GENERAL
Nickname: Cardinals
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Tom Bolden
League: Greater Miami
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank: #1
RETURNERS
TOP PLAYERS
Monalo Caldwell 5'9" 215 Senior RB
Kyle Bolden 6'1" 220 Senior LB
ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
Amir Riep 5'11" 185 Senior DB 4.5
Howard Watkins 6'5" 280 Senior OL
Keontae Jones 6'1" 175 Senior DB
Darrian Beavers 6'2" 210 Senior S
COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Nathan Niehaus 6'6" 255 Senior OL
Deshaunte Jones 5'10" 170 Senior ATH
Desmond Noel 6'4" 290 Senior OL
Darryll Gardner 6'0" 210 Senior OLB
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Almost Entire Defense Returns, Play-Makers At Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: Several Significant Graduation Losses, All 5 OL Starters Lost To Graduation, New QB
RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 73
2015 National Rank: #12
2015 State Rank: #4
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.3
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +1.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.8
2016 Starting Power Rating: 81.4
2016 National Rank: #11
2016 State Rank: #1
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 59.4
Dynasty National Rank: #5
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 22
Dynasty Record: 146-20 (90-1 in league)
HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 12-2
2015 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2015 Points For Average: 37
2015 Points Against Average: 13.5
2015 Differential: +23.5
2015 Wins: #63 Elder (Cincinnati) (41-11), #82 Warren Central (Indianapolis, IN) (27-16), #125 St. Xavier (Cincinnati) (13-10), #125 St. Xavier (Cincinnati) (42-14), #228 Lakota West (West Chester) (48-28), #361 Fairfield (35-0), #448 Mason [William] (Mason) (21-7), #590 Dublin Coffman (Dublin) (53-7), #1090 Middletown (42-13), #1525 Hamilton (42-8), #1788 Lakota East (Liberty Township) (34-0), #3734 Oak Hills (Cincinnati) (63-8)
2015 Losses: #8 Wayne (Huber Heights) (28-21), #11 La Salle (Cincinnati) (39-36)
2015 Opponents W-L: 100-62
Recent National Championships: 2004
Recent State Championships: 2004 (1)
Recent League Championships: 2015, 2014, 2013 (tied for 1st), 2012, 2011, 2010 (tied for 1st), 2009 (tied for 1st), 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 (tied for 1st), 2004 (tied for 1st), 2003 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/27 Warren Central (Indianapolis, IN), 9/2 at St. Xavier (Cincinnati), 9/9 La Salle (Cincinnati), 9/16 at Princeton (Cincinnati), 9/22 Sycamore (Cincinnati), 9/30 Mason [William] (Mason), 10/7 at Middletown, 10/14 Fairfield, 10/21 Lakota West (West Chester), 10/28 Oak Hills (Cincinnati)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Warren Central (Indianapolis, IN) (67.1), La Salle (Cincinnati) (65.4), St. Xavier (Cincinnati) (59.5)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Oak Hills (Cincinnati) (19.9), Princeton (Cincinnati) (27.3), Middletown (32)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 43.3 (52.4 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 46.5
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.2
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #3
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #32
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0
2016 Projected League Finish: 1st
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 78%