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GENERAL
Nickname: Chieftains
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Dan Krajicek
League: C2 District 1 (moving from C2 District 5)
Playoff Division: C2
Playoff Division Rank: #35

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2013 JV Record: 0-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Boston Rew 6'1" 100 Senior RB/DE 4.80
Cody Fiest 5'10" 170 Junior FB/LB 4.75
Wyatt Zaugg 6'0" 160 Junior QB/S 4.60

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Backfield Will Be More Talented Than Last Season, 3 Of Top 4 Tacklers Return, Much Young Talent
Team Weaknesses: Only One Returning Starter On OL, Only 12 Upperclassmen On Team, Small/Young

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: -11.1
2013 National Rank: #10484
2013 State Rank: #124
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -5.2
2014 Starting Power Rating: -13.6
2014 National Rank: #10955
2014 State Rank: #125
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): -7.1
Dynasty National Rank: #10441
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6.5
Dynasty Record: 32-61 (17-34 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 3-6
2013 League Record/Finish: 1-3 (4th)
2013 Points For Average: 16.8
2013 Points Against Average: 19.7
2013 Differential: -2.9
2013 Wins: #11985 Twin River (Genoa) (24-0), #14304 Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer (Humboldt) (46-7), #14330 Conestoga (Murray) (35-0)
2013 Losses: #1615 Aquinas (David City) (44-13), #3758 Malcolm (31-6), #5116 Centennial (Utica) (37-7), #6795 Brownell-Talbot (Omaha) (16-0), #6795 Brownell-Talbot (Omaha) (22-6), #10216 Elmwood-Murdock (Murdock) (20-14)
2013 Opponents W-L: 50-39
Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/29/14 Weeping Water (30-10), 9/5/14 Elmwood-Murdock (Murdock) (27-7)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Weeping Water, 9/5 at Elmwood-Murdock (Murdock), 9/12 at Freeman (Adams), 9/19 Palmyra, 9/26 Aquinas (David City), 10/3 at Tekamah-Herman (Tekamah), 10/10 Logan View (Hooper), 10/17 Archbishop Bergan (Fremont), 10/24 at Brownell-Talbot (Omaha)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Aquinas (David City) (31.5), Archbishop Bergan (Fremont) (25.4), Tekamah-Herman (Tekamah) (-0.1)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Weeping Water (-17.1), Logan View (Hooper) (-12.4), Elmwood-Murdock (Murdock) (-9.8)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9 (-3.9 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.9
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +9.9
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #114
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7475
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-7
2014 Projected League Finish: 6th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%