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GENERAL
Nickname: Cardinals
Colors: Cardinal/White
Coach: Tim Simon
League: Big Eight
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
2016 JV Record: 7-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Shane Bick 6'2" 210 Senior OLB 4.8
Jarrett Horst 6'4" 275 Senior OL 5.1
Davis Roquet 6'4" 185 Senior QB 5.0

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Kayden Lyles 6'3" 325 Senior OG

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Running Game, Offensive Balance, Overall Team Speed
Team Weaknesses: Lost 9 Defensive Starters, Must Replace 4 OL, Inexperience

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 24.3
2016 National Rank: #2459
2016 State Rank: #42
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1
2017 Starting Power Rating: 18.8
2017 National Rank: #3239
2017 State Rank: #65
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 21.5
Dynasty National Rank: #2103
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.7
Dynasty Record: 107-41 (95-25 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 9-3
2016 League Record/Finish: 7-2 (3rd)
2016 Points For Average: 27.6
2016 Points Against Average: 13.7
2016 Differential: +13.9
2016 Wins: #2741 Sun Prairie (37-31), #2911 Oconomowoc (20-13), #4305 La Follette (Madison) (22-17), #5367 West (Madison) (30-22), #6134 Parker (Janesville) (28-0), #7329 Madison Memorial [James] (Madison) (31-3), #7399 Craig (Janesville) (35-0), #8919 East (Madison) (46-6), #11065 Beloit Memorial (Beloit) (56-21)
2016 Losses: #1396 Badger (Lake Geneva) (28-7), #2043 Verona (10-7), #4305 La Follette (Madison) (13-12)
2016 Opponents W-L: 67-55
Recent League Championships: 2015, 2014, 2010 (tied for 1st), 2009 (tied for 1st), 2008 (tied for 1st), 2004
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 Madison Memorial [James] (Madison), 8/25 at Sun Prairie, 8/31 West (Madison), 9/8 Craig (Janesville), 9/15 at Verona, 9/22 at Parker (Janesville), 9/28 La Follette (Madison), 10/6 Beloit Memorial (Beloit), 10/13 at East (Madison)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Sun Prairie (28.1), Verona (26.9), La Follette (Madison) (6.5)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Beloit Memorial (Beloit) (-19.5), East (Madison) (-10.6), Craig (Janesville) (-1.1)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.2 (14.9 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.1
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.9
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #131
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6140
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%