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GENERAL
Nickname: Bluejays
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Zach Schneider
League: Gateway - Central
Playoff Division: 5
Playoff Division Rank: #52

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2014 JV Record: 7-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jared Rennick 5'11" 190 Senior RB/LB 4.6
Ben Straatmann 6'0" 180 Junior WR/LB 4.7
Jay Jacquin 5'10" 230 Senior OL/DL 5.1

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Good Young Nucleus, Some Promising Skill Position Players, Successful JV Season Last Year
Team Weaknesses: Need To Find Some Consistency On Lines, Need A QB That Will Provide Leadership/Skill/Consistency, Very Young/Inexperienced

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: -12
2014 National Rank: #10571
2014 State Rank: #230
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: -13.5
2015 National Rank: #10830
2015 State Rank: #235
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 6.4
Dynasty National Rank: #6091
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 19.9
Dynasty Record: 60-62 (38-28 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 1-9
2014 League Record/Finish: 0-4 (5th)
2014 Points For Average: 13.9
2014 Points Against Average: 38.7
2014 Differential: -24.8
2014 Wins: #11673 St. Clair (26-21)
2014 Losses: #774 Battle [Muriel] (Columbia) (56-8), #966 Fort Zumwalt North (O'Fallon) (49-0), #2784 Fort Zumwalt East (St. Peters) (62-35), #4826 Fort Zumwalt South (St. Peters) (56-7), #5752 Howell North [Francis] (St. Charles) (24-21), #6750 Union (54-14), #7099 Holt (Wentzville) (21-14), #8332 Sullivan (30-8), #8950 Warrenton (14-6)
2014 Opponents W-L: 61-50
Recent League Championships: 2007 (tied for 1st; Gateway - North), 2006 (Gateway - North), 2003 (Gateway South)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/18/15 Fort Zumwalt South (St. Peters) (35-34)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/21 at St. Clair, 8/28 Sullivan, 9/4 at Warrenton, 9/11 Fort Zumwalt North (O'Fallon), 9/18 at Fort Zumwalt South (St. Peters), 9/25 Union, 10/2 at Fort Zumwalt East (St. Peters), 10/9 Holt (Wentzville), 10/16 at Howell North [Francis] (St. Charles)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Fort Zumwalt North (O'Fallon) (38.9), Fort Zumwalt East (St. Peters) (20.5), Fort Zumwalt South (St. Peters) (11.8)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: St. Clair (-19.9), Union (-6.5), Warrenton (-4.8)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.5 (14.2 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.8
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.7
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #128
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6312
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-8
2015 Projected League Finish: 5th
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%