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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Black/Red
Coach: Shane Hedrick
League: 5A Mid-Willamette
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #11

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2014 JV Record: 5-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Marlon Tuipulotu 6'2" 285 Sophomore DT/OL 4.72
Sam Cole 6'3" 245 OL 5.5
Madison Stepp 6'1" 190 TE 4.85

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defense, Have One Of Best DTs In Country

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 13.1
2014 National Rank: #4886
2014 State Rank: #43
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: 0
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 13.1
2015 National Rank: #4770
2015 State Rank: #45
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 14.2
Dynasty National Rank: #3705
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.1
Dynasty Record: 98-37 [99-36 on the field] (48-9 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 7-3
2014 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2014 Points For Average: 35.2
2014 Points Against Average: 24.9
2014 Differential: +10.3
2014 Wins: #5706 Corvallis (38-28), #6160 Crescent Valley (Corvallis) (36-22), #6493 Bend (46-34), #6894 South Albany (Albany) (32-15), #7245 Dallas (42-29), #9812 Lebanon (52-0), #11766 Woodburn (48-6)
2014 Losses: #1219 Silverton (38-6), #4180 Wilsonville (31-22), #4280 Mountain View (Bend) (46-30)
2014 Opponents W-L: 55-45
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st; 4A Oregon West), 2010 (4A Oregon West), 2009 (4A Val-Co), 2008 (4A Val-Co), 2007 (4A Val-Co), 2005 (3A Val-Co), 2004 (3A Val-Co)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 2
Streak List: 9/11/15 Mountain View (Bend) (42-21), 9/18/15 South Albany (Albany) (13-6)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 9/4 at Bend, 9/11 Mountain View (Bend), 9/18 South Albany (Albany), 9/25 at Dallas, 10/2 Crescent Valley (Corvallis), 10/8 at Lebanon, 10/16 at Silverton, 10/23 Corvallis, 10/30 Woodburn
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Silverton (25), Corvallis (15.7), Dallas (11.8)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Woodburn (-13.7), Lebanon (-11.2), South Albany (Albany) (-2.5)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.8 (8.1 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.7
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.1
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #57
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6345
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2015 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%