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GENERAL
Nickname: Catamounts
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Matt Land
League: AAAAA Region 7A (moving from AAAA Region 7B)
Playoff Division: AAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #21

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 26.6
2013 National Rank: #2262
2013 State Rank: #98
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 25.3
2014 National Rank: #2231
2014 State Rank: #90
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 21.1
Dynasty National Rank: #2075
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.5
Dynasty Record: 82-38 [86-34 on the field] (56-14 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 8-3
2013 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 29.9
2013 Points Against Average: 11
2013 Differential: +18.9
2013 Wins: #2716 Gilmer (Ellijay) (31-0), #2716 Gilmer (Ellijay) (24-10), #2865 Northwest Whitfield (Tunnel Hill) (30-28), #5444 Cass (White) (30-17), #6612 Ridgeland (Rossville) (28-0), #7884 Southeast Whitfield County (Dalton) (42-0), #10638 LaFayette (64-0), #11095 Heritage (Ringgold) (41-3)
2013 Losses: #1248 Ringgold (33-27), #1443 Calhoun (17-2), #2005 Alexander (Douglasville) (13-10)
2013 Opponents W-L: 71-54
Recent League Championships: 2013 (AAAA Region 7B), 2009 (tied for 1st; 7A-AAAA), 2007 (7-AAAA)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/22 at Scottsboro (AL), 8/29 Calhoun, 9/12 North Atlanta (Atlanta), 9/19 Cass (White), 9/26 at Sequoyah (Canton), 10/3 Creekview (Canton), 10/10 at Rome, 10/17 River Ridge (Woodstock), 10/24 at Woodland (Cartersville)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Calhoun (31.4), Creekview (Canton) (16), Rome (14.6)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: North Atlanta (Atlanta) (-14.2), River Ridge (Woodstock) (-2.3), Woodland (Cartersville) (0.8)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.8 (15.6 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.7
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.1
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #222
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4919
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 20%



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