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GENERAL
Nickname: Elks
Colors: Red/White/Black
Coach: Steve Hamilton
League: Freelance (moving from North Central - Blue)
Playoff Division: AAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #6

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2020 JV Record: 6-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Cade Osterman 6'1" 180 Junior QB/DB 4.5
Luke Gintz 6'0" 310 Senior OL/DL 5.3
Jack Sumstad 6'1" 185 Senior RB/DB 4.6

RATINGS
2020 Final Power Rating: 31.5
2020 National Rank: #1085
2020 State Rank: #27
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
2021 Starting Power Rating: 27.8
2021 National Rank: #573
2021 State Rank: #11
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): 24.7
Dynasty National Rank: #2143
2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.1
Dynasty Record: 79-57 (43-44 in league)

HISTORICAL
2020 Overall Record: 4-3
2020 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (tied for 3rd)
2020 Points For Average: 34.3
2020 Points Against Average: 25.7
2020 Differential: +8.6
2020 Wins: #1139 Monticello (30-12), #3084 Sauk Rapids-Rice (Sauk Rapids) (44-38), #4592 Buffalo (52-19), #6713 St. Cloud Tech/St. John's Prep (St. Cloud) (75-33)
2020 Losses: #264 Andover (22-7), #516 Rogers (28-20), #516 Rogers (28-12)
2020 Opponents W-L: 22-20
Recent State Championships: 2016
Recent League Championships: 2018 (North Central - Blue), 2017 (tied for 1st; North Central - Blue), 2016 (North Central - Blue)
Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2021 Schedule: 9/3 at Cambridge-Isanti (Cambridge), 9/10 at Andover, 9/17 Coon Rapids, 9/24 Buffalo, 10/1 at Rogers, 10/8 at Moorhead, 10/15 Alexandria, 10/20 St. Francis
Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Moorhead (43.6), Andover (42.6), Rogers (23.6)
Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Coon Rapids (-14.8), Cambridge-Isanti (Cambridge) (-11.8), St. Francis (-6.9)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.6 (27.7 overall)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.9
2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -12.7
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #11
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #766
2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-2
2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%