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GENERAL
Nickname: Bearcats
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Brandon Cool
League: A District 3
Playoff Division: A
Playoff Division Rank: #6

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Noah Urbanek 6'2" 210 Senior OLB
Rudy Stofer 6'5" 240 Senior DT

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 21.4
2016 National Rank: #2926
2016 State Rank: #28
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4.4
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1
2017 Starting Power Rating: 21.5
2017 National Rank: #2799
2017 State Rank: #26
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 21.7
Dynasty National Rank: #2064
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.2
Dynasty Record: 104-45 (54-19 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 8-3
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd)
2016 Points For Average: 29.6
2016 Points Against Average: 19.4
2016 Differential: +10.2
2016 Wins: #2558 Lincoln East (Lincoln) (20-17), #4144 Grand Island (17-0), #4144 Grand Island (26-14), #6914 Papillion-LaVista (Papillion) (17-14), #9405 Lincoln Northeast (Lincoln) (44-14), #9645 North Platte (34-7), #11723 Fremont (47-7), #13242 Benson (Omaha) (52-10)
2016 Losses: #722 Omaha North (Omaha) (54-14), #1699 Millard North (Omaha) (27-13), #1836 Creighton Prep (Omaha) (49-42)
2016 Opponents W-L: 58-55
Recent State Championships: 2006
Recent League Championships: 2012 (A District 4), 2010 (tied for 1st; A District 2), 2007 (A District 1), 2006 (A District 1), 2004 (A District 2)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 Grand Island, 8/31 at Lincoln East (Lincoln), 9/8 North Platte, 9/15 Lincoln Northeast (Lincoln), 9/22 at Fremont, 9/28 at Millard North (Omaha), 10/6 Papillion-LaVista (Papillion), 10/13 Creighton Prep (Omaha), 10/20 at Benson (Omaha)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Millard North (Omaha) (28.3), Creighton Prep (Omaha) (16.8), Lincoln East (Lincoln) (11)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Benson (Omaha) (-39.6), Lincoln Northeast (Lincoln) (-19.7), Fremont (-13.3)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.5 (12.8 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.5
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #108
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8230
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 9%



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