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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Brian Vossen
League: South Suburban
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2011 JV Record: 6-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Zack Ziemer 6'5" 280 Senior T 5.00
Karl Finkel 6'0" 200 Senior DE 4.60
Mitch Johnson 5'11" 190 Senior OLB 4.69

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defense, Team Speed, Running Game
Team Weaknesses: Passing Game

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 40.9
2011 National Rank: #663
2011 State Rank: #6
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2012 Starting Power Rating: 40.2
2012 National Rank: #592
2012 State Rank: #5
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 27.5
Dynasty National Rank: #1001
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 13.9
Dynasty Record: 47-27 (35-17 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 10-1
2011 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 28.8
2011 Points Against Average: 12.1
2011 Differential: +16.7
2011 Wins: #1605 Edina (27-14), #1621 Prior Lake (21-3), #1636 Lakeville South (Lakeville) (24-14), #1636 Lakeville South (Lakeville) (30-6), #1746 Owatonna (26-7), #3150 Rosemount (28-7), #3628 Eastview (Apple Valley) (42-17), #4178 Kennedy [John F.] (Bloomington) (35-7), #6254 Burnsville (17-14), #8530 Apple Valley (45-19)
2011 Losses: #634 Cretin-Derham Hall (St. Paul) (25-22)
2011 Opponents W-L: 64-49
Recent League Championships: 2011
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/30 at Lakeville South (Lakeville), 9/7 Kennedy [John F.] (Bloomington), 9/14 at Eastview (Apple Valley), 9/21 at Jefferson [Thomas] (Bloomington), 9/28 Prior Lake, 10/5 at Burnsville, 10/12 Eagan, 10/17 Rosemount
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Prior Lake (29.5), Eagan (25.7), Lakeville South (Lakeville) (24.8)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Jefferson [Thomas] (Bloomington) (-3.6), Burnsville (5.5), Kennedy [John F.] (Bloomington) (15.9)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.9 (25.6 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.1
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.2
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #24
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2280
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-0
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 71%