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GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: J.T. Dunbar
League: 3A District 3
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #13

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2016 JV Record: 3-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Talented, Most Linemen Return
Team Weaknesses: Very Young At Skill Positions, Must Replace All 4 Starting DBs

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 21.6
2016 National Rank: #2889
2016 State Rank: #67
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2017 Starting Power Rating: 15.1
2017 National Rank: #3990
2017 State Rank: #93
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 6.3
Dynasty National Rank: #6161
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8.8
Dynasty Record: 102-56 [101-57 on the field] (64-12 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 11-2
2016 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 34.9
2016 Points Against Average: 19.9
2016 Differential: +15
2016 Wins: #3430 Carroll (Monroe) (38-22), #4393 Jena (44-36), #4676 Peabody (Alexandria) (28-19), #6914 Patterson (51-33), #7219 Pineville (40-20), #7602 Washington-Marion (Lake Charles) (18-6), #8014 Winnfield (32-7), #8710 Avoyelles (Moreauville) (30-20), #10293 Vidalia (26-6), #11605 Buckeye (56-21), #12149 Bolton (Alexandria) (43-6)
2016 Losses: #919 Lutcher (35-28), #2558 Many (28-20)
2016 Opponents W-L: 74-75
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2012 (tied for 1st), 2011, 2010, 2007, 2005 (tied for 1st), 2004
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 Bunkie, 9/8 at Many, 9/15 at Lutcher, 9/22 Winnfield, 9/28 at Abbeville, 10/6 Bolton (Alexandria), 10/13 at Avoyelles (Moreauville), 10/20 Jena, 10/27 Peabody (Alexandria), 11/3 at Caldwell Parish (Columbia)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Many (36.6), Lutcher (35.8), Jena (25.4)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Bunkie (-28.4), Bolton (Alexandria) (-18.2), Caldwell Parish (Columbia) (-16.5)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.2 (8.6 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.8
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #150
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6531
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%