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GENERAL
Nickname: Red Elephants
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Bruce Miller
League: AAAAA Region 8
Playoff Division: AAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #1

SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
Deshaun Watson 6'2.5" 190 Senior QB [Clemson]
Devan Stringer 5'11" 195 Senior LB 4.5

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Caleb Hayman 6'2" 200 Senior WR 4.7 [South Alabama]
Fred Payne 5'11" 185 Senior DB

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 52.4
2012 National Rank: #206
2012 State Rank: #9
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4.1
2013 Starting Power Rating: 53.4
2013 National Rank: #140
2013 State Rank: #5
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 41.3
Dynasty National Rank: #328
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 16.2
Dynasty Record: 60-9 (26-2 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 12-3
2012 League Record/Finish: 6-2 (tied for 2nd)
2012 Points For Average: 45.3
2012 Points Against Average: 21
2012 Differential: +24.3
2012 Wins: #256 Buford (19-15), #577 Whitewater (Fayetteville) (28-14), #642 Ware County (Waycross) (49-13), #1375 Kell [Carlton J.] (Marietta) (61-42), #1952 Heritage (Conyers) (42-14), #2008 Harris County (Hamilton) (64-13), #2258 Clarke Central (Athens) (49-28), #2616 Rome (41-14), #3673 Apalachee (Winder) (62-20), #3961 Cedar Shoals (Athens) (42-23), #7023 Salem (Conyers) (49-6), #7701 Winder-Barrow (Winder) (69-0)
2012 Losses: #361 West Forsyth (Cumming) (32-30), #1745 Flowery Branch (35-34), #5464 Loganville (46-41)
2012 Opponents W-L: 110-65
Recent State Championships: 2012
Recent League Championships: 2011 (AAA Region 8B), 2010 (AAA Region 8B), 2009 (7B-AAA), 2008 (7B-AAA), 2005 (7-AAA), 2003 (7-AAA)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: 5
Streak List: 11/16/12 Rome (41-14), 11/23/12 Kell [Carlton J.] (Marietta) (61-42), 11/30/12 Harris County (Hamilton) (64-13), 12/7/12 Whitewater (Fayetteville) (28-14), 12/14/12 Ware County (Waycross) (49-13)

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 at West Forsyth (Cumming), 9/6 Buford, 9/13 Winder-Barrow (Winder), 9/20 at Apalachee (Winder), 9/27 at Heritage (Conyers), 10/4 Cedar Shoals (Athens), 10/11 Salem (Conyers), 10/18 at Clarke Central (Athens), 11/1 at Loganville, 11/8 Flowery Branch
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Buford (58.9), West Forsyth (Cumming) (45.8), Clarke Central (Athens) (27.8)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Winder-Barrow (Winder) (1.1), Salem (Conyers) (3.9), Loganville (8.9)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.7 (29.2 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.3
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.6
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #48
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1304
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2013 Projected League Finish: 1st
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 40%



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