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GENERAL
Nickname: Mustangs
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Coach: Troy Erickson
League: AAA Section 5 (moving from Northeast - Blue)
Playoff Division: AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #16

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2018 JV Record: 4-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jaden Ponto 6'0" 200 Senior RB/OLB 4.7
Collin McCarthy 5'11" 220 Senior OL/MLB 5.4
Kolton Brodal 6'4" 185 Senior TE/OLB 4.7

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Establishing Line Of Scrimmage
Team Weaknesses: Reloading At RB/DB

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 2.4
2018 National Rank: #5826
2018 State Rank: #101
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: -17.4
2019 National Rank: #6816
2019 State Rank: #119
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 2.9
Dynasty National Rank: #8282
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 20.3
Dynasty Record: 84-76 (46-49 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 10-1
2018 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2018 Points For Average: 39.7
2018 Points Against Average: 19.1
2018 Differential: +20.6
2018 Wins: #7841 Moose Lake/Willow River (Moose Lake) (51-30), #8662 Spectrum (Elk River) (40-14), #10155 Aitkin (64-36), #10836 Esko (28-20), #11221 Grand Rapids (24-14), #11269 Warroad (38-24), #12416 Crosby-Ironton (Crosby) (37-16), #12718 Pine City (48-7), #12998 Eveleth-Gilbert (Eveleth) (42-6), #13395 Henry [Patrick] (Minneapolis) (53-16)
2018 Losses: #4129 Annandale (27-12)
2018 Opponents W-L: 43-62
Recent League Championships: 2018 (Northeast - Blue), 2005 (Rum River)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/29 North Branch, 9/6 Eveleth-Gilbert (Eveleth), 9/13 at Mesabi East (Aurora), 9/20 at Esko, 9/27 at Crosby-Ironton (Crosby), 10/4 Moose Lake/Willow River (Moose Lake), 10/11 at Pine City, 10/16 Aitkin
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Moose Lake/Willow River (Moose Lake) (-17.9), North Branch (-18.1), Aitkin (-32.7)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Eveleth-Gilbert (Eveleth) (-52.2), Crosby-Ironton (Crosby) (-50.3), Pine City (-44.8)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -17.8 (-19.6 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -36.2
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18.4
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #251
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12031
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1
2019 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 27%