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GENERAL
Nickname: Cardinals
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Karl Schmugge
League: Tri-Valley - West II
Playoff Division: 8
Playoff Division Rank*: #25

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2019 JV Record: 3-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Nathan Seafert 6'3" 245 Senior DE/TE 5.3
Drew Reif 6'6" 245 Senior T/DT 5.3
Tobias Edgett 5'10" 185 Senior LB/FB 4.97

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Senior Leadership
Team Weaknesses: Defensive Inexperience

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: -7.9
2019 National Rank: #8242
2019 State Rank: #297
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -5.5
2020 Starting Power Rating*: -24
2020 National Rank*: #9423
2020 State Rank*: #333
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 2.1
Dynasty National Rank: #8345
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 26.1
Dynasty Record: 101-70 (73-43 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 6-4
2019 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2019 Points For Average: 27.8
2019 Points Against Average: 10.2
2019 Differential: +17.6
2019 Wins: #7706 Nouvel Catholic Central (Saginaw) (35-7), #11534 Reese (21-15), #12031 St. Louis (36-0), #12562 St. Charles (44-0), #12771 Valley Lutheran (Saginaw) (55-0), #12963 Lutheran (Westland) (47-0)
2019 Losses: #4751 Harbor Beach (22-0), #6233 Millington (27-21), #6249 Hemlock (12-6), #8608 Carrollton (19-13)
2019 Opponents W-L: 47-53
Recent League Championships: 2019
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 9/18 at Valley Lutheran (Saginaw), 9/25 Nouvel Catholic Central (Saginaw), 10/2 Millington, 10/9 at Ithaca, 10/16 St. Louis, 10/23 St. Charles, 10/31 at Harbor Beach
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Harbor Beach (-2.3), Millington (-4), Ithaca (-4.5)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: St. Charles (-43.6), Valley Lutheran (Saginaw) (-41.1), St. Louis (-38.2)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -16.1 (-13.6 overall)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -20.3
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -4.2
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #356
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #8329
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 3-4
2020 Projected League Finish*: 3rd
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%




*temporary; not finalized until August 6th






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