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GENERAL
Nickname: Golden Eagles
Colors: Black/Old Gold
Coach: Allen Creasy
League: 6A Region 8
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #27

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Jerry Foster 6'2" 220 Senior OLB

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 12.2
2016 National Rank: #4654
2016 State Rank: #123
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.8
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.4
2017 Starting Power Rating: 19.2
2017 National Rank: #3159
2017 State Rank: #83
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 19.9
Dynasty National Rank: #2398
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.7
Dynasty Record: 78-85 (47-49 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 3-8
2016 League Record/Finish: 1-6 (7th)
2016 Points For Average: 20.7
2016 Points Against Average: 22.9
2016 Differential: -2.2
2016 Wins: #5860 Huntsville (35-7), #8237 East Limestone (Athens) (31-7), #9189 Columbia (Huntsville) (17-0)
2016 Losses: #660 Austin (Decatur) (20-13), #1169 Decatur (31-28), #1336 Muscle Shoals (31-21), #1429 Hartselle (41-7), #2169 Hazel Green (20-7), #2639 Sparkman (Harvest) (29-13), #3116 Florence (31-28), #4640 Russellville (35-28)
2016 Opponents W-L: 63-63
Recent State Championships: 2006 (5A)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 1
Streak List: 10/27/16 Huntsville (35-7)

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 vs Russellville, 9/1 at Sparkman (Harvest), 9/8 Hartselle, 9/15 at Muscle Shoals, 9/22 Florence, 9/29 at East Limestone (Athens), 10/6 at Decatur, 10/13 Columbia (Huntsville), 10/20 Hazel Green, 10/27 at Austin (Decatur), 11/3 Huntsville
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Austin (Decatur) (47.6), Hartselle (36.8), Hazel Green (33.4)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Columbia (Huntsville) (-9.3), East Limestone (Athens) (0.3), Huntsville (6.1)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.7
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.7
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #52
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1601
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-6
2017 Projected League Finish: 6th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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