]
Brice Fackler 6'4" 215 Senior ATH 4.7 [Kent State]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Weaknesses: Experience
RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 51.9
2011 National Rank: #196
2011 State Rank: #14
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 38.5
2012 National Rank: #689
2012 State Rank: #45
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 30.4
Dynasty National Rank: #701
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.3
Dynasty Record: 77-29 (64-17 in league)
HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 14-1
2011 League Record/Finish: 9-0 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 45.6
2011 Points Against Average: 22.7
2011 Differential: +22.9
2011 Wins: #386 Coldwater (24-17), #414 Bishop Hartley (Columbus) (30-28), #587 Elida (30-28), #638 Wapakoneta (52-32), #1033 Genoa (32-22), #1333 Ottawa-Glandorf (Ottawa) (36-20), #1595 Clinton-Massie (Clarksville) (36-6), #2182 Shawnee (Lima) (34-7), #3228 Bath (Lima) (64-42), #3519 Wellington (74-22), #3677 Defiance (54-15), #4298 Memorial (St. Marys) (40-7), #5127 Celina (70-33), #8567 Van Wert (66-13)
2011 Losses: #170 Norwayne (Creston) (48-42)
2011 Opponents W-L: 111-65
Recent League Championships: 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/24 Coldwater, 8/31 at Memorial (St. Marys), 9/7 Van Wert, 9/21 at Ottawa-Glandorf (Ottawa), 9/28 Elida, 10/5 at Bath (Lima), 10/12 Celina, 10/19 at Defiance, 10/26 Wapakoneta
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Coldwater (53.5), Wapakoneta (43.8), Elida (42)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Van Wert (-2.1), Celina (11.4), Bath (Lima) (14.8)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.9 (31.2 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.3
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.4
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #60
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #677
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%