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GENERAL
Nickname: Irish
Colors: Green/White/Black
Coach: Tim Knudsen
League: Mid State
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #28

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2015 JV Record: 4-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Tanner Schmidt 6'2" 240 Senior RB/DT 5.0
Hunter Malachek 5'10" 160 Senior RB/LB 4.8
Mike LaTour 5'10" 160 Senior DB/RB 4.8

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Line Size, Speed, Never-Say-Quit Attitude
Team Weaknesses: Decreased Roster Size, Depth

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: -2.1
2015 National Rank: #8442
2015 State Rank: #166
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: -6.6
2016 National Rank: #9362
2016 State Rank: #187
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 3.4
Dynasty National Rank: #7094
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10
Dynasty Record: 76-62 (48-43 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 5-6
2015 League Record/Finish: 3-5 (tied for 16th)
2015 Points For Average: 26
2015 Points Against Average: 23
2015 Differential: +3
2015 Wins: #6359 Melrose (30-26), #8327 Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted (Howard Lake) (46-14), #12167 Norwood-Young America (31-6), #12619 Spectrum (Elk River) (43-16), #13767 Kimball (35-6)
2015 Losses: #538 Pierz (35-0), #4483 Paynesville (40-32), #5776 Holdingford (15-6), #7635 Eden Valley-Watkins (Eden Valley) (46-28), #7880 Rockford (15-8), #8327 Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted (Howard Lake) (34-27)
2015 Opponents W-L: 54-59
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/1/16 Kimball (56-12)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/1 Kimball, 9/9 at Pierz, 9/16 Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted (Howard Lake), 9/23 at Holdingford, 9/30 at Melrose, 10/7 Rockford, 10/14 Paynesville, 10/19 at Eden Valley-Watkins (Eden Valley)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Pierz (38.7), Paynesville (12.4), Holdingford (9.3)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Kimball (-37.1), Rockford (-3.3), Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted (Howard Lake) (1.2)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.8 (-4.5 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.8
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #128
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6355
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-6
2016 Projected League Finish: 16th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%