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GENERAL
Nickname: Cardinals
Colors: Cardinal/White
Coach: Tim Simon
League: Big Eight
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2013 JV Record: 9-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Mitchell Herl 6'4" 220 Senior TE/WR 4.75
Brian Chapman 6'1" 185 Senior LB 4.85
Austin Collins 6'2" 275 Senior OL 5.25

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience On Defense, Team Speed, Depth At RB
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On OL, Replacing Key Starters At WR

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 17.9
2013 National Rank: #3834
2013 State Rank: #87
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: 11.1
2014 National Rank: #4976
2014 State Rank: #114
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 20.9
Dynasty National Rank: #2114
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.5
Dynasty Record: 81-34 (72-21 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 8-3
2013 League Record/Finish: 7-2 (tied for 2nd)
2013 Points For Average: 29.3
2013 Points Against Average: 17.1
2013 Differential: +12.2
2013 Wins: #4581 La Follette (Madison) (34-33), #5329 Madison Memorial [James] (Madison) (28-14), #6094 West (Madison) (28-14), #6416 Verona (35-28), #7418 Craig (Janesville) (31-7), #10163 Parker (Janesville) (28-7), #11547 Beloit Memorial (Beloit) (49-0), #11958 East (Madison) (37-6)
2013 Losses: #2033 Oconomowoc (27-24), #2934 Sun Prairie (21-14), #5329 Madison Memorial [James] (Madison) (31-14)
2013 Opponents W-L: 56-52
Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st), 2009 (tied for 1st), 2008, 2004
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 3
Streak List: 8/22/14 Parker (Janesville) (36-0), 8/29/14 Verona (32-9), 9/5/14 East (Madison) (40-6)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/22 Parker (Janesville), 8/29 at Verona, 9/5 East (Madison), 9/12 La Follette (Madison), 9/19 at Sun Prairie, 9/26 at Madison Memorial [James] (Madison), 10/2 at West (Madison), 10/10 Beloit Memorial (Beloit), 10/17 Craig (Janesville)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Sun Prairie (19.7), La Follette (Madison) (12.6), West (Madison) (7.6)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Beloit Memorial (Beloit) (-29.3), East (Madison) (-19.3), Parker (Janesville) (-6.6)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.1 (7.8 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.1
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -10.2
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #221
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7879
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2014 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%