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GENERAL
Nickname: Falcons
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: John Bechtel
League: Oakland - Blue (moving from Oakland - White)
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2013 JV Record: 6-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Kyle Collins 6'0" 195 Senior QB 4.70
Dez Fitzpatrick 6'2" 195 Junior WR/CB 4.50
David Reese 6'2" 235 Junior LB/FB 4.60

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Curtis Brunson 5'11" 175 Senior DB [Ohio]
Josh Craven 6'2" 185 Senior S

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Team Speed, Depth
Team Weaknesses: OL Depth

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 5.2
2013 National Rank: #6644
2013 State Rank: #240
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +1.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 8.6
2014 National Rank: #5556
2014 State Rank: #192
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 11.4
Dynasty National Rank: #4420
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.5
Dynasty Record: 56-51 (45-35 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 2-7
2013 League Record/Finish: 1-6 (7th)
2013 Points For Average: 21.2
2013 Points Against Average: 31.6
2013 Differential: -10.4
2013 Wins: #9071 Southfield-Lathrup (Lathrup Village) (25-6), #10641 Pontiac (36-7)
2013 Losses: #1051 Harrison (Farmington Hills) (46-0), #1332 Southfield (32-7), #1442 Adams (Rochester) (42-21), #2238 Oxford (35-28), #2474 Oak Park (26-21), #4765 Glenn [John] (Westland) (48-39), #6180 Bloomfield Hills (42-14)
2013 Opponents W-L: 45-46
Recent League Championships: 2003 (Oakland III)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/28 Harrison (Farmington Hills), 9/5 Southfield-Lathrup (Lathrup Village), 9/12 Avondale (Auburn Hills), 9/19 at Ferndale, 9/26 at Pontiac, 10/2 Berkley, 10/10 Hazel Park, 10/17 at Groves [Wylie E.] (Beverly Hills), 10/24 at Walled Lake Central (Walled Lake)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Harrison (Farmington Hills) (38.1), Groves [Wylie E.] (Beverly Hills) (22.7), Avondale (Auburn Hills) (8)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Hazel Park (-25.1), Ferndale (-13.9), Pontiac (-10.3)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.7
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.2
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -15.5
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #235
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7069
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%