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GENERAL
Nickname: Vikings
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Steve King
League: Mississippi Valley
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2010 JV Record: 4-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Joe Beranek 6'1" 260 Senior OL/DL 5.60
Travis Elam 6'0" 200 Senior FB/OLB 4.70
Ryan Weber 5'10" 175 Junior QB/DB 4.65

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: -1.9
2010 National Rank: #8568
2010 State Rank: #223
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.6
2011 Starting Power Rating: 0
2011 National Rank: #7683
2011 State Rank: #191
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 3.1
Dynasty National Rank: #7136
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.5
Dynasty Record: 16-32 (13-17 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 4-6
2010 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (tied for 2nd)
2010 Points For Average: 17.3
2010 Points Against Average: 21.7
2010 Differential: -4.4
2010 Wins: #8855 Aquinas (La Crosse) (29-26), #10163 La Crosse Central (La Crosse) (13-0), #11123 Onalaska (19-14), #13783 Sparta (47-0)
2010 Losses: #187 West De Pere (De Pere) (39-0), #1647 Menomonie (35-7), #4518 Chippewa Falls (27-13), #5882 Logan (La Crosse) (19-0), #7218 Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau (Galesville) (27-18), #8439 Tomah (30-27)
2010 Opponents W-L: 57-46
Recent League Championships: 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 4
Streak List: 9/2/11 Logan (La Crosse) (35-26), 9/9/11 La Crosse Central (La Crosse) (42-0), 9/16/11 Sparta (42-6), 9/23/11 Aquinas (La Crosse) (24-6)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/19 Chippewa Falls, 8/26 at Platteville, 9/2 at Logan (La Crosse), 9/9 La Crosse Central (La Crosse), 9/16 Sparta, 9/23 at Aquinas (La Crosse), 9/30 Tomah, 10/14 at Onalaska, 10/14 at Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau (Galesville)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Chippewa Falls (14), Platteville (10.9), Logan (La Crosse) (6.7)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Sparta (-33.4), La Crosse Central (La Crosse) (-8.8), Onalaska (-3.8)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.2 (7.2 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.9
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.1
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #256
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9084
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/19 Chippewa Falls [projection: 28-17 loss]