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GENERAL
Nickname: Blue Devils
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Gordon Powers
League: AA Region 7
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #11

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2015 JV Record: 2-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Kyler Eldridge 6'0" 195 Senior QB/ILB 4.47
Chris Dublin 5'10" 165 Senior CB/RB 4.42
Stephen Finley 6'2" 220 Senior OLB/TE 4.7

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Very Good Skill Position Players, Very Good Team Speed, P/K
Team Weaknesses: Line Inexperience

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 16.1
2015 National Rank: #4227
2015 State Rank: #163
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 19.6
2016 National Rank: #3363
2016 State Rank: #135
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -4.1
Dynasty National Rank: #9527
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 23.7
Dynasty Record: 57-79 (34-52 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 9-2
2015 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2015 Points For Average: 29.5
2015 Points Against Average: 21
2015 Differential: +8.5
2015 Wins: #5160 Dade County (Trenton) (13-3), #5365 Christian Heritage (Dalton) (49-35), #5360 Chattooga (Summerville) (33-26), #5893 Sonoraville (Calhoun) (9-7), #7442 Lee [Gordon] (Chickamauga) (33-21), #8774 Bremen (42-30), #10235 Coosa (Rome) (41-18), #10358 Lumpkin County (Dahlonega) (21-18), #11305 Armuchee (Rome) (35-0)
2015 Losses: #2260 Wesleyan (Norcross) (45-27), #3286 Darlington (Rome) (28-22)
2015 Opponents W-L: 59-61
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/26/16 Sonoraville (Calhoun) (21-0), 9/2/16 Adairsville (51-21)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 at Sonoraville (Calhoun), 9/2 Adairsville, 9/9 at Northwest Whitfield (Tunnel Hill), 9/16 Dade County (Trenton), 9/23 at Armuchee (Rome), 9/30 Pepperell (Lindale), 10/14 at Chattooga (Summerville), 10/21 at Gordon Central (Calhoun), 10/28 Coosa (Rome), 11/4 Rockmart
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Adairsville (20.9), Chattooga (Summerville) (19), Northwest Whitfield (Tunnel Hill) (18.6)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Gordon Central (Calhoun) (-32.7), Armuchee (Rome) (-14.7), Coosa (Rome) (-11.2)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.6 (6.8 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.4
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.8
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #312
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7454
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2016 Projected League Finish: 1st
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 7%