GENERAL
Nickname: Pelicans
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Coach: Guy Blanchard
League: 3A District 7
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #9
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Darian Claiborne LB/QB [Texas A&M]
Caleb Johnson DB/WR
Morris Miller DE
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Coming Off A Winning Season, Looking To Improve
Team Weaknesses: Tough Competition, Must Continue To Grow As A Team
RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 21.5
2011 National Rank: #2999
2011 State Rank: #71
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.3
2012 Starting Power Rating: 19
2012 National Rank: #3163
2012 State Rank: #72
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 3.2
Dynasty National Rank: #7097
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 17.6
Dynasty Record: 43-50 [44-49 on the field] (17-22 in league)
HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 10-3
2011 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (tied for 2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 26.5
2011 Points Against Average: 20.6
2011 Differential: +5.9
2011 Wins: #3496 Loranger (14-13), #3729 McMain [Eleanor] (New Orleans) (13-6), #4170 Donaldsonville (34-30), #5019 Independence (35-22), #6208 White [Edward Douglas] (Thibodaux) (28-26), #7472 White Castle (27-6), #8629 St. James (26-21), #10883 Pointe Coupee Central (Morganza) (34-12), #12594 Crescent City Christian (Metairie) (54-21), #13763 Northwood (Lena) (39-0)
2011 Losses: #321 St. Charles Catholic (LaPlace) (48-0), #1308 Parkview Baptist (Baton Rouge) (35-13), #4463 Brusly (28-27)
2011 Opponents W-L: 84-65
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 Northwood (Lena), 9/7 at Pointe Coupee Central (Morganza), 9/14 Crescent City Christian (Metairie), 9/20 at McMain [Eleanor] (New Orleans), 9/28 White Castle, 10/5 St. James, 10/12 at St. Charles Catholic (LaPlace), 10/19 Donaldsonville, 10/26 White [Edward Douglas] (Thibodaux), 11/2 at Brusly
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: St. Charles Catholic (LaPlace) (41.4), Donaldsonville (17), McMain [Eleanor] (New Orleans) (16.1)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Northwood (Lena) (-34), Crescent City Christian (Metairie) (-26.3), Pointe Coupee Central (Morganza) (-12.6)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.8 (10.4 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.8
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #163
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7003
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%