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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Maroon/Gold
Coach: Mike Doolittle
League: AA Region II (moving from A Region I)
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #21

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Oliver Jones 6'6" 285 Senior OL [Clemson]

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 13.7
2011 National Rank: #4645
2011 State Rank: #95
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 10.8
2012 National Rank: #4951
2012 State Rank: #102
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 8.4
Dynasty National Rank: #5334
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.6
Dynasty Record: 62-44 (27-14 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 7-5
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 29.2
2011 Points Against Average: 20.3
2011 Differential: +8.9
2011 Wins: #4891 Emerald (Greenwood) (19-14), #5789 Saluda (23-20), #8383 Lamar (34-9), #10517 McCormick (33-7), #10835 Ware Shoals (49-14), #13068 Dixie (Due West) (54-7), #13806 Calhoun Falls (49-0)
2011 Losses: #1078 Abbeville (41-20), #2222 Chesterfield (37-27), #3198 Silver Bluff (Aiken) (17-14), #3275 Newberry (29-22), #3495 Belton-Honea Path (Honea Path) (48-6)
2011 Opponents W-L: 76-64
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/17/12 Blacksburg (21-8)

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/17 vs Blacksburg, 8/24 Emerald (Greenwood), 8/31 Broome [Gettys D.] (Spartanburg), 9/7 at Ware Shoals, 9/14 at Lincoln County (Lincolnton, GA), 9/21 at Woodruff, 9/28 Mid-Carolina (Prosperity), 10/5 Batesburg-Leesville (Batesburg), 10/12 at Newberry, 10/19 at Saluda, 10/26 Abbeville
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Abbeville (38.9), Woodruff (36.8), Lincoln County (Lincolnton, GA) (35.4)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Batesburg-Leesville (Batesburg) (-7.6), Ware Shoals (-6.8), Broome [Gettys D.] (Spartanburg) (-3.1)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.5 (6 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.7
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +13.2
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #79
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2895
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-5
2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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