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GENERAL
Nickname: Indians
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Joe Price
League: 3A District 2 (moving from 3A District 4)
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #6

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2017 JV Record: 5-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Eli Russ 6'6" 305 Junior OL/DL 5.21
Lane Ross 6'3" 230 Senior FB/MLB 4.78
Blake Nowell 6'4" 180 Junior WR/FS 4.56

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Nearly Entire Defense Returns, OL Talent/Size/Athleticism, Speed
Team Weaknesses: QB/RB Inexperience, Lack Depth At Some Positions

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 19.5
2017 National Rank: #2901
2017 State Rank: #44
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2.6
2018 Starting Power Rating: 9
2018 National Rank: #2182
2018 State Rank: #31
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 22.4
Dynasty National Rank: #2923
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 13.4
Dynasty Record: 125-56 (76-23 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 9-4
2017 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2017 Points For Average: 33.5
2017 Points Against Average: 19.8
2017 Differential: +13.7
2017 Wins: #2847 Tuttle (36-27), #4105 Seminole (20-0), #4818 Elgin (27-12), #5335 Marlow (67-48), #6241 Pauls Valley (27-0), #8392 Lone Grove (35-0), #10060 Madill (41-14), #11278 Dickson (Ardmore) (58-6), #13934 Grant [U. S.] (Oklahoma City) (55-0)
2017 Losses: #1197 Jones (42-30), #1263 Sulphur (35-12), #1896 Broken Bow (37-14), #6856 Ringling (36-14)
2017 Opponents W-L: 79-65
Recent League Championships: 2016 (3A District 4), 2015 (tied for 1st; 3A District 4), 2013 (3A District 4), 2011 (tied for 1st), 2010, 2008 (tied for 1st; 2A District 4), 2007
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 at Elgin, 8/31 Sanger (TX), 9/7 Tuttle, 9/21 at Purcell, 9/28 Bethel (Shawnee), 10/5 at Marlow, 10/12 at Sulphur, 10/18 Lone Grove, 10/26 Pauls Valley, 11/2 at Douglass [Frederick A.] (Oklahoma City)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Sulphur (17.5), Tuttle (9.1), Elgin (-5.6)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Bethel (Shawnee) (-38.1), Lone Grove (-15.5), Douglass [Frederick A.] (Oklahoma City) (-14.4)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.6 (10.9 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.1
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -11.7
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #52
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4527
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 5%