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GENERAL
Nickname: Bruins
Colors: Brown/Gold
Coach: Pat Murphy
League: AA
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #6

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2012 JV Record: 8-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Kyle Harrington 6'0" 165 Junior WR 4.60
Sean Carroll 6'2" 210 Junior OLB 4.70
Tyler Sanders 6'3" 260 Junior DL/OL 5.00

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Strength/Speed, Tradition
Team Weaknesses: Many Road Games, RBs Deep/Talented But Inexperienced

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 4.8
2012 National Rank: #6839
2012 State Rank: #22
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 11.9
2013 National Rank: #4848
2013 State Rank: #16
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 27.3
Dynasty National Rank: #1549
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 14
Dynasty Record: 50-12 (41-9 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 5-6
2012 League Record/Finish: 5-5 (8th)
2012 Points For Average: 26.5
2012 Points Against Average: 27.2
2012 Differential: -0.7
2012 Wins: #7181 Big Sky (Missoula) (32-25), #9591 Billings (42-13), #10131 Sentinel (Missoula) (41-21), #10523 Great Falls (35-6), #12208 Flathead (Kalispell) (54-31)
2012 Losses: #2050 Butte (42-28), #3228 Russell [C. M.] (Great Falls) (28-27), #3788 Helena (38-13), #3997 Glacier (Kalispell) (21-13), #3997 Glacier (Kalispell) (33-7), #4879 Billings West (Billings) (41-0)
2012 Opponents W-L: 65-56
Recent State Championships: 2011, 2008, 2007, 2006
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st), 2009, 2008, 2007, 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 vs Hellgate (Missoula), 9/6 vs Butte, 9/13 vs Flathead (Kalispell), 9/20 vs Russell [C. M.] (Great Falls), 9/27 vs Billings West (Billings), 10/4 at Bozeman, 10/11 vs Billings, 10/18 vs Glacier (Kalispell), 10/25 vs Skyview (Billings), 11/2 vs Helena
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Butte (27.9), Russell [C. M.] (Great Falls) (20.7), Bozeman (19.4)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Flathead (Kalispell) (-27), Hellgate (Missoula) (-14.9), Billings (-6.7)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.2 (7.2 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.8
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #7
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5252
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2013 Projected League Finish: 6th
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%