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GENERAL
Nickname: Golden Gales
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Rob Carpenter
League: Ohio Capital - Ohio
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank: #55

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Luke Roberts 6'2" 225 Senior LB 4.6 [Ohio State]
Aaron Woosley 6'4" 250 Senior DE 4.8 [Ball State]

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 28.3
2011 National Rank: #1912
2011 State Rank: #116
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2012 Starting Power Rating: 24.5
2012 National Rank: #2206
2012 State Rank: #138
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 33.2
Dynasty National Rank: #481
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.5
Dynasty Record: 66-31 (40-13 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 5-5
2011 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (5th)
2011 Points For Average: 20.9
2011 Points Against Average: 22.8
2011 Differential: -1.9
2011 Wins: #593 Mason [William] (Mason) (41-35), #3394 Grove City (28-7), #4677 Groveport-Madison (Groveport) (27-25), #7708 Logan (35-13), #8188 Newark (35-13)
2011 Losses: #49 Pickerington Central (Pickerington) (21-0), #437 Lincoln (Gahanna) (17-0), #468 Pickerington North (Pickerington) (49-14), #737 Twinsburg (35-27), #1783 Reynoldsburg (13-2)
2011 Opponents W-L: 55-52
Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st), 2007 (tied for 1st), 2006, 2004, 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 2
Streak List: 10/21/11 Groveport-Madison (Groveport) (27-25), 10/28/11 Newark (35-13)

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/24 at Logan, 8/31 Mason [William] (Mason), 9/7 at Twinsburg, 9/14 at Pickerington Central (Pickerington), 9/21 Pickerington North (Pickerington), 9/28 Groveport-Madison (Groveport), 10/5 at Lincoln (Gahanna), 10/12 Reynoldsburg, 10/19 Grove City, 10/26 at Newark
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Pickerington Central (Pickerington) (57), Pickerington North (Pickerington) (50.6), Lincoln (Gahanna) (40)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Newark (-0.5), Logan (7.5), Groveport-Madison (Groveport) (12.1)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 29.5
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 29.9
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.4
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #31
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #332
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2012 Projected League Finish: 5th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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