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GENERAL
Nickname: Vikings
Colors: Orange/Royal Blue
Coach: Andy Crotwell
League: 4A Region 1
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank*: #13

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2019 JV Record: 5-0-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 3.7
2019 National Rank: #5686
2019 State Rank: #128
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +8.5
2020 Starting Power Rating*: 1.5
2020 National Rank*: #3928
2020 State Rank*: #87
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 6
Dynasty National Rank: #7204
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 4.5
Dynasty Record: 122-79 (52-36 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 7-5
2019 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (3rd)
2019 Points For Average: 18.5
2019 Points Against Average: 14.4
2019 Differential: +4.1
2019 Wins: #3658 Calhoun City (7-6), #7421 Saltillo (7-6), #7785 Ripley (30-7), #9718 Bruce (42-6), #10993 Tishomingo County (Iuka) (38-7), #11199 Aberdeen (37-6), #11827 South Pontotoc (Pontotoc) (20-0)
2019 Losses: #264 Corinth (40-7), #2944 New Albany (19-0), #3706 Water Valley (36-7), #4799 Independence (20-13), #4862 Pontotoc (20-14)
2019 Opponents W-L: 64-81
Recent League Championships: 2017 (3A Region 1), 2016 (3A Region 4), 2014 (3A Region 1), 2013 (3A Region 1)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 9/4 Bruce, 9/11 at South Pontotoc (Pontotoc), 9/18 at Independence, 9/25 at Calhoun City, 10/2 at Ripley, 10/8 at New Albany, 10/16 at Tishomingo County (Iuka), 10/30 Corinth, 11/6 at Clarksdale
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Corinth (29.1), New Albany (0.5), Clarksdale (-2.3)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: South Pontotoc (Pontotoc) (-30.1), Tishomingo County (Iuka) (-25), Ripley (-22.3)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.9 (1.7 overall)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -8.8
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -10.7
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #137
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #5271
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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