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GENERAL
Nickname: Rams
Colors: Maroon/Gold
Coach: Brian Butts
League: Freelance
Playoff Division: III
Playoff Division Rank: #73

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2015 JV Record: 2-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Zach Arno 5'10" 175 Senior QB/RB 4.7
Brennan Morton 5'11" 170 Senior FS/WR 4.8
Sam Stepaniak 6'1" 195 Senior TE/OLB 4.9

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Offensive Experience, Skill Position Depth, 3 Of 5 LB Starters Return
Team Weaknesses: DL, Size

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 5.1
2015 National Rank: #6684
2015 State Rank: #389
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 2.6
2016 National Rank: #7214
2016 State Rank: #418
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 10.4
Dynasty National Rank: #4819
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.8
Dynasty Record: 72-59 (32-24 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 5-5
2015 League Record/Finish:  
2015 Points For Average: 25.2
2015 Points Against Average: 33.6
2015 Differential: -8.4
2015 Wins: #5178 Western Brown (Mt. Orab) (48-46), #7808 Little Miami (Morrow) (38-21), #9539 Talawanda (Oxford) (30-24), #9587 Casey County (Liberty, KY) (15-8), #11722 Dixie (New Lebanon) (55-20)
2015 Losses: #1680 Mt. Healthy (Cincinnati) (38-17), #2211 Harrison [William Henry] (Harrison) (56-14), #2804 Edgewood (Trenton) (49-9), #3380 Northwest (Cincinnati) (46-6), #6528 Goshen (28-20)
2015 Opponents W-L: 50-54
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st; Fort Ancient Valley - Scarlet), 2009 (tied for 1st; Fort Ancient Valley - Scarlet)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/27 Goshen, 9/2 at Walnut Hills (Cincinnati), 9/9 Western Brown (Mt. Orab), 9/16 Harrison [William Henry] (Harrison), 9/23 at Mt. Healthy (Cincinnati), 9/30 Edgewood (Trenton), 10/7 at Northwest (Cincinnati), 10/14 at Little Miami (Morrow), 10/21 at Logan, 10/28 Talawanda (Oxford)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Harrison [William Henry] (Harrison) (29.5), Mt. Healthy (Cincinnati) (27.7), Logan (25.7)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Talawanda (Oxford) (-8), Goshen (-2.8), Little Miami (Morrow) (1.3)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.8
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.2
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #235
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3812
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%