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GENERAL
Coach: Scott Gonnerman
League: Mid State (moving from West Central)
Playoff Division: 11
Playoff Division Rank: #264

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2014 JV Record: 4-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Good Number Of Returning Starters, Key Specialty Players
Team Weaknesses: Depth, Overall Team Size

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: -23.6
2014 National Rank: #12487
2014 State Rank: #261
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
2015 Starting Power Rating: -24.1
2015 National Rank: #12502
2015 State Rank: #265
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): -13.6
Dynasty National Rank: #12054
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10.5
Dynasty Record: 20-54 (17-41 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 0-9
2014 League Record/Finish: 0-8 (10th)
2014 Points For Average: 12
2014 Points Against Average: 41.7
2014 Differential: -29.7
2014 Wins: none
2014 Losses: #2193 B O L D (Olivia) (44-0), #2193 B O L D (Olivia) (54-13), #3488 Paynesville (66-6), #5858 Melrose (29-15), #6259 Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta (Morris) (48-14), #7502 Montevideo (38-7), #10074 Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City (Grove City) (32-22), #10701 Sauk Centre (34-23), #12040 Yellow Medicine East (Granite Falls) (30-8)
2014 Opponents W-L: 58-38
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/22 vs Eden Valley-Watkins (Eden Valley), 8/28 Yellow Medicine East (Granite Falls), 9/4 at Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta (Morris), 9/11 B O L D (Olivia), 9/18 Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City (Grove City), 9/25 at Montevideo, 10/2 at Minnewaska Area (Glenwood), 10/9 Sauk Centre
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: B O L D (Olivia) (26.7), Eden Valley-Watkins (Eden Valley) (12.3), Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta (Morris) (6.8)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Yellow Medicine East (Granite Falls) (-17.9), Sauk Centre (-12.6), Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City (Grove City) (-9.3)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.7 (8.1 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.7
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.4
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #132
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7698
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-7
2015 Projected League Finish: 22nd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%