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GENERAL
Nickname: Huskies
Colors: Blue/Gray
Coach: Mike Thut
League: Wayne County
Playoff Division: V
Playoff Division Rank*: #80

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2019 JV Record: 3-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Hal Huber 6'1" 185 Senior LB/RB 4.9
Ethan Siders 6'0" 175 Sophomore QB/DB 4.6
Tyler Bair 6'3" 200 Junior DL/TE 4.9

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Sophomore Class
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: -7.9
2019 National Rank: #8387
2019 State Rank: #481
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -6.5
2020 Starting Power Rating*: -25
2020 National Rank*: #9625
2020 State Rank*: #543
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 9.8
Dynasty National Rank: #6050
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 34.8
Dynasty Record: 95-83 (64-55 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 4-6
2019 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (5th)
2019 Points For Average: 21.9
2019 Points Against Average: 26.9
2019 Differential: -5
2019 Wins: #5627 Norwayne (Creston) (10-7), #9282 Columbia (Columbia Station) (21-14), #10557 Chippewa (Doylestown) (45-14), #10574 Rittman (28-17)
2019 Losses: #995 Ridgewood (West Lafayette) (49-15), #3922 Dalton (44-10), #5628 Hillsdale (Jeromesville) (24-21), #7575 Smithville (42-20), #7652 Black River (Sullivan) (30-28), #8576 Waynedale (Apple Creek) (28-21)
2019 Opponents W-L: 57-50
Recent League Championships: 2013, 2007 (tied for 1st), 2006
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 8/28 Rittman, 9/4 at Norwayne (Creston), 9/11 at Chippewa (Doylestown), 9/18 at Dalton, 9/25 Smithville, 10/2 Hillsdale (Jeromesville), 10/17 Bath (Lima), 10/24 at Ottawa-Glandorf (Ottawa), 10/30 vs Black River (Sullivan)
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Ottawa-Glandorf (Ottawa) (18.9), Norwayne (Creston) (0.2), Hillsdale (Jeromesville) (-1.6)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Chippewa (Doylestown) (-41.6), Rittman (-29.9), Black River (Sullivan) (-23)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.4
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -11.5
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -10.1
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #405
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #6011
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 3-6
2020 Projected League Finish*: 6th
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%




*temporary; not finalized until August 6th






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