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GENERAL
Nickname: Cardinals
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Brian Sherwood
League: Section 4 C Division 5 (moving from Section 4 C Division 4)
Playoff Division: C
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2015 JV Record: 5-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Brett Stuart 5'7" 160 Senior HB/OLB 4.62
David Crow 5'11" 190 Senior HB/OLB 4.64
Jake Payne 6'0" 190 Senior FB/DL 5.03

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Many Returning Starters From Successful 8-2 Team, High-Powered Offense, Fast/Swarming Defense
Team Weaknesses: Need To Find Replacement QB To Lead Triple-Option Offense

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 35.3
2015 National Rank: #1258
2015 State Rank: #23
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.4
2016 Starting Power Rating: 37.8
2016 National Rank: #951
2016 State Rank: #15
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -2.2
Dynasty National Rank: #8946
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 40
Dynasty Record: 59-58 [58-59 on the field] (27-32 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 8-2
2015 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd)
2015 Points For Average: 34.2
2015 Points Against Average: 19.1
2015 Differential: +15.1
2015 Wins: #1475 Tioga (Tioga Center) (35-32), #1772 Notre Dame (Utica) (32-14), #2904 Chenango Valley (Binghamton) (35-0), #4071 Greene (14-12), #5577 Watkins Glen/Odessa-Montour (Watkins Glen) (54-25), #7962 Sidney (35-18), #13599 Whitney Point (47-6), #13885 Spencer-Van Etten (Spencer) (54-8)
2015 Losses: #334 Chenango Forks (Binghamton) (42-15), #334 Chenango Forks (Binghamton) (34-21)
2015 Opponents W-L: 67-36
Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st; Section 4 C Division VI), 2009 (Section 4 C Division VI)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/2/16 Owego Free Academy (Owego) (20-12)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/2 at Owego Free Academy (Owego), 9/10 Oneonta, 9/17 Seton Catholic Central (Binghamton), 9/23 at Watkins Glen/Odessa-Montour (Watkins Glen), 10/1 at Harpursville/Afton (Harpursville), 10/8 Lansing, 10/15 Spencer-Van Etten/Candor (Spencer)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Owego Free Academy (Owego) (12.9), Watkins Glen/Odessa-Montour (Watkins Glen) (10.1), Harpursville/Afton (Harpursville) (-0.6)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Seton Catholic Central (Binghamton) (-31.2), Oneonta (-17.2), Lansing (-5.5)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.6 (17.2 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.4
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -6
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #193
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9356
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-0
2016 Projected League Finish: 1st
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 93%