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GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Merrill Pavlovich
League: Wright County
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #8

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2011 JV Record: 8-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Zach Checkal 6'3" 195 Senior WR/LB 4.70
Adam Kraft 6'3" 190 Junior WR/S 4.70
Aaron Klaers 6'1" 195 Senior LB 4.60

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Size On OL, Talent At Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: Depth, Kicking Game

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 23.1
2011 National Rank: #2696
2011 State Rank: #39
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 23.4
2012 National Rank: #2377
2012 State Rank: #33
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 22.1
Dynasty National Rank: #1822
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.5
Dynasty Record: 64-35 (39-24 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 8-2
2011 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 31.3
2011 Points Against Average: 17.3
2011 Differential: +14
2011 Wins: #3238 Annandale (14-7), #4127 Waconia (40-20), #5040 Grand Rapids (61-14), #5923 Litchfield (21-8), #6651 Dassel-Cokato (Cokato) (26-7), #7830 Orono (Long Lake) (28-21), #7883 Becker (41-14), #11592 Mound-Westonka (Mound) (40-18)
2011 Losses: #1990 Rogers (29-14), #2545 Glencoe-Silver Lake (Glencoe) (35-28)
2011 Opponents W-L: 50-52
Recent League Championships: 2010
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 Dassel-Cokato (Cokato), 9/7 at Annandale, 9/14 at Waconia, 9/21 Mound-Westonka (Mound), 9/28 Orono (Long Lake), 10/5 Hutchinson, 10/12 at Litchfield, 10/17 at Holy Family Catholic (Victoria)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Hutchinson (42.9), Annandale (20.3), Waconia (14.5)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Mound-Westonka (Mound) (-16.4), Orono (Long Lake) (0.5), Dassel-Cokato (Cokato) (5.1)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.2 (10.6 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.7
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.5
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #56
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3957
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-2
2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3%