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GENERAL
Nickname: Bluejays
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Tom Tourtillott
League: Great Northern
Playoff Division: none

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 20.6
2014 National Rank: #3342
2014 State Rank: #74
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -6.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 14.5
2015 National Rank: #4450
2015 State Rank: #105
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 12.3
Dynasty National Rank: #4220
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.2
Dynasty Record: 60-57 (41-40 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 7-3
2014 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2014 Points For Average: 33.8
2014 Points Against Average: 15.6
2014 Differential: +18.2
2014 Wins: #4129 Mosinee (20-6), #6667 Onalaska (31-7), #8850 Antigo (35-7), #9381 Medford (52-16), #9430 Lakeland (Minocqua) (35-6), #11160 Ashland (62-0), #12273 Rhinelander (55-7)
2014 Losses: #505 West De Pere (De Pere) (34-21), #724 Superior (31-7), #1445 Hortonville (42-20)
2014 Opponents W-L: 53-48
Recent League Championships: 2014, 2009
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 4
Streak List: 8/28/15 River Falls (35-0), 9/4/15 Lakeland (Minocqua) (21-0), 9/11/15 Rhinelander (41-6), 9/18/15 Medford (19-12)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/21 vs Superior, 8/28 at River Falls, 9/4 at Lakeland (Minocqua), 9/11 Rhinelander, 9/18 at Medford, 9/26 Antigo, 10/2 at Ashland, 10/9 Mosinee
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Superior (30.2), Mosinee (19.9), River Falls (4.9)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Rhinelander (-22.8), Ashland (-21.3), Lakeland (Minocqua) (-8.8)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.9 (11.5 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.3
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.2
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #230
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8375
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-2
2015 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%



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