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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldawgs
Coach: Jim Miller
League: 5A District 3
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #6

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2011 JV Record: 9-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Taylor Tisby 6'1" 290 Senior OL/DL 5.20
Kamryn Dixon 6'3" 220 Senior TE/DE 4.90
Jacob Banegas 6'1" 285 Senior OL/DL 5.40

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience At Every Position
Team Weaknesses: Lost 1900-Yard RB

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 27.5
2011 National Rank: #2007
2011 State Rank: #10
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2012 Starting Power Rating: 28.8
2012 National Rank: #1606
2012 State Rank: #9
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 31.9
Dynasty National Rank: #582
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.9
Dynasty Record: 74-29 (27-9 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 8-3
2011 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 36.4
2011 Points Against Average: 14.7
2011 Differential: +21.7
2011 Wins: #2414 Artesia (24-20), #4427 Cibola (Albuquerque) (48-18), #4700 Alamogordo (31-7), #5364 Volcano Vista (Albuquerque) (30-7), #7528 Hobbs (40-0), #8867 Onate (Las Cruces) (42-6), #9091 Rio Grande (Albuquerque) (51-6), #11960 Gadsden (Anthony) (49-0)
2011 Losses: #707 Mayfield (Las Cruces) (24-21), #1121 Rio Rancho (48-41), #3562 El Dorado (El Paso, TX) (26-23)
2011 Opponents W-L: 46-73
Recent State Championships: 2008
Recent League Championships: 2010, 2009 (tied for 1st), 2008, 2004 (AAAAA District 3)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 Chapin [John L.] (El Paso, TX), 9/7 at Eldorado (Albuquerque), 9/21 at Rio Rancho, 9/28 at La Cueva (Albuquerque), 10/5 at Artesia, 10/12 at Onate (Las Cruces), 11/2 at Gadsden (Anthony), 11/10 at Mayfield (Las Cruces)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Mayfield (Las Cruces) (36.3), Chapin [John L.] (El Paso, TX) (33), La Cueva (Albuquerque) (32.7)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Gadsden (Anthony) (-22.9), Onate (Las Cruces) (-3.3), Artesia (21.9)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.9 (14.3 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.9
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +13
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-3
2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%