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GENERAL
Nickname: Fightin' Tigers
Colors: Black/Orange
Coach: Chris Gicking
League: Central
Playoff Division: AAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #32

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 17.6
2015 National Rank: #3918
2015 State Rank: #156
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2016 Starting Power Rating: 18.1
2016 National Rank: #3648
2016 State Rank: #146
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 9.8
Dynasty National Rank: #5007
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8.3
Dynasty Record: 79-64 (60-57 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 9-3
2015 League Record/Finish: 6-2 (tied for 3rd)
2015 Points For Average: 22.4
2015 Points Against Average: 11.5
2015 Differential: +10.9
2015 Wins: #4231 Springfield (9-3), #4762 Radnor (20-9), #5300 Pottsgrove (20-7), #7451 Penn Wood (Lansdowne) (22-14), #7608 Cardinal O'Hara (Springfield) (34-7), #7813 Penncrest (Media) (20-17), #9158 Strath Haven (Wallingford) (21-0), #9805 Lower Merion (Ardmore) (40-0), #12768 Harriton (Rosemont) (37-0)
2015 Losses: #2557 Upper Moreland (Willow Grove) (28-20), #2716 Garnet Valley (Glen Mills) (40-17), #4068 Conestoga (Berwyn) (13-9)
2015 Opponents W-L: 52-78
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/26/16 Archbishop Carroll [John] (Radnor) (42-13), 9/2/16 Penncrest (Media) (35-14)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 Archbishop Carroll [John] (Radnor), 9/2 at Penncrest (Media), 9/9 Radnor, 9/16 Conestoga (Berwyn), 9/23 at Upper Darby (Drexel Hill), 10/1 at Lower Merion (Ardmore), 10/7 Ridley (Folsom), 10/14 at Haverford (Havertown), 10/21 at Harriton (Rosemont), 10/28 Strath Haven (Wallingford)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Haverford (Havertown) (23.9), Upper Darby (Drexel Hill) (21), Conestoga (Berwyn) (16.6)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Harriton (Rosemont) (-28.4), Strath Haven (Wallingford) (-10.6), Lower Merion (Ardmore) (-6.5)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.3 (8 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.1
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.8
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #268
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5951
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2016 Projected League Finish: 5th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%