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GENERAL
Nickname: Cardinals
Colors: Red/Black
Coach: Mike Pavlansky
League: All-American - Red (moving from All-American - National)
Playoff Division: III
Playoff Division Rank: #40

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 7

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Lines
Team Weaknesses: Need To Develop WRs/DBs

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 19.5
2014 National Rank: #3559
2014 State Rank: #222
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 20
2015 National Rank: #3321
2015 State Rank: #208
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 23.6
Dynasty National Rank: #1683
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.6
Dynasty Record: 80-51 (37-26 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 5-5
2014 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (tied for 4th)
2014 Points For Average: 28.5
2014 Points Against Average: 23.6
2014 Differential: +4.9
2014 Wins: #4562 Struthers (38-20), #6581 Alliance (44-13), #7571 East (Youngstown) (34-8), #8649 Sidney (49-28), #9134 McKinley (Niles) (58-27)
2014 Losses: #446 Hubbard (40-10), #1105 Poland Seminary (Poland) (28-7), #1710 Dover (21-18), #2388 Louisville (24-7), #3727 Howland (Warren) (27-20)
2014 Opponents W-L: 60-47
Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st), 2008 (tied for 1st), 2006 (tied for 1st; Metro), 2005 (Metro)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 3
Streak List: 9/5/15 Alliance (35-20), 9/11/15 Kenston (Chagrin Falls) (25-7), 9/18/15 Lakeside (Ashtabula) (23-13)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 at Louisville, 9/5 Alliance, 9/11 at Kenston (Chagrin Falls), 9/18 Lakeside (Ashtabula), 9/25 Struthers, 10/2 at Boardman (Youngstown), 10/9 McKinley (Niles), 10/16 East (Youngstown), 10/23 at Howland (Warren), 10/30 at Poland Seminary (Poland)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Kenston (Chagrin Falls) (29.3), Poland Seminary (Poland) (26), Howland (Warren) (21.8)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Lakeside (Ashtabula) (-10.2), McKinley (Niles) (-6.6), East (Youngstown) (-5.7)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.3
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.1
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -6.2
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #265
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4248
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2015 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%