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GENERAL
Nickname: Buccaneers
Colors: Maroon/Gold
Coach: Randy Kuechenmeilser
League: South Central
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #8

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 13.4
2015 National Rank: #4807
2015 State Rank: #86
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 12.3
2016 National Rank: #4933
2016 State Rank: #89
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 7.5
Dynasty National Rank: #5752
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.8
Dynasty Record: 89-47 (54-26 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 7-5
2015 League Record/Finish: 4-4 (tied for 15th)
2015 Points For Average: 20.6
2015 Points Against Average: 24.8
2015 Differential: -4.2
2015 Wins: #5448 Waterville-Elysian-Morristown (Waterville) (17-14), #5612 Maple River (Mapleton) (17-10), #7319 Luverne (42-23), #7892 New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva (New Richland) (48-22), #9813 Windom (34-20), #10519 St. James (34-16), #11441 Martin County West (Sherburn) (21-12)
2015 Losses: #392 Caledonia (48-0), #2263 Pipestone (35-0), #2818 Jackson County Central (Jackson) (55-25), #6180 Redwood Valley (Redwood Falls) (15-9), #6773 Fairmont (27-0)
2015 Opponents W-L: 86-44
Recent State Championships: 2012 (AAA)
Recent League Championships: 2012, 2007
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/1 Fairmont, 9/9 at St. James, 9/16 at Redwood Valley (Redwood Falls), 9/23 Jackson County Central (Jackson), 9/30 Martin County West (Sherburn), 10/7 at Windom, 10/14 Luverne, 10/19 at Pipestone
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Jackson County Central (Jackson) (22.7), Pipestone (17.9), Redwood Valley (Redwood Falls) (10.1)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Martin County West (Sherburn) (-16.5), St. James (-16.2), Fairmont (-6.5)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.7 (10.7 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.2
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.9
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #139
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7550
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-2
2016 Projected League Finish: 6th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%



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