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GENERAL
Nickname: Red Raiders
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Todd Ekart
League: B District 8
Playoff Division: B
Playoff Division Rank: #8

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2013 JV Record: 5-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Chance Anglin 5'7" 175 Senior RB/DB 4.70
Jake Sager 6'4" 240 Senior OL/DL 4.90
Tyler wintholz 6'2" 190 Junior WR/DB 4.80

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience On Defense, Depth At WR, Talent At RB
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On OL

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 26
2013 National Rank: #2379
2013 State Rank: #22
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 26.2
2014 National Rank: #2099
2014 State Rank: #21
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 1.7
Dynasty National Rank: #7651
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 25.8
Dynasty Record: 33-67 (12-27 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 7-4
2013 League Record/Finish: 3-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 31.9
2013 Points Against Average: 24.6
2013 Differential: +7.3
2013 Wins: #2752 Scottsbluff (30-20), #3664 Holdrege (44-13), #3707 Blair (36-26), #4823 Alliance (52-42), #6574 Chase County (Imperial) (32-13), #7794 Gering (54-28), #8389 Grand Island Northwest (Grand Island) (44-22)
2013 Losses: #521 Gretna (24-17), #1227 McCook (17-6), #1654 Aurora (39-12), #5486 Lexington (27-24)
2013 Opponents W-L: 59-50
Recent League Championships: 2013
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/29/14 Chadron (48-0), 9/5/14 Adams Central (Hastings) (43-6)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Chadron, 9/5 Adams Central (Hastings), 9/12 at Hastings, 9/19 at McCook, 9/26 Lexington, 10/3 at Grand Island Northwest (Grand Island), 10/10 Scottsbluff, 10/17 at Alliance, 10/24 at Gering
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: McCook (41.8), Scottsbluff (27.2), Adams Central (Hastings) (18.6)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Hastings (-11.4), Gering (-3.9), Grand Island Northwest (Grand Island) (-1.8)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.9 (20.4 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.5
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.6
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #45
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4382
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3%