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GENERAL
Nickname: Spartans
Colors: Navy/Scarlet
Coach: Jeff Weiland
League: Suburban
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2015 JV Record: 3-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Max Kahn 5'8" 175 Senior RB/SS 4.48
Bobby Striggow 6'0" 190 Junior ILB/FB 4.9
Noel Mshihiri 6'3" 190 Senior DE/TE 4.75

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Three LBs Return
Team Weaknesses: Young QB, DBs

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 39.5
2015 National Rank: #883
2015 State Rank: #14
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 34
2016 National Rank: #1331
2016 State Rank: #15
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 19.6
Dynasty National Rank: #2444
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 14.4
Dynasty Record: 85-43 (52-25 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 9-1
2015 League Record/Finish: 8-0 (tied for 1st)
2015 Points For Average: 42.7
2015 Points Against Average: 16.6
2015 Differential: +26.1
2015 Wins: #2022 Chaska (27-13), #3329 Delano (49-28), #3548 Benilde-St. Margaret's (St. Louis Park) (47-14), #4671 Academy of Holy Angels (Richfield) (35-10), #5542 Jefferson [Thomas] (Bloomington) (44-20), #6577 Chanhassen (56-14), #8236 Richfield (41-0), #9027 Waconia (50-17), #9458 Kennedy [John F.] (Bloomington) (57-28)
2015 Losses: #216 Becker (22-21)
2015 Opponents W-L: 52-49
Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st), 2008 (Wright County), 2003 (tied for 1st; Metro Alliance)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/2 at Benilde-St. Margaret's (St. Louis Park), 9/9 Jefferson [Thomas] (Bloomington), 9/16 at Richfield, 9/23 Academy of Holy Angels (Richfield), 9/30 at Chanhassen, 10/7 Kennedy [John F.] (Bloomington), 10/14 Chaska, 10/19 at Waconia
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Benilde-St. Margaret's (St. Louis Park) (30.1), Chaska (27.3), Jefferson [Thomas] (Bloomington) (17.8)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Kennedy [John F.] (Bloomington) (-6.4), Richfield (-1.9), Waconia (0.4)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.4 (18.5 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.5
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.1
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #90
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4586
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1
2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 43%