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GENERAL
Nickname: Demons
Colors: Maroon/White/Blue
Coach: Mark Gibson
League: AAA West
Playoff Division: AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2014 JV Record: 5-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Brayden Thomas 6'3" 220 DE
Jaxon Ford 5'11" 170 TB
Tristan Hall 6'1" 265 OL/DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Solid Group Of WRs Returning, Top Rusher In League Is Back, Top 3 DL Return
Team Weaknesses: Very Inexperienced, OL A Huge Question Mark, Inexperienced QB

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 26.5
2014 National Rank: #2342
2014 State Rank: #5
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 19
2015 National Rank: #3518
2015 State Rank: #8
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 31.1
Dynasty National Rank: #728
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 12.1
Dynasty Record: 119-18 (70-5 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 9-1
2014 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2014 Points For Average: 45.6
2014 Points Against Average: 13.7
2014 Differential: +31.9
2014 Wins: #3761 Minot/Dakota Memorial (Minot) (50-14), #4420 West Fargo (21-14), #6411 Red River (Grand Forks) (35-7), #6411 Red River (Grand Forks) (52-29), #6436 Century (Bismarck) (54-17), #7819 Dickinson/Hope Christian (Dickinson) (55-7), #8366 Jamestown/Medina/Montpelier (Jamestown) (63-14), #8599 Mandan (43-13), #11439 Williston (76-0)
2014 Losses: #3761 Minot/Dakota Memorial (Minot) (22-7)
2014 Opponents W-L: 44-50
Recent State Championships: 2012, 2011, 2009, 2008
Recent League Championships: 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011 (tied for 1st), 2010 (tied for 1st), 2009, 2008, 2005, 2004, 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/18/15 Legacy (Bismarck) (49-8)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/29 vs Red River (Grand Forks), 9/4 at West Fargo, 9/11 vs Dickinson, 9/18 at Legacy (Bismarck), 9/25 vs Williston, 10/2 vs Jamestown/Medina/Montpelier (Jamestown), 10/9 vs Minot/Dakota Memorial (Minot), 10/16 at Century (Bismarck), 10/21 at Mandan
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Minot/Dakota Memorial (Minot) (18.5), Red River (Grand Forks) (6.4), Century (Bismarck) (6)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Williston (-14.1), Jamestown/Medina/Montpelier (Jamestown) (0), West Fargo (0.1)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.2 (6.4 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.8
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #13
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7273
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2015 Projected League Finish: 1st
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 29%