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GENERAL
Nickname: Chieftains
Coach: Don Story
League: 3A District 1
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #15

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2011 JV Record: 3-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Alex Benally 6'0" 165 Senior HB/S 4.97
Tom Hall 6'0" 265 Senior OL/DL 5.25
Hiram Gleason 5'10" 150 Junior DB/WR 4.85

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Backfield, Talent At QB, Solid OL
Team Weaknesses: Special Teams, A Few Holes At Skill Positions

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: -37.9
2011 National Rank: #14084
2011 State Rank: #82
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: -31.4
2012 National Rank: #13482
2012 State Rank: #80
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -29.3
Dynasty National Rank: #14121
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.1
Dynasty Record: 36-51 (15-16 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 6-4
2011 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (tied for 1st)
2011 Points For Average: 33.8
2011 Points Against Average: 19.6
2011 Differential: +14.2
2011 Wins: #14115 Crownpoint (43-12), #14579 Mora (29-6), #14600 Santa Fe Indian (Santa Fe) (38-6), #14685 Whitehorse (Montezuma Creek, UT) (56-6), #14696 Thoreau (56-20), #14699 Wingate (Fort Wingate) (61-6)
2011 Losses: #11455 Gallup (40-7), #12553 McCurdy (Espanola) (26-7), #13529 Ignacio (CO) (34-12), #14208 Zuni (40-29)
2011 Opponents W-L: 31-62
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st), 2010
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 9/1 Estancia, 9/7 Zuni, 9/14 Ignacio (CO), 9/21 Pojoaque Valley (Pojoaque), 9/28 Dulce, 10/13 Questa, 10/26 Wingate (Fort Wingate), 11/2 Thoreau, 11/9 Bloomfield
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Pojoaque Valley (Pojoaque) (-11.9), Estancia (-19.7), Dulce (-20.9)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Wingate (Fort Wingate) (-78.8), Thoreau (-70.3), Questa (-45)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -46.6
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -37.7
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.9
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%