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GENERAL
Nickname: Wolverines
Colors: Sapphire/Platinum/White
Coach: Josh Ivens
League: IA Northern
State (Plays In): Nevada
Playoff Division: IA
Playoff Division Rank: #22

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Gabe Deiro 5'11" 170 Senior HB/DB 4.60
Erik Swalander 6'1" 235 Junior G/LB 5.10
Tanner Sawyer 6'0" 165 Senior WR/CB 4.90

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Talented Youth, Secondary, Good Speed At Key Positions
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On OL, Physically Undersized, Overall Depth

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: -13.4
2013 National Rank: #10938
2013 State Rank: #786 (in CA)
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: -17.9
2014 National Rank: #11684
2014 State Rank: #827 (in CA)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 22.1
Dynasty National Rank: #1891
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 40
Dynasty Record: 97-23 (62-12 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 3-6
2013 League Record/Finish: 3-6 (tied for 7th)
2013 Points For Average: 26.3
2013 Points Against Average: 35.1
2013 Differential: -8.8
2013 Wins: #10858 Spring Creek (NV) (26-20), #12903 South Tahoe (South Lake Tahoe) (57-9), #13979 Sparks (NV) (47-13)
2013 Losses: #3150 Churchill County (Fallon, NV) (54-19), #4138 Lowry (Winnemucca, NV) (48-0), #5468 Elko (NV) (48-14), #6461 Fernley (NV) (54-27), #9988 Wooster (Reno, NV) (35-33), #10536 Dayton (NV) (35-14)
2013 Opponents W-L: 46-45
Recent State Championships: 2012, 2011 (3A), 2010 (3A), 2009 (3A), 2005 (3A), 2004 (3A)
Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st), 2011 (Northern 3A), 2010 (Northern 3A), 2009 (Northern 3A), 2008 (Northern 3A), 2007 (Northern 3A), 2004 (Northern 3A)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 2
Streak List: 11/2/13 South Tahoe (South Lake Tahoe) (57-9), 8/29/14 Yerington (NV) (14-0)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Yerington (NV), 9/6 Churchill County (Fallon, NV), 9/12 at Lowry (Winnemucca, NV), 9/19 at Dayton (NV), 9/27 Elko (NV), 10/4 Sparks (NV), 10/10 at Spring Creek (NV), 10/18 Fernley (NV), 10/25 Wooster (Reno, NV), 10/31 at South Tahoe (South Lake Tahoe)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Churchill County (Fallon, NV) (14.7), Lowry (Winnemucca, NV) (10), Fernley (NV) (6.6)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Sparks (NV) (-47.3), South Tahoe (South Lake Tahoe) (-35.2), Spring Creek (NV) (-4.3)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.8
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.9
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.1
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #680
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9408
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8
2014 Projected League Finish: 8th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%