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GENERAL
Nickname: Tanagers
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Andy Homan
League: Dakota 12 (moving from Big Eight)
Playoff Division: 11A
Playoff Division Rank: #5

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

TOP PLAYERS
Regan Bye 5'11" 160 Senior WR/SS
Tyler Madsen 6'0" 210 Senior RB/DE
Mitch Sand 5'10" 190 Junior G/DT

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Senior Leadership, Depth At Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: Youth On Lines

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: -4.9
2013 National Rank: #9085
2013 State Rank: #35
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 1.3
2014 National Rank: #7340
2014 State Rank: #26
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 3.2
Dynasty National Rank: #7118
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.6
Dynasty Record: 37-66 (12-25 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 2-8
2013 League Record/Finish: 1-1 (2nd)
2013 Points For Average: 10.7
2013 Points Against Average: 33
2013 Differential: -22.3
2013 Wins: #7519 Dakota Valley (North Sioux City) (8-0), #10369 Lennox (17-0)
2013 Losses: #1823 West Central (Hartford) (53-0), #2164 Madison (44-8), #2164 Madison (54-11), #5282 Dell Rapids (40-10), #6427 Tea (41-0), #7053 South Sioux City (NE) (27-14), #7519 Dakota Valley (North Sioux City) (22-19), #8327 Flandreau (49-20)
2013 Opponents W-L: 64-37
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/29/14 Lennox (26-20), 9/5/14 Chamberlain (48-0)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Lennox, 9/5 at Chamberlain, 9/12 at West Central (Hartford), 9/19 Tea, 10/3 Dakota Valley (North Sioux City), 10/10 at Flandreau, 10/17 Madison, 10/23 at Dell Rapids
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: West Central (Hartford) (31.4), Madison (18.1), Dell Rapids (11.7)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Chamberlain (-28.5), Flandreau (-7.3), Lennox (-6.5)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.6 (10.6 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.1
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5.5
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #27
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6779
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-4
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%