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GENERAL
Nickname: Bison
Colors: Purple/White
Coach: Gerard Rohl
League: Mississippi 8
Playoff Division: AAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #33

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2012 JV Record: 6-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Adam Treptau 6'0" 225 Sophomore NG/G 4.84
Jesse Sullivan 5'9" 265 Junior OL 5.28
Adam Iverson 6'0" 225 Senior LB/DE 4.87

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Leaders
Team Weaknesses: Speed

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 0.8
2012 National Rank: #7782
2012 State Rank: #147
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2013 Starting Power Rating: 0
2013 National Rank: #7744
2013 State Rank: #146
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 10.4
Dynasty National Rank: #5090
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.1
Dynasty Record: 26-23 (20-15 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 3-6
2012 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (tied for 4th)
2012 Points For Average: 27.1
2012 Points Against Average: 28.1
2012 Differential: -1
2012 Wins: #4310 St. Michael-Albertville (Albertville) (15-13), #10206 Big Lake (49-21), #12719 Denfeld (Duluth) (48-8)
2012 Losses: #4161 Moorhead (19-15), #4310 St. Michael-Albertville (Albertville) (34-23), #4556 Rogers (38-36), #4861 Monticello (38-23), #5647 Cambridge-Isanti (Cambridge) (42-16), #7389 Willmar (40-19)
2012 Opponents W-L: 50-37
Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st), 2008
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/29 St. Michael-Albertville (Albertville), 9/6 at Rogers, 9/13 Big Lake, 9/20 Monticello, 9/27 at Princeton, 10/4 at Cambridge-Isanti (Cambridge), 10/11 St. Francis, 10/16 at Duluth East (Duluth)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Princeton (15.1), Rogers (14.3), Monticello (13)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Duluth East (Duluth) (-12.4), Big Lake (-9.5), St. Francis (-2.6)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.9 (6.9 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.6
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: -7.3
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #103
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6534
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-5
2013 Projected League Finish: 6th
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%