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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Rusty Fuller
League: C1 District 6
Playoff Division: C1
Playoff Division Rank: #2

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

TOP PLAYERS
Dawson Fox 6'4.5" 295 Senior G 5.3
Quade Peterson 6'3" 250 Junior HB 5.2
Jaxson Klinginsmith 6'4" 190 Senior OLB 4.6

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Tommy Wroblewski 6'2" 175 Senior S

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Line Size, Perimeter Speed
Team Weaknesses: Skill Position Inexperience

RATINGS
2020 Final Power Rating: 44.2
2020 National Rank: #345
2020 State Rank: #4
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -46.1
2021 Starting Power Rating: 23.2
2021 National Rank: #816
2021 State Rank: #6
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): 10.1
Dynasty National Rank: #5776
2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 13.1
Dynasty Record: 89-84 (45-36 in league)

HISTORICAL
2020 Overall Record: 10-2
2020 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2020 Points For Average: 43.5
2020 Points Against Average: 15.8
2020 Differential: +27.7
2020 Wins: #496 Adams Central (Hastings) (26-20), #756 Kearney Catholic (Kearney) (33-7), #1797 Central City (40-29), #2003 Lincoln Christian (Lincoln) (50-21), #2907 Cozad (48-0), #3364 Gothenburg (35-6), #3595 Broken Bow (41-6), #6879 Fillmore Central (Geneva) (70-6), #9971 Wood River/Shelton (Wood River) (58-13), #11069 Twin River (Genoa) (69-6)
2020 Losses: #192 Pierce (55-38), #192 Pierce (21-14)
2020 Opponents W-L: 75-44
Recent League Championships: 2020, 2019 (C2 District 6), 2018 (C2 District 6), 2016 (C2 District 6), 2006 (C1 District 7), 2005 (tied for 1st; C1 District 7)
Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2021 Schedule: 8/27 at Pierce, 9/3 Broken Bow, 9/10 Kearney Catholic (Kearney), 9/17 at Gothenburg, 9/24 at Fillmore Central (Geneva), 10/1 Wood River/Shelton (Wood River), 10/8 at Central City, 10/15 Adams Central (Hastings), 10/22 at Twin River (Genoa)
Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Pierce (39.5), Central City (19.4), Adams Central (Hastings) (14.2)
Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Twin River (Genoa) (-40.6), Wood River/Shelton (Wood River) (-33), Fillmore Central (Geneva) (-19.5)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.1 (20.7 overall)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.4
2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -17.5
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #25
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2496
2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2021 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%