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GENERAL
Nickname: Gophers
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Jeff Johnson
League: Southeast
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2021 JV Record: 7-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Sam Backer 6'0" 195 Senior QB/RB 4.49
Kail Schott 6'0" 195 Junior RB 4.7
Cole Johnson 6'4" 200 Senior WR 4.8

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Confidence, Experience, Depth At Certain Positions
Team Weaknesses: OL Inexperience

RATINGS
2021 Final Power Rating: 36.1
2021 National Rank: #681
2021 State Rank: #8
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +10.5
2022 Starting Power Rating: 30.2
2022 National Rank: #405
2022 State Rank: #5
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 15.5
Dynasty National Rank: #4066
2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 14.7
Dynasty Record: 109-80 (61-53 in league)

HISTORICAL
2021 Overall Record: 13-1
2021 League Record/Finish: 7-1 (tied for 1st)
2021 Points For Average: 35.4
2021 Points Against Average: 14.7
2021 Differential: +20.7
2021 Wins: #1374 Cannon Falls (44-34), #2129 West Central Area/Ashby (Barrett) (14-13), #2260 Barnesville (22-18), #2772 North (Minneapolis) (50-20), #3258 Goodhue (46-15), #3258 Goodhue (40-15), #3562 Triton (Dodge Center) (54-0), #3562 Triton (Dodge Center) (21-20), #4711 Lewiston-Altura (Lewiston) (30-14), #4826 Caledonia (30-0), #4965 St. Charles (37-6), #7870 Dover-Eyota (Eyota) (41-6), #11077 Cotter/Hope Lutheran (Winona) (60-14)
2021 Losses: #1314 Plainview-Elgin-Millville (Elgin) (31-6)
2021 Opponents W-L: 90-58
Recent State Championships: 2021, 2013
Recent League Championships: 2021 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: 13
Streak List: 9/10/21 Triton (Dodge Center) (21-20), 9/17/21 Caledonia (30-0), 9/24/21 St. Charles (37-6), 10/2/21 Cannon Falls (44-34), 10/8/21 Goodhue (40-15), 10/15/21 Dover-Eyota (Eyota) (41-6), 10/20/21 Lewiston-Altura (Lewiston) (30-14), 10/26/21 Cotter/Hope Lutheran (Winona) (60-14), 10/30/21 Triton (Dodge Center) (54-0), 11/5/21 Goodhue (46-15), 11/11/21 North (Minneapolis) (50-20), 11/18/21 Barnesville (22-18), 11/26/21 West Central Area/Ashby (Barrett) (14-13)

SCHEDULE
2022 Schedule: 9/2 Lourdes (Rochester), 9/9 at Dover-Eyota (Eyota), 9/16 at St. Charles, 9/23 Lewiston-Altura (Lewiston), 9/29 at La Crescent/La Crescent Montessori & Stem (La Crescent), 10/7 Caledonia, 10/13 Triton (Dodge Center), 10/19 at Goodhue
Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Caledonia (-1.4), Goodhue (-6.2), Lourdes (Rochester) (-7.6)
Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Dover-Eyota (Eyota) (-28.7), Lewiston-Altura (Lewiston) (-21.1), St. Charles (-15.2)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.4 (9.3 overall)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.9
2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -23.3
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #100
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3948
2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-0
2022 Projected League Finish: 1st
2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 92%