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GENERAL
Nickname: Polar Bears
Colors: Blue/Red
League: Big Ten
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #1

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Gage Michael 6'0" 175 Senior QB

RATINGS
2020 Final Power Rating: 23.7
2020 National Rank: #1772
2020 State Rank: #9
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.9
2021 Starting Power Rating: 11.4
2021 National Rank: #1851
2021 State Rank: #7
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): 17.4
Dynasty National Rank: #3706
2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6
Dynasty Record: 146-63 (95-31 in league)

HISTORICAL
2020 Overall Record: 10-2
2020 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (3rd)
2020 Points For Average: 38.3
2020 Points Against Average: 22.3
2020 Differential: +16
2020 Wins: #461 Spring Valley (Huntington) (27-18), #2782 Bluefield (21-19), #3223 Byrd [Robert C.] (Clarksburg) (28-13), #5111 North Marion (Farmington) (41-21), #6878 Elkins (40-20), #7468 Braxton County (Sutton) (60-34), #8089 Independence (Coal City) (43-15), #8451 Winfield (59-28), #8538 Lewis County (Weston) (45-0), #11491 East Fairmont (Fairmont) (41-14)
2020 Losses: #709 Musselman (Inwood) (42-21), #1036 Bridgeport (44-33)
2020 Opponents W-L: 63-42
Recent State Championships: 2018
Recent League Championships: 2019, 2018, 2017, 2009 (North Central)
Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: 9
Streak List: 10/2/20 Winfield (59-28), 10/9/20 Spring Valley (Huntington) (27-18), 10/19/20 Byrd [Robert C.] (Clarksburg) (28-13), 10/23/20 Lewis County (Weston) (45-0), 10/30/20 Elkins (40-20), 11/6/20 East Fairmont (Fairmont) (41-14), 11/13/20 Braxton County (Sutton) (60-34), 11/20/20 Independence (Coal City) (43-15), 11/28/20 Bluefield (21-19)

SCHEDULE
2021 Schedule: 8/30 vs Lewis County (Weston), 9/4 at Linsly (Wheeling), 9/10 vs North Marion (Farmington), 9/17 vs Bridgeport, 9/24 at University (Morgantown), 10/1 at Wheeling Park (Wheeling), 10/8 vs Spring Valley (Huntington), 10/15 vs Byrd [Robert C.] (Clarksburg), 10/29 vs Elkins, 11/5 vs East Fairmont (Fairmont)
Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Spring Valley (Huntington) (29.9), Bridgeport (24.2), Wheeling Park (Wheeling) (5.1)
Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: East Fairmont (Fairmont) (-37.9), Lewis County (Weston) (-31.4), Elkins (-29.9)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.4 (5.1 overall)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6
2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -17.4
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #15
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3521
2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2021 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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