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GENERAL
Nickname: Patriots
Colors: Scarlet/White/Blue
Coach: Pat Schwanke
League: Valley - North
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2014 JV Record: 4-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Derek Elsinger 6'0" 200 Senior OLB/ILB 4.7
Bennett Groves 6'0" 170 Senior S/RB 4.6
Nick Goudreau 6'0" 150 Senior CB/WR 4.5

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL, Secondary, QB Returning
Team Weaknesses: Interior DL, Skill Positions

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 13.7
2014 National Rank: #4768
2014 State Rank: #114
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 15.2
2015 National Rank: #4297
2015 State Rank: #95
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 9.4
Dynasty National Rank: #5127
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.8
Dynasty Record: 40-69 (38-61 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 4-6
2014 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (4th)
2014 Points For Average: 15.2
2014 Points Against Average: 26
2014 Differential: -10.8
2014 Wins: #1599 Appleton North (Appleton) (10-9), #5035 Kaukauna (19-11), #7408 Wausau East (Wausau) (24-7), #10168 Appleton West (Appleton) (31-19)
2014 Losses: #109 Kimberly (50-7), #754 Bay Port (Green Bay) (66-28), #1445 Hortonville (38-20), #2834 Wausau West (Wausau) (13-3), #3179 Neenah (22-0), #5770 Everest [D. C.] (Schofield) (25-10)
2014 Opponents W-L: 64-45
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/21 Fond du Lac, 8/28 vs Oshkosh North (Oshkosh), 9/4 Kimberly, 9/11 at Wausau East (Wausau), 9/18 Appleton West (Appleton), 9/25 Everest [D. C.] (Schofield), 10/2 at Appleton North (Appleton), 10/9 at Wausau West (Wausau), 10/16 Kaukauna
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Kimberly (60.6), Fond du Lac (33.8), Appleton North (Appleton) (32.5)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Appleton West (Appleton) (-8.3), Wausau East (Wausau) (-0.8), Everest [D. C.] (Schofield) (6.5)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.6 (24.5 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.9
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.3
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #23
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1747
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2015 Projected League Finish: 4th
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%