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GENERAL
Nickname: Patriots
Colors: Red/Blue/White
Coach: Kent Smith
League: 6A District 2
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #51

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2017 JV Record: 2-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Damean Bivins 6'1" 225 Senior RB
Kason Linke 6'0" 185 Junior QB
Robert Wright 5'10" 210 Senior OLB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Running Game
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 13
2017 National Rank: #4071
2017 State Rank: #253
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -2
2018 National Rank: #3901
2018 State Rank: #257
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 33.9
Dynasty National Rank: #1044
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 35.9
Dynasty Record: 107-62 (38-21 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 3-6
2017 League Record/Finish: 0-3 (4th)
2017 Points For Average: 32.1
2017 Points Against Average: 36.6
2017 Differential: -4.5
2017 Wins: #1357 Tate [J. M.] (Cantonment) (42-41), #3145 Washington [Booker T.] (Pensacola) (37-26), #5939 Pensacola Catholic (Pensacola) (54-24)
2017 Losses: #678 Navarre (49-35), #1452 Gulf Breeze (44-40), #2035 Choctawhatchee (Fort Walton Beach) (49-21), #3570 Fort Walton Beach (31-27), #3602 Pensacola (40-14), #3842 Milton (25-19)
2017 Opponents W-L: 42-47
Recent League Championships: 2013 (6A District 1), 2008 (4A District 1), 2007 (4A District 1), 2006 (tied for 1st; 4A District 1), 2005 (4A District 1), 2003 (tied for 1st; 4A District 1)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 1
Streak List: 11/3/17 Pensacola Catholic (Pensacola) (54-24)

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 at Fort Walton Beach, 8/31 Pensacola, 9/7 Pine Forest (Pensacola), 9/14 at Washington [Booker T.] (Pensacola), 9/21 Choctawhatchee (Fort Walton Beach), 9/28 Navarre, 10/12 at Gulf Breeze, 10/19 at Tate [J. M.] (Cantonment), 10/26 at Milton, 11/2 Pensacola Catholic (Pensacola)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Pine Forest (Pensacola) (26.8), Tate [J. M.] (Cantonment) (18.9), Gulf Breeze (18.6)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Pensacola Catholic (Pensacola) (-15.5), Milton (-12.6), Fort Walton Beach (-11.1)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.8
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.8
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -20
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #165
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1448
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%