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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Sam Baker
League: Suburban (moving from Wright County - East)
Playoff Division: 11
Playoff Division Rank: #107

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2014 JV Record: 5-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Connor Kruse 6'5" 265 T/NG 5.0
Blake Flemming 6'1" 200 SS/OLB 4.7
Connor Schultz 6'4" 210 OL/DE 4.9

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL, Defense, LB
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On Offense

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 13.2
2014 National Rank: #4848
2014 State Rank: #87
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 8.7
2015 National Rank: #5738
2015 State Rank: #107
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 18.3
Dynasty National Rank: #2692
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.6
Dynasty Record: 62-55 (41-36 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 4-5
2014 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (tied for 4th)
2014 Points For Average: 20.1
2014 Points Against Average: 26.3
2014 Differential: -6.2
2014 Wins: #3246 Holy Family Catholic/Southwest Christian (Victoria) (55-36), #5777 Delano (21-14), #6733 Dassel-Cokato (Cokato) (28-7), #9018 Litchfield (37-14)
2014 Losses: #611 Hutchinson (63-0), #2341 New London-Spicer (New London) (39-12), #2475 Orono (Long Lake) (28-14), #2878 Chaska (23-7), #5509 New Prague (13-7)
2014 Opponents W-L: 54-38
Recent League Championships: 2006 (tied for 1st; Wright County)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/22 vs Irondale (New Brighton), 8/28 Kennedy [John F.] (Bloomington), 9/4 at Chanhassen, 9/11 at Chaska, 9/18 Jefferson [Thomas] (Bloomington), 9/25 at Academy of Holy Angels (Richfield), 10/2 Richfield, 10/9 at Orono (Long Lake)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Orono (Long Lake) (28.2), Academy of Holy Angels (Richfield) (22.2), Chaska (19.5)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Richfield (-16.9), Kennedy [John F.] (Bloomington) (-16.5), Irondale (New Brighton) (-2.1)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.9 (18.3 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.8
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5.1
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #113
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5313
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-4
2015 Projected League Finish: 11th
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%