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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Red/Black/White
Coach: John Tanksley
League: Portage Trail - Metro
Playoff Division: III
Playoff Division Rank: #82

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 10
Returning Defensive Starters: 7

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: -8.5
2014 National Rank: #9884
2014 State Rank: #537
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.3
2015 Starting Power Rating: -3
2015 National Rank: #8543
2015 State Rank: #480
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): -6.9
Dynasty National Rank: #10391
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.9
Dynasty Record: 35-85 (18-64 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 1-9
2014 League Record/Finish: 0-6 (7th)
2014 Points For Average: 16.4
2014 Points Against Average: 30.8
2014 Differential: -14.4
2014 Wins: #11667 Waterloo (Atwater) (41-20)
2014 Losses: #1855 Mogadore (24-2), #2913 Copley (33-6), #3307 Crestwood (Mantua) (49-14), #3980 Field (Mogadore) (35-14), #4369 Ravenna (27-12), #6787 Roosevelt [Theodore] (Kent) (35-21), #7422 Springfield (Akron) (20-14), #7450 Coventry (Akron) (43-21), #9368 Kenmore (Akron) (22-19)
2014 Opponents W-L: 55-49
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 at Mogadore, 9/4 Kenmore (Akron), 9/11 Copley, 9/18 Field (Mogadore), 9/25 at Cloverleaf (Lodi), 10/2 Springfield (Akron), 10/9 Ravenna, 10/16 at Streetsboro, 10/23 Woodridge (Peninsula), 10/30 at Coventry (Akron)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Mogadore (31.5), Copley (28.3), Streetsboro (19.7)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Kenmore (Akron) (-13.9), Cloverleaf (Lodi) (-7.6), Coventry (Akron) (3.2)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.1
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.8
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.7
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #287
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4635
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8
2015 Projected League Finish: 7th
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%