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GENERAL
Nickname: Cardinals
Colors: Blue/Red
Coach: Jason Nichols
League: Central Plains
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #38

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Josh Keiter 5'9" 175 Senior 4.60
Adam Wentworth 6'0" 155 Senior 4.60
Dalton Gould 6'1" 185 Senior 4.70

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 4 Of 5 OL Return, Strong Senior Leadership, Depth At All Positions
Team Weaknesses: New Schemes, Low Numbers At Freshman/Sophomore Levels, Depth On Lines

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 4.5
2010 National Rank: #6802
2010 State Rank: #104
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
2011 Starting Power Rating: -1
2011 National Rank: #8308
2011 State Rank: #134
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 12.5
Dynasty National Rank: #4396
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 13.5
Dynasty Record: 29-18 (26-10 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 4-5
2010 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (4th)
2010 Points For Average: 23.7
2010 Points Against Average: 33.9
2010 Differential: -10.2
2010 Wins: #6500 Anthony-Harper-Chaparral (Anthony) (18-14), #7141 Trinity Academy (Wichita) (32-7), #10917 Medicine Lodge (41-21), #13785 Bluestem (Leon) (49-8)
2010 Losses: #883 Conway Springs (64-20), #2067 Trinity (Hutchinson) (62-13), #2499 Andale (48-17), #2498 Garden Plain (41-10), #7930 Maize South (Wichita) (40-13)
2010 Opponents W-L: 59-36
Recent League Championships: 2006 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/16/11 Anthony-Harper-Chaparral (Anthony) (16-12)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/2 Trinity (Hutchinson), 9/9 at Garden Plain, 9/16 at Anthony-Harper-Chaparral (Anthony), 9/23 Bluestem (Leon), 9/30 Conway Springs, 10/7 at Medicine Lodge, 10/14 Andale, 10/21 at Maize South (Wichita), 10/27 Trinity Academy (Wichita)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Conway Springs (43.9), Trinity (Hutchinson) (18.1), Garden Plain (14.5)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Bluestem (Leon) (-29.2), Medicine Lodge (-12.4), Anthony-Harper-Chaparral (Anthony) (1.1)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.3
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.4
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.9
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #75
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5764
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6
2011 Projected League Finish: 5th
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 9/2 Trinity (Hutchinson) [projection: 34-17 loss]