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GENERAL
Nickname: Bearcats
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Tommy Browder
League: 5A Region 4
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #8

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Richie Brown 6'2" 220 Senior LB 4.5 [Mississippi State]
Nick James 6'5" 335 Senior DT [Mississippi State]

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 32.4
2011 National Rank: #1420
2011 State Rank: #36
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 27
2012 National Rank: #1855
2012 State Rank: #47
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 12
Dynasty National Rank: #4167
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 16.2
Dynasty Record: 49-43 (30-28 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 8-4
2011 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 32.4
2011 Points Against Average: 28.7
2011 Differential: +3.7
2011 Wins: #582 Biloxi (39-34), #589 Pascagoula (41-23), #2047 Brookhaven (31-28), #2700 East Central (Moss Point) (42-28), #3023 Moss Point (56-42), #3094 West Harrison (Gulfport) (31-10), #3934 Gautier (31-17), #6700 Hancock (Kiln) (34-18)
2011 Losses: #131 Picayune (38-28), #927 Pearl River Central (Carriere) (46-29), #927 Pearl River Central (Carriere) (34-7), #1796 D'Iberville (26-20)
2011 Opponents W-L: 85-62
Recent League Championships: 2010, 2005 (tied for 1st; 4A Region 8)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/24 at Hancock (Kiln), 9/7 at Biloxi, 9/14 D'Iberville, 9/21 at Gautier, 9/28 Pascagoula, 10/5 at Moss Point, 10/12 Pearl River Central (Carriere), 10/19 West Harrison (Gulfport), 10/26 at Picayune, 11/2 East Central (Moss Point)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Picayune (54.7), Biloxi (47.1), Pascagoula (36.4)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Hancock (Kiln) (4.4), Moss Point (17.7), West Harrison (Gulfport) (21)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.6 (30.2 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.8
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.2
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #17
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #408
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2012 Projected League Finish: 4th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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