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GENERAL
Nickname: Titans
Colors: Blue/Green/Black
Coach: Russ Jones
League: 5A Region 1
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2011 JV Record: 8-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Kavika Fonua 5'10" 195 Junior RB/SS 4.45
Diante Mitchell 6'0" 185 Senior WR/DB 4.50
Cardon Malan 6'2.5" 250 Senior OL/DL 4.65

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Hunter Dimick 6'4" 260 Senior DE [Utah]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Players
Team Weaknesses: Must Develop Trenches

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 41.7
2011 National Rank: #605
2011 State Rank: #9
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2012 Starting Power Rating: 33.3
2012 National Rank: #1120
2012 State Rank: #13
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 29.7
Dynasty National Rank: #757
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.8
Dynasty Record: 32-24 (18-17 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 8-4
2011 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th)
2011 Points For Average: 19.9
2011 Points Against Average: 13.6
2011 Differential: +6.3
2011 Wins: #370 Alta (Sandy) (16-10), #991 Skyline (Salt Lake City) (13-7), #1332 Desert Hills (St. George) (14-12), #2295 West (Salt Lake City) (10-0), #2445 Riverton (24-14), #2492 Layton (34-7), #2804 Box Elder (Brigham City) (20-14), #8634 Weber (North Ogden) (56-21)
2011 Losses: #227 Fremont (Plain City) (21-14), #227 Fremont (Plain City) (15-3), #760 Northridge (Layton) (28-25), #979 Davis (Kaysville) (14-10)
2011 Opponents W-L: 78-57-1
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/17/12 Desert Hills (St. George) (38-13)

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/17 Desert Hills (St. George), 8/24 at Skyline (Salt Lake City), 8/31 Riverton, 9/14 at Davis (Kaysville), 9/21 Layton, 9/28 at Northridge (Layton), 10/5 Fremont (Plain City), 10/12 at Weber (Pleasant View)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Fremont (Plain City) (48.5), Davis (Kaysville) (32.8), Skyline (Salt Lake City) (30.9)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Weber (Pleasant View) (-4.9), Desert Hills (St. George) (24.7), Layton (25.5)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.4 (34.2 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.7
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.3
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #16
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #629
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-3
2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%