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GENERAL
Nickname: Black Bears
Colors: Burnt Orange/Black
Coach: Jeremy Perkins
League: 6A Region 8
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #6

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Deonte Brown 6'3" 350 Senior OL
Marcus Webb 6'3" 230 Senior DE

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 49.1
2015 National Rank: #370
2015 State Rank: #11
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +0.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 46
2016 National Rank: #444
2016 State Rank: #12
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 22.2
Dynasty National Rank: #1943
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 23.8
Dynasty Record: 62-76 [61-77 on the field] (43-44 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 10-4
2015 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (tied for 2nd)
2015 Points For Average: 33.6
2015 Points Against Average: 23.8
2015 Differential: +9.8
2015 Wins: #138 Spain Park (Hoover) (38-35), #560 Jones [Bob] (Madison) (28-20), #603 Gardendale (53-38), #1643 Hartselle (62-31), #1865 Florence (38-17), #1921 Pinson Valley (Pinson) (35-7), #2032 Decatur (9-0), #2868 Briarwood Christian (Birmingham) (27-0), #3623 Huntsville (27-20), #3991 Athens (55-27)
2015 Losses: #99 Clay-Chalkville (Pinson) (45-35), #220 Muscle Shoals (42-17), #1228 Buckhorn (New Market) (22-20), #1702 Cullman (29-26)
2015 Opponents W-L: 100-63
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/26/16 Jones [Bob] (Madison) (7-0), 9/2/16 Decatur (37-35)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/19 vs Walker (Jasper), 8/26 Jones [Bob] (Madison), 9/2 Decatur, 9/9 at Hazel Green, 9/16 at Columbia (Huntsville), 9/30 Florence, 10/7 at Hartselle, 10/14 Muscle Shoals, 10/21 at Athens, 10/27 Clemens [James] (Madison)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Clemens [James] (Madison) (61.2), Muscle Shoals (51.5), Jones [Bob] (Madison) (46.1)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Columbia (Huntsville) (-8.4), Decatur (18.5), Athens (22.5)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 36.1 (36.9 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 32.4
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.7
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #11
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #387
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%



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