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GENERAL
Nickname: Mustangs
Colors: Red/Black
Coach: Dave McLean
League: III Northern (moving from Northern 2A)
Playoff Division: III
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2011 JV Record: 5-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Jared Jensen 5'7" 185 Senior LB/FB
Satini Kauvaka 6'2" 250 Junior DL/OL
Randolph McLean 6'0" 200 Junior DE/TE 4.85

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Position Talent
Team Weaknesses: Lost 3 Big Linemen, Graduated 2A Player Of Year

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 15.2
2011 National Rank: #4315
2011 State Rank: #20
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 12.5
2012 National Rank: #4567
2012 State Rank: #21
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 0.4
Dynasty National Rank: #8039
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 13.3
Dynasty Record: 86-17 (60-7 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 11-1
2011 League Record/Finish: 8-0 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 48.9
2011 Points Against Average: 8.4
2011 Differential: +40.5
2011 Wins: #7879 White Pine (Ely) (47-14), #9135 Battle Mountain (48-9), #9480 Yerington (22-14), #9503 Meadows (Las Vegas) (44-22), #11650 Silver State Academy/ROP (Yerington) (53-0), #11650 Silver State Academy/ROP (Yerington) (62-6), #12366 Incline (Incline Village) (44-12), #13323 West Wendover (72-0), #14135 Whittell [George] (Zephyr Cove) (59-0), #14391 North Tahoe (Tahoe City, CA) (55-0), #14668 Silver Stage (Silver Springs) (67-0)
2011 Losses: #6672 Dayton (24-14)
2011 Opponents W-L: 60-58
Recent State Championships: 2011 (2A), 2010 (2A), 2004 (2A)
Recent League Championships: 2011 (Northern 2A), 2008 (Northern 2A), 2007 (Northern 2A), 2005 (Northern 2A), 2004 (Northern 2A)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 11
Streak List: 9/2/11 Silver Stage (Silver Springs) (67-0), 9/9/11 Battle Mountain (48-9), 9/16/11 Whittell [George] (Zephyr Cove) (59-0), 9/23/11 West Wendover (72-0), 10/7/11 Yerington (22-14), 10/14/11 Silver State Academy/ROP (Yerington) (53-0), 10/20/11 Incline (Incline Village) (44-12), 10/29/11 North Tahoe (Tahoe City, CA) (55-0), 11/4/11 Silver State Academy/ROP (Yerington) (62-6), 11/12/11 Meadows (Las Vegas) (44-22), 11/19/11 White Pine (Ely) (47-14)

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 Portola (CA), 9/7 at Quincy (CA), 9/14 at West Wendover, 9/21 North Tahoe (Tahoe City, CA), 9/28 at Whittell [George] (Zephyr Cove), 10/5 Yerington, 10/12 at Silver State Academy/ROP (Yerington), 10/19 Battle Mountain, 10/25 Incline (Incline Village)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Battle Mountain (1.5), Portola (CA) (-4.1), Yerington (-4.4)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: North Tahoe (Tahoe City, CA) (-45), Whittell [George] (Zephyr Cove) (-38.5), Quincy (CA) (-27.5)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -26.3 (-16.3 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -20.1
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.2
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 77%