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GENERAL
Nickname: Buccaneers
Colors: Maroon/Gold
Coach: Randy Kuechenmeilser
League: South Central
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #7

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Jonah Pirsig 6'9" 290 Senior OL [Minnesota]
Sam Lee 6'5" 305 Senior OT

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 17.1
2011 National Rank: #3892
2011 State Rank: #57
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 14.2
2012 National Rank: #4172
2012 State Rank: #66
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 3.5
Dynasty National Rank: #6988
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 11.9
Dynasty Record: 54-36 (37-18 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 10-2
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 31.8
2011 Points Against Average: 13.3
2011 Differential: +18.5
2011 Wins: #5717 Waseca (22-16), #6373 Luverne (28-0), #8142 Maple River (Mapleton) (48-20), #9268 St. Peter (21-0), #9999 New Ulm (27-0), #11417 Highland Park (St. Paul) (57-40), #11805 United South Central (Wells) (32-12), #12382 St. James (34-14), #12382 St. James (47-0), #12848 Windom (38-7)
2011 Losses: #1508 Fairmont (15-13), #2882 Waterville-Elysian-Morristown (Waterville) (35-14)
2011 Opponents W-L: 53-67
Recent League Championships: 2007
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 United South Central (Wells), 9/7 at Highland Park (St. Paul), 9/14 Windom, 9/21 at New Ulm, 9/28 Waseca, 10/5 at St. Peter, 10/12 at Fairmont, 10/17 St. James
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Fairmont (31.6), Waseca (7.4), St. Peter (-1.9)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Windom (-24.6), St. James (-21.3), New Ulm (-19.8)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.9 (-2.2 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.7
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.2
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #223
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9691
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1
2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 5%



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