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GENERAL
Nickname: Bluejays
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Brad Wendland
League: South Central
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #8

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2013 JV Record: 6-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Tyler Kolander 6'2" 215 TE/DE
Bear Bomsta 5'9" 175 SS/RB
Dylan Winegar 6'1" 210 G/DE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Weaknesses: Experience

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 29.3
2013 National Rank: #1880
2013 State Rank: #26
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6
2014 Starting Power Rating: 22.2
2014 National Rank: #2720
2014 State Rank: #38
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 2.9
Dynasty National Rank: #7250
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 21.9
Dynasty Record: 55-50 [56-49 on the field] (35-27 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 9-1
2013 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 36
2013 Points Against Average: 18.3
2013 Differential: +17.7
2013 Wins: #1716 St. Croix Lutheran (West St. Paul) (34-28), #3546 Fairmont (43-27), #4423 Fridley (34-21), #6856 Marshall (33-6), #7007 Blue Earth (30-18), #7846 St. Peter (48-24), #9329 Little Falls (41-13), #12169 St. James (42-0), #12446 New Ulm (42-6)
2013 Losses: #269 Hutchinson (40-13)
2013 Opponents W-L: 60-43
Recent League Championships: 2013
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/29/14 Worthington (47-0), 9/5/14 St. Peter (44-9)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Worthington, 9/5 St. Peter, 9/12 at New Ulm, 9/19 Redwood Valley (Redwood Falls), 9/26 at St. Paul Central (St. Paul), 10/3 Marshall, 10/10 at Fairmont, 10/15 St. James
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Fairmont (22.8), Marshall (12.9), St. Paul Central (St. Paul) (10.8)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: St. James (-25.3), New Ulm (-23.5), Redwood Valley (Redwood Falls) (-10.2)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.1 (11.4 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.4
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -6.5
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #171
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8612
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 39%