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GENERAL
Nickname: Chieftains
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Al Troyer
League: Frontier
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #11

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2018 JV Record: 3-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Cole Sample 6'2" 280 Senior OL/DL 5.0
Connor Searcy 6'2" 225 Senior LB/RB 4.85
Elijah Tyner 5'9" 160 Senior WR/DB 4.45

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning Starters, Experience
Team Weaknesses: Youth

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 7.2
2018 National Rank: #4775
2018 State Rank: #79
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: -4.6
2019 National Rank: #4027
2019 State Rank: #64
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 8.1
Dynasty National Rank: #6730
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 12.7
Dynasty Record: 87-69 (61-45 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 7-3
2018 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 2nd)
2018 Points For Average: 22.9
2018 Points Against Average: 20.7
2018 Differential: +2.2
2018 Wins: #5379 Piper (Kansas City) (21-7), #5413 Spring Hill (21-15), #7305 Bonner Springs (28-26), #8014 Chanute (48-36), #8956 Baldwin (20-0), #9883 Eudora (34-6), #11220 Ottawa (31-13)
2018 Losses: #1844 Basehor-Linwood (Basehor) (42-6), #1938 Louisburg (27-7), #2265 Paola (35-13)
2018 Opponents W-L: 49-49
Recent League Championships: 2017 (Kaw Valley), 2006 (Kaw Valley), 2005 (tied for 1st; Kaw Valley), 2004 (Kaw Valley)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 9/6 Basehor-Linwood (Basehor), 9/13 at Louisburg, 9/20 Eudora, 9/27 at Bonner Springs, 10/4 at Piper (Kansas City), 10/11 Spring Hill, 10/18 at Baldwin, 10/25 Ottawa
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Louisburg (7.5), Basehor-Linwood (Basehor) (0.3), Spring Hill (-9.7)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Ottawa (-37), Eudora (-22.7), Baldwin (-18.9)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.2 (2.9 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13.7
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -19.9
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #93
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5499
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-2
2019 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%