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GENERAL
Nickname: Patriots
Colors: Blue/Red
Coach: Mark Uhiren
League: 7A/6A East
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #6

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Rashad Boyd 5'11" 195 Senior RB/S
Corey Garrett 5'8" 200 Junior RB
Kenneth Cauley 5'10" 150 Senior S/WR

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Darrius Rosser Senior TE 4.8 [Arkansas State]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning Defensive Starters, Backfield
Team Weaknesses: OL

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 24
2011 National Rank: #2559
2011 State Rank: #22
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 23.2
2012 National Rank: #2410
2012 State Rank: #21
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 17.6
Dynasty National Rank: #2712
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6.8
Dynasty Record: 57-43 (34-29 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 8-4
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 4th)
2011 Points For Average: 37
2011 Points Against Average: 21.7
2011 Differential: +15.3
2011 Wins: #2964 Searcy (36-31), #4076 Wynne (30-28), #6118 Mountain Home (36-13), #6198 Benton (42-33), #6349 Parkview (Little Rock) (54-26), #8925 Hall (Little Rock) (51-3), #8947 Greene County Tech (Paragould) (82-51), #12331 Forrest City (64-6)
2011 Losses: #497 El Dorado (16-15), #1272 West Memphis (20-6), #1486 Jonesboro (13-12), #6060 Jacksonville (20-16)
2011 Opponents W-L: 73-63-1
Recent League Championships: 2006 (tied for 1st; 6A East)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Wynne, 9/7 at Forrest City, 9/14 Lake Hamilton (Pearcy), 9/21 Mountain Home, 9/28 Cabot, 10/5 at Searcy, 10/12 West Memphis, 10/19 at North Little Rock, 10/26 Central (Little Rock), 11/1 at Jonesboro
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: North Little Rock (51.3), Jonesboro (35.5), Lake Hamilton (Pearcy) (34.8)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Forrest City (-19.5), Mountain Home (10.2), Wynne (18.3)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.3 (14.3 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.2
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +12.9
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #16
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1267
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2012 Projected League Finish: 5th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%