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GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Black/Orange
Coach: Todd Rice
League: North Central Kansas
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #30

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2011 JV Record: 3-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Caleb Carson 6'2" 220 QB/FS 4.70
Ryan Blake 6'0" 200 RB/LB 4.85
Jordan Bosch 6'0" 185 WR/LB 4.90

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Many Returning Starters, More Experienced
Team Weaknesses: Must Develop More Depth, Question Marks At Starting Positions

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: -0.3
2011 National Rank: #8128
2011 State Rank: #133
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 5
2012 National Rank: #6417
2012 State Rank: #97
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 8.3
Dynasty National Rank: #5373
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.1
Dynasty Record: 38-50 (18-27 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 4-6
2011 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th)
2011 Points For Average: 16.4
2011 Points Against Average: 25.5
2011 Differential: -9.1
2011 Wins: #9325 Wamego (20-14), #10326 Colby (32-7), #11272 Chapman (14-7), #11603 Russell (38-12)
2011 Losses: #2914 Abilene (49-25), #2914 Abilene (28-7), #3018 Concordia (60-8), #3223 Riley County (Riley) (21-7), #6647 Ellsworth (19-6), #7827 Marysville (38-7)
2011 Opponents W-L: 50-48
Recent League Championships: 2006 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Riley County (Riley), 9/7 at More Prep-Marian (Hays), 9/7 Abilene, 9/21 at Marysville, 9/28 at Chapman, 10/5 Wamego, 10/12 at Goodland, 10/19 Colby, 10/25 Concordia
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Riley County (Riley) (20.4), Concordia (20), Abilene (17.4)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Chapman (-13.2), Colby (-6.3), Wamego (-5.3)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.7 (6.4 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.8
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.1
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #103
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5922
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%