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GENERAL
Nickname: Rams
Colors: Maroon/Gold
Coach: Brian Butts
League: Fort Ancient Valley - Scarlet
Playoff Division: II
Playoff Division Rank: #57

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2011 JV Record: 9-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Frank Heimkreiter 6'3.5" 235 Senior DT/TE 4.70
Gus Madden 6'4" 215 Senior OLB/TE 4.70
Gavin Peacock 6'6.5" 105 Junior T 5.40

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defense, Running Game, Size On OL
Team Weaknesses: WR, Secondary

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 15.7
2011 National Rank: #4208
2011 State Rank: #252
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 14
2012 National Rank: #4225
2012 State Rank: #252
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 9.6
Dynasty National Rank: #4937
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.6
Dynasty Record: 50-41 (30-20 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 8-3
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st)
2011 Points For Average: 20.2
2011 Points Against Average: 16
2011 Differential: +4.2
2011 Wins: #4305 Northwest (Cincinnati) (13-6), #6367 Edgewood (Trenton) (21-14), #7425 West Carrollton (18-7), #7642 Monroe (12-7), #9162 Little Miami (Morrow) (25-17), #10156 Goshen (34-0), #11230 Norwood (42-0), #11385 Talawanda (Oxford) (29-0)
2011 Losses: #87 Trotwood-Madison (Trotwood) (53-7), #2500 Zanesville (55-14), #3157 Mt. Healthy (Cincinnati) (17-7)
2011 Opponents W-L: 54-61
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st), 2009 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/24 Goshen, 8/31 at Monroe, 9/7 Zanesville, 9/14 at Northwest (Cincinnati), 9/21 Edgewood (Trenton), 9/28 at Mt. Healthy (Cincinnati), 10/5 Wilmington, 10/12 Harrison [William Henry] (Harrison), 10/19 at Little Miami (Morrow), 10/26 at Talawanda (Oxford)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Harrison [William Henry] (Harrison) (26.1), Zanesville (22.8), Mt. Healthy (Cincinnati) (21.1)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Talawanda (Oxford) (-15.3), Goshen (-5.4), Little Miami (Morrow) (-4.6)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.7 (12.5 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.4
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.7
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #282
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4364
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%