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GENERAL
Nickname: Pirates
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Jeffrey Richards
League: Northwest
Playoff Division: VI
Playoff Division Rank: #53

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -3.9
2016 National Rank: #8428
2016 State Rank: #486
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +0.7
2017 Starting Power Rating: -3.2
2017 National Rank: #8161
2017 State Rank: #469
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 9.7
Dynasty National Rank: #5043
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 12.9
Dynasty Record: 76-66 (53-54 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 3-7
2016 League Record/Finish: 1-6 (7th)
2016 Points For Average: 16.4
2016 Points Against Average: 28
2016 Differential: -11.6
2016 Wins: #7329 Fort Loramie (14-0), #10914 Paulding (42-14), #11432 Cory-Rawson (Rawson) (27-0)
2016 Losses: #1939 Jefferson (Delphos) (33-3), #2639 Spencerville (42-14), #3025 Crestview (Convoy) (41-21), #3970 Ada (38-14), #4961 Allen East (Harrod) (40-7), #6228 Van Buren (26-3), #6781 Columbus Grove (46-19)
2016 Opponents W-L: 61-47
Recent League Championships: 2005 (tied for 1st), 2004
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 Cory-Rawson (Rawson), 9/1 Van Buren, 9/8 at Ayersville (Defiance), 9/15 Crestview (Convoy), 9/22 Paulding, 9/29 at Allen East (Harrod), 10/6 Jefferson (Delphos), 10/13 at Spencerville, 10/20 at Ada, 10/27 at Columbus Grove
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Ayersville (Defiance) (23.6), Ada (20.9), Jefferson (Delphos) (20.7)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Cory-Rawson (Rawson) (-18.9), Paulding (-18), Columbus Grove (2.8)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.9
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.1
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.8
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #304
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4803
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8
2017 Projected League Finish: 7th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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