I thought this was Junior Varsity ball?
One year, because our football team was so small and lacking of seniors, I played JV and Varsity football. Our varsity team lost all but one game that year.
But, since most of the JV starters played varsity at Freshmen, we were undefeated in our JV season. For two years running.
When we JVs were Juniors, we went undefeated in our Varsity season. And the next year as well.
There were kids on that same team, the year after I graduated, who had never lost a football game.
Never underestimate the benefits of being on JV.