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GENERAL
Nickname: Cardinals
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Jason Carriveau
League: Downriver
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2013 JV Record: 1-8
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Kobe Boynton 6'3" 225 Sophomore TE/DE 4.95
Cam Perryman 6'1" 220 Senior LB/OL 4.94
Dylan Maki 5'9" 180 Senior QB/LB 4.88

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Malik Boynton 6'1" 185 Senior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Size, Toughness
Team Weaknesses: Experience

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 20.3
2013 National Rank: #3355
2013 State Rank: #113
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: 7.8
2014 National Rank: #5750
2014 State Rank: #203
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 7.1
Dynasty National Rank: #5835
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2
Dynasty Record: 66-45 (50-35 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 9-3
2013 League Record/Finish: 7-2 (tied for 2nd)
2013 Points For Average: 29.6
2013 Points Against Average: 19.3
2013 Differential: +10.3
2013 Wins: #3188 Milan (35-31), #5425 Allen Park (40-13), #5434 Riverview (34-17), #7945 Trenton (21-14), #7924 Woodhaven (Brownstown) (31-14), #7933 Anderson (Southgate) (48-14), #9499 Carlson [Oscar A.] (Gibraltar) (28-7), #12438 Lincoln Park (39-0), #12890 Kennedy [John F.] (Taylor) (27-6)
2013 Losses: #1302 Roosevelt [Theodore] (Wyandotte) (17-10), #1739 St. Clair (40-14), #3394 Truman [Harry S] (Taylor) (58-28)
2013 Opponents W-L: 69-52
Recent League Championships: 2009, 2005 (Michigan Mega Gold)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/5/14 Kennedy [John F.] (Taylor) (6-2)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/28 Allen Park, 9/5 Kennedy [John F.] (Taylor), 9/12 at Lincoln Park, 9/19 at Anderson (Southgate), 9/26 Roosevelt [Theodore] (Wyandotte), 10/3 at Carlson [Oscar A.] (Gibraltar), 10/10 at Trenton, 10/17 Woodhaven (Brownstown), 10/24 Truman [Harry S] (Taylor)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Roosevelt [Theodore] (Wyandotte) (32.7), Allen Park (10.5), Truman [Harry S] (Taylor) (10.3)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Kennedy [John F.] (Taylor) (-38.6), Lincoln Park (-22.7), Carlson [Oscar A.] (Gibraltar) (-3.2)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1 (9.3 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.2
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.8
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #281
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7914
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2014 Projected League Finish: 4th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%