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GENERAL
Nickname: Rams
Colors: Blue/Orange
Coach: Marshon Harper
League: 6A Region 3 (moving from 5A Region 2)
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #36

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 10
2013 JV Record: 2-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Matravious Williams 6'0" 190 Senior S 4.53
Tyreic Martin 6'3" 240 Junior DE 4.70
Jeremiah Darden 5'10" 230 Senior MLB 4.70

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defense
Team Weaknesses: WR

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 13.3
2013 National Rank: #4806
2013 State Rank: #135
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 17.5
2014 National Rank: #3612
2014 State Rank: #107
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 17.8
Dynasty National Rank: #2776
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1
Dynasty Record: 71-49 (53-24 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 6-5
2013 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2013 Points For Average: 18.5
2013 Points Against Average: 26.7
2013 Differential: -8.2
2013 Wins: #4991 Eufaula (27-22), #5722 Russell County (Seale) (13-7), #7831 Carroll (Ozark) (26-14), #9621 Rehobeth (Dothan) (27-17), #10293 Washington [Booker T.] (Tuskegee) (28-7), #10793 Marbury (27-8)
2013 Losses: #226 Auburn (65-0), #648 Smiths Station (Smiths) (45-13), #776 Opelika (34-18), #1317 Russell [Benjamin] (Alexander City) (48-7), #3692 Sylacauga (27-18)
2013 Opponents W-L: 68-57
Recent League Championships: 2011 (5A Region 2), 2008 (5A Region 2)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 3
Streak List: 8/22/14 Lanett (21-0), 8/29/14 Greenville (7-6), 9/5/14 Oxford (25-21)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/22 at Lanett, 8/29 Greenville, 9/5 at Oxford, 9/12 Chelsea, 9/19 Smiths Station (Smiths), 10/3 at Chilton County (Clanton), 10/10 Opelika, 10/17 at Russell [Benjamin] (Alexander City), 10/24 Pell City, 10/31 at Prattville
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Opelika (47.2), Smiths Station (Smiths) (44.1), Oxford (37.7)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Chilton County (Clanton) (7.4), Chelsea (13.9), Greenville (20.4)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.7 (16.5 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.4
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +13.7
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #24
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #620
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2014 Projected League Finish: 5th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%