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GENERAL
Nickname: Falcons
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Mark Lusic
League: Central Wisconsin - Large (moving from Central Wisconsin - Eight)
Playoff Division: none

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 38.8
2016 National Rank: #826
2016 State Rank: #6
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -5.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -7.7
2017 Starting Power Rating: 32.9
2017 National Rank: #1308
2017 State Rank: #17
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 13.3
Dynasty National Rank: #3985
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 19.6
Dynasty Record: 96-57 (54-44 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 13-1
2016 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 40.7
2016 Points Against Average: 12.7
2016 Differential: +28
2016 Wins: #1511 Stanley-Boyd (Stanley) (42-15), #2431 Cedar Grove-Belgium (Cedar Grove) (38-35), #2834 Spencer/Columbus (Spencer) (42-14), #3284 Winnebago Lutheran Academy (Fond du Lac) (44-27), #5231 Iola-Scandinavia (Iola) (42-14), #5770 Omro (27-13), #5823 Bonduel (42-22), #7329 Shiocton (39-0), #8769 Weyauwega-Fremont (Weyauwega) (48-0), #9489 Oconto (41-6), #10937 Rhinelander (64-0), #11334 Wittenberg-Birnamwood (Wittenberg) (42-6), #11562 Pacelli (Stevens Point) (42-6)
2016 Losses: #1374 St. Mary's Springs (Fond du Lac) (20-17)
2016 Opponents W-L: 91-60
Recent State Championships: 2016 (5), 2015 (5), 2012 (5)
Recent League Championships: 2016 (Central Wisconsin - Eight), 2015 (Central Wisconsin - Eight), 2014 (Central Wisconsin - Eight), 2012 (Central Wisconsin - Eight), 2011 (tied for 1st; Central Wisconsin - Eight)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 12
Streak List: 9/2/16 Shiocton (39-0), 9/9/16 Weyauwega-Fremont (Weyauwega) (48-0), 9/16/16 Bonduel (42-22), 9/23/16 Rhinelander (64-0), 9/30/16 Pacelli (Stevens Point) (42-6), 10/7/16 Iola-Scandinavia (Iola) (42-14), 10/14/16 Wittenberg-Birnamwood (Wittenberg) (42-6), 10/21/16 Oconto (41-6), 10/28/16 Spencer/Columbus (Spencer) (42-14), 11/4/16 Winnebago Lutheran Academy (Fond du Lac) (44-27), 11/11/16 Stanley-Boyd (Stanley) (42-15), 11/17/16 Cedar Grove-Belgium (Cedar Grove) (38-35)

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 Omro, 8/25 at St. Mary's Springs (Fond du Lac), 9/1 at Shiocton, 9/8 Weyauwega-Fremont (Weyauwega), 9/15 at Bonduel, 9/22 Little Wolf (Manawa), 9/29 Pacelli (Stevens Point), 10/6 at Iola-Scandinavia (Iola), 10/13 Wittenberg-Birnamwood (Wittenberg)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: St. Mary's Springs (Fond du Lac) (30.9), Bonduel (15.5), Iola-Scandinavia (Iola) (9.1)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Little Wolf (Manawa) (-14.3), Pacelli (Stevens Point) (-13.4), Wittenberg-Birnamwood (Wittenberg) (-12.8)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.4 (11.8 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.5
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.1
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #168
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6899
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 44%



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