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GENERAL
Nickname: Cowboys
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Kent Teeter
League: Great West
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #24

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

TOP PLAYERS
Dax Ruhs 5'8" 165 Junior RB/DB
Gage Ihrig 6'0" 175 Junior LB
Tyler Gastineau 6'1" 200 Junior LB/DE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Running Game, Line Size/Athleticism
Team Weaknesses: Lost Key Starters, QB Must Mature

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 9.5
2011 National Rank: #5569
2011 State Rank: #82
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 10.8
2012 National Rank: #4951
2012 State Rank: #82
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 11.3
Dynasty National Rank: #4402
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.7
Dynasty Record: 45-44 (25-22 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 5-5
2011 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th)
2011 Points For Average: 21.1
2011 Points Against Average: 26.7
2011 Differential: -5.6
2011 Wins: #7968 Hugoton (40-22), #8555 Lakin (32-14), #8572 Norton (17-0), #8860 More Prep-Marian (Hays) (35-19), #10326 Colby (37-14)
2011 Losses: #690 Scott (Scott City) (52-7), #690 Scott (Scott City) (50-3), #1607 Ulysses (27-0), #4567 Phillipsburg (35-21), #4761 Holcomb (34-19)
2011 Opponents W-L: 64-38
Recent League Championships: 2004 (Northwest Kansas)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Hugoton, 9/7 Norton, 9/14 at Burlington, 9/14 at Burlington (CO), 9/21 at Holcomb, 9/28 Ulysses, 10/5 at Scott (Scott City), 10/12 Clay Center, 10/19 at Concordia, 10/25 Colby
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Scott (Scott City) (43.8), Burlington (CO) (33.4), Ulysses (30.7)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Burlington (-18), Colby (-6.3), Norton (-2.6)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.2 (15.2 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.7
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.5
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #55
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3400
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2012 Projected League Finish: 4th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%