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GENERAL
Nickname: Vikings
Colors: Black/Yellow
Coach: Tim Callaghan
League: Sunflower
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #17

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Hard-Working, Tough/Talented Senior Class, DL Experience
Team Weaknesses: Depth, Overall Inexperience

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 22.1
2016 National Rank: #2785
2016 State Rank: #43
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3
2017 Starting Power Rating: 19.1
2017 National Rank: #3182
2017 State Rank: #43
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 24.9
Dynasty National Rank: #1520
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.8
Dynasty Record: 103-45 (84-28 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 6-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 3rd)
2016 Points For Average: 32.8
2016 Points Against Average: 28.7
2016 Differential: +4.1
2016 Wins: #676 Lawrence Free State (Lawrence) (41-40), #4377 Olathe North (Olathe) (47-32), #7897 Shawnee Mission Northwest (Shawnee Mission) (39-20), #8511 Leavenworth (40-17), #10560 South (Shawnee Mission) (42-14), #10866 Wyandotte (Kansas City) (70-6)
2016 Losses: #222 Blue Springs (MO) (35-21), #577 East (Shawnee Mission) (54-0), #953 Blue Valley North (Overland Park) (20-9), #1549 Lawrence (49-19)
2016 Opponents W-L: 50-53
Recent State Championships: 2012
Recent League Championships: 2012, 2008, 2006
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 Lawrence Free State (Lawrence), 9/8 Leavenworth, 9/15 at Blue Springs (MO), 9/22 Lawrence, 9/29 at Shawnee Mission Northwest (Shawnee Mission), 10/6 at Olathe North (Olathe), 10/13 South (Shawnee Mission), 10/19 at East (Shawnee Mission)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Blue Springs (MO) (48.5), East (Shawnee Mission) (42), Lawrence Free State (Lawrence) (39.4)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: South (Shawnee Mission) (-9.3), Shawnee Mission Northwest (Shawnee Mission) (-1.8), Leavenworth (3.5)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19 (18.4 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.5
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.5
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #17
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1515
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-4
2017 Projected League Finish: 6th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%