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GENERAL
Nickname: Huskies
Colors: Maroon/Gold
Coach: Paul Peterson
League: Midwest - Blue (moving from Northwest - White)
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #9

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2016 JV Record: 7-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Dylan Loftis 5'10" 180 Junior RB/OLB 4.76
Tyler Wilcox 6'2" 255 Senior OL/DL 5.71
Eli Horn 5'9" 185 Senior FB/LB 4.97

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Playoff Experience, Running Game
Team Weaknesses: Young Depth, Off-Season Effort

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 7
2016 National Rank: #5799
2016 State Rank: #101
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.7
2017 Starting Power Rating: 9.5
2017 National Rank: #5151
2017 State Rank: #92
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -12.1
Dynasty National Rank: #11665
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 21.6
Dynasty Record: 63-71 (42-28 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 11-1
2016 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 37
2016 Points Against Average: 11.6
2016 Differential: +25.4
2016 Wins: #7548 Otter Tail Central co-op [Battle Lake/Henning] (Battle Lake) (29-6), #9035 Mahnomen (24-6), #9781 Bagley (14-12), #10230 Staples-Motley (Staples) (43-14), #10981 Walker-Hackensack-Akeley (Walker) (28-27), #11562 Pine River-Backus (Pine River) (46-12), #12602 New York Mills (40-0), #12835 Lake Park-Audubon (Lake Park) (47-8), #13733 Long Prairie-Grey Eagle (Long Prairie) (50-6), #13775 Blackduck (49-6), #14219 Red Lake (60-0)
2016 Losses: #2938 Barnesville (42-14)
2016 Opponents W-L: 59-58
Recent League Championships: 2016 (Northwest - White), 2013 (tied for 1st; Northstar - East), 2012 (Northstar - East), 2011 (Northstar - East)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 Pelican Rapids, 9/8 Long Prairie-Grey Eagle (Long Prairie), 9/15 at Otter Tail Central co-op [Battle Lake/Henning] (Battle Lake), 9/22 United North Central co-op [Menahga/Sebeka] (Menahga), 9/30 at West Central Area/Ashby (Barrett), 10/6 Wadena-Deer Creek (Wadena), 10/13 at Roseau, 10/18 at Staples-Motley (Staples)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Otter Tail Central co-op [Battle Lake/Henning] (Battle Lake) (-6.7), United North Central co-op [Menahga/Sebeka] (Menahga) (-7.8), Staples-Motley (Staples) (-11)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Long Prairie-Grey Eagle (Long Prairie) (-34.7), Pelican Rapids (-32), Roseau (-28.7)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -20.3 (-13.9 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -20.7
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #266
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12937
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-0
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 78%