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GENERAL
Nickname: Vikings
Colors: Red/Silver
Coach: Virgil Rush
League: Blue Hen Flight - B
Playoff Division: II
Playoff Division Rank: #21

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Nyshon McCall 5'10.5" 165 Senior RB/DB
Carlos Karg 5'10.5" 220 Senior C/DT
Deiondre Hamm 6'4.5" 280 Senior T/DT

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: More Than 80% Of Team Returns, 4 Of 5 Starting Linemen Return, Team Had Full Off-Season Together

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: -26.8
2013 National Rank: #12951
2013 State Rank: #40
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6
2014 Starting Power Rating: -20.3
2014 National Rank: #12041
2014 State Rank: #39
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): -9.6
Dynasty National Rank: #11148
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10.7
Dynasty Record: 27-83 (23-58 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 1-9
2013 League Record/Finish: 0-7 (8th)
2013 Points For Average: 11.2
2013 Points Against Average: 37.5
2013 Differential: -26.3
2013 Wins: #13283 Conrad Science (Wilmington) (22-10)
2013 Losses: #1195 Hodgson Vo-Tech [Paul M.] (Newark) (73-6), #3200 St. Georges Tech (Middletown) (67-0), #6827 Howard (Wilmington) (42-0), #7776 Tower Hill (Wilmington) (35-0), #8195 Brandywine (Wilmington) (56-20), #9007 Mount Pleasant (Wilmington) (28-20), #9991 McKean [Thomas] (Wilmington) (12-6), #12107 Dickinson [John] (Wilmington) (28-22), #12888 Tatnall (Wilmington) (24-16)
2013 Opponents W-L: 61-47
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/6 Conrad Science (Wilmington), 9/13 St. Georges Tech (Middletown), 9/20 at Howard (Wilmington), 9/27 Dickinson [John] (Wilmington), 10/2 at Brandywine (Wilmington), 10/11 Tower Hill (Wilmington), 10/17 at McKean [Thomas] (Wilmington), 10/25 at Tatnall (Wilmington), 11/1 Mount Pleasant (Wilmington), 11/8 at Hodgson Vo-Tech [Paul M.] (Newark)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Hodgson Vo-Tech [Paul M.] (Newark) (38), St. Georges Tech (Middletown) (21.1), Howard (Wilmington) (9.1)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Conrad Science (Wilmington) (-30.1), Dickinson [John] (Wilmington) (-20.3), Tatnall (Wilmington) (-19.3)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.9
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.6
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.3
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #28
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8038
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8
2014 Projected League Finish: 7th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%