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GENERAL
Nickname: Falcons
Colors: Brown/Gold
Coach: Andrew Pratley
League: Big North
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2011 JV Record: 5-3-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Brandon Benac 5'6" 190 Senior RB 4.58
Jerome Hunter 6'3" 190 Senior WR 4.60
Alec Stevens 6'5" 260 Senior OL/DL 5.10

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning Skill Position Players
Team Weaknesses: Young OL, Inexperienced Secondary

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 2.2
2011 National Rank: #7388
2011 State Rank: #270
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 2.5
2012 National Rank: #7033
2012 State Rank: #253
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 14.4
Dynasty National Rank: #3519
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10.7
Dynasty Record: 55-39 (25-17 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 4-5
2011 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (5th)
2011 Points For Average: 29.9
2011 Points Against Average: 33.1
2011 Differential: -3.2
2011 Wins: #7630 Standish-Sterling (Standish) (28-6), #8973 Gaylord (41-21), #10979 Alpena (26-24), #13521 Detroit Community (Detroit) (53-6)
2011 Losses: #2209 Petoskey (56-7), #3699 Traverse City West (Traverse City) (62-28), #4118 Traverse City Central (Traverse City) (42-26), #4927 Glenn [John] (Bay City) (36-22), #5997 Cadillac (45-38)
2011 Opponents W-L: 38-47
Recent League Championships: 2009 (Northeast Michigan), 2007 (tied for 1st; Northeast Michigan)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 1
Streak List: 10/21/11 Alpena (26-24)

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/24 Standish-Sterling (Standish), 8/31 at Petoskey, 9/7 Waverly (Lansing), 9/14 at Glenn [John] (Bay City), 9/21 Traverse City Central (Traverse City), 9/28 Cadillac, 10/5 Gaylord, 10/12 at Traverse City West (Traverse City), 10/19 at Alpena
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Petoskey (25.2), Traverse City West (Traverse City) (18), Traverse City Central (Traverse City) (16.1)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Alpena (-13.1), Gaylord (-3.8), Standish-Sterling (Standish) (3.8)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.7
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.4
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.7
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #150
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4651
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6
2012 Projected League Finish: 5th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%