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GENERAL
Nickname: Bison
Colors: Green/White/Gold
Coach: Rick Philion
League: A Region 4
Playoff Division: A
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2014 JV Record: 3-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Denzel Sanders 6'1" 230 Senior DE/G 5.1
Wyatt Carr 6'4" 220 Junior QB/LB 4.8
Jonah Zimmerman 6'2" 225 FB/LB 4.9

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Return Bulk Of Defense, All LBs Return, Very Skilled In Backfield
Team Weaknesses: Need To Find Some Replacements In Secondary/OL, Lost Some Very Good Leaders

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 24.3
2014 National Rank: #2709
2014 State Rank: #7
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.7
2015 Starting Power Rating: 23.8
2015 National Rank: #2641
2015 State Rank: #6
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 16
Dynasty National Rank: #3245
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.8
Dynasty Record: 91-26 (62-12 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 10-1
2014 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2014 Points For Average: 36
2014 Points Against Average: 13.7
2014 Differential: +22.3
2014 Wins: #2613 Killdeer/Halliday (Killdeer) (27-16), #3761 Minot/Dakota Memorial (Minot) (27-14), #3791 Beulah (14-6), #6485 Berthold/Our Redeemer's Christian/North Shore (Berthold) (43-14), #9088 Des Lacs-Burlington (Des Lacs) (46-18), #9769 Heart River co-op [Belfield/South Heart] (Belfield) (48-16), #10816 New Salem/Glen Ullin (New Salem) (55-28), #11323 Southern McLean [Washburn/Wilton/Wing] (Washburn) (47-13), #12709 Central McLean [Turtle Lake-Mercer/Underwood/McClusky] (Turtle Lake) (42-6), #12759 Garrison/Max (Garrison) (41-6)
2014 Losses: #2613 Killdeer/Halliday (Killdeer) (14-6)
2014 Opponents W-L: 62-42
Recent State Championships: 2013, 2012
Recent League Championships: 2014, 2013, 2012 (tied for 1st), 2011, 2006 (tied for 1st; AA Region 2)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 3
Streak List: 9/4/15 Bottineau (46-15), 9/11/15 Westhope/Newburg/Glenburn (Westhope) (44-28), 9/18/15 Garrison/Max (Garrison) (54-12)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 Beulah, 9/4 at Bottineau, 9/11 Westhope/Newburg/Glenburn (Westhope), 9/18 at Garrison/Max (Garrison), 9/25 Standing Rock/Selfridge (Fort Yates), 10/2 at Heart River co-op [Belfield/South Heart] (Belfield), 10/9 Killdeer/Halliday (Killdeer), 10/16 at Washburn/Wilton (Washburn)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Killdeer/Halliday (Killdeer) (24.8), Beulah (23.1), Heart River co-op [Belfield/South Heart] (Belfield) (-8)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Standing Rock/Selfridge (Fort Yates) (-44.5), Bottineau (-26.9), Garrison/Max (Garrison) (-25.6)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.4 (2.1 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.4
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #48
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10133
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1
2015 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 29%