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GENERAL
Nickname: Fighting Saints
Colors: Navy/White
Coach: Tate Hermann
League: North Central
Playoff Division: AAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #17

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2015 JV Record: 0-8
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Zach Gust 6'2" 210 Junior DE 4.5
Taylor Toft 6'0" 190 Senior ILB 4.8
Ben Serre 6'0" 180 Senior WR 4.6

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Fast/Hard-Hitting Defense, Disciplined, Smash-Mouth Style
Team Weaknesses: Young On Offense

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 25.9
2015 National Rank: #2427
2015 State Rank: #39
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 20.4
2016 National Rank: #3203
2016 State Rank: #51
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 2.5
Dynasty National Rank: #7403
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 17.9
Dynasty Record: 50-70 (40-56 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 7-3
2015 League Record/Finish: 6-2 (5th)
2015 Points For Average: 32.1
2015 Points Against Average: 18.2
2015 Differential: +13.9
2015 Wins: #2028 Elk River (43-22), #3465 Bemidji (24-14), #4620 Chisago Lakes Area (Lindstrom) (31-28), #6531 Buffalo (34-22), #7483 Cambridge-Isanti (Cambridge) (45-0), #10258 Duluth East (Duluth) (50-13), #10529 North Branch (42-0)
2015 Losses: #326 St. Michael-Albertville (Albertville) (41-21), #1098 Rogers (21-17), #2107 Andover (21-14)
2015 Opponents W-L: 51-50
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/2/16 Bemidji (16-13)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/2 at Bemidji, 9/9 North Branch, 9/16 at Buffalo, 9/23 Cambridge-Isanti (Cambridge), 9/30 at Rogers, 10/7 at St. Michael-Albertville (Albertville), 10/14 Elk River, 10/19 Duluth East (Duluth)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: St. Michael-Albertville (Albertville) (40.6), Rogers (37.9), Bemidji (25.8)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Duluth East (Duluth) (-13.5), North Branch (-8.5), Cambridge-Isanti (Cambridge) (-5.7)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.2 (17.3 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.3
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.1
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #73
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4007
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-3
2016 Projected League Finish: 10th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%