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GENERAL
Nickname: Fightin' Tigers
Colors: Black/Orange
Coach: Chris Gicking
League: Central
Playoff Division: AAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #14

RETURNERS
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Prolific QB Returns
Team Weaknesses: Lost Great Senior Class

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 26.7
2016 National Rank: #2102
2016 State Rank: #85
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2017 Starting Power Rating: 27.2
2017 National Rank: #1956
2017 State Rank: #78
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 11.1
Dynasty National Rank: #4623
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 16.1
Dynasty Record: 90-66 (68-58 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 11-2
2016 League Record/Finish: 8-1 (tied for 1st)
2016 Points For Average: 31.6
2016 Points Against Average: 15.3
2016 Differential: +16.3
2016 Wins: #2741 Haverford (Havertown) (26-13), #3186 East (West Chester) (38-37), #4779 Strath Haven (Wallingford) (33-14), #5287 Upper Darby (Drexel Hill) (37-12), #5367 Archbishop Carroll [John] (Radnor) (42-13), #5823 Radnor (28-7), #7692 Penncrest (Media) (35-14), #8216 Upper Moreland (Willow Grove) (35-7), #8799 Conestoga (Berwyn) (38-12), #10914 Lower Merion (Ardmore) (42-13), #11133 Harriton (Rosemont) (36-14)
2016 Losses: #1006 Academy Park (Sharon Hill) (26-7), #1204 Ridley (Folsom) (17-14)
2016 Opponents W-L: 63-89
Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 vs Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL), 9/1 Penncrest (Media), 9/8 at Radnor, 9/15 at Ridley (Folsom), 9/23 Haverford (Havertown), 9/28 Lower Merion (Ardmore), 10/6 at Garnet Valley (Glen Mills), 10/13 Springfield, 10/20 Harriton (Rosemont), 10/27 at Strath Haven (Wallingford)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Garnet Valley (Glen Mills) (41), Ridley (Folsom) (34.5), Springfield (25.7)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Harriton (Rosemont) (-19.9), Lower Merion (Ardmore) (-9.8), Penncrest (Media) (-4.5)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.2 (12.1 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +9.8
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #119
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3360
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%