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GENERAL
Nickname: Chieftains
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Mike Gottsch
League: 6A District 2 (moving from 6A District 3)
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #23

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
2011 JV Record: 4-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Sam Gottsch 6'1" 175 Junior QB/CB 4.66
Devin Swift 5'6.5" 190 Senior RB/SS 4.59
Sam Johnson 6'3" 185 Senior ATH 4.67

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Team Unity
Team Weaknesses: Only 2 Returning Starters On Defense

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 17.7
2011 National Rank: #3754
2011 State Rank: #66
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.5
2012 Starting Power Rating: 7
2012 National Rank: #5924
2012 State Rank: #107
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 12.9
Dynasty National Rank: #3927
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.7
Dynasty Record: 34-58 (19-44 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 5-5
2011 League Record/Finish: 2-5 (6th)
2011 Points For Average: 35
2011 Points Against Average: 34
2011 Differential: +1
2011 Wins: #3685 Page [Charles] (Sand Springs) (28-21), #4295 Bixby (46-33), #6348 Ponca City (42-37), #9097 Shawnee (42-21), #11234 Putnam City West (Oklahoma City) (69-0)
2011 Losses: #132 Broken Arrow (52-19), #295 Jenks (45-14), #1660 Norman (41-13), #2912 Southmoore (Moore) (52-49), #3107 Muskogee (38-28)
2011 Opponents W-L: 47-63
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Ponca City, 9/7 Hale [Nathan] (Tulsa), 9/14 at Page [Charles] (Sand Springs), 9/21 at Putnam City (Oklahoma City), 9/28 Jenks, 10/5 at Bixby, 10/12 Muskogee, 10/18 Westmoore (Oklahoma City), 10/26 at Broken Arrow, 11/2 Edison [Thomas] (Tulsa)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Broken Arrow (53.2), Jenks (46.2), Westmoore (Oklahoma City) (25.4)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Hale [Nathan] (Tulsa) (-12.1), Edison [Thomas] (Tulsa) (-9), Ponca City (4.8)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.7
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.9
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.8
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2012 Projected League Finish: 7th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%