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GENERAL
Nickname: Rams
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Jon Nazelrod
League: Freelance
Playoff Division: 1A
Playoff Division Rank: #13

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 10
Returning Defensive Starters: 11
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Hard-Working, Many 4-Year Starters

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -12.5
2016 National Rank: #10238
2016 State Rank: #159
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +14.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1
2017 Starting Power Rating: 2
2017 National Rank: #6878
2017 State Rank: #111
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -14.7
Dynasty National Rank: #12218
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 16.7
Dynasty Record: 38-97

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 4-6
2016 League Record/Finish:  
2016 Points For Average: 23
2016 Points Against Average: 21.8
2016 Differential: +1.2
2016 Wins: #12011 Tucker County (Hambleton, WV) (26-13), #12651 Berkeley Springs (WV) (37-0), #13360 Notre Dame (Clarksburg, WV) (40-12), #13370 Clear Spring (58-0)
2016 Losses: #2084 Allegany (Cumberland) (40-0), #5095 Northern (Accident) (38-6), #6287 Pendleton County (Franklin, WV) (40-16), #6841 Spring Mills (Martinsburg, WV) (36-18), #9233 Petersburg (WV) (31-22), #10087 Moorefield (WV) (8-7)
2016 Opponents W-L: 54-51
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 at Smithsburg, 9/8 Moorefield (WV), 9/15 at Catoctin (Thurmont), 9/22 East Hardy (Baker, WV), 9/29 Tucker County (Hambleton, WV), 10/13 Pendleton County (Franklin, WV), 10/20 Clear Spring, 10/27 at Allegany (Cumberland), 11/3 at Northern (Accident)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Allegany (Cumberland) (25.5), East Hardy (Baker, WV) (20.4), Pendleton County (Franklin, WV) (1.1)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Clear Spring (-37.9), Tucker County (Hambleton, WV) (-24.1), Smithsburg (-13.5)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.5
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.7
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.8
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #154
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8976
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%