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GENERAL
Nickname: Rams
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Geoff Marcone
League: Division I
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
C.J. Waite 6'1" 175 ATH/FS 4.5
Avien Peah 6'3" 235 DE/TE 4.7
Kryron Lopes 5'11" 210 RB 4.7

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Team Speed, Skill Position Depth
Team Weaknesses: Young On Lines

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 28
2014 National Rank: #2138
2014 State Rank: #2
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 31.5
2015 National Rank: #1539
2015 State Rank: #1
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 30.6
Dynasty National Rank: #769
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.9
Dynasty Record: 104-32 (82-16 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 10-2
2014 League Record/Finish: 8-0 (1st)
2014 Points For Average: 24.6
2014 Points Against Average: 17.9
2014 Differential: +6.7
2014 Wins: #1237 Bishop Hendricken (Warwick) (15-9), #3464 Portsmouth (30-21), #4052 Cranston East (Cranston) (31-14), #4052 Cranston East (Cranston) (14-7), #4066 Barrington (21-20), #4769 Cumberland (35-21), #6204 East Providence (28-13), #6204 East Providence (24-21), #6238 Cranston West (Cranston) (33-16), #7959 South Kingstown (Wakefield) (42-21)
2014 Losses: #747 King Philip Regional (Wrentham, MA) (20-15), #1237 Bishop Hendricken (Warwick) (32-7)
2014 Opponents W-L: 73-59
Recent State Championships: 2008
Recent League Championships: 2014, 2012, 2011, 2009 (tied for 1st), 2008, 2006 (tied for 1st), 2005 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 2
Streak List: 9/11/15 Central (Springfield, MA) (43-23), 9/18/15 Barrington (47-0)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 9/11 Central (Springfield, MA), 9/18 at Barrington, 9/25 at Cranston West (Cranston), 10/9 East Providence, 10/16 at Cranston East (Cranston), 10/23 South Kingstown (Wakefield), 10/30 Portsmouth, 11/6 Bishop Hendricken (Warwick), 11/13 at Cumberland, 11/26 at East Providence
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Bishop Hendricken (Warwick) (27.6), Portsmouth (17.1), Central (Springfield, MA) (13.6)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: East Providence (-1), South Kingstown (Wakefield) (-0.5), Cranston West (Cranston) (1.4)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.1 (19.6 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.6
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5.5
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #7
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5020
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2015 Projected League Finish: 1st
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 57%