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GENERAL
Nickname: Rams
Colors: Red/Black/White
League: Northwest Central
Playoff Division: VII
Playoff Division Rank: #23

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2016 JV Record: 2-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Jason Moots 5'11" 165 QB 4.8
Wayne Lowery 6'3" 210 DE 4.85
Kolton Keith 6'0" 195 LB 4.75

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: QB Play
Team Weaknesses: Depth, Replacing Many Starters From Regional Playoff Team

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 8
2016 National Rank: #5554
2016 State Rank: #331
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.7
2017 Starting Power Rating: 5.5
2017 National Rank: #6015
2017 State Rank: #367
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -19.1
Dynasty National Rank: #13017
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 24.6
Dynasty Record: 48-76 (36-33 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 8-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 1st)
2016 Points For Average: 35.3
2016 Points Against Average: 25.5
2016 Differential: +9.8
2016 Wins: #5903 Troy Christian (Troy) (27-21), #6553 Riverside (De Graff) (36-21), #7329 Fort Loramie (50-29), #11432 Cory-Rawson (Rawson) (34-13), #11547 Perry (Lima) (57-20), #11639 Hardin Northern (Dola) (64-20), #12757 Ridgemont (Mount Victory) (55-8), #13292 Waynesfield-Goshen (Waynesfield) (45-0)
2016 Losses: #1195 Indian Lake (Lewistown) (56-24), #1460 Minster (41-8), #3970 Ada (38-6), #4851 Lehman Catholic (Sidney) (39-18)
2016 Opponents W-L: 68-62
Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 Ada, 9/1 at Cory-Rawson (Rawson), 9/8 Logan [Benjamin] (Bellefontaine), 9/15 at Waynesfield-Goshen (Waynesfield), 9/22 Ridgemont (Mount Victory), 9/29 Perry (Lima), 10/6 at Riverside (De Graff), 10/13 Lehman Catholic (Sidney), 10/20 at Elgin (Marion), 10/27 Hardin Northern (Dola)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Ada (20.9), Lehman Catholic (Sidney) (18.8), Logan [Benjamin] (Bellefontaine) (11.3)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Ridgemont (Mount Victory) (-37), Elgin (Marion) (-34.6), Waynesfield-Goshen (Waynesfield) (-28.3)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.6 (3.8 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12.2
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -6.6
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #614
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11174
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%