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GENERAL
Nickname: Rangers
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Nathan Hillerich
League: Mid-State - Buckeye
Playoff Division: III
Playoff Division Rank: #15

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Jake Long 6'0" 180 Senior DB 4.4

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 27.2
2015 National Rank: #2220
2015 State Rank: #142
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 30.5
2016 National Rank: #1718
2016 State Rank: #110
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 8.2
Dynasty National Rank: #5520
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 22.3
Dynasty Record: 63-69 (41-50 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 8-3
2015 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2015 Points For Average: 34.1
2015 Points Against Average: 17
2015 Differential: +17.1
2015 Wins: #1100 Licking Heights (Pataskala) (30-13), #4334 Logan Elm (Circleville) (55-34), #5155 Circleville (37-6), #5253 Bloom-Carroll (Carroll) (34-0), #6941 Belmont (Dayton) (41-8), #8023 Fairfield Union (Lancaster) (55-13), #8811 Amanda-Clearcreek (Amanda) (34-14), #9894 Liberty Union (Baltimore) (56-21)
2015 Losses: #786 Worthington Kilbourne (Columbus) (24-10), #1116 Bishop Watterson (Columbus) (28-3), #2809 Teays Valley (Ashville) (26-20)
2015 Opponents W-L: 69-49
Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st), 2013 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/27 at Belmont (Dayton), 9/2 at Licking Heights (Pataskala), 9/9 Worthington Kilbourne (Columbus), 9/16 Amanda-Clearcreek (Amanda), 9/23 Liberty Union (Baltimore), 9/30 at Teays Valley (Ashville), 10/7 at Fairfield Union (Lancaster), 10/14 Bloom-Carroll (Carroll), 10/21 Logan Elm (Circleville), 10/28 at Circleville
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Worthington Kilbourne (Columbus) (41.3), Licking Heights (Pataskala) (35.3), Teays Valley (Ashville) (23)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Liberty Union (Baltimore) (-8.6), Fairfield Union (Lancaster) (-1.5), Amanda-Clearcreek (Amanda) (2)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.4 (17.4 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.2
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.8
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #220
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3476
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2016 Projected League Finish: 1st
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%