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GENERAL
Nickname: Bison
Colors: Purple/White
Coach: Gerard Rohl
League: Mississippi 8
Playoff Division: AAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #32

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

TOP PLAYERS
Jason Senger 6'2" 180 QB 4.60
Ethan Freer 6'3" 185 RB/WR 4.65
Connor Mann 5'10" 210 C

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Talent At Skill Positions, Leadership
Team Weaknesses: Physical Size

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 0.5
2011 National Rank: #7827
2011 State Rank: #149
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 0.8
2012 National Rank: #7511
2012 State Rank: #140
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 9.7
Dynasty National Rank: #4899
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.7
Dynasty Record: 43-42 (34-28 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 2-7
2011 League Record/Finish: 2-5 (6th)
2011 Points For Average: 23.3
2011 Points Against Average: 23.7
2011 Differential: -0.4
2011 Wins: #8834 Cambridge-Isanti (Cambridge) (32-0), #9195 Big Lake (58-20)
2011 Losses: #1990 Rogers (30-3), #4249 St. Cloud Tech (St. Cloud) (35-28), #4354 Alexandria (16-14), #5737 Elk River (35-22), #5971 St. Michael-Albertville (Albertville) (14-6), #6034 Monticello (21-14), #7883 Becker (42-33)
2011 Opponents W-L: 48-39
Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st), 2008
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Willmar, 9/7 Monticello, 9/14 Rogers, 9/21 at Cambridge-Isanti (Cambridge), 9/28 at St. Michael-Albertville (Albertville), 10/5 Moorhead, 10/12 Duluth Central (Duluth), 10/17 at Big Lake
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Rogers (27.7), Moorhead (25.8), St. Michael-Albertville (Albertville) (16.7)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Duluth Central (Duluth) (-9.9), Big Lake (-4.8), Cambridge-Isanti (Cambridge) (-3.2)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10 (9.2 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.3
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.7
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #67
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4380
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-5
2012 Projected League Finish: 5th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%