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GENERAL
Nickname: Mustangs
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Rick Horton
League: Pioneer (moving from Southeast Kansas)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #58

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Mason Coons Senior QB
Eli Grover Senior OL
Jacob Rhoads Junior DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Willingness To Learn, Hard-Working
Team Weaknesses: Many Holes To Fill, Inexperience

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: -17.7
2011 National Rank: #11834
2011 State Rank: #188
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: -25.2
2012 National Rank: #12824
2012 State Rank: #208
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -9.1
Dynasty National Rank: #11073
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 16.1
Dynasty Record: 23-59 (15-43 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 2-7
2011 League Record/Finish: 1-6 (8th)
2011 Points For Average: 24.3
2011 Points Against Average: 48.7
2011 Differential: -24.4
2011 Wins: #11658 Prairie View (La Cygne) (44-28), #12043 Labette County (Altamont) (24-15)
2011 Losses: #3812 Chanute (67-19), #4559 Fort Scott (64-28), #6301 Field Kindley (Coffeyville) (71-28), #7036 Independence (27-0), #7786 Parsons (57-32), #7914 Columbus (47-14), #8897 Anderson County (Garnett) (62-30)
2011 Opponents W-L: 48-42
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 1
Streak List: 10/27/11 Prairie View (La Cygne) (44-28)

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 Cherryvale, 9/7 at Osawatomie, 9/14 at Field Kindley (Coffeyville), 9/21 Prairie View (La Cygne), 9/28 at Central Heights (Richmond), 10/5 at Wellsville, 10/12 Chanute, 10/19 Fort Scott, 10/25 at Anderson County (Garnett)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Chanute (15.9), Fort Scott (13.6), Field Kindley (Coffeyville) (9)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Cherryvale (-29.1), Osawatomie (-28.5), Central Heights (Richmond) (-19.8)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.3
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.1
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5.4
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #175
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9242
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-7
2012 Projected League Finish: 5th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%