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GENERAL
Nickname: Eagles
Colors: Navy/Red/White
Coach: Cris Bell
League: 7A Region 3
Playoff Division: 7A
Playoff Division Rank: #19

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

TOP PLAYERS
Daniel Salchert 5'8" 175 Senior HB 4.7
Ben Wilke 6'0" 215 Junior T 5.0
Mingyu Le 5'8" 175 OLB 4.7

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: LB, 4 Starting OL Returning
Team Weaknesses: Graduated Much Of Defense, Only 1 DL/Secondary Starter Return

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 35.7
2015 National Rank: #1226
2015 State Rank: #39
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 31.2
2016 National Rank: #1648
2016 State Rank: #54
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 28.1
Dynasty National Rank: #1055
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.1
Dynasty Record: 66-73 (35-54 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 5-6
2015 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (5th)
2015 Points For Average: 20.5
2015 Points Against Average: 21.2
2015 Differential: -0.7
2015 Wins: #1186 Thompson (Alabaster) (41-37), #1946 Pell City (20-14), #2179 Mountain Brook (Birmingham) (21-14), #2868 Briarwood Christian (Birmingham) (35-0), #3921 Tuscaloosa County (Northport) (15-7)
2015 Losses: #138 Spain Park (Hoover) (20-10), #147 Hoover (17-14), #440 Vestavia Hills (35-26), #598 Hewitt-Trussville (Trussville) (38-31), #914 Hillcrest (Tuscaloosa) (31-0), #1786 Hazel Green (20-13)
2015 Opponents W-L: 69-60
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/19 vs Chelsea, 8/26 at Hillcrest (Tuscaloosa), 9/2 at Huffman (Birmingham), 9/9 Vestavia Hills, 9/16 at Thompson (Alabaster), 9/30 Hoover, 10/7 at Tuscaloosa County (Northport), 10/14 Mountain Brook (Birmingham), 10/21 Spain Park (Hoover), 10/28 at Hazel Green
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Hoover (52.5), Hillcrest (Tuscaloosa) (47.3), Spain Park (Hoover) (44.1)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Huffman (Birmingham) (12.3), Tuscaloosa County (Northport) (21.6), Thompson (Alabaster) (22)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 37.2
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 33.9
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.3
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #5
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #304
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2016 Projected League Finish: 5th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%