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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Scott Grochow
League: A Region 2
Playoff Division: A
Playoff Division Rank*: #9

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: -9.7
2019 National Rank: #8786
2019 State Rank: #24
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: -0.8
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -6.1
2020 Starting Power Rating*: -21.1
2020 National Rank*: #8833
2020 State Rank*: #22
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): -0.1
Dynasty National Rank: #8994
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 21
Dynasty Record: 82-77 (66-47 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 7-3
2019 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd)
2019 Points For Average: 25.8
2019 Points Against Average: 11.9
2019 Differential: +13.9
2019 Wins: #10902 Des Lacs-Burlington (Des Lacs) (22-8), #11226 Grafton/St. Thomas (Grafton) (21-0), #12082 Carrington (28-0), #12211 Westhope/Newburg/Glenburn (Westhope) (38-6), #13307 Nedrose (Minot) (32-8), #13739 Park River (45-14), #14012 Bottineau (37-0)
2019 Losses: #1509 Langdon/Edmore/Munich (Langdon) (40-6), #5612 Oakes (35-23), #9858 Harvey/Fessenden-Bowdon (Harvey) (8-6)
2019 Opponents W-L: 48-49
Recent League Championships: 2014 (A Region 3), 2006 (AA Region 1), 2005 (tied for 1st; AA Region 1)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 8/21 Nedrose (Minot), 8/28 at Des Lacs-Burlington (Des Lacs), 9/4 Harvey/Fessenden-Bowdon (Harvey), 9/11 at Langdon/Edmore/Munich (Langdon), 9/18 Grafton/St. Thomas (Grafton), 9/25 at Park River, 10/2 Carrington, 10/9 at Westhope/Newburg/Glenburn (Westhope), 10/16 Bottineau
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Langdon/Edmore/Munich (Langdon) (18.1), Harvey/Fessenden-Bowdon (Harvey) (-26), Des Lacs-Burlington (Des Lacs) (-31.8)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Bottineau (-63.8), Park River (-59.4), Nedrose (Minot) (-51.9)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -31.3 (-20.4 overall)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -36.5
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -5.2
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #51
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #10928
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 7-2
2020 Projected League Finish*: 2nd
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: 1%



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