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GENERAL
Nickname: Islanders
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Jeff Tomlin
League: A District 6 (moving from A District 4)
Playoff Division: A
Playoff Division Rank*: #9

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Daylon Keolavone 6'0" 210 Senior RB/NG 4.85
Ben Francl 6'1" 190 Junior MLB 4.9

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 25.6
2019 National Rank: #1878
2019 State Rank: #25
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -10
2020 Starting Power Rating*: 4.9
2020 National Rank*: #3287
2020 State Rank*: #36
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 32.1
Dynasty National Rank: #1138
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 27.2
Dynasty Record: 122-59 (66-21 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 9-2
2019 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd)
2019 Points For Average: 35.5
2019 Points Against Average: 14.6
2019 Differential: +20.9
2019 Wins: #2997 Kearney (32-31), #3734 Lincoln East (Lincoln) (28-21), #4885 Papillion-LaVista (Papillion) (42-21), #5116 Lincoln Southwest (Lincoln) (35-14), #5116 Lincoln Southwest (Lincoln) (34-13), #7606 North Platte (35-0), #9019 North Star (Lincoln) (38-0), #9503 Lincoln (47-7), #13160 Bryan (Omaha) (69-0)
2019 Losses: #438 Millard West (Omaha) (20-7), #842 Millard South (Omaha) (34-24)
2019 Opponents W-L: 53-56
Recent League Championships: 2018 (tied for 1st; A District 4), 2015 (tied for 1st; A District 4), 2014 (tied for 1st; A District 4), 2013 (A District 4), 2010 (tied for 1st; A District 1), 2009 (tied for 1st; A District 1), 2005 (A District 1)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 9/10 at Lincoln Southeast (Lincoln), 9/18 at Fremont, 9/25 Omaha Westside (Omaha), 10/2 Papillion-LaVista South (Papillion), 10/9 at Millard North (Omaha), 10/16 Norfolk, 10/23 Pius X (Lincoln), 10/30 at Omaha Westside (Omaha)
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Omaha Westside (Omaha) (41.6), Lincoln Southeast (Lincoln) (10.3), Millard North (Omaha) (-1.6)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Pius X (Lincoln) (-11.8), Norfolk (-11.7), Papillion-LaVista South (Papillion) (-8.1)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.3 (8.4 overall)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: 4.6
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: +4.3
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #21
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #2142
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 6-3
2020 Projected League Finish*: 2nd
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%




*temporary; not finalized until August 6th






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