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GENERAL
Nickname: Bobcats
Colors: Red/Black
Coach: Lee Schmidt
League: Eastern South Dakota
Playoff Division: 11AA
Playoff Division Rank: #8

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2011 JV Record: 3-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Kaleb Vig 6'3" 205 Senior QB/FS 4.75
Zach Page 6'3" 205 Senior TE/ILB 4.80
Mikey Daniels 6'0" 190 Sophomore RB/DB 4.75

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Senior Leadership, Work Ethic, Commitment
Team Weaknesses: Depth, Experience

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 6.3
2011 National Rank: #6351
2011 State Rank: #23
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 0.6
2012 National Rank: #7557
2012 State Rank: #26
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 2.4
Dynasty National Rank: #7353
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.6
Dynasty Record: 41-53 (25-28 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 6-5
2011 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 3rd)
2011 Points For Average: 21.7
2011 Points Against Average: 29.3
2011 Differential: -7.6
2011 Wins: #3745 Brandon Valley (Brandon) (42-28), #7210 Rapid City Central (Rapid City) (37-22), #8938 Riggs [T. F.] (Pierre) (34-14), #8929 Huron (20-17), #9316 Aberdeen Central (Aberdeen) (21-7), #9988 Watertown (26-14)
2011 Losses: #1548 O'Gorman (Sioux Falls) (42-7), #2091 Lincoln (Sioux Falls) (61-19), #2091 Lincoln (Sioux Falls) (34-7), #3891 Mitchell/Mitchell Christian (Mitchell) (44-20), #4613 Yankton (39-6)
2011 Opponents W-L: 59-55
Recent League Championships: 2003 (tied for 1st; 11AA Region 1)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/24 Huron, 8/31 at Mitchell/Mitchell Christian (Mitchell), 9/7 Brandon Valley (Brandon), 9/14 at Riggs [T. F.] (Pierre), 9/21 Yankton, 9/28 O'Gorman (Sioux Falls), 10/5 at Watertown, 10/12 at Lincoln (Sioux Falls), 10/19 Aberdeen Central (Aberdeen)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: O'Gorman (Sioux Falls) (31.3), Brandon Valley (Brandon) (18.8), Lincoln (Sioux Falls) (17.4)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Watertown (-17.4), Huron (-6.6), Aberdeen Central (Aberdeen) (-3.6)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.9 (11.3 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.5
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.6
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #20
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5305
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2012 Projected League Finish: 4th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%