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GENERAL
Nickname: Cardinals
Colors: Cardinal/White
Coach: Tim Simon
League: Big Eight
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
2011 JV Record: 9-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Makonnen Ramsey 6'3" 240 Senior FB/TE 4.90
Josh Coyne 6'2" 245 Senior OL 5.00
Riley Eklund 6'2" 245 Senior OL 5.10

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Lines, RB, WR
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On Defense

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 24.4
2011 National Rank: #2505
2011 State Rank: #55
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 13.7
2012 National Rank: #4303
2012 State Rank: #96
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 21.8
Dynasty National Rank: #1866
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6.9
Dynasty Record: 68-27 (60-16 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 8-2
2011 League Record/Finish: 8-1 (2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 28.1
2011 Points Against Average: 14.8
2011 Differential: +13.3
2011 Wins: #1448 Sun Prairie (17-14), #3487 Parker (Janesville) (28-7), #6771 Madison Memorial [James] (Madison) (14-9), #7006 Craig (Janesville) (24-14), #8367 La Follette (Madison) (35-0), #8729 East (Madison) (46-12), #10927 West (Madison) (49-14), #12831 Beloit Memorial (Beloit) (34-0)
2011 Losses: #556 Verona (41-20), #967 Arrowhead (Hartland) (37-14)
2011 Opponents W-L: 50-49
Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st), 2009 (tied for 1st), 2008, 2004
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/24 at Beloit Memorial (Beloit), 8/31 Parker (Janesville), 9/7 at East (Madison), 9/14 West (Madison), 9/21 at Verona, 9/28 Sun Prairie, 10/5 at Craig (Janesville), 10/12 La Follette (Madison)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Verona (38), Sun Prairie (29.6), Parker (Janesville) (14.8)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Beloit Memorial (Beloit) (-24.7), West (Madison) (-12.9), East (Madison) (-3.8)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.5 (12.6 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.4
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.9
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #149
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5678
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-3
2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%