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GENERAL
Nickname: Vikings
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Doug Green
League: Mid-Ohio - Red
Playoff Division: IV
Playoff Division Rank: #57

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2015 JV Record: 8-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Nash Fry 5'9" 185 Senior ILB/SB 4.85
Sam Troutman 5'7.5" 180 Senior OLB/SB 4.85
Ethan Springer 6'3" 275 Senior OL/DT 5.3

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed, Have Hungry Young Players
Team Weaknesses: Young, Inexperience

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 11.6
2015 National Rank: #5238
2015 State Rank: #311
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 8.1
2016 National Rank: #5861
2016 State Rank: #344
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 2.5
Dynasty National Rank: #7403
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.6
Dynasty Record: 66-68 (47-38 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 6-4
2015 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 3rd)
2015 Points For Average: 21
2015 Points Against Average: 14.1
2015 Differential: +6.9
2015 Wins: #5053 Buckeye Valley (Delaware) (6-3), #6066 North Union (Richwood) (16-0), #7371 Highland (Sparta) (27-7), #8133 Pleasant (Marion) (26-14), #9734 Upper Sandusky (32-7), #11761 Fairbanks (Milford Center) (46-8)
2015 Losses: #3182 Alder [Jonathan] (Plain City) (28-22), #3907 Galion (38-21), #4641 Madison Comprehensive (Mansfield) (21-6), #5548 Harding (Marion) (15-8)
2015 Opponents W-L: 48-55
Recent League Championships: 2013
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 Upper Sandusky, 9/2 at Madison Comprehensive (Mansfield), 9/9 at Highland (Sparta), 9/16 North Union (Richwood), 9/23 at Pleasant (Marion), 9/30 at Fairbanks (Milford Center), 10/7 Galion, 10/14 at Buckeye Valley (Delaware), 10/21 Alder [Jonathan] (Plain City), 10/28 Harding (Marion)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Alder [Jonathan] (Plain City) (23.5), Madison Comprehensive (Mansfield) (17.1), Galion (16.1)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Fairbanks (Milford Center) (-21), Upper Sandusky (-8.6), Highland (Sparta) (2.9)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.8
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.1
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.3
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #340
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5959
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2016 Projected League Finish: 5th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%