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GENERAL
Nickname: Navigators
Colors: Navy/Maroon
Coach: Tony Kobza
League: A District 2 (moving from A District 4)
Playoff Division: A
Playoff Division Rank*: #20

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 10
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2019 JV Record: 2-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Depth, Leadership, Returning QB
Team Weaknesses: Speed

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: -11
2019 National Rank: #9025
2019 State Rank: #104
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +12.5
2020 Starting Power Rating*: -9.1
2020 National Rank*: #6168
2020 State Rank*: #77
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 15.7
Dynasty National Rank: #4312
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 24.8
Dynasty Record: 71-89 (40-47 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 2-7
2019 League Record/Finish: 1-3 (4th)
2019 Points For Average: 15.2
2019 Points Against Average: 38.9
2019 Differential: -23.7
2019 Wins: #9417 Omaha South (Omaha) (32-20), #13160 Bryan (Omaha) (47-8)
2019 Losses: #438 Millard West (Omaha) (66-0), #1498 Elkhorn South (Omaha) (58-13), #1873 Grand Island (38-0), #2997 Kearney (47-0), #3734 Lincoln East (Lincoln) (48-17), #5116 Lincoln Southwest (Lincoln) (29-0), #7606 North Platte (36-28)
2019 Opponents W-L: 51-40
Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st; A District 1), 2008 (A District 1)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 8/21 vs Hastings, 8/28 at Lincoln, 9/4 at Lincoln Northeast (Lincoln), 9/11 Columbus, 9/18 North Platte, 9/25 at Pius X (Lincoln), 10/2 Fremont, 10/16 at Millard South (Omaha), 10/23 Lincoln Southwest (Lincoln)
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Millard South (Omaha) (31.4), Hastings (21.9), Columbus (-0.4)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Lincoln Northeast (Lincoln) (-25.4), Lincoln (-19.9), North Platte (-12.1)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.7
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -3.5
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -12.2
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #70
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #3884
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 4-5
2020 Projected League Finish*: 4th
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%




*temporary; not finalized until August 6th






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