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GENERAL
Nickname: Jeffs
Colors: Crimson/Gold
Coach: Kameron Lenhart
League: C1 District 3
Playoff Division: C1
Playoff Division Rank: #14

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2016 JV Record: 1-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jacob Johnson 6'0" 190 Senior RB/LB 4.56
Adam Wasserman 6'1" 185 Senior QB/DB 4.65
Zach Holes 6'1" 185 Senior OL/LB 5.21

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Return Starting QB/RB Coming Off Great Seasons, Have Very Athletic Senior WR, Improved Speed Defensively
Team Weaknesses: Need Young Players To Step Up/Play Big Roles

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 8.8
2016 National Rank: #5353
2016 State Rank: #54
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.1
2017 Starting Power Rating: 11.3
2017 National Rank: #4743
2017 State Rank: #50
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -0.3
Dynasty National Rank: #8328
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 11.6
Dynasty Record: 54-70 (22-38 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 8-2
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 32.2
2016 Points Against Average: 17.2
2016 Differential: +15
2016 Wins: #6159 Syracuse (34-20), #7897 Ashland-Greenwood (Ashland) (21-20), #8747 Lincoln Christian (Lincoln) (42-14), #9035 Raymond Central (Raymond) (35-12), #10029 Milford/Dorchester (Milford) (24-21), #10545 Auburn (20-0), #11772 David City (47-3), #13370 Southern (Wymore) (52-14)
2016 Losses: #2064 Boys Town (54-34), #9233 Falls City (14-13)
2016 Opponents W-L: 36-56
Recent League Championships: 2016
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 at David City, 9/1 at Syracuse, 9/8 Falls City, 9/15 Auburn, 9/22 at Lincoln Christian (Lincoln), 9/29 Ashland-Greenwood (Ashland), 10/6 Southern (Wymore), 10/13 at Raymond Central (Raymond), 10/19 Milford/Dorchester (Milford)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Syracuse (9.7), Lincoln Christian (Lincoln) (2.7), Ashland-Greenwood (Ashland) (-4)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Southern (Wymore) (-33.7), Auburn (-22.1), David City (-17.5)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.9 (-1.5 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.4
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.5
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #131
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10955
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 35%