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GENERAL
Nickname: Otters
Colors: Maroon/Gold
Coach: Richard Risbrudt
League: Central Lakes
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #24

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
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: no

TOP PLAYERS
Casey Ward 5'10" 190 Senior G/LB 5.00
Jason Burns 6'2" 195 Senior DE 5.20
Drew Reinertson 5'8" 160 Senior CB/WR 4.90

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Large Senior Class, Experience At LB
Team Weaknesses: Inexperienced Offensive Backfield, DL

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 13.2
2011 National Rank: #4753
2011 State Rank: #73
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 5.5
2012 National Rank: #6290
2012 State Rank: #114
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 3.7
Dynasty National Rank: #6917
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3
Dynasty Record: 34-51 (12-23 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 5-5
2011 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (4th)
2011 Points For Average: 23.7
2011 Points Against Average: 22.3
2011 Differential: +1.4
2011 Wins: #4296 Sartell-St. Stephen (Sartell) (14-13), #4354 Alexandria (28-14), #5201 Zimmerman (26-6), #10788 Apollo (St. Cloud) (45-13), #10788 Apollo (St. Cloud) (28-6)
2011 Losses: #696 Rocori (Cold Spring) (34-7), #709 Bemidji (42-13), #2264 Moorhead (28-21), #4296 Sartell-St. Stephen (Sartell) (28-21), #5410 Willmar (39-34)
2011 Opponents W-L: 55-53
Recent League Championships: 2008
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Sauk Rapids-Rice (Sauk Rapids), 9/7 Willmar, 9/14 Alexandria, 9/21 at Moorhead, 9/28 at Sartell-St. Stephen (Sartell), 10/5 Grand Rapids, 10/12 at St. Michael-Albertville (Albertville), 10/17 Apollo (St. Cloud)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Moorhead (25.8), St. Michael-Albertville (Albertville) (16.7), Sartell-St. Stephen (Sartell) (15.3)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Apollo (St. Cloud) (-7.6), Sauk Rapids-Rice (Sauk Rapids) (-0.1), Grand Rapids (7.1)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.8 (12.3 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.9
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.1
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #55
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3892
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-5
2012 Projected League Finish: 7th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%