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GENERAL
Nickname: Chargers
Colors: Blue/Orange
Coach: Jesse Hicks
League: AAA Region 4 (moving from AAA Region 2)
Playoff Division: AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #20

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2015 JV Record: 2-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Antonio Sanders 6'0" 195 Senior RB/LB 4.55
Javius Johnson 5'9" 260 Senior NG/OL 4.85
Xavier Wesley 6'2" 275 Junior OL/DT 4.8

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Lines, RBs
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At LB, Must Replace All-Region QB

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 16
2015 National Rank: #4236
2015 State Rank: #165
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 14.5
2016 National Rank: #4394
2016 State Rank: #177
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 2.1
Dynasty National Rank: #7525
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 12.4
Dynasty Record: 47-85 [46-86 on the field] (35-58 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 6-4
2015 League Record/Finish: 5-3 (tied for 4th)
2015 Points For Average: 32.6
2015 Points Against Average: 17.8
2015 Differential: +14.8
2015 Wins: #4167 Spencer (Columbus) (28-12), #7567 Wilkinson County (Irwinton) (31-0), #8391 Jordan (Columbus) (52-28), #9029 Southwest (Macon) (41-0), #9804 Kendrick (Columbus) (52-22), #10364 Rutland (Macon) (38-3)
2015 Losses: #2959 Peach County (Fort Valley) (25-14), #3071 Westside (Macon) (24-21), #3870 Jackson (34-20), #4018 Howard (Macon) (30-29)
2015 Opponents W-L: 57-53
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 4
Streak List: 10/29/15 Rutland (Macon) (38-3), 11/6/15 Kendrick (Columbus) (52-22), 8/27/16 Mount de Sales Academy (Macon) (48-14), 9/2/16 Howard (Macon) (20-14)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/27 Mount de Sales Academy (Macon), 9/2 Howard (Macon), 9/9 Southwest (Macon), 9/16 Northeast (Macon), 9/23 at Kendrick (Columbus), 9/30 Pike County (Zebulon), 10/7 at Peach County (Fort Valley), 10/14 Jackson, 10/20 at Rutland (Macon), 10/28 Westside (Macon)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Peach County (Fort Valley) (33.8), Westside (Macon) (23), Jackson (21.1)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Pike County (Zebulon) (-16.5), Mount de Sales Academy (Macon) (-16.5), Kendrick (Columbus) (-7.9)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.1
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.5
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.6
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #284
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6785
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2016 Projected League Finish: 4th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%