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GENERAL
Nickname: Thunder
Colors: Navy/Columbia
Coach: Tom Kish
League: Granite Ridge
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #20

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2011 JV Record: 1-7
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Collin Ashley 5'8" 165 Senior HB/CB 4.57
Jeff Mueller 6'1" 205 Senior LB/FB 4.93
Mitch Robinson 5'10" 215 Senior DL/OL 5.27

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Lines
Team Weaknesses: Depth At Skill Positions, LB

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 11.1
2011 National Rank: #5200
2011 State Rank: #86
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 7.4
2012 National Rank: #5832
2012 State Rank: #98
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -6.6
Dynasty National Rank: #10355
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 15.2
Dynasty Record: 30-52 (17-22 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 9-2
2011 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 21.5
2011 Points Against Average: 13.5
2011 Differential: +8
2011 Wins: #6637 Foley (27-13), #6637 Foley (35-15), #6850 St. Cloud Cathedral (St. Cloud) (24-14), #8814 Melrose (28-14), #8834 Cambridge-Isanti (Cambridge) (12-7), #10934 Little Falls (33-13), #11538 Milaca (21-19), #11574 Mora (8-7), #13033 Princeton (35-0)
2011 Losses: #3238 Annandale (21-7), #4754 Fergus Falls (26-6)
2011 Opponents W-L: 43-63
Recent League Championships: 2011
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Albany, 9/7 Milaca, 9/14 at Princeton, 9/21 at Becker, 9/28 Foley, 10/5 at Mora, 10/12 Orono (Long Lake), 10/17 St. Cloud Cathedral (St. Cloud)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Albany (11.2), St. Cloud Cathedral (St. Cloud) (6.9), Foley (5.2)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Princeton (-26.4), Mora (-23.9), Milaca (-20.3)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5 (-0.1 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.7
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.7
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #216
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9406
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-2
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 10%