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GENERAL
Nickname: Cardinals
Colors: Red/Blue
Coach: Reed Manstedt
League: B District 5
Playoff Division: B
Playoff Division Rank: #11

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

TOP PLAYERS
Rhett Harms 6'4" 200 Junior QB/DB 4.9
Carlos Dominguez 5'11" 235 Senior OL/DL 5.3
Jose Marquez 5'11" 190 Senior RB/LB 4.6

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Depth/Experience On Lines, Very Strong Run Game
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience In Skill Positions

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 28.6
2014 National Rank: #2070
2014 State Rank: #24
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 25.1
2015 National Rank: #2417
2015 State Rank: #28
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 31.4
Dynasty National Rank: #693
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6.3
Dynasty Record: 92-39 (32-10 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 7-3
2014 League Record/Finish: 3-0 (1st)
2014 Points For Average: 24.1
2014 Points Against Average: 19.4
2014 Differential: +4.7
2014 Wins: #1263 Seward (20-17), #1586 Beatrice (28-14), #2954 Aurora (36-29), #3235 Pius X (Lincoln) (27-13), #4850 Norris (Firth) (12-7), #5046 Waverly (14-7), #9966 Nebraska City (40-0)
2014 Losses: #239 Skutt Catholic [V. J. & Angela] (Omaha) (46-14), #1785 Blair (31-22), #1895 York (30-28)
2014 Opponents W-L: 57-47
Recent State Championships: 2010, 2007, 2006
Recent League Championships: 2014, 2011, 2010, 2009 (B District 4), 2007 (B District 3)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 Aurora, 9/4 at Seward, 9/11 Skutt Catholic [V. J. & Angela] (Omaha), 9/18 at Waverly, 9/25 York, 10/2 at Nebraska City, 10/9 at Beatrice, 10/16 Pius X (Lincoln), 10/23 at Norris (Firth)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Skutt Catholic [V. J. & Angela] (Omaha) (48.4), York (33), Beatrice (31.4)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Nebraska City (-6.4), Norris (Firth) (13.5), Waverly (14.8)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20 (24.8 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.3
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.3
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #3
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1322
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2015 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%