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GENERAL
Nickname: Blue Devils
Colors: Blue/Orange
Coach: Phil Marino
League: AAAAA Region 1
Playoff Division: AAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #68

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2014 JV Record: 5-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Essang Bassey 5'10" 180 Senior DB 4.55
Derek James 6'2" 210 Senior QB 4.6
William Nana-Fabu 6'1" 285 Junior OL 5.1

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Have Two 4-Year Starters, All 5 OL Returning, Team Speed
Team Weaknesses: DL, LB Depth

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: -6
2014 National Rank: #9306
2014 State Rank: #343
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.4
2015 Starting Power Rating: 0.4
2015 National Rank: #7730
2015 State Rank: #291
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): -5.4
Dynasty National Rank: #9920
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.8
Dynasty Record: 33-87 (20-64 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 3-7
2014 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (6th)
2014 Points For Average: 17.9
2014 Points Against Average: 33.3
2014 Differential: -15.4
2014 Wins: #10376 Manchester (34-24), #10422 Jordan (Columbus) (29-27), #11729 Hardaway (Columbus) (34-17)
2014 Losses: #1864 Harris County (Hamilton) (56-0), #2045 Marion County (Buena Vista) (34-31), #2369 Carver [George Washington] (Columbus) (36-0), #4582 LaGrange (28-3), #6871 Northside (Columbus) (45-28), #7240 Shaw [William Henry] (Columbus) (43-6), #7669 Brookstone (Columbus) (23-14)
2014 Opponents W-L: 52-56
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 5
Streak List: 10/30/14 Hardaway (Columbus) (34-17), 8/20/15 Jordan (Columbus) (37-25), 9/4/15 Brookstone (Columbus) (21-0), 9/10/15 Manchester (20-13), 9/17/15 Marion County (Buena Vista) (21-14)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/20 Jordan (Columbus), 9/4 at Brookstone (Columbus), 9/10 Manchester, 9/17 Marion County (Buena Vista), 9/24 at Carver [George Washington] (Columbus), 10/2 LaGrange, 10/9 at Shaw [William Henry] (Columbus), 10/16 Harris County (Hamilton), 10/23 at Northside (Columbus), 10/30 Hardaway (Columbus)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Carver [George Washington] (Columbus) (30.5), Marion County (Buena Vista) (21.9), Harris County (Hamilton) (18)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Hardaway (Columbus) (-17.1), Manchester (-13.6), Brookstone (Columbus) (-4.6)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.7
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.3
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.4
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #266
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6143
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2015 Projected League Finish: 5th
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%