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GENERAL
Nickname: Vikings
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Larry Martin
League: A District 3 (moving from A District 2)
Playoff Division: A
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2013 JV Record: 6-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Michael Decker 6'3.5" 290 Senior OL/DL 5.01 [Nebraska]
Calvin Strong 5'9" 175 Senior RB/DB 4.70
Marquise Lewis 5'11" 175 Senior DB/WR 4.50

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Very Physical, Athletic, Competitive
Team Weaknesses: Need To Continue To Build Depth On OL

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 46.1
2013 National Rank: #426
2013 State Rank: #3
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6
2014 Starting Power Rating: 56.7
2014 National Rank: #105
2014 State Rank: #1
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 22.5
Dynasty National Rank: #1831
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 37
Dynasty Record: 80-37 (28-17 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 12-1
2013 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 39.6
2013 Points Against Average: 14.3
2013 Differential: +25.3
2013 Wins: #663 Omaha Westside (Omaha) (23-21), #1386 Grand Island (39-34), #1791 Burke (Omaha) (27-20), #1936 Millard North (Omaha) (38-24), #1936 Millard North (Omaha) (21-5), #2394 Papillion-LaVista (Papillion) (41-14), #3215 Papillion-LaVista South (Papillion) (46-16), #4052 Lincoln Southwest (Lincoln) (42-10), #6453 Bellevue East (Bellevue) (49-0), #8558 Benson (Omaha) (48-0), #11115 Bryan (Omaha) (55-7), #11341 Omaha South (Omaha) (56-0)
2013 Losses: #2677 Bellevue West (Bellevue) (35-30)
2013 Opponents W-L: 69-67
Recent State Championships: 2013
Recent League Championships: 2013 (A District 2), 2009 (A District 4), 2008 (tied for 1st; A District 4), 2007 (A District 5), 2006 (A District 5), 2005 (A District 5)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 7
Streak List: 10/25/13 Millard North (Omaha) (38-24), 11/1/13 Bellevue East (Bellevue) (49-0), 11/8/13 Millard North (Omaha) (21-5), 11/15/13 Grand Island (39-34), 11/26/13 Omaha Westside (Omaha) (23-21), 8/29/14 Millard West (Omaha) (20-13), 9/5/14 Burke (Omaha) (42-0)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Millard West (Omaha), 9/5 Burke (Omaha), 9/12 at South Sioux City, 9/18 Bellevue West (Bellevue), 9/26 at Creighton Prep (Omaha), 10/3 at Omaha Central (Omaha), 10/10 Omaha South (Omaha), 10/17 at Omaha Westside (Omaha), 10/23 Bellevue East (Bellevue)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Omaha Westside (Omaha) (40.5), Millard West (Omaha) (33.9), Burke (Omaha) (28.5)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Omaha South (Omaha) (-16), Bellevue East (Bellevue) (6.1), South Sioux City (11.8)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.3 (20.7 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.3
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +9
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #8
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1817
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 86%