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GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Terry Bahlmann
League: South Central - Red
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #16

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 0
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2017 JV Record: 6-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Yahya Black 6'4" 225 Junior OLB 5.0
Trey Steinbach 6'3" 215 Junior LB 4.7
Brayden Hilgemann 6'2" 190 Junior OLB 4.8

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Trey Lance 6'4" 195 Senior QB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Tradition, All 4 LBs Return
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 26.4
2017 National Rank: #1915
2017 State Rank: #28
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -12.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.9
2018 Starting Power Rating: -2.5
2018 National Rank: #4013
2018 State Rank: #69
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 24.2
Dynasty National Rank: #2508
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 26.7
Dynasty Record: 111-38 (80-18 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 10-1
2017 League Record/Finish: 8-0 (1st)
2017 Points For Average: 51.3
2017 Points Against Average: 14.3
2017 Differential: +37
2017 Wins: #2981 Waseca (34-13), #2981 Waseca (41-13), #3973 Jordan (76-34), #6483 Dassel-Cokato (Cokato) (50-36), #8051 Tri-City United [Montgomery-Lonsdale/Le Center] (Montgomery) (55-12), #8443 New Ulm (73-0), #8580 Belle Plaine (58-0), #10466 St. Peter (37-7), #10896 Worthington (56-0), #12922 Albert Lea (70-0)
2017 Losses: #2008 South St. Paul (42-14)
2017 Opponents W-L: 55-57
Recent League Championships: 2017, 2016, 2014 (Big South), 2012 (Southwest), 2011 (Southwest), 2010 (tied for 1st; Southwest), 2006 (Southern Minnesota Alliance)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/31 Albert Lea, 9/7 at Belle Plaine, 9/14 Worthington, 9/21 at New Ulm, 9/28 at Waseca, 10/5 St. Peter, 10/12 Tri-City United [Montgomery-Lonsdale/Le Center] (Montgomery), 10/17 at Jordan
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Waseca (2.1), Jordan (-11), Belle Plaine (-17.9)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Albert Lea (-51.2), Worthington (-39.4), New Ulm (-31.3)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.9 (7.3 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -24.1
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -20.2
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #180
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9701
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1
2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 13%