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GENERAL
Nickname: Seminoles
Colors: Garnet/Gold
Coach: Jarrod Hickman
League: 3A District 1
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #8

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2015 JV Record: 3-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Makel Young 5'10" 200 Senior RB/SS 4.6
Cam Brown 6'2" 215 Senior MLB 4.7
Christian Patterson 6'0" 280 Senior C/DT 5.4

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Isaiah Hill 6'0" 190 Senior ATH

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Depth On Lines, Very Good Experience At Skill Positions, Very Good K/P
Team Weaknesses: Lack Of Depth At Skill Positions, Young In Secondary

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 24.8
2015 National Rank: #2609
2015 State Rank: #176
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2016 Starting Power Rating: 25.8
2016 National Rank: #2338
2016 State Rank: #162
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 21.6
Dynasty National Rank: #2044
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.2
Dynasty Record: 98-52 (28-12 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 6-4
2015 League Record/Finish: 0-2 (3rd)
2015 Points For Average: 25.3
2015 Points Against Average: 20.6
2015 Differential: +4.7
2015 Wins: #1825 Leon (Tallahassee) (7-3), #2005 North Florida Christian (Tallahassee) (38-35), #2495 Arnold [J. R.] (Panama City Beach) (29-22), #4385 Marianna (24-16), #6383 East Gadsden (Havana) (38-21), #10741 Florida A&M (Tallahassee) (42-0)
2015 Losses: #920 Madison County (Madison) (14-10), #2500 Mosley [A. Crawford] (Lynn Haven) (44-28), #2663 Taylor County (Perry) (32-24), #5294 Pensacola Catholic (Pensacola) (19-13)
2015 Opponents W-L: 43-63
Recent League Championships: 2014 (4A District 1), 2013 (4A District 1), 2009 (tied for 1st; 2B District 2), 2008 (2B District 2), 2007 (2B District 2), 2004 (2B District 2), 2003 (2B District 2)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/26/16 Arnold [J. R.] (Panama City Beach) (13-0)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 Arnold [J. R.] (Panama City Beach), 9/2 at East Gadsden (Havana), 9/9 Florida A&M (Tallahassee), 9/16 Madison County (Madison), 9/23 at Leon (Tallahassee), 9/30 at Pensacola Catholic (Pensacola), 10/7 North Florida Christian (Tallahassee), 10/14 Mosley [A. Crawford] (Lynn Haven), 10/21 at Marianna, 10/28 Taylor County (Perry)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Leon (Tallahassee) (37), Madison County (Madison) (33.2), North Florida Christian (Tallahassee) (29.4)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Florida A&M (Tallahassee) (-16.1), East Gadsden (Havana) (5.1), Arnold [J. R.] (Panama City Beach) (10.9)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.4
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.5
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.9
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #231
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2538
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2016 Projected League Finish: 1st
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%