GENERAL
Nickname: Elks
Colors: Red/White/Black
Coach: Steve Hamilton
League: North Central - Blue
Playoff Division: AAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #2
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2017 JV Record: 8-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Lafayette Bade 6'2" 260 Senior
Adam Nelson 6'3" 190 Senior 4.6
Collin Nelson 6'3" 205 Senior 4.6
COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Ronnie Audette 6'3" 310 Senior OT
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Very Talented Senior Class
Team Weaknesses: Decreased Roster Size
RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 38.8
2017 National Rank: #774
2017 State Rank: #6
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.6
2018 Starting Power Rating: 21.1
2018 National Rank: #958
2018 State Rank: #10
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 23.1
Dynasty National Rank: #2764
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2
Dynasty Record: 54-50 (34-40 in league)
HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 11-2
2017 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 1st)
2017 Points For Average: 45.1
2017 Points Against Average: 30.5
2017 Differential: +14.6
2017 Wins: #1146 St. Cloud Tech (St. Cloud) (14-13), #1499 Apple Valley (51-40), #1744 Andover (69-54), #1744 Andover (66-60), #1749 Moorhead (44-31), #2878 Sauk Rapids-Rice (Sauk Rapids) (63-28), #3771 Buffalo (45-13), #4508 Chisago Lakes Area (Lindstrom) (40-21), #4885 St. Francis (49-17), #6207 Cambridge-Isanti (Cambridge) (71-21), #7581 Monticello (28-12)
2017 Losses: #262 Owatonna (63-26), #3038 Rogers (24-20)
2017 Opponents W-L: 78-56
Recent State Championships: 2016
Recent League Championships: 2017 (tied for 1st), 2016
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/31 at Moorhead, 9/7 Monticello, 9/14 at Buffalo, 9/21 Chisago Lakes Area (Lindstrom), 9/28 at St. Francis, 10/5 Rogers, 10/12 at Andover, 10/17 Cambridge-Isanti (Cambridge)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Moorhead (12.7), Rogers (5), Andover (3.8)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Monticello (-17.9), Cambridge-Isanti (Cambridge) (-16.9), Chisago Lakes Area (Lindstrom) (-4.6)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.4 (28.6 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.2
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18.6
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #57
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3015
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-0
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 62%