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GENERAL
Nickname: Rams
Coach: David Howes
League: 5A District 1
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2012 JV Record: 9-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Ikaika Waters 6'0" 205 Junior DE 4.65
Easton Bruere 6'3" 205 Junior QB 4.80
Tristan Foley 5'10" 165 Senior WR 4.57

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Travis Parnell 6'3" 200 Senior OLB [New Mexico State]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience At Many Positions, Cohesiveness, Chemistry
Team Weaknesses: Size, DBs Must Improve, Holes On DL

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 34.6
2012 National Rank: #1228
2012 State Rank: #5
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.6
2013 Starting Power Rating: 32.5
2013 National Rank: #1249
2013 State Rank: #4
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 26.2
Dynasty National Rank: #1692
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.9
Dynasty Record: 37-21 (14-2 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 9-2
2012 League Record/Finish: 3-0 (1st)
2012 Points For Average: 39.4
2012 Points Against Average: 20.1
2012 Differential: +19.3
2012 Wins: #274 Las Cruces (42-21), #1886 Eldorado (Albuquerque) (39-38), #2513 Volcano Vista (Albuquerque) (37-34), #2690 Clovis (42-33), #3191 Cleveland [V. Sue] (Rio Rancho) (35-0), #5197 Atrisco Heritage Academy (Albuquerque) (49-28), #7319 Gadsden (Anthony) (42-0), #7530 Cibola (Albuquerque) (52-21), #8794 Highland (Albuquerque) (54-0)
2012 Losses: #284 Goddard (Roswell) (21-17), #2513 Volcano Vista (Albuquerque) (25-24)
2012 Opponents W-L: 72-54
Recent League Championships: 2012, 2009, 2008, 2006, 2005 (AAAAA District 1), 2004 (AAAAA District 1)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/31 at Highland (Albuquerque), 9/6 at Gadsden (Anthony), 9/13 at Goddard (Roswell), 9/27 Clovis, 10/3 at Hope Christian (Albuquerque), 10/4 at Atrisco Heritage Academy (Albuquerque), 10/11 at Eldorado (Albuquerque), 10/25 at Volcano Vista (Albuquerque), 11/1 at Cibola (Albuquerque), 11/7 at Cleveland [V. Sue] (Rio Rancho)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Goddard (Roswell) (49.5), Clovis (28.2), Eldorado (Albuquerque) (28.2)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Highland (Albuquerque) (-7.4), Gadsden (Anthony) (-7.3), Cibola (Albuquerque) (-2.8)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.2 (21.7 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.6
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.6
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #14
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3750
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2013 Projected League Finish: 1st
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3%