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GENERAL
Nickname: Spartans
Colors: Purple/Gold/White
Coach: Jim Elgin
League: 5A Region 5
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #24

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Brandon Simmons 5'11" 215 Senior RB
Sean Brown 6'3" 285 Senior OL 5.5

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 20
2015 National Rank: #3446
2015 State Rank: #99
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +1.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -4.4
2016 Starting Power Rating: 14
2016 National Rank: #4513
2016 State Rank: #135
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 20.6
Dynasty National Rank: #2233
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6.6
Dynasty Record: 100-54 (65-28 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 8-4
2015 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2015 Points For Average: 25.6
2015 Points Against Average: 19.7
2015 Differential: +5.9
2015 Wins: #3633 Ramsay (Birmingham) (42-35), #3662 Parker [A. H.] (Birmingham) (27-12), #5225 Fairfield (13-12), #5410 Carver [George Washington] (Birmingham) (28-23), #6424 Madison County (Gurley) (35-14), #7484 Center Point (Birmingham) (35-0), #8941 Corner (Warrior) (31-13), #9693 Dora (55-0)
2015 Losses: #1182 Alexandria (36-14), #1701 Wenonah (Birmingham) (34-0), #2718 Helena (30-7), #4164 Hueytown (27-20)
2015 Opponents W-L: 68-63
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st), 2010 (5A Region 4), 2006 (5A Region 4)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 Cordova, 9/2 Fairfield, 9/9 at St. Clair County (Odenville), 9/16 Moody, 9/23 Hueytown, 9/29 at Wenonah (Birmingham), 10/7 Shelby County (Columbiana), 10/13 at Woodlawn (Birmingham), 10/21 at Briarwood Christian (Birmingham), 10/28 at Pinson Valley (Pinson)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Pinson Valley (Pinson) (32.8), Hueytown (20), Briarwood Christian (Birmingham) (19.8)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Woodlawn (Birmingham) (-11.9), Shelby County (Columbiana) (1), Moody (2.7)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.7 (15 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.3
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #114
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4099
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2016 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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