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GENERAL
Nickname: Jaguars
Colors: Black/Silver/Red
Coach: Brad Hopkins
League: A Section 7 (moving from Northeast - Silver)
Playoff Division: A
Playoff Division Rank: #40

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2018 JV Record: 5-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Gary McFarland 6'2" 230 Senior G/DL
Ricky Skaff 6'2" 220 Senior T/DE
Zach Watrin 6'0" 210 Junior G/MLB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning 4 Of 5 OL, QB Returns
Team Weaknesses: Line/WR Size

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: -38.6
2018 National Rank: #13147
2018 State Rank: #272
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2019 Starting Power Rating: -47.9
2019 National Rank: #12405
2019 State Rank: #248
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): -14.9
Dynasty National Rank: #12607
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 33
Dynasty Record: 71-81 (44-50 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 3-7
2018 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (5th)
2018 Points For Average: 16.6
2018 Points Against Average: 26.5
2018 Differential: -9.9
2018 Wins: #13869 Rush City (32-6), #14098 East Central (Sandstone) (48-42), #14098 East Central (Sandstone) (30-20)
2018 Losses: #8977 Walker-Hackensack-Akeley (Walker) (27-12), #9395 Greenway/Nashwauk-Keewatin (Coleraine) (36-12), #10190 Deer River (23-8), #10190 Deer River (27-6), #11363 Mesabi East (Aurora) (36-0), #11556 Barnum (28-12), #11962 Braham (20-6)
2018 Opponents W-L: 46-45
Recent League Championships: 2016 (Northeast - Silver)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/29 Crosby-Ironton (Crosby), 9/6 East Central (Sandstone), 9/13 at Chisholm, 9/20 Rush City, 9/27 at Deer River, 10/4 North Woods (Cook), 10/11 at Braham, 10/16 at Barnum
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Deer River (-34.6), Braham (-37.5), Barnum (-47.4)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Chisholm (-72), Rush City (-71.8), East Central (Sandstone) (-69.9)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -20.2 (-31.3 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -47.8
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -27.6
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #266
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #13345
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-4
2019 Projected League Finish: 4th
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%