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GENERAL
Nickname: Minutemen
Colors: Blue/Gray
Coach: Eddie Vincent
League: Big Ten
Playoff Division: AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #25

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2011 JV Record: 4-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Caleb Butcher 5'7" 155 RB/DB 4.60
Joe Butcher 6'3" 265 OL/DL 4.60
Mark Metzgar 5'10" 195 FB/LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Speed At RB
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: -4.8
2011 National Rank: #9210
2011 State Rank: #57
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.7
2012 Starting Power Rating: 0
2012 National Rank: #7727
2012 State Rank: #41
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -9.8
Dynasty National Rank: #11247
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10.5
Dynasty Record: 30-61 (19-38 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 4-6
2011 League Record/Finish: 3-5 (8th)
2011 Points For Average: 22.2
2011 Points Against Average: 18.9
2011 Differential: +3.3
2011 Wins: #9987 Liberty (Clarksburg) (34-18), #11829 East Fairmont (Fairmont) (37-7), #12192 Buckhannon-Upshur (Buckhannon) (42-14), #13267 Preston (Kingwood) (46-7)
2011 Losses: #1499 Bridgeport (42-10), #6092 Byrd [Robert C.] (Clarksburg) (16-14), #6502 Elkins (28-20), #7586 Grafton (18-13), #8632 North Marion (Farmington) (20-6), #10851 Nicholas County (Summersville) (19-0)
2011 Opponents W-L: 54-52
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/24 at University (Morgantown), 8/31 Preston (Kingwood), 9/7 Point Pleasant, 9/14 at East Fairmont (Fairmont), 9/21 at Hoover [Herbert] (Clendenin), 9/28 Buckhannon-Upshur (Buckhannon), 10/5 North Marion (Farmington), 10/12 Oak Hill, 10/26 at Liberty (Clarksburg), 11/2 at Elkins
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Point Pleasant (25.8), University (Morgantown) (9.5), Elkins (8.3)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Preston (Kingwood) (-28.2), Hoover [Herbert] (Clendenin) (-20.2), Buckhannon-Upshur (Buckhannon) (-20.1)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.2
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.8
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.6
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #53
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9433
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2012 Projected League Finish: 5th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%