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GENERAL
Nickname: Eagles
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Clay Lloyd
League: Henlopen - Northern
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank: #13

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2011 JV Record: 8-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Weaknesses: Experience In Offensive Backfield

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 10.1
2011 National Rank: #5440
2011 State Rank: #20
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2012 Starting Power Rating: 9.4
2012 National Rank: #5305
2012 State Rank: #21
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 0.8
Dynasty National Rank: #7881
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.8
Dynasty Record: 43-49 (22-32 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 5-5
2011 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (5th)
2011 Points For Average: 21.4
2011 Points Against Average: 20.1
2011 Differential: +1.3
2011 Wins: #5562 Sussex Tech (Georgetown) (21-7), #7052 Laurel (13-12), #8895 Milford (39-21), #10381 Brandywine (Wilmington) (38-0), #11099 Woodbridge (Bridgeville) (41-7)
2011 Losses: #567 Middletown (36-6), #2389 Dover (35-14), #3152 Cape Henlopen (Lewes) (35-7), #3362 Sussex Central (Georgetown) (28-21), #4825 Rodney [Caesar] (Camden) (20-14)
2011 Opponents W-L: 51-54
Recent League Championships: 2003 (tied for 1st; Henlopen Southern)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 9/7 Middletown, 9/14 Brandywine (Wilmington), 9/21 at Laurel, 9/28 Dover, 10/5 at Woodbridge (Bridgeville), 10/12 Sussex Tech (Georgetown), 10/19 at Rodney [Caesar] (Camden), 10/26 at Sussex Central (Georgetown), 11/2 Milford, 11/9 at Cape Henlopen (Lewes)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Middletown (43.7), Cape Henlopen (Lewes) (26.2), Dover (25.7)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Woodbridge (Bridgeville) (-8.5), Brandywine (Wilmington) (-6.6), Milford (-5.9)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.6
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.9
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.3
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #13
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3357
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2012 Projected League Finish: 5th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%