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GENERAL
Nickname: Minutemen
Colors: Blue/Gray
Coach: Eddie Vincent
League: Big Ten
Playoff Division: AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #21

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2013 JV Record: 4-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Ross Harvey 5'9" 210 Senior OL/LB 5.00
Brandon Moneypenny 6'0" 160 Senior WR/QB 4.60
Matt Norman 6'3" 230 Senior TE/DL 5.00

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: RB
Team Weaknesses: OL

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 10.4
2013 National Rank: #5456
2013 State Rank: #29
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 2.6
2014 National Rank: #7019
2014 State Rank: #39
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): -5.7
Dynasty National Rank: #10044
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.6
Dynasty Record: 46-68 (30-38 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 7-4
2013 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (2nd)
2013 Points For Average: 33
2013 Points Against Average: 15.3
2013 Differential: +17.7
2013 Wins: #8394 Buckhannon-Upshur (Buckhannon) (31-20), #9715 Preston (Kingwood) (48-24), #10741 Hoover [Herbert] (Clendenin) (21-0), #11034 North Marion (Farmington) (34-7), #12199 Elkins (49-0), #13584 Lincoln County (Hamlin) (59-0), #13767 Liberty (Clarksburg) (69-0)
2013 Losses: #558 Huntington (31-7), #1921 University (Morgantown) (28-7), #2388 Point Pleasant (31-21), #3775 Oak Hill (27-17)
2013 Opponents W-L: 54-64-1
Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/29/14 Oak Hill (42-7), 9/5/14 Preston (Kingwood) (28-14)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Oak Hill, 9/5 vs Preston (Kingwood), 9/12 at Bridgeport, 9/19 Fairmont, 9/26 at Lincoln County (Hamlin), 10/3 Buckhannon-Upshur (Buckhannon), 10/10 North Marion (Farmington), 10/17 at University (Morgantown), 10/24 at Elkins, 11/8 vs Shady Spring
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Bridgeport (33.3), University (Morgantown) (27.7), Fairmont (27.2)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Lincoln County (Hamlin) (-39.2), Shady Spring (-30.8), Elkins (-22.4)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.1 (3.6 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.6
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.5
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #39
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8038
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2014 Projected League Finish: 4th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%