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GENERAL
Nickname: Rams
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Martin Tobias
League: Mountain
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank*: #8

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
John Aston 6'3" 240 Senior T/DE 4.8
Gage Ripka 5'11" 170 Senior WR/S 4.6
Stephen Ripka 6'2" 180 Senior WR/CB 4.6

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Senior Leadership
Team Weaknesses: Depth, Replacing Top Skill Position Players

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 17.8
2019 National Rank: #2996
2019 State Rank: #102
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -1.5
2020 Starting Power Rating*: 5.6
2020 National Rank*: #3162
2020 State Rank*: #110
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): -0.6
Dynasty National Rank: #9130
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: better by 6.2
Dynasty Record: 68-106 (37-72 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 10-2
2019 League Record/Finish: 7-1 (tied for 1st)
2019 Points For Average: 42.4
2019 Points Against Average: 17.7
2019 Differential: +24.7
2019 Wins: #2749 Bellefonte (14-6), #2965 Bald Eagle Area (Wingate) (42-7), #7102 Central (Martinsburg) (41-21), #7428 Huntingdon (43-28), #7776 Marion Center (48-12), #9428 Tyrone (62-14), #10077 Bishop Carroll (Ebensburg) (55-12), #10856 Midd-West (Middleburg) (55-7), #11862 Philipsburg-Osceola (Philipsburg) (2-0), #13864 Fairfield (77-0)
2019 Losses: #685 Richland (Johnstown) (49-21), #4688 Clearfield (56-49)
2019 Opponents W-L: 70-68
Recent League Championships: 2019 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 9/11 Clearfield, 10/2 at Bellefonte, 10/9 Tyrone, 10/16 at Central (Martinsburg), 10/23 at Huntingdon, 10/30 vs Bald Eagle Area (Wingate), 11/6 vs Line Mountain (Herndon), 11/13 vs Mount Union
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Bellefonte (13.1), Clearfield (5.4), Bald Eagle Area (Wingate) (-3.9)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Mount Union (-43.3), Line Mountain (Herndon) (-27.1), Huntingdon (-25.5)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.6 (-1.2 overall)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -12.5
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -0.9
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #276
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #6318
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 6-2
2020 Projected League Finish*: 2nd
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: 6%




*temporary; not finalized until August 6th






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