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GENERAL
Nickname: Falcons
Colors: Black/Silver/Blue
Coach: Darel Gorham
League: 5A Continental
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #7

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Steve Donatell 6'5" 195 Senior QB 4.60 [Wake Forest]
Joe Hansley 5'10" 160 Senior WR [Colorado State]

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 39.7
2011 National Rank: #755
2011 State Rank: #11
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 36
2012 National Rank: #860
2012 State Rank: #9
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 20.5
Dynasty National Rank: #2112
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 16.7
Dynasty Record: 54-40 (40-21 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 9-3
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st)
2011 Points For Average: 33.6
2011 Points Against Average: 24.6
2011 Differential: +9
2011 Wins: #1075 ThunderRidge (Highlands Ranch) (33-14), #1075 ThunderRidge (Highlands Ranch) (28-14), #1553 Regis Jesuit (Aurora) (37-28), #2526 Mountain Vista (Highlands Ranch) (23-21), #3948 Douglas County (Castle Rock) (50-14), #4340 Mountain Range (Westminster) (57-21), #4416 Ponderosa (Parker) (47-26), #5610 Eaglecrest (Centennial) (35-19), #7067 Fossil Ridge (Fort Collins) (44-21)
2011 Losses: #89 Columbine (Littleton) (35-14), #517 Grand Junction (51-35), #1377 Chaparral (Parker) (31-0)
2011 Opponents W-L: 74-55
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st), 2009 (tied for 1st; 5A Southern)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 Rock Canyon (Highlands Ranch), 9/8 at Ponderosa (Parker), 9/13 at Fossil Ridge (Fort Collins), 9/22 Fruita Monument (Fruita), 9/28 at Chaparral (Parker), 10/4 ThunderRidge (Highlands Ranch), 10/12 at Mountain Vista (Highlands Ranch), 10/19 Douglas County (Castle Rock), 10/26 at Regis Jesuit (Aurora)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: ThunderRidge (Highlands Ranch) (36.4), Chaparral (Parker) (33.3), Regis Jesuit (Aurora) (24.4)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Fossil Ridge (Fort Collins) (-4.3), Fruita Monument (Fruita) (13), Rock Canyon (Highlands Ranch) (16.2)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.2 (28.8 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.3
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.9
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 23%



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