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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Brent Fackler
League: Western Buckeye
Playoff Division: IV
Playoff Division Rank: #27

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: DL Experience
Team Weaknesses: Replacing 3 OL Starters

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 13.8
2017 National Rank: #3913
2017 State Rank: #237
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1
2018 Starting Power Rating: -0.7
2018 National Rank: #3676
2018 State Rank: #217
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 36.6
Dynasty National Rank: #797
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 37.3
Dynasty Record: 119-55 (99-36 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 5-5
2017 League Record/Finish: 5-4 (5th)
2017 Points For Average: 33.6
2017 Points Against Average: 31.7
2017 Differential: +1.9
2017 Wins: #4260 Van Wert (35-27), #5000 Ottawa-Glandorf (Ottawa) (35-30), #5327 Shawnee (Lima) (43-37), #9544 Defiance (27-7), #10125 Bath (Lima) (49-0)
2017 Losses: #852 Coldwater (35-28), #1472 Memorial (St. Marys) (30-13), #2264 Celina (51-21), #2572 Elida (51-50), #2634 Wapakoneta (49-35)
2017 Opponents W-L: 54-52
Recent League Championships: 2013, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 1
Streak List: 10/27/17 Bath (Lima) (49-0)

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 Coldwater, 8/31 Celina, 9/7 at Defiance, 9/14 Wapakoneta, 9/21 at Memorial (St. Marys), 9/28 Van Wert, 10/5 at Shawnee (Lima), 10/12 at Ottawa-Glandorf (Ottawa), 10/19 Elida, 10/26 at Bath (Lima)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Coldwater (14.5), Memorial (St. Marys) (14.1), Celina (11.2)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Bath (Lima) (-33.9), Defiance (-25.6), Ottawa-Glandorf (Ottawa) (-8.3)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.7
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.2
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -19.9
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #183
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3015
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2018 Projected League Finish: 5th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%