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GENERAL
Nickname: Devils
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Kyle Jackson
League: 3A Region 5
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #21

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2016 JV Record: 6-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Thomas Muldrow 5'11" 180 Senior WR/DB 4.59
Caleb Jacobs 5'9" 165 Sophomore QB 4.79
B.J. Brewer 5'10" 175 Senior DE/WR 4.88

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Position Players
Team Weaknesses: Line Depth

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -16.7
2016 National Rank: #11012
2016 State Rank: #152
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.8
2017 Starting Power Rating: -10.2
2017 National Rank: #9665
2017 State Rank: #132
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -1.8
Dynasty National Rank: #8790
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.4
Dynasty Record: 94-63 (68-28 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 3-7
2016 League Record/Finish: 1-6 (7th)
2016 Points For Average: 20.9
2016 Points Against Average: 30.6
2016 Differential: -9.7
2016 Wins: #10515 Dierks (41-28), #12195 Lafayette County (Stamps) (26-13), #14200 Bismarck (56-6)
2016 Losses: #1415 Prescott (44-13), #2895 Glen Rose (Malvern) (57-14), #4656 Centerpoint (Amity) (56-0), #7301 Harmony Grove (Benton) (28-20), #8106 Bearden (14-11), #8553 Jessieville (47-21), #10996 Horatio (13-7)
2016 Opponents W-L: 66-52
Recent League Championships: 2014 (2A Region 7), 2012 (2A Region 7), 2011 (tied for 1st; 2A Region 7), 2007 (3A Region 7), 2005 (tied for 1st; 7AA West), 2003 (7AA West)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 Lafayette County (Stamps), 9/8 Dierks, 9/15 at Bearden, 9/22 at Horatio, 9/29 Prescott, 10/6 Centerpoint (Amity), 10/13 at Jessieville, 10/20 at Bismarck, 10/27 Harmony Grove (Benton), 11/3 at Glen Rose (Malvern)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Prescott (23.2), Glen Rose (Malvern) (12.4), Centerpoint (Amity) (11.2)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Bismarck (-38.9), Dierks (-23.2), Lafayette County (Stamps) (-22.1)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.9
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.5
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #105
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8702
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2017 Projected League Finish: 6th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%