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GENERAL
Nickname: Tommies
Colors: Forest Green/Gold/White
Coach: Jake Schauer
League: A Region 1
Playoff Division: A
Playoff Division Rank*: #10

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2019 JV Record: 3-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Sam Roller 5'11" 170 Senior RB/DB 4.52
Ryan Juve 6'0" 180 Junior FB/LB 4.96
Micheal Benoit 6'0" 190 Senior DE 5.1

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Top 2 RBs Returning, Defensive Core Returns
Team Weaknesses: OL Inexperience, Size

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: -8.5
2019 National Rank: #8536
2019 State Rank: #20
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -2.5
2020 Starting Power Rating*: -21.6
2020 National Rank*: #8943
2020 State Rank*: #23
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): -6.3
Dynasty National Rank: #10697
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 15.3
Dynasty Record: 14-21 (11-14 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 7-3
2019 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd)
2019 Points For Average: 24.8
2019 Points Against Average: 18.6
2019 Differential: +6.2
2019 Wins: #9858 Harvey/Fessenden-Bowdon (Harvey) (20-6), #10408 Northern Cass (Hunter) (40-20), #10464 Hatton/Northwood (Northwood) (22-18), #11126 Milnor/North Sargent (Gwinner) (18-8), #11298 Ellendale/Edgeley/Kulm (Edgeley) (34-9), #13286 Oak Grove Lutheran (Fargo) (34-10), #13739 Park River (34-0)
2019 Losses: #4677 Lisbon (30-14), #4677 Lisbon (48-18), #5612 Oakes (37-14)
2019 Opponents W-L: 47-49
Recent State Championships: 2018 (9 Man), 2016 (9 Man)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 8/28 Park River, 9/4 at Ellendale/Edgeley/Kulm (Edgeley), 9/11 Oakes, 9/18 at Oak Grove Lutheran (Fargo), 9/25 Northern Cass (Hunter), 10/2 at Lisbon, 10/24 at Langdon/Edmore/Munich (Langdon)
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Langdon/Edmore/Munich (Langdon) (18.1), Oakes (1.2), Lisbon (-2)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Park River (-59.4), Oak Grove Lutheran (Fargo) (-51.6), Ellendale/Edgeley/Kulm (Edgeley) (-34.1)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -21.9 (-14.2 overall)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -21
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: +0.9
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #20
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #8496
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 3-4
2020 Projected League Finish*: 4th
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%




*temporary; not finalized until August 6th