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GENERAL
Nickname: Mustangs
Colors: Red/Black
Coach: Dave McLean
League: Northern 2A
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2010 JV Record: 7-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Cole Arnett 6'3" 325 Senior OL/DL
Andrew Skeen 6'4" 260 Senior TE/DE
Marcus Tippens 6'0" 175 Senior RB/DB 4.60

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience On Lines, Big/Physical
Team Weaknesses: Need To Improve Passing Game, Must Develop Backups

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: -7
2010 National Rank: #9761
2010 State Rank: #44
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.5
2011 Starting Power Rating: 0
2011 National Rank: #7683
2011 State Rank: #34
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): -6.9
Dynasty National Rank: #10173
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8.4
Dynasty Record: 42-13 (31-6 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 8-4
2010 League Record/Finish: 5-3 (4th)
2010 Points For Average: 29.4
2010 Points Against Average: 15.6
2010 Differential: +13.8
2010 Wins: #10497 Yerington (14-13), #10921 Agassi Prep [Andre] (Las Vegas) (34-16), #11563 Mountain View Christian (Las Vegas) (14-12), #13310 Incline (Incline Village) (50-12), #14091 Whittell [George] (Zephyr Cove) (41-7), #14191 West Wendover (33-6), #14451 Silver Stage (Silver Springs) (33-0), #14572 North Tahoe (Tahoe City, CA) (56-0)
2010 Losses: #9261 Dayton (36-32), #10497 Yerington (21-20), #10548 Silver State Academy/ROP (Yerington) (50-14), #12475 Battle Mountain (14-12)
2010 Opponents W-L: 59-59
Recent State Championships: 2010, 2004
Recent League Championships: 2008, 2007, 2005, 2004
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 3
Streak List: 9/2/11 Silver Stage (Silver Springs) (67-0), 9/9/11 Battle Mountain (48-9), 9/16/11 Whittell [George] (Zephyr Cove) (59-0)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/26 at Dayton, 9/2 Silver Stage (Silver Springs), 9/9 at Battle Mountain, 9/16 Whittell [George] (Zephyr Cove), 9/23 West Wendover, 10/7 at Yerington, 10/14 Silver State Academy/ROP (Yerington), 10/21 at Incline (Incline Village), 10/29 at North Tahoe (Tahoe City, CA)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Dayton (-7.1), Battle Mountain (-14), Incline (Incline Village) (-16.9)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: North Tahoe (Tahoe City, CA) (-45.2), Silver Stage (Silver Springs) (-44.8), West Wendover (-44.6)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -29.2 (-20.9 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -27.5
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.7
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #68
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #14014
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0
2011 Projected League Finish: 1st
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 62%
Opener: 8/26 at Dayton [projection: 21-14 win]