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GENERAL
Nickname: Eagles
Colors: Red/Black/White
Coach: Denny Hopkins
League: Flint Metro I
Playoff Division: 3
Playoff Division Rank*: #30

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2019 JV Record: 4-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Brandon Green 6'2" 180 Junior QB/OLB 4.5
Bryce Eliuck 6'1.5" 215 Sophomore RB/LB 4.7
Austin Jaworski 6'0" 175 Senior WR/CB 4.52

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: Line Inexperience

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 4.4
2019 National Rank: #5395
2019 State Rank: #171
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +0.5
2020 Starting Power Rating*: -5.7
2020 National Rank*: #5411
2020 State Rank*: #174
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 19.4
Dynasty National Rank: #3341
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 25.1
Dynasty Record: 126-52 (99-28 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 4-5
2019 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th)
2019 Points For Average: 32.9
2019 Points Against Average: 22
2019 Differential: +10.9
2019 Wins: #9169 Holly (28-0), #9680 Lake Fenton (Linden) (60-22), #10112 Corunna (63-27), #11819 Swartz Creek (37-0)
2019 Losses: #2102 Fenton (24-21), #2661 Notre Dame Prep (Pontiac) (27-19), #3324 Kearsley (Flint) (44-26), #4099 Flushing (42-35), #5014 Goodrich (12-7)
2019 Opponents W-L: 48-42
Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st; Flint Metro), 2010 (Flint Metro), 2009 (Flint Metro), 2008 (tied for 1st; Flint Metro), 2006 (Flint Metro), 2005 (Flint Metro)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: 2
Streak List: 10/18/19 Corunna (63-27), 10/25/19 Lake Fenton (Linden) (60-22)

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 9/18 at Flushing, 9/25 Swartz Creek, 10/2 Fenton, 10/16 at Holly, 10/23 at Corunna, 11/6 Bay City Western (Auburn), 11/13 Kearsley (Flint)
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Fenton (10.1), Flushing (8), Kearsley (Flint) (3.6)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Corunna (-34.6), Swartz Creek (-31.4), Holly (-22.9)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.8
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -9.1
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -9.9
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #191
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #5363
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 4-4
2020 Projected League Finish*: 4th
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%




*temporary; not finalized until August 6th






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