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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Rance Gillespie
League: AAAAAA Region 1 (moving from AAAAA Region 1)
Playoff Division: AAAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #18

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Michael Wakefield 6'3" 230 Senior DE [Florida International]
Willie Barrett 6'3.5" 295 Senior OG 4.93

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 38.5
2011 National Rank: #849
2011 State Rank: #34
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2012 Starting Power Rating: 36.2
2012 National Rank: #848
2012 State Rank: #33
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 33.5
Dynasty National Rank: #456
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.9
Dynasty Record: 67-40 (28-21 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 8-3
2011 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (tied for 1st)
2011 Points For Average: 22.7
2011 Points Against Average: 12.8
2011 Differential: +9.9
2011 Wins: #95 Colquitt County (Moultrie) (27-24), #280 Lowndes (Valdosta) (21-17), #570 Lincoln (Tallahassee, FL) (10-7), #1254 Brooks County (Quitman) (20-11), #2606 Tift County (Tifton) (35-14), #3594 Brunswick (24-6), #6371 Lee [Robert E.] (Montgomery, AL) (49-0), #6855 Hardaway (Columbus) (37-7)
2011 Losses: #326 King [Dr. Martin Luther] (Lithonia) (16-3), #1365 Newnan (17-7), #1396 Coffee (Douglas) (22-17)
2011 Opponents W-L: 70-55
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st; AAAAA Region 1), 2010 (tied for 1st; AAAAA Region 1), 2003 (1-AAAAA)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 9/1 at North Augusta (SC), 9/7 Brooks County (Quitman), 9/14 Crisp County (Cordele), 9/21 Newton (Covington), 9/28 Camden County (Kingsland), 10/12 Lowndes (Valdosta), 10/19 at Tift County (Tifton), 10/26 Colquitt County (Moultrie), 11/2 at Brunswick, 11/9 at Coffee (Douglas)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Colquitt County (Moultrie) (58.4), Camden County (Kingsland) (56.6), North Augusta (SC) (42.8)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Crisp County (Cordele) (13.5), Brunswick (13.5), Tift County (Tifton) (23.6)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 29.5 (31.6 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 34.5
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #3
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #124
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2012 Projected League Finish: 4th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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