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GENERAL
Nickname: Devils
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Kyle Jackson
League: 2A Region 5 (moving from 2A Region 7)
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank*: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2019 JV Record: 4-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jameson Threadgill 5'9" 155 Senior RB 4.55
Armando Harper 6'0" 190 Senior LB 4.9
Royrick Anderson 6'0" 215 Senior DL 4.8

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Senior Class Experience
Team Weaknesses: WRs

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 0.7
2019 National Rank: #6322
2019 State Rank: #95
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +9.5
2020 Starting Power Rating*: -0.4
2020 National Rank*: #4327
2020 State Rank*: #71
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 3.8
Dynasty National Rank: #7835
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 4.2
Dynasty Record: 117-76 (82-35 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 10-4
2019 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2019 Points For Average: 31.6
2019 Points Against Average: 15.6
2019 Differential: +16
2019 Wins: #6777 Magnet Cove (Malvern) (34-17), #9481 Dierks (41-22), #9481 Dierks (33-0), #10838 Rector (42-20), #11283 Murfreesboro (35-12), #11860 Mineral Springs (49-14), #12112 Bearden (36-6), #13040 Mount Ida (41-6), #13458 Lafayette County (Stamps) (41-6), #14068 Spring Hill (Hope) (2-0)
2019 Losses: #3283 Junction City (44-37), #5834 Harmony Grove (Benton) (14-7), #7161 Foreman (16-11), #9459 Fouke (41-34)
2019 Opponents W-L: 76-79
Recent League Championships: 2018 (tied for 1st; 2A Region 7), 2014 (2A Region 7), 2012 (2A Region 7), 2011 (tied for 1st; 2A Region 7), 2007 (3A Region 7), 2005 (tied for 1st; 7AA West), 2003 (7AA West)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 9/4 Prescott, 9/11 at Bearden, 9/18 at Mineral Springs, 9/25 at Foreman, 10/2 Hampton, 10/16 at Magnet Cove (Malvern), 10/23 Poyen, 10/30 Mount Ida, 11/5 at Cutter-Morning Star (Hot Springs National Park), 11/20 Carlisle, 11/27 East Poinsett County (Lepanto), 12/4 Fordyce
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Fordyce (20.9), Prescott (16.4), Magnet Cove (Malvern) (-12)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Mount Ida (-42.1), Mineral Springs (-39.5), Bearden (-36.9)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -18.9 (-15.4 overall)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -19.1
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -0.2
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #135
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #8039
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 10-2
2020 Projected League Finish*: 1st
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%




*temporary; not finalized until August 6th






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