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GENERAL
Nickname: Bearcats
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Mike Skinner
League: Big Ten
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #22

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: -18.1
2017 National Rank: #10734
2017 State Rank: #66
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.8
2018 Starting Power Rating: -27.8
2018 National Rank: #9531
2018 State Rank: #55
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): -5.5
Dynasty National Rank: #10788
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 22.3
Dynasty Record: 73-86-1 (41-42-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 3-7
2017 League Record/Finish: 1-7 (12th)
2017 Points For Average: 17.4
2017 Points Against Average: 31.2
2017 Differential: -13.8
2017 Wins: #10368 Petersburg (28-13), #11915 East Fairmont (Fairmont) (10-9), #12527 Notre Dame (Clarksburg) (42-22)
2017 Losses: #1500 Fairmont (49-3), #6619 North Marion (Farmington) (54-14), #6871 Liberty (Clarksburg) (24-21), #7755 Elkins (37-14), #8035 Braxton County (Sutton) (35-14), #8054 Barbour [Philip] (Philippi) (27-7), #8244 Lincoln (Shinnston) (42-21)
2017 Opponents W-L: 63-45
Recent State Championships: 2008
Recent League Championships: 2008, 2006 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 at Barbour [Philip] (Philippi), 8/31 East Fairmont (Fairmont), 9/14 at Oak Glen (New Cumberland), 9/21 at Liberty (Clarksburg), 10/5 Lincoln (Shinnston), 10/12 at Braxton County (Sutton), 10/19 Fairmont, 10/26 at Elkins, 11/2 North Marion (Farmington)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Fairmont (20), North Marion (Farmington) (-11.2), Elkins (-13.3)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: East Fairmont (Fairmont) (-41.6), Oak Glen (New Cumberland) (-41.5), Braxton County (Sutton) (-29.9)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.6
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -20.5
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18.9
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #40
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8555
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6
2018 Projected League Finish: 9th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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