GENERAL
Nickname: Elks
Colors: Red/White/Black
Coach: Steve Hamilton
League: North Central - Blue
Playoff Division: AAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #1
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2016 JV Record: 8-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Ronnie Audette 6'3" 310 Senior T/NG 5.0
Sherrod Kpahn 5'9" 195 Senior RB/OLB 4.6
Mitch Stroh 5'10" 175 Senior QB/SS 4.6
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Roster Size, Improved Strength
Team Weaknesses: Must Develop Depth In Some Areas
RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 63.6
2016 National Rank: #52
2016 State Rank: #1
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -7.9
2017 Starting Power Rating: 57.6
2017 National Rank: #150
2017 State Rank: #2
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 15.5
Dynasty National Rank: #3417
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 42.1
Dynasty Record: 43-48 (28-39 in league)
HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 13-0
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 44.9
2016 Points Against Average: 12.2
2016 Differential: +32.7
2016 Wins: #481 St. Michael-Albertville (Albertville) (43-6), #481 St. Michael-Albertville (Albertville) (56-0), #539 Spring Lake Park (42-14), #643 Alexandria (60-36), #1287 Monticello (62-33), #1287 Owatonna (19-7), #1557 Rogers (49-7), #1651 Moorhead (35-14), #3488 Brainerd (42-0), #3759 St. Francis (36-13), #4126 Buffalo (63-21), #5860 Chisago Lakes Area (Lindstrom) (44-7), #7219 Cambridge-Isanti (Cambridge) (33-0)
2016 Losses: none
2016 Opponents W-L: 84-48
Recent State Championships: 2016
Recent League Championships: 2016
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 13
Streak List: 9/1/16 Brainerd (42-0), 9/9/16 Chisago Lakes Area (Lindstrom) (44-7), 9/16/16 Cambridge-Isanti (Cambridge) (33-0), 9/23/16 St. Michael-Albertville (Albertville) (43-6), 9/30/16 Buffalo (63-21), 10/7/16 Rogers (49-7), 10/14/16 St. Francis (36-13), 10/19/16 Moorhead (35-14), 10/29/16 Monticello (62-33), 11/4/16 St. Michael-Albertville (Albertville) (56-0), 11/12/16 Alexandria (60-36), 11/18/16 Owatonna (19-7), 11/26/16 Spring Lake Park (42-14)
SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/31 Moorhead, 9/8 at Monticello, 9/15 Buffalo, 9/22 at Chisago Lakes Area (Lindstrom), 9/29 St. Francis, 10/6 at Rogers, 10/13 Andover, 10/18 at Cambridge-Isanti (Cambridge)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Moorhead (38.5), Rogers (31.4), Monticello (26.9)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Cambridge-Isanti (Cambridge) (-2.6), Chisago Lakes Area (Lindstrom) (6.6), St. Francis (13)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19 (33.6 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #31
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1749
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-0
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 90%