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GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Robbie Owens
League: 4A/5A Southwest
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #21

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2012 JV Record: 7-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Theron Verna 6'2" 240 DE/FB 4.60
Quinton Walton 6'3" 290 OL/DL 5.30
Austin Lewis 5'11" 205 RB/OLB 4.60

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Austin Berk 6'5" 225 Senior DE 4.8 [Colorado State]
James Diamante 6'4" 275 Senior DT 5.00 [Wyoming]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Return Most Skill Position Players
Team Weaknesses: Replacing 2 OL, Holes On DL, Smaller

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 20.5
2012 National Rank: #3262
2012 State Rank: #44
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 20.2
2013 National Rank: #3079
2013 State Rank: #36
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 24.7
Dynasty National Rank: #1943
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.5
Dynasty Record: 33-21 (13-7 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 6-4
2012 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (3rd)
2012 Points For Average: 30
2012 Points Against Average: 19.5
2012 Differential: +10.5
2012 Wins: #3292 Mountain Vista (Highlands Ranch) (21-17), #4663 Mountain Range (Westminster) (28-14), #7916 Durango (49-10), #8158 Prairie View (Henderson) (48-7), #8821 Rocky Mountain (Fort Collins) (42-14), #10496 Grand Junction Central (Grand Junction) (42-12)
2012 Losses: #385 Ralston Valley (Arvada) (23-15), #1280 Columbine (Littleton) (37-20), #2931 Montrose (41-21), #5169 Fruita Monument (Fruita) (20-14)
2012 Opponents W-L: 47-57
Recent League Championships: 2011, 2010, 2006 (tied for 1st; 4A Southwestern), 2005 (4A Southwestern), 2003 (tied for 1st; 4A Southwestern)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/23/13 Prairie View (Henderson) (61-42)

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/23 at Prairie View (Henderson), 8/31 at Mountain Vista (Highlands Ranch), 9/6 at Rocky Mountain (Fort Collins), 9/14 Ralston Valley (Arvada), 9/20 Mountain Range (Westminster), 9/27 at Fruita Monument (Fruita), 10/4 at Durango, 10/17 Montrose, 10/25 at Grand Junction Central (Grand Junction)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Ralston Valley (Arvada) (43.5), Mountain Vista (Highlands Ranch) (17.8), Montrose (16.2)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Rocky Mountain (Fort Collins) (-11.8), Grand Junction Central (Grand Junction) (-3.3), Durango (0.1)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.5 (15.6 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.1
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.6
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #51
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4550
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2013 Projected League Finish: 1st
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%