GENERAL
Nickname: Crusaders
Colors: Red/White/Black
Coach: Dean Aurich
League: South Central (moving from Minnesota River)
Playoff Division: 11
Playoff Division Rank: #183
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2014 JV Record: 3-5
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Sam Schlueter 6'7" 285 Senior OL/DL
Jack Chmielewski 5'11" 165 Senior QB/S
Kaden Lilienthal 6'7" 265 Senior OL/DL
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Big Linemen, Many Younger Players Gained Experience Last Season
Team Weaknesses: Roster Size, 7 Of 8 Games On Schedule Are Played Against Teams In A Higher Division
RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: -13.2
2014 National Rank: #10817
2014 State Rank: #213
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4.7
2015 Starting Power Rating: -6.7
2015 National Rank: #9394
2015 State Rank: #183
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): -0.2
Dynasty National Rank: #8336
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6.5
Dynasty Record: 60-57 (41-41 in league)
HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 2-8
2014 League Record/Finish: 1-6 (tied for 6th)
2014 Points For Average: 18.8
2014 Points Against Average: 32.1
2014 Differential: -13.3
2014 Wins: #12112 Sibley East (Arlington) (19-16), #12814 Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart (Hector) (26-6)
2014 Losses: #4045 Minneapolis North (Minneapolis) (58-22), #4649 Watertown-Mayer (Watertown) (42-6), #5182 Norwood-Young America (56-35), #5569 Tri-City United [Montgomery-Lonsdale/Le Center] (Montgomery) (22-13), #6625 Eden Valley-Watkins (Eden Valley) (28-14), #8064 Jordan (39-24), #8295 Belle Plaine (34-10), #11595 Le Sueur-Henderson (Le Sueur) (20-19)
2014 Opponents W-L: 56-45
Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st; Minnesota River)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 4
Streak List: 8/28/15 Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop (Winthrop) (55-14), 9/4/15 Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial (Lake Crystal) (28-7), 9/11/15 Sibley East (Arlington) (20-0), 9/18/15 Norwood-Young America (28-7)
SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/22 vs New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva (New Richland), 8/28 at Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop (Winthrop), 9/4 Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial (Lake Crystal), 9/11 Sibley East (Arlington), 9/18 at Norwood-Young America, 9/25 at Lester Prairie/Holy Trinity (Lester Prairie), 10/2 at Maple River (Mapleton), 10/8 at Waterville-Elysian-Morristown (Waterville)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Norwood-Young America (11.7), Waterville-Elysian-Morristown (Waterville) (5.3), Maple River (Mapleton) (5)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop (Winthrop) (-26.7), Sibley East (Arlington) (-20.9), New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva (New Richland) (-12)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.6 (-1.4 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.7
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5.1
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #180
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9760
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-4
2015 Projected League Finish: 16th
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%