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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Sam Baker
League: Wright County - East
Playoff Division: AAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #27

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2013 JV Record: 4-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Nathan Glynn 5'11" 195 Senior SB 4.60
Zach Christians 6'4" 235 Senior DE 4.80
Royce Marker 6'5" 195 Senior TE/WR 4.75

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Team Speed, DL
Team Weaknesses: Youth On OL, OLB

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 4.5
2013 National Rank: #6823
2013 State Rank: #126
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.2
2014 Starting Power Rating: 8.7
2014 National Rank: #5532
2014 State Rank: #102
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 18.8
Dynasty National Rank: #2534
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.8
Dynasty Record: 58-50 (39-33 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 1-8
2013 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (tied for 4th)
2013 Points For Average: 14.2
2013 Points Against Average: 31.3
2013 Differential: -17.1
2013 Wins: #7927 Holy Family Catholic (Victoria) (17-10)
2013 Losses: #269 Hutchinson (45-22), #1350 Delano (27-7), #1886 New London-Spicer (New London) (47-7), #2114 Glencoe-Silver Lake (Glencoe) (42-28), #2499 Chanhassen (28-14), #3450 Orono (Long Lake) (21-0), #4613 Annandale (41-26), #8634 Mound-Westonka (Mound) (21-7)
2013 Opponents W-L: 66-33
Recent League Championships: 2006 (tied for 1st; Wright County)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/5/14 Litchfield (37-14)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 New London-Spicer (New London), 9/5 at Litchfield, 9/12 Dassel-Cokato (Cokato), 9/19 Holy Family Catholic/Southwest Christian (Victoria), 9/26 at Delano, 10/3 at Orono (Long Lake), 10/10 New Prague, 10/15 at Hutchinson
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Hutchinson (50.8), Delano (31.1), New London-Spicer (New London) (28.4)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: New Prague (-8.7), Litchfield (0.2), Dassel-Cokato (Cokato) (6.2)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21 (22.3 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.5
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5.5
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #34
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2937
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-4
2014 Projected League Finish: 4th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%