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GENERAL
Nickname: Clippers
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Robert Spaite
League: Inter-Tri-County - White
Playoff Division: VI
Playoff Division Rank: #13

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning QB, All 5 OL Starters Return, DL
Team Weaknesses: WR Inexperience, Lack Of Depth, LB/CB Inexperience

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 14.9
2015 National Rank: #4491
2015 State Rank: #267
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6
2016 Starting Power Rating: 21.4
2016 National Rank: #3036
2016 State Rank: #189
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 7.5
Dynasty National Rank: #5752
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 13.9
Dynasty Record: 92-48 (58-30 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 9-2
2015 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2015 Points For Average: 40.5
2015 Points Against Average: 24.1
2015 Differential: +16.4
2015 Wins: #4507 Anderson [David] (Lisbon) (34-28), #5583 East Palestine (28-23), #6094 Western Reserve (Berlin Center) (44-37), #7131 Springfield (New Middletown) (49-24), #8798 Wellsville (27-7), #10881 Mineral Ridge (42-7), #13201 McKinley (Sebring) (49-14), #13276 Southern (Salineville) (55-18), #14161 Leetonia (67-22)
2015 Losses: #2912 Crestview (Columbiana) (57-29), #3128 Cuyahoga Heights (Cleveland) (28-21)
2015 Opponents W-L: 60-59
Recent League Championships: 2015, 2003 (Tri-County)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 at Western Reserve (Berlin Center), 9/2 at Crestview (Columbiana), 9/9 East Palestine, 9/16 McKinley (Sebring), 9/23 at Mineral Ridge, 9/30 Southern (Salineville), 10/7 Springfield (New Middletown), 10/14 at Anderson [David] (Lisbon), 10/21 Wellsville, 10/28 at Leetonia
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Crestview (Columbiana) (22.3), Western Reserve (Berlin Center) (14.9), East Palestine (10.4)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Leetonia (-45.3), Southern (Salineville) (-38.6), McKinley (Sebring) (-22.3)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.4 (-1.2 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.6
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #613
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10460
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2016 Projected League Finish: 1st
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 21%