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GENERAL
Nickname: Warriors
Colors: Columbia/White/Navy
Coach: Chad Edeker
League: A District 5
Playoff Division: A
Playoff Division Rank: #41

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Dylan Carlson 6'5" 210 Senior RB/OLB 4.70
Josh Shumaker 5'11" 260 Junior OL/DL 5.40
Tucker Janecek 5'10" 170 Junior FB/ILB 4.80

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Many Defensive Starters Return
Team Weaknesses: Inexperienced OL, Question Mark At QB

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: -24.2
2012 National Rank: #12737
2012 State Rank: #218
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
2013 Starting Power Rating: -26.7
2013 National Rank: #12973
2013 State Rank: #220
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): -19.2
Dynasty National Rank: #12534
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.5
Dynasty Record: 38-17 (25-6 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 6-4
2012 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (4th)
2012 Points For Average: 31.2
2012 Points Against Average: 19.9
2012 Differential: +11.3
2012 Wins: #13187 Columbus (Columbus Junction) (40-18), #14314 North Mahaska (New Sharon) (40-14), #14424 Winfield-Mt. Union (Winfield) (48-14), #14495 Danville (58-8), #14516 Van Buren (Keosauqua) (43-6), #14692 New London (61-0)
2012 Losses: #8706 Lynnville-Sully (Sully) (28-8), #9265 Lisbon (42-0), #11596 Lone Tree (21-14), #12390 Highland (Riverside) (48-0)
2012 Opponents W-L: 42-56
Recent League Championships: 2010, 2009, 2007 (A District 7), 2004
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 at Columbus (Columbus Junction), 9/6 North Mahaska (New Sharon), 9/13 at Lone Tree, 9/20 at Van Buren (Keosauqua), 9/27 Danville, 10/4 Lisbon, 10/11 at Winfield-Mt. Union (Winfield), 10/18 at New London, 10/25 Highland (Riverside)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Lisbon (-5.2), Lone Tree (-16.5), Highland (Riverside) (-20.2)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: New London (-64), Van Buren (Keosauqua) (-49.7), Danville (-48.7)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -35.6 (-29.4 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -35.2
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.4
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #248
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #13715
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2013 Projected League Finish: 4th
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%