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GENERAL
Nickname: Wolves
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Wade Vandervest
League: Olympian-Packerland - Small
Playoff Division: 6

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2010 JV Record: 3-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Zach Blahnik 6'0" 190 Senior RB/LB 4.80
Travis Hackett 6'0" 210 Senior OL/LB 5.20
Zach Prochnow 6'0" 230 Senior OL/DL 5.40

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Jesse Kroll 6'3" 195 Senior WR 4.60 [Central Michigan]

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

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: -1.8
2010 National Rank: #8559
2010 State Rank: #222
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.7
2011 Starting Power Rating: -2
2011 National Rank: #8592
2011 State Rank: #222
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 1.9
Dynasty National Rank: #7517
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.9
Dynasty Record: 24-25 [25-24 on the field] (20-19 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 4-5
2010 League Record/Finish: 4-5 (6th)
2010 Points For Average: 23.4
2010 Points Against Average: 21.6
2010 Differential: +1.8
2010 Wins: #9771 Manitowoc Lutheran (Manitowoc) (21-14), #11930 Gibraltar (Fish Creek) (49-14), #12865 St. Mary Central (Neenah) (41-6), #13663 Northeastern Wisconsin Lutheran (Green Bay) (54-20)
2010 Losses: #436 Brillion (17-6), #2116 Roncalli (Manitowoc) (48-0), #5819 Hilbert (41-13), #6757 Sevastopol (Sturgeon Bay) (14-13), #7159 Reedsville (20-14)
2010 Opponents W-L: 49-44
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 4
Streak List: 9/23/11 Northeastern Wisconsin Lutheran (Green Bay) (49-12), 9/30/11 Reedsville (29-7), 10/7/11 Hilbert (28-21), 10/14/11 St. Mary Central (Neenah) (47-24)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/26 Weyauwega-Fremont (Weyauwega), 9/2 vs Gibraltar (Fish Creek), 9/9 vs Sevastopol (Sturgeon Bay), 9/16 vs Manitowoc Lutheran (Manitowoc), 9/23 vs Northeastern Wisconsin Lutheran (Green Bay), 9/30 Reedsville, 10/7 vs Hilbert, 10/14 vs St. Mary Central (Neenah), 10/21 vs Tri-County (Plainfield)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Hilbert (8.5), Reedsville (0.8), Weyauwega-Fremont (Weyauwega) (0)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Northeastern Wisconsin Lutheran (Green Bay) (-31.8), Tri-County (Plainfield) (-30.3), St. Mary Central (Neenah) (-24)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.6
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.7
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -11.3
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2011 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%
Opener: 8/26 Weyauwega-Fremont (Weyauwega) [projection: 19-17 loss]