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GENERAL
Nickname: Badgers
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Coach: Kam Lenhart
League: B District 1
Playoff Division: B
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: LBs
Team Weaknesses: New QB, Leadership

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: 45
2022 National Rank: #327
2022 State Rank: #5
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.6
2023 Starting Power Rating: 21.8
2023 National Rank: #645
2023 State Rank: #7
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 30.6
Dynasty National Rank: #892
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.8
Dynasty Record: 45-13 (19-4 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 13-0
2022 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2022 Points For Average: 40.3
2022 Points Against Average: 8.7
2022 Differential: +31.6
2022 Wins: #766 Gross Catholic [Daniel J.] (Omaha) (38-14), #1402 Waverly (23-7), #1673 Elkhorn (41-21), #2505 Elkhorn North (Elkhorn) (21-7), #2505 Elkhorn North (Elkhorn) (34-13), #3052 Skutt Catholic [V. J. & Angela] (Omaha) (44-13), #3113 York (33-10), #3872 Blair (45-7), #4013 Pius X (Lincoln) (35-0), #5509 Beatrice (50-7), #5619 Plattsmouth (38-0), #6182 Mount Michael Benedictine (Elkhorn) (52-14), #11240 Westview (Omaha) (70-0)
2022 Losses: none
2022 Opponents W-L: 77-61
Recent State Championships: 2022, 2021
Recent League Championships: 2022, 2021, 2020, 2015 (tied for 1st; B District 3), 2007 (C1 District 3)
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: 26
Streak List: 8/27/21 Grand Island Northwest (Grand Island) (45-20), 9/3/21 Aurora (55-44), 9/10/21 Norris (Firth) (35-21), 9/17/21 Skutt Catholic [V. J. & Angela] (Omaha) (42-7), 9/24/21 Blair (28-0), 10/1/21 South Sioux City (56-21), 10/8/21 Elkhorn (49-14), 10/15/21 Roncalli Catholic (Omaha) (56-38), 10/22/21 Gross Catholic [Daniel J.] (Omaha) (49-10), 10/29/21 McCook (51-13), 11/5/21 Waverly (41-0), 11/12/21 Elkhorn (28-7), 11/22/21 Aurora (42-14), 8/26/22 Skutt Catholic [V. J. & Angela] (Omaha) (44-13), 9/2/22 Plattsmouth (38-0), 9/9/22 York (33-10), 9/16/22 Pius X (Lincoln) (35-0), 9/23/22 Elkhorn (41-21), 9/30/22 Blair (45-7), 10/7/22 Westview (Omaha) (70-0), 10/14/22 Elkhorn North (Elkhorn) (21-7), 10/20/22 Mount Michael Benedictine (Elkhorn) (52-14), 10/28/22 Beatrice (50-7), 11/4/22 Elkhorn North (Elkhorn) (34-13), 11/11/22 Waverly (23-7), 11/22/22 Gross Catholic [Daniel J.] (Omaha) (38-14)

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/25 at Skutt Catholic [V. J. & Angela] (Omaha), 9/1 Plattsmouth, 9/8 at York, 9/15 Pius X (Lincoln), 9/22 vs Elkhorn, 9/29 Blair, 10/6 at Westview (Omaha), 10/13 Elkhorn North (Elkhorn), 10/20 Mount Michael Benedictine (Elkhorn)
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Elkhorn (3.5), Elkhorn North (Elkhorn) (-0.1), York (-4.8)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Westview (Omaha) (-52.8), Mount Michael Benedictine (Elkhorn) (-33.3), Plattsmouth (-19.6)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7 (13.9 overall)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -15.1
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -22.1
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #75
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4222
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0
2023 Projected League Finish: 1st
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 70%