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GENERAL
Nickname: Vikings
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Joe Kirkendall
League: Northwest (moving from Blanchard Valley)
Playoff Division: VII
Playoff Division Rank: #17

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 4 OL Starters Returning, QB Is Back, Defensive Speed
Team Weaknesses: OL Depth/Youth, DL Inexperience

RATINGS
2020 Final Power Rating: 1.6
2020 National Rank: #5438
2020 State Rank: #316
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8
2021 Starting Power Rating: -5
2021 National Rank: #4295
2021 State Rank: #262
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): 17.6
Dynasty National Rank: #3665
2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 22.6
Dynasty Record: 121-75 (98-53 in league)

HISTORICAL
2020 Overall Record: 5-3
2020 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (7th)
2020 Points For Average: 20.8
2020 Points Against Average: 27.3
2020 Differential: -6.5
2020 Wins: #5493 Pandora-Gilboa (Pandora) (13-10), #6550 Spencerville (35-28), #9169 McComb (43-25), #11143 Antwerp (41-13), #11980 Riverdale (Mt. Blanchard) (34-6)
2020 Losses: #912 Lima Central Catholic (Lima) (51-0), #2204 Liberty-Benton (Findlay) (42-0), #3515 Arlington (43-0)
2020 Opponents W-L: 40-32
Recent League Championships: 2011 (Blanchard Valley), 2009 (Blanchard Valley)
Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: 3
Streak List: 10/2/20 McComb (43-25), 10/9/20 Spencerville (35-28), 10/16/20 Antwerp (41-13)

SCHEDULE
2021 Schedule: 8/20 at Liberty-Benton (Findlay), 8/27 Fairview (Sherwood), 9/3 at Tinora (Defiance), 9/10 at Ada, 9/17 at Spencerville, 9/24 Columbus Grove, 10/1 at Bluffton, 10/8 Jefferson (Delphos), 10/15 Allen East (Harrod), 10/22 at Crestview (Convoy)
Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Liberty-Benton (Findlay) (12.2), Columbus Grove (10.1), Fairview (Sherwood) (2.8)
Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Jefferson (Delphos) (-40.1), Ada (-33.4), Bluffton (-19.2)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.7 (-3.6 overall)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.2
2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -21.9
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #234
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3817
2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2021 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%