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GENERAL
Nickname: Golden Eagles
Colors: Black/Old Gold
Coach: Allen Creasy
League: 6A Region 8
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #35

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Paxton Schrimsher 6'3" 215 Senior DB
Trey Potts 6'6" 220 Senior WR

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 17.4
2014 National Rank: #3995
2014 State Rank: #125
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
2015 Starting Power Rating: 19
2015 National Rank: #3518
2015 State Rank: #103
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 20.5
Dynasty National Rank: #2224
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.5
Dynasty Record: 73-69 (46-37 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 2-8
2014 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (tied for 6th)
2014 Points For Average: 15.4
2014 Points Against Average: 24.2
2014 Differential: -8.8
2014 Wins: #471 Muscle Shoals (17-14), #8796 Lee (Huntsville) (28-7)
2014 Losses: #204 Florence (42-7), #850 Decatur (28-13), #1274 Clemens [James] (Madison) (37-30), #1482 Hartselle (24-21), #1681 Deshler (Tuscumbia) (28-17), #2164 Cullman (28-7), #2331 East Limestone (Athens) (10-7), #2650 Austin (Decatur) (24-7)
2014 Opponents W-L: 76-46
Recent State Championships: 2006 (5A)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/21 Lee (Huntsville), 8/28 Clemens [James] (Madison), 9/4 at Hartselle, 9/11 Decatur, 9/18 at Muscle Shoals, 9/25 at East Limestone (Athens), 10/2 Cullman, 10/9 at Florence, 10/16 Austin (Decatur), 10/30 Deshler (Tuscumbia)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Muscle Shoals (45.2), Decatur (39.3), Clemens [James] (Madison) (36.3)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Lee (Huntsville) (-13.2), Deshler (Tuscumbia) (22.1), Austin (Decatur) (23.3)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 31.5
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.2
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.3
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #29
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #674
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8
2015 Projected League Finish: 7th
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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