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GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Mike Bennett
League: 6A District 1
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #28

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jonathan Bennett Senior RB
Blake Norwood Senior S/QB
Deandre Farrington Senior DE

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Jalen Spencer 6'2" 185 Senior ATH [South Florida]
Damarius Travis 6'1" 190 Senior DB [Minnesota]
La'Derick Black 5'11" 175 Senior WR [Western Michigan]
Jimmy Threat 5'10" 190 Senior RB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Weaknesses: Experience

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 42.4
2011 National Rank: #565
2011 State Rank: #48
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 31.9
2012 National Rank: #1259
2012 State Rank: #109
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 34.9
Dynasty National Rank: #358
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3
Dynasty Record: 87-22 (39-5 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 9-3
2011 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 30.1
2011 Points Against Average: 14.8
2011 Differential: +15.3
2011 Wins: #506 Pace (36-13), #724 Choctawhatchee (Fort Walton Beach) (27-22), #1185 Navarre (29-22), #1188 Pine Forest (Pensacola) (45-21), #1993 Pensacola Catholic (Pensacola) (34-13), #3347 Milton (17-0), #5080 Washington [Booker T.] (Pensacola) (28-0), #5522 Escambia (Pensacola) (48-10), #7346 Tate [J. M.] (Cantonment) (63-13)
2011 Losses: #506 Pace (20-10), #570 Lincoln (Tallahassee) (20-7), #724 Choctawhatchee (Fort Walton Beach) (23-17)
2011 Opponents W-L: 69-60
Recent State Championships: 2009 (3A)
Recent League Championships: 2011, 2010 (3A District 1), 2009 (3A District 1), 2007 (3A District 1), 2005 (tied for 1st; 3A District 1), 2004 (4A District 1), 2003 (tied for 1st; 4A District 1)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/30 at Lincoln (Tallahassee), 9/7 Navarre, 9/14 at Pensacola Catholic (Pensacola), 9/21 at Milton, 10/5 at Pace, 10/12 Tate [J. M.] (Cantonment), 10/19 at Pine Forest (Pensacola), 11/2 Escambia (Pensacola)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Pace (43.7), Lincoln (Tallahassee) (39.9), Pine Forest (Pensacola) (35.5)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Escambia (Pensacola) (-8.3), Tate [J. M.] (Cantonment) (-3.1), Milton (13.6)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.5 (31.2 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.2
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.3
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #123
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1267
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-3
2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%