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GENERAL
Nickname: 76ers
Colors: Red/White/Blue
Coach: Maurice Douglas
League: Columbus City - South
Playoff Division: II
Playoff Division Rank*: #60

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2019 JV Record: 2-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Shawn Munnerlyn 6'5" 200 Senior WR/OLB 4.5
Orlando Jones 6'1" 175 Senior QB/DB 4.6
Ra'Quan Williams-McGee 5'9" 165 Senior WR/DB 4.7

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Speed
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: -5
2019 National Rank: #7713
2019 State Rank: #450
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +9.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +2
2020 Starting Power Rating*: -4.1
2020 National Rank*: #5060
2020 State Rank*: #310
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 13.5
Dynasty National Rank: #4938
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 17.6
Dynasty Record: 92-84 (71-48 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 5-5
2019 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (4th)
2019 Points For Average: 36
2019 Points Against Average: 32
2019 Differential: +4
2019 Wins: #7678 South (Columbus) (38-34), #10140 Africentric Early College (Columbus) (50-20), #12651 Briggs (Columbus) (64-6), #13390 Meadowdale (Dayton) (56-8), #13438 West (Columbus) (70-14)
2019 Losses: #971 Walnut Ridge (Columbus) (35-0), #2820 Amanda-Clearcreek (Amanda) (47-14), #3545 Marion-Franklin (Columbus) (54-34), #3854 Eastmoor Academy (Columbus) (41-6), #6418 Perkins (Sandusky) (61-28)
2019 Opponents W-L: 45-60
Recent League Championships: 2017, 2003 (Columbus City South)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 9/19 vs East (Columbus), 9/26 vs Marion-Franklin (Columbus), 10/2 vs Walnut Ridge (Columbus), 10/9 at Walnut Ridge (Columbus), 10/16 vs Groveport-Madison (Groveport), 10/22 vs Linden-McKinley (Columbus), 10/31 vs South (Columbus), 11/7 vs Eastmoor Academy (Columbus)
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Groveport-Madison (Groveport) (36.6), Walnut Ridge (Columbus) (29.1), Marion-Franklin (Columbus) (11.7)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Linden-McKinley (Columbus) (-33.5), East (Columbus) (-20.8), South (Columbus) (-15.5)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.1
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: 5.2
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: +11.3
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #144
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #2029
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 3-5
2020 Projected League Finish*: 4th
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%




*temporary; not finalized until August 6th






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