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GENERAL
Nickname: Cowboys
Colors: Brown/White
Coach: Brooks Alexander
League: Big North - American
Playoff Division: North I Group 2
Playoff Division Rank: #12

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Jim Zurich 6'0" 225 Senior OL/DL 5.00
Max Spelling 5'10" 190 Senior OLB/RB 4.94
Tyler Messinger 6'1" 200 Junior RB/S 4.50

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Running Game, Execution/Precision Timing Offense, Backfield
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: -6.3
2012 National Rank: #9498
2012 State Rank: #260
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6
2013 Starting Power Rating: -15.8
2013 National Rank: #11373
2013 State Rank: #300
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 2.1
Dynasty National Rank: #7460
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 17.9
Dynasty Record: 28-22 (15-10 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 4-6
2012 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (3rd)
2012 Points For Average: 22.2
2012 Points Against Average: 34.8
2012 Differential: -12.6
2012 Wins: #10196 Kittatinny Regional (Newton) (40-30), #10957 Fort Lee (19-14), #11473 Cliffside Park (49-26), #11858 Dumont (29-22)
2012 Losses: #1908 River Dell (Oradell) (45-13), #4160 Mahwah (38-24), #4587 Ramsey (48-14), #5985 Ridgefield Park (48-6), #6431 Morrow [Dwight] (Englewood) (38-22), #7007 Westwood (Washington Township) (39-6)
2012 Opponents W-L: 49-50
Recent League Championships: 2010 (North Jersey 1B)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: 1
Streak List: 11/16/12 Kittatinny Regional (Newton) (40-30)

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 9/12 at Mahwah, 9/20 at Ramsey, 9/27 Dumont, 10/4 at Ridgefield Park, 10/11 Fort Lee, 10/18 at River Dell (Oradell), 10/26 at Cliffside Park, 11/1 Westwood (Washington Township), 11/8 Morrow [Dwight] (Englewood)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: River Dell (Oradell) (28.1), Mahwah (14.9), Ramsey (14.2)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Cliffside Park (-21.4), Dumont (-18.4), Fort Lee (-17.5)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.5 (2 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.2
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.3
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #184
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7350
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-7
2013 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%