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GENERAL
Nickname: Cardinals
Colors: Red/Black/White
Coach: Seth Stinton
League: 4A-2 Region II District 5
Playoff Division: 4A-2
Playoff Division Rank: #37

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

TOP PLAYERS
Jordan Fortner 5'8" 185 Senior RB/WR 4.55
Tom Whitson 5'11" 165 Senior DB/WR 4.5
Karson Munson 5'8" 160 Senior WR/DB 4.5

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 16.8
2014 National Rank: #4119
2014 State Rank: #430
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 15.3
2015 National Rank: #4282
2015 State Rank: #434
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 16.5
Dynasty National Rank: #3128
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.2
Dynasty Record: 90-38 (44-14 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 4-7
2014 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (tied for 2nd)
2014 Points For Average: 31.6
2014 Points Against Average: 45.9
2014 Differential: -14.3
2014 Wins: #5390 Canton (45-27), #5437 Commerce (42-27), #6721 Community (Nevada) (59-48), #7466 Rains (Emory) (61-60)
2014 Losses: #66 Gilmer (63-0), #492 Atlanta (62-47), #645 Celina (43-7), #1107 Liberty Christian (Argyle) (34-7), #1797 Paris (31-10), #1997 Sanger (55-35), #3485 Bullard (55-35)
2014 Opponents W-L: 90-45
Recent State Championships: 2011 (2A-I)
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st; 3A Region II District 12), 2012 (3A Region II District 12), 2011 (2A-1 Region II District 7)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/18/15 Commerce (29-26)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 at Sanger, 9/4 Paris, 9/11 Liberty Christian (Argyle), 9/18 at Commerce, 9/25 Celina, 10/9 at Gilmer, 10/16 at Rains (Emory), 10/23 Canton, 10/30 at Bullard, 11/6 Community (Nevada)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Gilmer (55), Liberty Christian (Argyle) (39.7), Paris (33.9)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Commerce (1.7), Rains (Emory) (4.9), Community (Nevada) (9.6)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.6 (28.7 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.6
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #189
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1267
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2015 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%