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GENERAL
Nickname: Mustangs
Colors: Hunter Green/Silver
Coach: Paul Peterson
League: 5A Southern Idaho
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 1
2011 JV Record: 8-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Austin Diffey
Corey Nielsen
Matt Cota

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Tanner Mangum 6'2.5" 180 Senior QB 4.9 [BYU]
D.J. Dean 6'1.5" 180 Senior DB 4.67 [Boise State]
Sully Weifuls 6'4" 290 Senior OL
Jace Johnson 6'0" 190 Senior K [Idaho]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Hard-Working
Team Weaknesses: Experience

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 49.5
2011 National Rank: #253
2011 State Rank: #2
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -12.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 28.2
2012 National Rank: #1688
2012 State Rank: #10
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 31.6
Dynasty National Rank: #599
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.2
Dynasty Record: 67-28 (44-18 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 10-2
2011 League Record/Finish: 8-1 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 39.9
2011 Points Against Average: 18.3
2011 Differential: +21.6
2011 Wins: #645 Capital (Boise) (42-39), #653 Highland (Pocatello) (42-21), #1223 Meridian (29-13), #1594 Borah (Boise) (24-6), #2063 Centennial (Boise) (38-0), #2523 Lake City (Coeur d'Alene) (58-7), #3104 Vallivue (Caldwell) (50-12), #3188 Timberline (Boise) (42-21), #3795 Rocky Mountain (Meridian) (52-7), #6422 Boise (58-7)
2011 Losses: #29 Coeur d'Alene (49-28), #608 Mountain View (Meridian) (37-16)
2011 Opponents W-L: 66-54
Recent State Championships: 2009
Recent League Championships: 2011, 2009 (5A Southern Idaho - D1), 2008 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/24 Lake City (Coeur d'Alene), 8/30 Capital (Boise), 9/7 Boise, 9/14 at Centennial (Boise), 9/21 Meridian, 9/28 at Vallivue (Caldwell), 10/5 Borah (Boise), 10/12 vs Rocky Mountain (Meridian), 10/19 at Mountain View (Meridian), 10/25 at Timberline (Boise)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Mountain View (Meridian) (41.6), Capital (Boise) (41.1), Meridian (35.6)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Boise (6.1), Rocky Mountain (Meridian) (19.5), Vallivue (Caldwell) (20.9)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.2 (33.6 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.9
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.7
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #8
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #605
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2012 Projected League Finish: 4th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%