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GENERAL
Nickname: Bluejays
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Jamie Opfer
League: B District 6 (moving from B District 5)
Playoff Division: B
Playoff Division Rank: #16

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Adam Holtorf 6'5" 275 Senior OL/DL 5.06 [Kansas State]
Ben Klenke 6'2" 195 Senior FS/WR 4.85
Seth Majerus 6'0" 205 Senior HB/OLB 4.85

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defensive Back Seven, WRs
Team Weaknesses: Many New Players On Lines

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 12.5
2013 National Rank: #4971
2013 State Rank: #62
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 17.3
2014 National Rank: #3652
2014 State Rank: #45
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 9.2
Dynasty National Rank: #5135
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.4
Dynasty Record: 41-61 (13-25 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 2-7
2013 League Record/Finish: 0-3 (4th)
2013 Points For Average: 15.7
2013 Points Against Average: 22.2
2013 Differential: -6.5
2013 Wins: #7085 Columbus (34-7), #9842 Hastings (40-6)
2013 Losses: #297 Skutt Catholic [V. J. & Angela] (Omaha) (38-0), #733 York (27-0), #1654 Aurora (25-10), #2566 Beatrice (21-7), #2577 Norris (Firth) (37-15), #2793 Crete (30-29), #3664 Holdrege (9-6)
2013 Opponents W-L: 56-38
Recent League Championships: 2009 (B District 5), 2007 (tied for 1st; B District 4)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/28 Waverly, 9/5 at Crete, 9/12 Blair, 9/19 Plattsmouth, 9/26 at Schuyler, 10/3 at Norris (Firth), 10/10 Aurora, 10/17 York, 10/24 at Grand Island Northwest (Grand Island)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Aurora (31.2), York (30.4), Norris (Firth) (24.5)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Schuyler (-17.1), Grand Island Northwest (Grand Island) (-1.8), Waverly (2.3)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.1
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.7
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -8.4
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #23
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3161
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2014 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%