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GENERAL
Nickname: Rebels
Colors: Blue/Red/White
Coach: Buddy Anderson
League: 7A Region 3
Playoff Division: 7A
Playoff Division Rank: #17

D1 PROSPECT
Jonathan Hess 6'5" 215 Senior WR

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Patrick Nuss 6'7" 285 Senior OT

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 32.3
2016 National Rank: #1406
2016 State Rank: #34
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -2.6
2017 Starting Power Rating: 30.6
2017 National Rank: #1565
2017 State Rank: #40
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 42.9
Dynasty National Rank: #156
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 12.3
Dynasty Record: 121-49 [120-50 on the field] (69-27 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 6-5
2016 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (tied for 4th)
2016 Points For Average: 19.8
2016 Points Against Average: 18.4
2016 Differential: +1.4
2016 Wins: #766 Mountain Brook (Birmingham) (17-14), #1732 Briarwood Christian (Birmingham) (20-7), #2169 Huffman (Birmingham) (35-21), #2728 Homewood (20-3), #4010 Helena (34-12), #4244 Tuscaloosa County (Northport) (41-0)
2016 Losses: #48 Hoover (38-7), #453 Spain Park (Hoover) (28-14), #1632 Thompson (Alabaster) (17-10), #2254 Shades Valley (Birmingham) (28-13), #2417 Oak Mountain (Birmingham) (34-7)
2016 Opponents W-L: 67-57
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st; 6A Region 6), 2012 (6A Region 6), 2009 (tied for 1st; 6A Region 6), 2007 (6A Region 6), 2003 (6A Region 6)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 vs Briarwood Christian (Birmingham), 9/1 at Homewood, 9/8 Spain Park (Hoover), 9/15 Oak Mountain (Birmingham), 9/22 at Huffman (Birmingham), 9/29 at Helena, 10/6 Thompson (Alabaster), 10/13 at Mountain Brook (Birmingham), 10/20 Hoover, 10/27 at Tuscaloosa County (Northport), 11/3 Shades Valley (Birmingham)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Hoover (67.6), Mountain Brook (Birmingham) (45), Spain Park (Hoover) (44.8)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Helena (10), Tuscaloosa County (Northport) (14.5), Homewood (22.6)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 32.5
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 31.8
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.7
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #8
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #431
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-5
2017 Projected League Finish: 5th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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