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GENERAL
Nickname: Greyhounds
Colors: Maroon/Gray
Coach: Chris Lindner
League: Cloverwood
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2014 JV Record: 5-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Riley Geiger 5'10" 155 Junior QB/DB 4.95
Stetson Rueth 5'5" 175 Junior FB/LB 5.0
Marcus Gentemon 5'8" 160 Senior G/LB 4.92

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Roster Size, OL Depth, Good Team Speed
Team Weaknesses: Lack Of Depth/Inexperience At Some Positions

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 5.5
2014 National Rank: #6562
2014 State Rank: #161
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 6
2015 National Rank: #6346
2015 State Rank: #160
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 5.5
Dynasty National Rank: #6408
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.5
Dynasty Record: 42-36 (31-31 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 6-5
2014 League Record/Finish: 5-4 (4th)
2014 Points For Average: 21.3
2014 Points Against Average: 19.3
2014 Differential: +2
2014 Wins: #8437 Greenwood/Granton (Greenwood) (28-8), #8987 McDonell Central (Chippewa Falls) (44-18), #9619 Eleva-Strum (Strum) (28-6), #10935 Gilman (18-14), #10960 Assumption (Wisconsin Rapids) (41-14), #13340 Thorp (35-6)
2014 Losses: #1783 Athens (45-7), #2238 Owen-Withee (Owen) (15-0), #2238 Owen-Withee (Owen) (43-14), #5505 Abbotsford (27-13), #8413 Newman (Wausau) (16-6)
2014 Opponents W-L: 69-50
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 4
Streak List: 8/28/15 Owen-Withee (Owen) (28-15), 9/4/15 Greenwood/Granton (Greenwood) (48-0), 9/11/15 Thorp (48-15), 9/18/15 Newman (Wausau) (41-21)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/21 Athens, 8/28 Owen-Withee (Owen), 9/4 at Greenwood/Granton (Greenwood), 9/11 at Thorp, 9/18 Newman (Wausau), 9/26 at Assumption (Wisconsin Rapids), 10/2 at Gilman, 10/9 Abbotsford, 10/16 at McDonell Central (Chippewa Falls)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Athens (28.5), Owen-Withee (Owen) (17.7), Abbotsford (10.2)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Thorp (-30.7), Gilman (-13.8), Assumption (Wisconsin Rapids) (-7.9)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13.6 (3.3 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.5
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +14.1
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #203
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7770
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2015 Projected League Finish: 4th
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%