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GENERAL
Nickname: Bearcats
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Mike Skinner
League: Big Ten
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #32

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -22.9
2016 National Rank: #12032
2016 State Rank: #82
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.1
2017 Starting Power Rating: -25
2017 National Rank: #12255
2017 State Rank: #85
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -5.4
Dynasty National Rank: #9843
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 19.6
Dynasty Record: 70-79-1 (40-35-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 4-6
2016 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (10th)
2016 Points For Average: 17.1
2016 Points Against Average: 21.5
2016 Differential: -4.4
2016 Wins: #11547 East Fairmont (Fairmont) (16-3), #13360 Notre Dame (Clarksburg) (34-14), #13545 Barbour [Philip] (Philippi) (23-0), #14395 Ritchie County (Ellenboro) (31-12)
2016 Losses: #5951 Lincoln (Shinnston) (33-6), #8408 South Harrison (Lost Creek) (40-14), #8900 Liberty (Clarksburg) (20-13), #9272 Byrd [Robert C.] (Clarksburg) (35-0), #10210 Lewis County (Weston) (28-21), #10981 Braxton County (Sutton) (30-13)
2016 Opponents W-L: 44-60
Recent State Championships: 2008
Recent League Championships: 2008, 2006 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 Barbour [Philip] (Philippi), 9/1 at East Fairmont (Fairmont), 9/8 Petersburg, 9/15 at Notre Dame (Clarksburg), 9/22 Liberty (Clarksburg), 10/6 at Lincoln (Shinnston), 10/13 Braxton County (Sutton), 10/20 at Fairmont, 10/27 Elkins, 11/3 at North Marion (Farmington)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Fairmont (25.3), Lincoln (Shinnston) (2.2), Petersburg (-1.6)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Barbour [Philip] (Philippi) (-36.5), Notre Dame (Clarksburg) (-27.3), Elkins (-18.7)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -16.5
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.9
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.6
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #51
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10246
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8
2017 Projected League Finish: 12th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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