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GENERAL
Nickname: Titans
Colors: Navy/Red/White
Coach: Jayson Roberts
League: 7A District 7
Playoff Division: 7A
Playoff Division Rank: #25

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2012 JV Record: 2-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Tajee Fullwood 6'2" 175 Junior ATH 4.40 [South Florida]
Deon Thompson 5'9" 180 Junior RB 4.50
Fred Russ 5'10" 220 Junior LB 4.70

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Micah Tucker 6'2" 200 Senior LB

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Richard Benjamin 6'1" 180 Senior WR [Louisville]
Tony Guerad 6'4" 230 Senior DE 4.70 [UCF]
Jimmie Warren 5'9" 160 Senior DB
Jevon Fripp 6'0" 270 Senior DT
JT Thompkins 5'9" 180 Senior RB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Big/Physical Defensive Front, Passing Game
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On OL, Secondary Young/Inexperienced

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 26.2
2012 National Rank: #2275
2012 State Rank: #142
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.7
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2.7
2013 Starting Power Rating: 28.7
2013 National Rank: #1719
2013 State Rank: #126
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 33.6
Dynasty National Rank: #827
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.9
Dynasty Record: 41-17 (18-2 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 7-4
2012 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st)
2012 Points For Average: 25.7
2012 Points Against Average: 16.1
2012 Differential: +9.6
2012 Wins: #1121 Newsome (Lithia) (34-10), #3863 Chamberlain (Tampa) (22-12), #4423 King [C. Leon] (Tampa) (14-0), #4614 Plant City (28-13), #4892 Steinbrenner [George] (Lutz) (42-16), #6048 Freedom (Tampa) (37-0), #10931 Wiregrass Ranch (Wesley Chapel) (53-6)
2012 Losses: #325 Plant [Henry B.] (Tampa) (21-14), #443 Armwood (Seffner) (30-0), #630 Durant (Plant City) (34-7), #3742 Gaither (Tampa) (35-32)
2012 Opponents W-L: 64-57
Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st), 2011, 2010 (5A District 7), 2009 (5A District 7)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 Newsome (Lithia), 9/12 at Durant (Plant City), 9/20 Wiregrass Ranch (Wesley Chapel), 9/27 Plant [Henry B.] (Tampa), 10/4 at Steinbrenner [George] (Lutz), 10/11 at Plant City, 10/18 Freedom (Tampa), 10/25 at Gaither (Tampa), 11/1 at Sickles (Tampa), 11/8 Hillsborough (Tampa)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Plant [Henry B.] (Tampa) (50.2), Durant (Plant City) (42.6), Sickles (Tampa) (34.8)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Wiregrass Ranch (Wesley Chapel) (-6.6), Freedom (Tampa) (0.2), Gaither (Tampa) (12.8)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.2 (23.9 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.8
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.6
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #123
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1370
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2013 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%