GENERAL
Nickname: Rams
Coach: David Howes
League: 5A District 1
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #4
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2011 JV Record: 8-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Ulises Astorga 5'9" 180 Senior RB/OLB 4.60
Austin Patterson 6'1" 175 Senior WR/DB 4.80
Dallin Brady 5'11" 180 Senior DB/WR 4.58
D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Alex Oluyitah 6'6" 275 Senior OL
Josh Baggett 6'5" 285 Senior OL [New Mexico]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Offensive Experience, Attitude, Work Ethic
Team Weaknesses: Defensive Experience
RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 35.1
2011 National Rank: #1121
2011 State Rank: #6
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 31
2012 National Rank: #1356
2012 State Rank: #7
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 21.6
Dynasty National Rank: #1903
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10.6
Dynasty Record: 63-39 (27-5 in league)
HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 9-4
2011 League Record/Finish: 2-1 (2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 37.1
2011 Points Against Average: 26.2
2011 Differential: +10.9
2011 Wins: #1582 Notre Dame Prep (Scottsdale, AZ) (32-27), #1894 Clovis (27-14), #2007 Las Cruces (48-41), #4408 Sandia (Albuquerque) (42-21), #4427 Cibola (Albuquerque) (28-14), #4700 Alamogordo (56-34), #5364 Volcano Vista (Albuquerque) (38-28), #8867 Onate (Las Cruces) (42-14), #9091 Rio Grande (Albuquerque) (56-7)
2011 Losses: #112 Cleveland [V. Sue] (Rio Rancho) (42-28), #112 Cleveland [V. Sue] (Rio Rancho) (34-32), #837 Goddard (Roswell) (33-25), #2113 Eldorado (Albuquerque) (31-28)
2011 Opponents W-L: 85-63
Recent League Championships: 2009, 2008, 2006, 2005 (AAAAA District 1), 2004 (AAAAA District 1)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Highland (Albuquerque), 9/7 at Gadsden (Anthony), 9/7 Chapin [John L.] (El Paso, TX), 9/14 at Goddard (Roswell), 9/21 Las Cruces, 9/28 at Clovis, 10/4 Atrisco Heritage Academy (Albuquerque), 10/12 at Eldorado (Albuquerque), 10/27 Volcano Vista (Albuquerque), 11/2 Cibola (Albuquerque), 11/9 Cleveland [V. Sue] (Rio Rancho)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Cleveland [V. Sue] (Rio Rancho) (53.3), Chapin [John L.] (El Paso, TX) (33), Goddard (Roswell) (32.5)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Gadsden (Anthony) (-22.9), Atrisco Heritage Academy (Albuquerque) (6), Volcano Vista (Albuquerque) (8.6)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.4 (25.7 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.4
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-3
2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%