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GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Rick Ripperger
League: B District 7
Playoff Division: B
Playoff Division Rank: #26

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2012 JV Record: 2-7
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Tanner Johnson 6'1" 175 Senior RB/OLB 5.01
Zach Cook 6'2" 215 Senior OL/DL 5.27
Broc Dreher 5'6" Junior RB/DB 4.99

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience, Size

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 4.1
2012 National Rank: #6984
2012 State Rank: #84
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: -3.4
2013 National Rank: #8818
2013 State Rank: #102
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 1.3
Dynasty National Rank: #7706
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.7
Dynasty Record: 15-31 (7-8 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 3-6
2012 League Record/Finish: 2-1 (2nd)
2012 Points For Average: 20.2
2012 Points Against Average: 30.1
2012 Differential: -9.9
2012 Wins: #7451 Seward (48-41), #9194 Holdrege (38-14), #9379 Lexington (25-20)
2012 Losses: #1605 Beatrice (44-0), #2445 Scottsbluff (28-7), #2629 McCook (41-12), #3547 Grand Island Northwest (Grand Island) (46-27), #5623 Gering (16-13), #5672 Alliance (21-12)
2012 Opponents W-L: 47-39
Recent League Championships: 2007 (tied for 1st; B District 4)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: 2
Streak List: 10/12/12 Lexington (25-20), 10/19/12 Holdrege (38-14)

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 Seward, 9/6 at Grand Island Northwest (Grand Island), 9/13 Alliance, 9/20 at Scottsbluff, 9/27 at Beatrice, 10/4 Gering, 10/11 at McCook, 10/18 Lexington, 10/25 Holdrege
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Beatrice (25.8), Scottsbluff (25.2), McCook (22.8)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Lexington (-5.8), Holdrege (-1.5), Seward (2.1)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.2
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.9
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.3
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #45
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3983
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-7
2013 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%