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GENERAL
Nickname: Falcons
Colors: Red/Black/Silver
Coach: Kyl Gillespie
League: C1 District 1
Playoff Division: C1
Playoff Division Rank: #26

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2016 JV Record: 4-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Peyton Weiss 5'11" 175 Senior RB/LB 4.8
Spencer Hays 5'11" 160 Senior RB/CB 4.6
Tyler Pitzl 6'2" 295 Senior OL/DL 5.4

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Great Senior Class, Second Year In Offensive System
Team Weaknesses: Must Replace Very Good QB, Two Linemen Must Be Replaced

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 0.9
2016 National Rank: #7157
2016 State Rank: #76
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.1
2017 Starting Power Rating: 0.4
2017 National Rank: #7250
2017 State Rank: #84
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -12.7
Dynasty National Rank: #11800
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 13.1
Dynasty Record: 25-91 (8-53 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 4-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 0-4 (5th)
2016 Points For Average: 30.3
2016 Points Against Average: 25.1
2016 Differential: +5.2
2016 Wins: #9035 Raymond Central (Raymond) (34-12), #10545 Auburn (13-6), #11772 David City (46-17), #12529 Conestoga (Murray) (29-7)
2016 Losses: #2064 Boys Town (41-31), #2728 Arlington (41-21), #5725 Concordia (Omaha) (38-35), #6387 Fort Calhoun (39-33)
2016 Opponents W-L: 38-39
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 Auburn, 9/1 at David City, 9/8 at Raymond Central (Raymond), 9/15 Conestoga (Murray), 9/22 at Concordia (Omaha), 9/29 Arlington, 10/6 at Malcolm, 10/13 at Fort Calhoun, 10/20 Boys Town
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Boys Town (34.7), Arlington (10.6), Fort Calhoun (9.5)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Conestoga (Murray) (-35.4), Auburn (-22.1), David City (-17.5)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.9
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.7
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.6
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #109
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8299
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2017 Projected League Finish: 5th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%