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GENERAL
Nickname: Cowboys
Colors: Navy/Silver/White
Coach: Kirk Karsen
League: 6A Region 2 (moving from 6A District 6)
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank*: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2019 JV Record: 6-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jordan Oladokun 6'0" 170 Senior ATH 4.6
Andrew Kilfoyl 6'6" 290 Senior ATH 5.0
Willie Jackson 5'11" 215 Senior LB 4.55

ADDITIONAL D1 PROSPECTS
Ricky Parks 5'10" 190 Senior RB
Jordan Young 6'0" 185 Senior CB
Kiael Kelly 6'1" 200 Senior QB
Hayden Reed 6'2" 210 Senior RB

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Chance Coleman 6'1" 205 Senior ILB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed, Defense, Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: OL Inexperience

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 47.6
2019 National Rank: #289
2019 State Rank: #29
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +6.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +9.4
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus*: +2.6
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -6.5
2020 Starting Power Rating*: 55.4
2020 National Rank*: #68
2020 State Rank*: #10
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 23.5
Dynasty National Rank: #2431
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: better by 31.9
Dynasty Record: 101-84 (46-31 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 12-2
2019 League Record/Finish: 3-0 (1st)
2019 Points For Average: 33.9
2019 Points Against Average: 16.6
2019 Differential: +17.3
2019 Wins: #256 Tampa Bay Tech (Tampa) (25-8), #635 Chamberlain (Tampa) (33-28), #814 Clearwater (27-20), #836 Plant City (28-23), #989 Lake Minneola (Minneola) (41-7), #1782 Plant [Henry B.] (Tampa) (35-28), #2635 Boca Ciega (Gulfport) (47-27), #3301 Jefferson [Thomas] (Tampa) (36-14), #3432 East Bay (Gibsonton) (39-15), #5945 Fivay (Hudson) (54-3), #7659 Land O' Lakes (40-0), #11066 Freedom (Tampa) (48-0)
2019 Losses: #67 Armwood (Seffner) (14-0), #164 Escambia (Pensacola) (45-21)
2019 Opponents W-L: 92-67
Recent League Championships: 2019 (6A District 6), 2012 (tied for 1st; 7A District 7), 2007 (5A District 5)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 9/17 Tampa Bay Tech (Tampa), 10/2 at Fivay (Hudson), 10/9 vs Chamberlain (Tampa), 10/16 at Land O' Lakes, 10/23 Armwood (Seffner), 10/30 at Freedom (Tampa), 11/6 at Osceola (Seminole), 11/13 at Seminole, 11/21 at Clearwater, 11/27 at Countryside (Clearwater), 12/4 at Lake Minneola (Minneola)
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Armwood (Seffner) (60.1), Tampa Bay Tech (Tampa) (49.5), Clearwater (17)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Freedom (Tampa) (-44.2), Osceola (Seminole) (-25.3), Land O' Lakes (-21.3)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.1 (28.5 overall)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: 5.1
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -17
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #183
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #2045
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 11-1
2020 Projected League Finish*: 1st
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: 28%




*temporary; not finalized until August 6th






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