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GENERAL
Nickname: Vikings
Colors: Red/Navy/White
Coach: Mike Owens
League: 6A District 2
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #29

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
John Marvin 6'1" 190 Senior DB 4.47 [Georgia Tech]
Zach Cresse 6'0" 215 Senior LB

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 30.7
2012 National Rank: #1674
2012 State Rank: #116
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.8
2013 Starting Power Rating: 27.9
2013 National Rank: #1838
2013 State Rank: #135
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 29.7
Dynasty National Rank: #1268
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.8
Dynasty Record: 31-22 (8-11 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 7-3
2012 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (tied for 2nd)
2012 Points For Average: 28.9
2012 Points Against Average: 20.9
2012 Differential: +8
2012 Wins: #1410 Crestview (21-17), #2784 Choctawhatchee (Fort Walton Beach) (38-31), #4790 Rutherford (Panama City) (37-18), #4802 Mosley [A. Crawford] (Lynn Haven) (28-14), #4820 Tate [J. M.] (Cantonment) (27-7), #7014 Freeport (48-14), #7299 Arnold [J. R.] (Panama City Beach) (42-6)
2012 Losses: #254 Navarre (44-28), #873 Milton (24-17), #949 Niceville (34-3)
2012 Opponents W-L: 48-58
Recent League Championships: 2008 (tied for 1st; 4A District 2), 2007 (4A District 2), 2004 (tied for 1st; 4A District 2), 2003 (tied for 1st; 4A District 2)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: 2
Streak List: 11/2/12 Choctawhatchee (Fort Walton Beach) (38-31), 11/9/12 Arnold [J. R.] (Panama City Beach) (42-6)

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 at Biloxi (MS), 9/6 Gulf Breeze, 9/13 at Milton, 9/20 Rickards [James] (Tallahassee), 9/27 at Crestview, 10/4 Navarre, 10/11 at Pace, 10/18 Niceville, 10/25 Tate [J. M.] (Cantonment), 11/1 at Choctawhatchee (Fort Walton Beach)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Navarre (47.3), Pace (36.7), Gulf Breeze (35.8)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Tate [J. M.] (Cantonment) (13.2), Choctawhatchee (Fort Walton Beach) (23.2), Biloxi (MS) (28.6)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.9
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 32.1
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +9.2
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #27
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #295
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2013 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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