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GENERAL
Nickname: Chargers
Colors: Navy/Columbia/White
Coach: Jim Buboltz
League: Southwest
Playoff Division: A
Playoff Division Rank: #27

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: -8.9
2015 National Rank: #9945
2015 State Rank: #193
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -4.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -5.6
2016 Starting Power Rating: -13.2
2016 National Rank: #10681
2016 State Rank: #214
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 2.2
Dynasty National Rank: #7483
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 15.4
Dynasty Record: 73-55 (56-37 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 6-3
2015 League Record/Finish: 6-2 (tied for 4th)
2015 Points For Average: 37.2
2015 Points Against Average: 16.9
2015 Differential: +20.3
2015 Wins: #10591 St. Mary's (Sleepy Eye) (38-14), #11686 Springfield (47-8), #12560 Cedar Mountain/Comfrey (Morgan) (20-8), #13289 Red Rock Central (Lamberton) (30-7), #13634 Sleepy Eye (68-12), #14054 Russell-Tyler-Ruthton (Tyler) (43-0)
2015 Losses: #6797 New Ulm Cathedral (New Ulm) (41-34), #8054 Wabasso (28-27), #9713 Loyola (Mankato) (34-28)
2015 Opponents W-L: 35-52
Recent League Championships: 2004 (tied for 1st; Gopher Valley AA), 2003 (Gopher Valley AA)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/1 Russell-Tyler-Ruthton (Tyler), 9/9 at Wabasso, 9/16 New Ulm Cathedral (New Ulm), 9/23 Cedar Mountain/Comfrey (Morgan), 9/30 at St. Mary's (Sleepy Eye), 10/7 at Sleepy Eye, 10/14 Red Rock Central (Lamberton), 10/19 at Springfield
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Wabasso (4.7), New Ulm Cathedral (New Ulm) (1.7), St. Mary's (Sleepy Eye) (-9.7)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Russell-Tyler-Ruthton (Tyler) (-39.4), Sleepy Eye (-34.1), Cedar Mountain/Comfrey (Morgan) (-32.5)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -15.7 (-17.2 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -19.6
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.9
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #275
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12904
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-3
2016 Projected League Finish: 9th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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