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GENERAL
Nickname: Blue Devils
Colors: Blue/Orange
Coach: Phil Marino
League: AAAA Region 1
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #33

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2016 JV Record: 3-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Donovan Carter 5'8" 180 Junior QB 4.75
Bayard Taylor 5'10" 285 Junior OL/NG 5.3
Philip Adams 6'6" 230 Senior DE/TE 4.83

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
William Nana Fabu 6'1" 305 Senior OC

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defense
Team Weaknesses: OL

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 5.7
2016 National Rank: #6070
2016 State Rank: #253
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.4
2017 Starting Power Rating: 2.8
2017 National Rank: #6661
2017 State Rank: #273
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -3.1
Dynasty National Rank: #9205
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.9
Dynasty Record: 43-98 (25-72 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 3-7
2016 League Record/Finish: 2-5 (7th)
2016 Points For Average: 23.2
2016 Points Against Average: 26.5
2016 Differential: -3.3
2016 Wins: #6102 Westover (Albany) (40-29), #9189 Shaw [William Henry] (Columbus) (46-26), #11146 Jordan (Columbus) (62-21)
2016 Losses: #970 Callaway (Hogansville) (28-7), #1195 Cairo (42-6), #2628 Carver [George Washington] (Columbus) (42-24), #3309 Upson-Lee (Thomaston) (20-0), #3996 Americus-Sumter (Americus) (17-14), #4416 Hardaway (Columbus) (16-10), #5367 Northside (Columbus) (24-23)
2016 Opponents W-L: 59-52
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/26 Jordan (Columbus), 9/1 Upson-Lee (Thomaston), 9/8 at Callaway (Hogansville), 9/14 at Shaw [William Henry] (Columbus), 9/22 at Hardaway (Columbus), 9/29 Northside (Columbus), 10/13 Westover (Albany), 10/20 at Carver [George Washington] (Columbus), 10/28 Americus-Sumter (Americus), 11/3 at Cairo
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Callaway (Hogansville) (41.2), Americus-Sumter (Americus) (22.8), Cairo (21)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Jordan (Columbus) (-22.7), Shaw [William Henry] (Columbus) (-10.6), Westover (Albany) (-0.2)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.6
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #182
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3747
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2017 Projected League Finish: 6th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%