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GENERAL
Nickname: Seminoles
Colors: Garnet/Gold
Coach: Jarrod Hickman
League: 4A District 1 (moving from 3A District 1)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #11

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2012 JV Record: 7-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Josh Davis 6'0" 170 Senior WR 4.35
Ronnie Harrison 6'2.5" 195 Junior QB/DB 4.60
Andrew Harrell 6'4.5" 305 Senior OL

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
Garrett McGhin 6'6" 260 Senior OL 5.30 [South Alabama]
Conner Jackson 6'3" 255 Senior OL

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Austin Logan 6'1" 190 Senior DB 4.50 [Purdue]
Tevin Floyd 6'2" 220 Senior LB 4.60
Khari Lewis 5'11" 185 Senior RB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Very Good OL, Skill Position Talent, Speed On Defense
Team Weaknesses: Lack Depth

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 26.5
2012 National Rank: #2229
2012 State Rank: #140
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 24.8
2013 National Rank: #2245
2013 State Rank: #151
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 21.7
Dynasty National Rank: #2450
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.1
Dynasty Record: 31-25 (9-8 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 4-6
2012 League Record/Finish: 0-2 (3rd)
2012 Points For Average: 28.5
2012 Points Against Average: 25.8
2012 Differential: +2.7
2012 Wins: #3080 North Florida Christian (Tallahassee) (38-21), #3747 Chiles [Lawton] (Tallahassee) (30-17), #4790 Rutherford (Panama City) (46-17), #10921 Yonge [P. K.] (Gainesville) (54-0)
2012 Losses: #154 Madison County (Madison) (32-7), #181 Lincoln (Tallahassee) (42-30), #521 Pensacola Catholic (Pensacola) (29-26), #1041 East Gadsden (Havana) (27-8), #1240 Rickards [James] (Tallahassee) (46-26), #2133 Taylor County (Perry) (27-20)
2012 Opponents W-L: 66-47
Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st; 2B District 2), 2008 (2B District 2), 2007 (2B District 2), 2004 (2B District 2), 2003 (2B District 2)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 Wakulla (Crawfordville), 9/6 at Arnold [J. R.] (Panama City Beach), 9/13 at Florida A&M (Tallahassee), 9/27 Leon (Tallahassee), 10/4 at Walton (DeFuniak Springs), 10/11 at North Florida Christian (Tallahassee), 10/18 East Gadsden (Havana), 10/25 at Godby [Amos P.] (Tallahassee), 11/1 Marianna, 11/8 at Choctawhatchee (Fort Walton Beach)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Godby [Amos P.] (Tallahassee) (62.8), East Gadsden (Havana) (37.5), Wakulla (Crawfordville) (35.5)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Florida A&M (Tallahassee) (-5.4), Leon (Tallahassee) (0.1), Arnold [J. R.] (Panama City Beach) (2.2)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.9
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.3
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: -7.6
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #154
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1659
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2013 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%