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GENERAL
Nickname: Bobcats
Colors: Red/Black
Coach: Brady Clark
League: Eastern South Dakota - AA
Playoff Division: 11AA
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Competitiveness
Team Weaknesses: Some Explosive Players Graduated

RATINGS
2020 Final Power Rating: 24.6
2020 National Rank: #1694
2020 State Rank: #7
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
2021 Starting Power Rating: 17.1
2021 National Rank: #1286
2021 State Rank: #3
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): 9.7
Dynasty National Rank: #5913
2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.4
Dynasty Record: 90-99 (48-54 in league)

HISTORICAL
2020 Overall Record: 11-1
2020 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2020 Points For Average: 39.8
2020 Points Against Average: 11.6
2020 Differential: +28.2
2020 Wins: #1581 Riggs [T. F.] (Pierre) (21-14), #2791 Yankton (41-0), #4067 Madison (43-14), #5047 Huron (32-23), #5047 Huron (45-6), #6235 Sturgis Brown (Sturgis) (53-13), #6740 Mitchell (44-25), #7559 Lennox (37-0), #9527 Douglas (Box Elder) (48-6), #12626 Spearfish (63-0), #12626 Spearfish (45-0)
2020 Losses: #1581 Riggs [T. F.] (Pierre) (38-6)
2020 Opponents W-L: 54-68
Recent League Championships: 2020, 2003 (tied for 1st; 11AA Region 1)
Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2021 Schedule: 8/27 Tea, 9/3 at Douglas (Box Elder), 9/10 at Watertown, 9/17 Aberdeen Central (Aberdeen), 9/24 Mitchell, 9/30 at Washington (Sioux Falls), 10/8 at Huron, 10/15 Yankton, 10/21 at Riggs [T. F.] (Pierre)
Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Tea (15.6), Riggs [T. F.] (Pierre) (7.3), Yankton (3.2)
Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Douglas (Box Elder) (-33.9), Watertown (-23.9), Huron (-22.9)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.4 (-1 overall)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.8
2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -12.2
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #22
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4782
2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2021 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 47%