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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Black/Red
Coach: John Sowards
League: Mountain State
Playoff Division: AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #37

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Michael Hall 5'11" 185 Senior RB 4.6

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: -28.8
2011 National Rank: #13316
2011 State Rank: #101
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: -30.5
2012 National Rank: #13408
2012 State Rank: #104
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 9.2
Dynasty National Rank: #5073
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 39.7
Dynasty Record: 49-50 (34-41 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 0-10
2011 League Record/Finish: 0-8 (16th)
2011 Points For Average: 13.8
2011 Points Against Average: 51.5
2011 Differential: -37.7
2011 Wins: none
2011 Losses: #3374 Hurricane (78-6), #4081 Spring Valley (Huntington) (43-0), #5021 Riverside (Belle) (45-6), #6186 South Charleston (49-12), #6581 Greenbrier East (Lewisburg) (64-6), #8481 Winfield (41-22), #9526 Lincoln County (Hamlin) (66-22), #9981 Ripley (39-22), #10611 St. Albans (46-20), #11141 Poca (44-22)
2011 Opponents W-L: 46-57
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/24 at Poca, 8/31 Hurricane, 9/7 at Ripley, 9/14 St. Albans, 9/21 Lincoln County (Hamlin), 10/5 Greenbrier East (Lewisburg), 10/12 at South Charleston, 10/19 Winfield, 10/26 at Spring Valley (Huntington), 11/2 at Riverside (Belle)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Hurricane (26.3), South Charleston (19.4), Spring Valley (Huntington) (18.5)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Ripley (-14.4), Poca (-13.3), St. Albans (-12.5)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.8
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.5
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.7
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #30
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6756
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 0-10
2012 Projected League Finish: 16th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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