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GENERAL
Nickname: Bearcats
Colors: Red/Black
Coach: Tim Harper
League: 4A Region 7
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #22

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2015 JV Record: 3-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Justin Dean 6'2" 185 Junior RB/FS 4.5
Ryan Ozanich 5'9" 185 Senior RB/OLB 4.65
Jackson Sullivan 6'1" 230 Senior OL/DE 5.0

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Attitude, Work-Ethic
Team Weaknesses: Overall Size, Team Speed

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 1.3
2015 National Rank: #7563
2015 State Rank: #96
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.8
2016 Starting Power Rating: 3.8
2016 National Rank: #6907
2016 State Rank: #88
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 2.4
Dynasty National Rank: #7431
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.4
Dynasty Record: 61-81-1 (36-54 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 3-7
2015 League Record/Finish: 2-5 (6th)
2015 Points For Average: 17
2015 Points Against Average: 24.4
2015 Differential: -7.4
2015 Wins: #10589 Mansfield (35-12), #10919 Bauxite (44-6), #12017 Waldron (37-8)
2015 Losses: #587 Nashville (44-0), #2819 Fountain Lake (Hot Springs National Park) (42-7), #3139 Arkadelphia (23-14), #3507 Ashdown (26-7), #4082 Malvern (28-6), #4223 Hot Springs (14-7), #5272 De Queen (41-13)
2015 Opponents W-L: 59-55
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/2 at De Queen, 9/9 Hot Springs, 9/16 at Waldron, 9/23 at Ashdown, 9/30 Malvern, 10/7 Bauxite, 10/14 at Arkadelphia, 10/21 Nashville, 10/28 at Fountain Lake (Hot Springs National Park), 11/4 Robinson (Little Rock)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Nashville (45.7), Ashdown (32.3), Arkadelphia (21.2)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Bauxite (-25.7), Waldron (-16.3), Malvern (6.7)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.7
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.1
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.4
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #57
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3773
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2016 Projected League Finish: 7th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%