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GENERAL
Nickname: Bison
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Kevin Steele
League: Laurel Highlands
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #45

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2013 JV Record: 6-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Austin Montgomery 6'1" 210 QB 4.80
August Cook 6'4" 205 RB 4.70
Zach Shaffer 5'10" 175 WR 4.70

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience At Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On OL

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 8.8
2013 National Rank: #5809
2013 State Rank: #245
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: 10
2014 National Rank: #5228
2014 State Rank: #220
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 5.2
Dynasty National Rank: #6483
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6.1
Dynasty Record: 58-60 (45-46 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 8-4
2013 League Record/Finish: 7-2 (tied for 3rd)
2013 Points For Average: 29.4
2013 Points Against Average: 23.7
2013 Differential: +5.7
2013 Wins: #3666 Bishop Guilfoyle (Altoona) (13-10), #6193 Central Cambria (Ebensburg) (28-14), #6182 Bishop Carroll (Ebensburg) (28-21), #8497 Greater Johnstown (Johnstown) (48-33), #9286 Bishop McCort (Johnstown) (49-0), #9744 Penn Cambria (Cresson) (20-2), #11200 Everett (41-24), #12772 Westmont Hilltop (Johnstown) (54-10)
2013 Losses: #1696 Richland (Johnstown) (53-3), #3257 Somerset (35-27), #4201 Chestnut Ridge (New Paris) (27-21), #4201 Chestnut Ridge (New Paris) (55-21)
2013 Opponents W-L: 74-65
Recent League Championships: 2004 (Laurel Highlands 1)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/29/14 Penn Cambria (Cresson) (19-6)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Penn Cambria (Cresson), 9/5 at Central Cambria (Ebensburg), 9/12 Somerset, 9/19 at Greater Johnstown (Johnstown), 9/26 Westmont Hilltop (Johnstown), 10/3 at Bishop McCort (Johnstown), 10/10 Richland (Johnstown), 10/17 Bishop Carroll (Ebensburg), 10/24 at Cambria Heights (Patton), 10/31 at Forest Hills (Sidman)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Somerset (19.6), Richland (Johnstown) (16.3), Forest Hills (Sidman) (13.7)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Westmont Hilltop (Johnstown) (-33.5), Cambria Heights (Patton) (-13.8), Bishop Carroll (Ebensburg) (-2.2)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7 (4.3 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.9
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -6.1
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #360
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7475
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2014 Projected League Finish: 5th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%