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GENERAL
Nickname: Rams
Colors: Blue/Red
Coach: Michael Sloas
League: 5A East
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #30

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2015 JV Record: 4-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Zach Hoggard 6'0" 180 Senior QB 4.77
Joby Davault 6'1" 205 Senior MLB/HB 4.8
Delbert Miller 5'9" 185 Senior RB 4.65

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Backfield
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: -11.1
2015 National Rank: #10368
2015 State Rank: #134
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: -15.6
2016 National Rank: #11140
2016 State Rank: #148
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -4.1
Dynasty National Rank: #9527
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 11.5
Dynasty Record: 38-93-1 (28-69-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 1-9
2015 League Record/Finish: 1-6 (7th)
2015 Points For Average: 10.3
2015 Points Against Average: 28.3
2015 Differential: -18
2015 Wins: #10839 Greene County Tech (Paragould) (15-14)
2015 Losses: #2205 Batesville (45-0), #3195 Wynne (42-7), #3521 Blytheville (42-21), #4542 Pocahontas (42-14), #5036 Rivercrest (Wilson) (14-13), #5889 Forrest City (26-6), #6755 Nettleton (Jonesboro) (27-7), #9185 Trumann (14-6), #9302 Valley View (Jonesboro) (17-14)
2015 Opponents W-L: 65-49
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 2
Streak List: 11/6/15 Greene County Tech (Paragould) (15-14), 9/2/16 Rivercrest (Wilson) (44-6)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/2 Rivercrest (Wilson), 9/9 at Pocahontas, 9/16 at Trumann, 9/23 at Valley View (Jonesboro), 9/30 Batesville, 10/7 at Nettleton (Jonesboro), 10/14 at Forrest City, 10/21 Wynne, 10/28 at Blytheville, 11/4 Greene County Tech (Paragould)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Batesville (33.8), Pocahontas (22.1), Wynne (20.6)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Greene County Tech (Paragould) (-20.2), Valley View (Jonesboro) (-9.5), Trumann (-7.9)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.4
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.7
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.7
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #68
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5507
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-9
2016 Projected League Finish: 7th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%