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GENERAL
Nickname: Rams
Colors: Blue/Red
Coach: Tim Branum
League: 5A East
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #27

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2011 JV Record: 6-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Michael Stidham 6'2" 190 Junior QB
Dalton West 6'0" 180 Senior QB
Deangelo Rice 5'8" 185 Senior RB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning Starters, Skill Position Talent, OL
Team Weaknesses: Size, Speed

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: -22.1
2011 National Rank: #12487
2011 State Rank: #168
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: -13.1
2012 National Rank: #10926
2012 State Rank: #139
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -2.9
Dynasty National Rank: #9192
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10.2
Dynasty Record: 27-64-1 (22-47-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 1-9
2011 League Record/Finish: 1-6 (7th)
2011 Points For Average: 19.8
2011 Points Against Average: 39.2
2011 Differential: -19.4
2011 Wins: #12331 Forrest City (21-13)
2011 Losses: #2293 Batesville (41-13), #4076 Wynne (31-21), #5818 Beebe (54-26), #6542 Blytheville (50-14), #8150 Pocahontas (42-26), #8947 Greene County Tech (Paragould) (28-18), #9367 Valley View (Jonesboro) (38-7), #9495 Nettleton (Jonesboro) (42-20), #12358 Trumann (53-32)
2011 Opponents W-L: 55-50-3
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/28 Valley View (Jonesboro), 9/7 at Pocahontas, 9/14 Kennett (MO), 9/21 at Beebe, 9/28 Batesville, 10/5 at Nettleton (Jonesboro), 10/12 at Forrest City, 10/19 Wynne, 10/26 at Blytheville, 11/2 Greene County Tech (Paragould)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Batesville (23.6), Wynne (18.3), Beebe (7)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Kennett (MO) (-24.5), Forrest City (-19.5), Nettleton (Jonesboro) (-9.5)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.1
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.4
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.3
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #88
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8094
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8
2012 Projected League Finish: 7th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%