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GENERAL
Nickname: Bullpups
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Tom Young
League: Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail Division II
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Tyler Matthews 6'0" 170 Senior QB [TCU]
Jordan Hart 6'0" 165 Senior QB
Andrew Archer 6'1" 245 Senior OL/DT

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: All-State QB, Coaching
Team Weaknesses: Question Marks On Defense, Uncertainty At WR

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 37
2010 National Rank: #904
2010 State Rank: #14
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6
2011 Starting Power Rating: 40.8
2011 National Rank: #448
2011 State Rank: #5
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 32.9
Dynasty National Rank: #695
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10.5
Dynasty Record: 42-12 (24-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 9-2
2010 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2010 Points For Average: 46.1
2010 Points Against Average: 20.1
2010 Differential: +26
2010 Wins: #2000 Emporia (33-7), #3634 Central (Andover) (42-19), #3634 Central (Andover) (46-7), #4422 South (Salina) (50-19), #5586 Goddard (48-14), #8468 Newton (62-21), #9041 Andover (52-27), #10080 Arkansas City (55-14), #12849 Valley Center (55-14)
2010 Losses: #260 Gardner-Edgerton (Gardner) (49-42), #341 Carroll (Wichita) (30-22)
2010 Opponents W-L: 54-56
Recent League Championships: 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/2/11 Andover (47-20)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/2 at Andover, 9/9 at South (Salina), 9/16 Central (Andover), 9/23 at Goddard, 9/30 Arkansas City, 10/7 at Gardner-Edgerton (Gardner), 10/14 at Valley Center, 10/21 Emporia, 10/28 Newton
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Gardner-Edgerton (Gardner) (45.2), Emporia (26.4), South (Salina) (18.9)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Valley Center (-17.4), Andover (-14.2), Arkansas City (-10.7)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.8 (16.4 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.5
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.7
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #62
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5001
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2011 Projected League Finish: 1st
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 32%
Opener: 9/2 at Andover [projection: 60-6 win]