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GENERAL
Nickname: Navigators
Colors: Navy/Maroon
Coach: Mark Waller
League: A District 1 (moving from A District 4)
Playoff Division: A
Playoff Division Rank: #22

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2013 JV Record: 5-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Austin Bretting 6'1" 225 Senior LB/FB 4.75
Alex Stogdill 5'10" 150 Senior ATH/K 4.85
Tavlin Hunt 6'1" 210 Junior LB/HB 4.75

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Austin Rose 6'0" 215 Senior RB 4.6

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Team Speed
Team Weaknesses: Depth On Lines

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 5.2
2013 National Rank: #6661
2013 State Rank: #80
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.5
2014 Starting Power Rating: -6.2
2014 National Rank: #9386
2014 State Rank: #108
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 6.5
Dynasty National Rank: #6036
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 12.7
Dynasty Record: 53-52 (29-26 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 5-4
2013 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2013 Points For Average: 25.2
2013 Points Against Average: 19.1
2013 Differential: +6.1
2013 Wins: #8685 Lincoln Northeast (Lincoln) (20-15), #8720 Pius X (Lincoln) (31-28), #9618 Fremont (53-10), #10178 Lincoln (27-7), #12646 North Platte (52-0)
2013 Losses: #1386 Grand Island (34-14), #4052 Lincoln Southwest (Lincoln) (15-13), #5120 Kearney (28-10), #6453 Bellevue East (Bellevue) (35-7)
2013 Opponents W-L: 34-53
Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st), 2008
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/28 Omaha Central (Omaha), 9/5 at Lincoln East (Lincoln), 9/12 at Fremont, 9/19 Omaha Northwest (Omaha), 9/25 at Millard North (Omaha), 10/3 Papillion-LaVista South (Papillion), 10/10 at Papillion-LaVista (Papillion), 10/16 Lincoln, 10/24 at Lincoln Southwest (Lincoln)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Millard North (Omaha) (29), Papillion-LaVista (Papillion) (25.9), Omaha Central (Omaha) (25.7)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Omaha Northwest (Omaha) (-20.1), Fremont (-16.1), Lincoln (-9.9)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.3
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.6
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.3
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #51
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4645
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6
2014 Projected League Finish: 5th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%