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GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Merrill Pavlovich
League: Wright County
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #10

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2010 JV Record: 8-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Cody Mathisen 6'1" 170 QB/S 4.70
Brian Sinkel 6'0" 185 RB 4.50
Garrett Shelly 5'11" 175 WR/CB 4.60

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Team Speed, Talent At Skill Positions, Defense
Team Weaknesses: Depth On Lines

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 23.6
2010 National Rank: #2554
2010 State Rank: #41
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 20.8
2011 National Rank: #2720
2011 State Rank: #45
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 15.6
Dynasty National Rank: #3572
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6.5
Dynasty Record: 27-24 (19-17 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 8-2
2010 League Record/Finish: 7-1 (1st)
2010 Points For Average: 29.6
2010 Points Against Average: 14.7
2010 Differential: +14.9
2010 Wins: #2035 Dassel-Cokato (Cokato) (21-14), #5130 Hutchinson (21-17), #5140 Orono (Long Lake) (34-21), #5778 Litchfield (26-6), #6691 Annandale (52-27), #7359 Monticello (27-0), #10848 Mound-Westonka (Mound) (40-6), #11158 Watertown-Mayer (Watertown) (34-8)
2010 Losses: #1696 Glencoe-Silver Lake (Glencoe) (28-27), #2130 Becker (20-14)
2010 Opponents W-L: 45-52
Recent League Championships: 2010
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 2
Streak List: 9/1/11 Grand Rapids (61-14), 9/9/11 Litchfield (21-8)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/1 at Grand Rapids, 9/9 Litchfield, 9/16 Mound-Westonka (Mound), 9/23 at Annandale, 9/30 Dassel-Cokato (Cokato), 10/7 at Waconia, 10/14 Orono (Long Lake), 10/19 at Glencoe-Silver Lake (Glencoe)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Glencoe-Silver Lake (Glencoe) (29.5), Dassel-Cokato (Cokato) (26.7), Waconia (18.6)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Mound-Westonka (Mound) (-12.1), Annandale (4.9), Grand Rapids (8)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.2 (10.4 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.9
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +10.7
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #53
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3873
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-2
2011 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%
Opener: 9/1 at Grand Rapids [projection: 28-17 win]