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GENERAL
Nickname: Greyhounds
Colors: Maroon/Gray
Coach: Chris Lindner
League: Cloverwood
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2015 JV Record: 5-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Riley Geiger 6'1" 165 Senior QB/DB 4.8
Sam Baumgartner 6'4" 220 Senior T/DE 5.2
Nick Rueth 6'1" 250 Senior T/DT 5.4

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Leadership/Positive Attitude, Depth, Some Key Players Returning
Team Weaknesses: Have To Fill A Couple Of Positions

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: -6.7
2015 National Rank: #9467
2015 State Rank: #255
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: -8.2
2016 National Rank: #9713
2016 State Rank: #259
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 4.2
Dynasty National Rank: #6828
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 12.4
Dynasty Record: 47-41 (36-35 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 5-5
2015 League Record/Finish: 5-4 (6th)
2015 Points For Average: 25.9
2015 Points Against Average: 24.2
2015 Differential: +1.7
2015 Wins: #7786 Owen-Withee (Owen) (28-15), #11443 Newman (Wausau) (41-21), #12680 Thorp (48-15), #13510 Greenwood/Granton (Greenwood) (48-0), #13845 Gilman (53-22)
2015 Losses: #3069 Coleman (34-6), #4870 Abbotsford (34-12), #6498 Athens (14-0), #8121 Assumption (Wisconsin Rapids) (44-7), #8147 McDonell Central (Chippewa Falls) (43-16)
2015 Opponents W-L: 54-47
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 3
Streak List: 8/19/16 Owen-Withee (Owen) (41-12), 8/26/16 Greenwood (40-0), 9/2/16 Thorp (42-12)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/19 at Owen-Withee (Owen), 8/26 Greenwood, 9/2 Thorp, 9/9 at Newman (Wausau), 9/16 Assumption (Wisconsin Rapids), 9/23 Gilman, 9/30 at Abbotsford, 10/7 McDonell Central (Chippewa Falls), 10/14 at Athens
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Abbotsford (13.6), Owen-Withee (Owen) (9.8), Athens (5.7)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Gilman (-31.9), Thorp (-20.3), Newman (Wausau) (-19.4)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.5 (-4.2 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.7
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.2
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #253
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9416
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2016 Projected League Finish: 6th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%