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GENERAL
Nickname: Eagles
Colors: Red/Blue
Coach: Clint Merritt
League: Great West
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #32

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Cody Frederick 5'10" 170 Senior QB/DB
Colten Lissolo 6'3" 225 Senior OL/DE
Ty Haller 6'2" 190 Senior DE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: More Familiar With System, More Experienced Than Last Year, Better Offensively
Team Weaknesses: Staying Healthy, Must Stay Motivated

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: -5.1
2010 National Rank: #9352
2010 State Rank: #148
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 0.1
2011 National Rank: #7653
2011 State Rank: #122
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): -1.9
Dynasty National Rank: #8725
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.3
Dynasty Record: 23-25 (13-10 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 4-6
2010 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th)
2010 Points For Average: 18.9
2010 Points Against Average: 34
2010 Differential: -15.1
2010 Wins: #9222 Oakley (21-20), #9725 Holcomb (23-19), #12014 Southwestern Heights (Kismet) (21-20), #13933 Larned (66-7)
2010 Losses: #850 Buhler (55-21), #1676 Scott (Scott City) (35-7), #2544 Ulysses (50-14), #4974 Goodland (46-8), #6706 Colby (42-2), #7050 Guymon (OK) (46-6)
2010 Opponents W-L: 52-49
Recent League Championships: 2009 (Hi-Plains Division I), 2005 (Hi-Plains Division I)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/2 at Goodland, 9/9 Colby, 9/16 at Guymon (OK), 9/23 at Oakley, 9/30 Scott (Scott City), 10/7 Southwestern Heights (Kismet), 10/14 at Larned, 10/21 Holcomb, 10/27 at Ulysses
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Scott (Scott City) (32.3), Ulysses (26.2), Goodland (12.7)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Larned (-27.4), Southwestern Heights (Kismet) (-18.1), Holcomb (-5.4)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.2 (8.2 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.2
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #109
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7442
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2011 Projected League Finish: 4th
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 9/2 at Goodland [projection: 34-21 loss]