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GENERAL
Nickname: Vikings
Colors: Navy/Gold
Coach: Bill Brock
League: 4A Southern Idaho
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #11

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2010 JV Record: 8-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Porter Bennett 6'1" 170 Senior QB/DB 4.70
Hyder Jessup 6'0" 185 Senior RB/LB 4.80
Cole Lowe 6'1" 190 Junior RB/LB 4.90

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Good Group Of Kids, Players Have Fun Playing Football
Team Weaknesses: Overall Size, Many Holes To Fill

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 14.4
2010 National Rank: #4403
2010 State Rank: #33
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 11.6
2011 National Rank: #4669
2011 State Rank: #32
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 4.4
Dynasty National Rank: #6744
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8.5
Dynasty Record: 21-27 (17-18 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 5-5
2010 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 3rd)
2010 Points For Average: 20.1
2010 Points Against Average: 17.8
2010 Differential: +2.3
2010 Wins: #4354 Emmett (42-20), #4921 Nampa (14-7), #7684 Mountain Home (36-13), #8644 Jerome (27-6), #10662 Kuna (28-6)
2010 Losses: #477 Bishop Kelly (Boise) (35-12), #1695 Pocatello (21-16), #1801 Shelley (23-0), #2318 Skyview (Nampa) (28-14), #6296 Columbia (Nampa) (19-12)
2010 Opponents W-L: 55-43
Recent League Championships: 2003 (tied for 1st; 3A Snake River Valley)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/23/11 Emmett (15-0)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/26 Jerome, 9/2 at Caldwell, 9/9 Kuna, 9/16 at Pocatello, 9/23 at Emmett, 9/30 Nampa, 10/7 Bishop Kelly (Boise), 10/14 at Skyview (Nampa), 10/21 Mountain Home, 10/28 at Columbia (Nampa)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Bishop Kelly (Boise) (41.2), Pocatello (29.2), Skyview (Nampa) (20.6)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Kuna (-11.3), Jerome (-7.6), Caldwell (-4.6)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.6 (16.1 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.2
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.6
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #35
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4416
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2011 Projected League Finish: 4th
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/26 Jerome [projection: 35-14 win]