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GENERAL
Nickname: Vikings
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Kurt Frenzen
League: C1 District 5 (moving from C1 District 4)
Playoff Division: C1
Playoff Division Rank: #5

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Preston Luedtke 5'11" 175 Senior FB/DB
Nathan Thege 6'1" 175 Senior WR/DB
Daran Wierner 5'11" 150 Senior WR/DB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Coming Off A Winning Season, Solid Program
Team Weaknesses: Must Be Mentally Tougher, Need Consistency

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 19.1
2011 National Rank: #3477
2011 State Rank: #40
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +10.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2012 Starting Power Rating: 28.4
2012 National Rank: #1657
2012 State Rank: #20
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 13.7
Dynasty National Rank: #3703
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 15.9
Dynasty Record: 48-36 (28-11 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 8-3
2011 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 27.1
2011 Points Against Average: 23.8
2011 Differential: +3.3
2011 Wins: #4242 Boone Central (Albion) (27-21), #4362 Scotus (Columbus) (28-21), #5137 Roncalli Catholic (Omaha) (40-20), #5470 Arlington (41-22), #7149 Ashland-Greenwood (Ashland) (29-10), #9496 North Bend Central (North Bend) (27-6), #9604 Lincoln Lutheran (Lincoln) (53-33), #9807 Raymond Central (Raymond) (20-6)
2011 Losses: #518 Norfolk Catholic (Norfolk) (51-6), #920 Platteview (Springfield) (42-0), #5524 David City (30-27)
2011 Opponents W-L: 68-44
Recent League Championships: 2007, 2006
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/24 Norfolk Catholic (Norfolk), 8/31 at Fairbury, 9/7 at Sandy Creek (Fairfield), 9/14 Wayne, 9/21 at David City, 9/28 Madison, 10/12 Boone Central/Newman Grove (Albion), 10/19 at Scotus (Columbus)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Norfolk Catholic (Norfolk) (43), Scotus (Columbus) (15), David City (9.7)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Fairbury (-14), Madison (-3.5), Wayne (1.8)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.3 (12.1 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.9
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.6
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #64
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5153
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 10%