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GENERAL
Nickname: Patriots
Colors: Red/White/Blue
Coach: Andro Williams
League: 1A Region 4
Playoff Division: 1A
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2014 JV Record: 4-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Ca'Terius Hinton 6'0.5" 205 Senior OL/OLB 4.65
Bruce McIntosh 5'8" 195 Junior DL/OL 4.59
Dequan Charleston 6'1" 185 Junior WR/CB 4.52

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Return Bulk Of Secondary/DL, Much Depth
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 9.6
2014 National Rank: #5656
2014 State Rank: #172
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 10.1
2015 National Rank: #5431
2015 State Rank: #158
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 12.4
Dynasty National Rank: #4177
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.3
Dynasty Record: 109-36 (63-15 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 7-4
2014 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2014 Points For Average: 36
2014 Points Against Average: 15.9
2014 Differential: +20.1
2014 Wins: #5561 Dora (33-28), #10700 Johnson [Amelia L.] (Thomaston) (52-0), #11026 Ellwood Christian (Selma) (61-6), #11450 Chickasaw (42-0), #12828 Sunshine (Newbern) (52-12), #12940 Keith (Orrville) (53-16), #14056 Akron (78-8)
2014 Losses: #177 St. Paul's Episcopal (Mobile) (32-0), #1243 Maplesville (14-0), #2305 Washington County (Chatom) (39-13), #4556 Brantley (20-12)
2014 Opponents W-L: 78-50
Recent League Championships: 2013 (1A Region 1), 2012 (1A Region 1), 2011 (1A Region 1), 2009 (1A Region 3), 2008 (1A Region 3)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/21 at Marengo (Dixons Mills), 8/27 Washington County (Chatom), 9/4 at Keith (Orrville), 9/18 Maplesville, 9/25 at St. Paul's Episcopal (Mobile), 10/2 at Ellwood Christian (Selma), 10/9 at Johnson [Amelia L.] (Thomaston), 10/16 Billingsley, 10/30 Dora
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: St. Paul's Episcopal (Mobile) (63.1), Maplesville (42), Billingsley (11.9)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Keith (Orrville) (-27.2), Marengo (Dixons Mills) (-23.3), Ellwood Christian (Selma) (-14.4)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.1 (0.2 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.3
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.4
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #144
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5822
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2015 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%