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GENERAL
Nickname: Roughriders
Colors: Brown/Gold
Coach: Shawn Buescher
League: Mid-State - Ohio
Playoff Division: VI
Playoff Division Rank: #17

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

TOP PLAYERS
Trevor Ferguson 5'10" 220 Senior OL/LB 4.7
Earl Braithwaite 6'0" 225 Senior RB/LB 4.64
Conor Powell 6'1" 185 Senior QB/DB 4.6

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience On Lines
Team Weaknesses: Lack Of Depth At Skill Positions

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 22.7
2014 National Rank: #2960
2014 State Rank: #179
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 21.2
2015 National Rank: #3115
2015 State Rank: #190
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 18.4
Dynasty National Rank: #2672
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.8
Dynasty Record: 106-37 (51-7 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 8-5
2014 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (tied for 2nd)
2014 Points For Average: 23.7
2014 Points Against Average: 19.5
2014 Differential: +4.2
2014 Wins: #2793 Mechanicsburg (21-14), #3186 Badin [Stephen T.] (Hamilton) (21-20), #3703 Bexley (Columbus) (21-14), #5092 Madeira (Cincinnati) (36-14), #5279 Whitehall-Yearling (Whitehall) (34-33), #7321 Columbus Academy (Gahanna) (42-7), #10642 London (26-6), #12879 Fisher Catholic [William V.] (Lancaster) (55-0)
2014 Losses: #962 Jackson (28-0), #1427 Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy (Cincinnati) (31-23), #3336 Alder [Jonathan] (Plain City) (28-6), #4415 Grandview Heights (Columbus) (7-2), #7411 Madison Plains (London) (52-21)
2014 Opponents W-L: 90-52
Recent League Championships: 2013, 2010 (Mid-State - Cardinal), 2009 (Mid-State - Cardinal), 2008 (Mid-State - Cardinal), 2007 (Mid-State - Cardinal), 2006 (Mid-State - Cardinal)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/18/15 Fairfield Christian Academy (Lancaster) (49-7)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 at Mechanicsburg, 9/4 at Alder [Jonathan] (Plain City), 9/11 Jackson, 9/18 Fairfield Christian Academy (Lancaster), 9/25 at Bexley (Columbus), 10/2 Columbus Academy (Gahanna), 10/9 at Grandview Heights (Columbus), 10/16 Whitehall-Yearling (Whitehall), 10/23 London, 10/30 at Madison Plains (London)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Jackson (34.2), Mechanicsburg (26.3), Bexley (Columbus) (21.3)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Fairfield Christian Academy (Lancaster) (-45.6), London (-6.2), Madison Plains (London) (4.3)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.4 (14.6 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.1
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.7
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #303
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4852
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2015 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%