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GENERAL
Nickname: Bobcats
Colors: Red/Black
Coach: Lee Schmidt
League: Eastern South Dakota
Playoff Division: 11AA
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 10
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Mikey Daniel 6'0" 215 Senior RB
Dayton Bender 5'7" 165 Senior WR
Carter Gordon 6'1" 180 Senior QB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 4.2
2013 National Rank: #6900
2013 State Rank: #24
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +12.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: 16.8
2014 National Rank: #3763
2014 State Rank: #10
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 3.2
Dynasty National Rank: #7118
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 14.9
Dynasty Record: 49-65 (31-35 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 3-6
2013 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (tied for 5th)
2013 Points For Average: 17.1
2013 Points Against Average: 23
2013 Differential: -5.9
2013 Wins: #7683 Huron (20-13), #8621 Mitchell (21-18), #13174 Spearfish (47-0)
2013 Losses: #443 Lincoln (Sioux Falls) (28-7), #1294 Riggs [T. F.] (Pierre) (59-19), #2843 Brandon Valley (Brandon) (16-7), #3662 Watertown (29-14), #6136 Harrisburg (16-7), #6390 Aberdeen Central (Aberdeen) (28-12)
2013 Opponents W-L: 48-40
Recent League Championships: 2003 (tied for 1st; 11AA Region 1)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/29/14 Huron (28-7)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Huron, 9/5 Aberdeen Central (Aberdeen), 9/12 at Spearfish, 9/19 Brandon Valley (Brandon), 9/26 at Lincoln (Sioux Falls), 10/3 at Harrisburg, 10/10 Mitchell, 10/23 at Watertown
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Lincoln (Sioux Falls) (38), Brandon Valley (Brandon) (24.3), Watertown (17.2)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Spearfish (-20.3), Huron (-2), Aberdeen Central (Aberdeen) (1.7)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.8 (14.3 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.8
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #19
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4884
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-3
2014 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%