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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Scott Grochow
League: B North-West (moving from A Region 2)
Playoff Division: B
Playoff Division Rank: #16

RATINGS
2020 Final Power Rating: -21
2020 National Rank: #9956
2020 State Rank: #28
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +4.4
2021 Starting Power Rating: -32.8
2021 National Rank: #9817
2021 State Rank: #27
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): -1.3
Dynasty National Rank: #9219
2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 31.5
Dynasty Record: 88-80 (70-50 in league)

HISTORICAL
2020 Overall Record: 6-3
2020 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 3rd)
2020 Points For Average: 19
2020 Points Against Average: 19.1
2020 Differential: -0.1
2020 Wins: #10904 Carrington (12-8), #12441 Westhope/Newburg/Glenburn (Westhope) (27-18), #12736 Nedrose (Minot) (14-6), #12807 Des Lacs-Burlington (Des Lacs) (24-8), #13154 Bottineau (41-8), #13660 Park River (33-14)
2020 Losses: #2676 Langdon/Edmore/Munich (Langdon) (48-0), #7660 Grafton/St. Thomas (Grafton) (30-8), #9132 Harvey/Fessenden-Bowdon (Harvey) (32-12)
2020 Opponents W-L: 45-42
Recent League Championships: 2014 (A Region 3), 2006 (AA Region 1), 2005 (tied for 1st; AA Region 1)
Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: 4
Streak List: 9/25/20 Park River (33-14), 10/2/20 Carrington (12-8), 10/9/20 Westhope/Newburg/Glenburn (Westhope) (27-18), 10/16/20 Bottineau (41-8)

SCHEDULE
2021 Schedule: 8/20 vs South Prairie/Max (Minot), 8/27 vs Bishop Ryan (Minot), 9/3 vs Stanley, 9/10 vs Des Lacs-Burlington (Des Lacs), 9/17 vs Velva/Garrison (Velva), 9/24 vs Westhope/Newburg/Glenburn (Westhope), 10/1 vs Nedrose (Minot), 10/8 vs New Town
Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Bishop Ryan (Minot) (-20), Des Lacs-Burlington (Des Lacs) (-47.9), Westhope/Newburg/Glenburn (Westhope) (-49.6)
Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Stanley (-76.1), Nedrose (Minot) (-50.7), Westhope/Newburg/Glenburn (Westhope) (-49.6)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -25.3
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -30.4
2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5.1
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #31
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10751
2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-4
2021 Projected League Finish: 5th
2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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