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GENERAL
Nickname: Railroaders
Colors: Black/Orange
Coach: Craig Amrein
League: Mid-Continent
Playoff Division: 2-1A
Playoff Division Rank: #15

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 4

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: TE, Secondary Depth/Talent

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -4.8
2016 National Rank: #8651
2016 State Rank: #138
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.5
2017 Starting Power Rating: -9.3
2017 National Rank: #9477
2017 State Rank: #156
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 1.4
Dynasty National Rank: #7749
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10.7
Dynasty Record: 78-65 (31-41 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 4-5
2016 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (tied for 4th)
2016 Points For Average: 27.2
2016 Points Against Average: 35.7
2016 Differential: -8.5
2016 Wins: #9781 More Prep-Marian (Hays) (42-32), #11659 Oakley (61-40), #12855 Syracuse (40-6), #14448 Sublette (50-2)
2016 Losses: #2127 Phillipsburg (56-14), #2861 Plainville (48-0), #4126 Smith Center (52-0), LaCrosse (44-12), #6250 Valley Heights (Blue Rapids) (41-26)
2016 Opponents W-L: 44-39
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 1
Streak List: 10/28/16 Oakley (61-40)

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 Syracuse, 9/8 More Prep-Marian (Hays), 9/15 at Sublette, 9/22 Valley Heights (Blue Rapids), 9/29 at Phillipsburg, 10/6 Smith Center, 10/13 at LaCrosse, 10/20 Plainville, 10/27 at Oakley
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Phillipsburg (31.5), Smith Center (18.7), Plainville (11.7)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Sublette (-59.2), Oakley (-29.4), Syracuse (-27.1)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.1
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.2
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.1
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #147
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9460
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2017 Projected League Finish: 6th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%