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GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Merrill Pavlovich
League: Wright County - East
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2013 JV Record: 6-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Brett Norling 6'1" 195 Senior HB/S 4.60
Aaron Wagner 6'2" 215 Senior FB/DE 4.80
Carl Schaefbauer 6'2" 210 Junior DE/T 4.80

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience On Defense, Depth
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At Skill Positions, OL

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 33.6
2013 National Rank: #1350
2013 State Rank: #18
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 29.8
2014 National Rank: #1597
2014 State Rank: #19
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 23.5
Dynasty National Rank: #1655
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.6
Dynasty Record: 81-41 (46-27 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 10-2
2013 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2013 Points For Average: 32.6
2013 Points Against Average: 16
2013 Differential: +16.6
2013 Wins: #2678 Becker (20-14), #3450 Orono (Long Lake) (28-6), #4378 Cloquet (61-33), #4613 Annandale (27-18), #6413 Dassel-Cokato (Cokato) (41-9), #6823 Waconia (27-7), #7075 Big Lake (40-21), #7721 Litchfield (42-13), #7927 Holy Family Catholic (Victoria) (42-0), #8634 Mound-Westonka (Mound) (40-6)
2013 Losses: #269 Hutchinson (35-9), #269 Hutchinson (30-14)
2013 Opponents W-L: 70-56
Recent League Championships: 2010 (Wright County)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/29/14 Dassel-Cokato (Cokato) (13-12)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Dassel-Cokato (Cokato), 9/5 at New London-Spicer (New London), 9/12 Litchfield, 9/19 at New Prague, 9/26 Waconia, 10/3 at Hutchinson, 10/10 at Orono (Long Lake), 10/15 Holy Family Catholic/Southwest Christian (Victoria)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Hutchinson (50.8), New London-Spicer (New London) (28.4), Orono (Long Lake) (15.8)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: New Prague (-8.7), Litchfield (0.2), Dassel-Cokato (Cokato) (6.2)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.4 (17.8 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.7
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.3
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #53
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3717
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-2
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%