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GENERAL
Nickname: Rams
Colors: Red/White/Black
Coach: Cory Nenaber
League: III Section V (moving from III Section I)
Playoff Division: III
Playoff Division Rank: #11

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2012 JV Record: 6-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Tim Byrd 6'1" 190 Senior WR/KR 4.48
Christian Palafox 6'3.5" 235 Senior OL 4.98
Dalton Smith 6'4" 265 Junior OL/DL 4.90

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experienced OL, Young/Talented Skill Position Players
Team Weaknesses: Loss Of Top RB/QB, Loss Of Top Two Tacklers

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 23.3
2012 National Rank: #2772
2012 State Rank: #45
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 18.4
2013 National Rank: #3445
2013 State Rank: #50
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): -0.9
Dynasty National Rank: #8333
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 20.7
Dynasty Record: 17-34 (6-23 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 7-4
2012 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (6th)
2012 Points For Average: 30.3
2012 Points Against Average: 25.6
2012 Differential: +4.7
2012 Wins: #2631 Campo Verde (Gilbert) (21-20), #3655 Tempe (34-17), #5721 Coolidge (34-21), #5807 Arcadia (Phoenix) (35-7), #8280 Coronado (Scottsdale) (44-3), #9807 Vista Grande (Casa Grande) (21-0), #10051 Casa Grande (76-39)
2012 Losses: #403 Marcos de Niza (Tempe) (57-6), #622 Seton Catholic (Chandler) (46-14), #1033 Williams Field (Gilbert) (38-20), #1977 Thunderbird (Phoenix) (34-28)
2012 Opponents W-L: 76-48
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 at Tempe, 9/6 at Seton Catholic (Chandler), 9/13 at Williams Field (Gilbert), 9/20 Arcadia (Phoenix), 9/27 Vista Grande (Casa Grande), 10/4 Marana (Tucson), 10/11 at Canyon del Oro (Tucson), 10/18 Flowing Wells (Tucson), 10/25 Casa Grande, 11/1 at Catalina Foothills (Tucson)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Williams Field (Gilbert) (45.3), Seton Catholic (Chandler) (31.6), Tempe (21.2)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Casa Grande (-13.5), Flowing Wells (Tucson) (-10.5), Vista Grande (Casa Grande) (-7.6)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.6 (18.8 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.1
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.5
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #64
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4550
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2013 Projected League Finish: 1st
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%