GENERAL
Nickname: Cardinals
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Matt Biehler
League: Central Plains
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #2
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Tanner Wood 6'5" 235 Senior QB/LB [Kansas State]
Ryan Pauly 6'1" 155 Senior RB/FS
Levi Bond 6'1" 225 Senior OL
D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Matt Seiwert 6'2" 235 Senior ATH 4.5 [Kansas State]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Depth, JV Talent Moving Up
Team Weaknesses: Young, Replacing Key Linemen
RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 51.4
2011 National Rank: #207
2011 State Rank: #2
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -12.4
2012 Starting Power Rating: 37.4
2012 National Rank: #747
2012 State Rank: #9
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 36.4
Dynasty National Rank: #289
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 13
Dynasty Record: 101-13 (64-8 in league)
HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 13-1
2011 League Record/Finish: 7-1 (2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 52.6
2011 Points Against Average: 9.8
2011 Differential: +42.8
2011 Wins: #690 Scott (Scott City) (39-21), #1076 Garden Plain (38-14), #1730 Silver Lake (49-7), #1798 Sedgwick (55-13), #6692 Douglass (46-8), #6692 Douglass (55-8), #7562 Belle Plaine (65-0), #7842 Cheney (49-12), #8976 Medicine Lodge (56-6), #9768 Trinity Academy (Wichita) (53-13), #10546 Kingman (69-0), #12413 Anthony-Harper-Chaparral (Anthony) (69-15), #14122 Independent (Wichita) (80-0)
2011 Losses: #1076 Garden Plain (20-13)
2011 Opponents W-L: 85-62
Recent State Championships: 2011, 2008, 2004, 2003
Recent League Championships: 2010, 2009, 2004, 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 10
Streak List: 9/30/11 Cheney (49-12), 10/7/11 Trinity Academy (Wichita) (53-13), 10/14/11 Medicine Lodge (56-6), 10/21/11 Anthony-Harper-Chaparral (Anthony) (69-15), 10/27/11 Kingman (69-0), 11/1/11 Douglass (46-8), 11/5/11 Sedgwick (55-13), 11/12/11 Scott (Scott City) (39-21), 11/18/11 Garden Plain (38-14), 11/26/11 Silver Lake (49-7)
SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 Bluestem (Leon), 9/7 at Caney Valley (Caney), 9/14 at Independent (Wichita), 9/21 Cheney, 9/28 Trinity Academy (Wichita), 10/5 at Garden Plain, 10/12 Belle Plaine, 10/19 at Anthony-Harper-Chaparral (Anthony), 10/25 at Douglass
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Garden Plain (36.6), Caney Valley (Caney) (14.5), Douglass (5)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Independent (Wichita) (-32.6), Bluestem (Leon) (-21), Anthony-Harper-Chaparral (Anthony) (-9.1)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.7 (13.9 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.7
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #155
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8281
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 81%