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GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Black/Orange
Coach: Greg Hott
League: Big Ten
Playoff Division: AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #34

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Caleb Riggleman 6'3" 260 Senior OL/DE 5.20
Caleb Watson 5'10" 225 Senior OL/LB 5.00
Morgan Kelly 5'9" 165 Senior RB/DB 4.80

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: RBs, OL
Team Weaknesses: Lack Numbers, Prone To Injury

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: -20.9
2013 National Rank: #12199
2013 State Rank: #84
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: -22.4
2014 National Rank: #12332
2014 State Rank: #87
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): -4.1
Dynasty National Rank: #9576
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 18.3
Dynasty Record: 45-68 (18-25 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 0-10
2013 League Record/Finish: 0-7 (13th)
2013 Points For Average: 14.9
2013 Points Against Average: 42.7
2013 Differential: -27.8
2013 Wins: none
2013 Losses: #901 Wheeling Park (Wheeling) (41-13), #949 Bridgeport (49-0), #3706 Fairmont (48-13), #3775 Oak Hill (48-14), #5456 Lewis County (Weston) (49-0), #6102 Byrd [Robert C.] (Clarksburg) (44-28), #7926 Hampshire (Romney) (30-7), #8394 Buckhannon-Upshur (Buckhannon) (42-20), #9715 Preston (Kingwood) (47-26), #10922 Barbour [Philip] (Philippi) (29-28)
2013 Opponents W-L: 75-40
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/29/14 North Marion (Farmington) (50-20)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 at North Marion (Farmington), 9/5 at Hampshire (Romney), 9/19 Preston (Kingwood), 9/26 at Fairmont, 10/2 Bridgeport, 10/10 Barbour [Philip] (Philippi), 10/17 at Oak Hill, 10/24 Lewis County (Weston), 10/31 Byrd [Robert C.] (Clarksburg), 11/7 at Buckhannon-Upshur (Buckhannon)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Bridgeport (33.3), Fairmont (27.2), Oak Hill (18.1)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Barbour [Philip] (Philippi) (-13.3), North Marion (Farmington) (-12.6), Hampshire (Romney) (-9.5)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.8
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.6
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -6.2
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #28
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6269
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-9
2014 Projected League Finish: 11th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%