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GENERAL
Nickname: Red Raiders
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Weston Moody
League: North Central Kansas
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2022 JV Record: 8-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Gannon Couture 5'10" 180 Senior LB 4.63
Wyatt Burgess 6'2" 210 Senior LB 4.75
Pruitt Nowlin 6'3" 175 Senior QB 4.7

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 6 Starters Returning To Elite Defense
Team Weaknesses: Offensive Inexperience

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: 27.7
2022 National Rank: #1394
2022 State Rank: #14
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.8
2023 Starting Power Rating: 8.7
2023 National Rank: #1599
2023 State Rank: #14
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 13.6
Dynasty National Rank: #3005
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.9
Dynasty Record: 38-15 (15-5 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 12-1
2022 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2022 Points For Average: 40.2
2022 Points Against Average: 9.1
2022 Differential: +31.1
2022 Wins: #2239 Clay Center (45-6), #2784 McPherson (33-16), #4051 Andover Central (Andover) (42-7), #5328 Shawnee Heights (Tecumseh) (35-6), #7156 Rose Hill (35-8), #7552 Abilene (49-0), #7644 Marysville (34-7), #7791 Field Kindley (Coffeyville) (34-6), #8003 Clearwater (48-0), #8685 Concordia (46-0), #9156 Ulysses (56-11), #11857 Washington (Kansas City) (51-16)
2022 Losses: #545 Bishop Miege (Shawnee Mission) (35-14)
2022 Opponents W-L: 67-65
Recent League Championships: 2022, 2013, 2012, 2007 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 9/1 at Clay Center, 9/8 Marysville, 9/15 Concordia, 9/22 Washington (Kansas City), 9/29 at Field Kindley (Coffeyville), 10/6 at Shawnee Heights (Tecumseh), 10/13 Clearwater, 10/20 at Abilene
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Clay Center (3.1), Shawnee Heights (Tecumseh) (-11.8), Abilene (-28.8)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Washington (Kansas City) (-54.9), Concordia (-39.4), Clearwater (-35.1)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.9 (0.8 overall)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -28.6
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -19.7
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #105
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7885
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1
2023 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 50%