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GENERAL
Nickname: Mustangs
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Michael Hall
League: Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail Division I
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #9

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Javon Burse 5'10" 160 Senior DB
Zane Heigele 6'1" 180 Senior LB
Brandon Huynh 5'9" 185 Senior DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience On Defense, Depth On Offense

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 29.6
2013 National Rank: #1846
2013 State Rank: #31
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 29.8
2014 National Rank: #1597
2014 State Rank: #26
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 31.1
Dynasty National Rank: #697
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: even
Dynasty Record: 78-39 (34-23 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 5-6
2013 League Record/Finish: 0-5 (tied for 6th)
2013 Points For Average: 34.5
2013 Points Against Average: 32.3
2013 Differential: +2.2
2013 Wins: #2055 Hays (42-14), #3531 Andover (48-12), #3892 Great Bend (41-14), #4307 Aquinas [St. Thomas] (Overland Park) (42-40), #5006 Central (Andover) (30-6)
2013 Losses: #148 Derby (45-14), #310 South (Salina) (55-27), #1327 Kapaun Mt. Carmel (Wichita) (44-42), #1436 Hutchinson (42-31), #1553 Maize (34-28), #3751 Newton (49-35)
2013 Opponents W-L: 74-40
Recent State Championships: 2005
Recent League Championships: 2005, 2004 (Ark Valley Chisholm Trail Division I), 2003 (I-70)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/5 Lawton (OK), 9/12 at Derby, 9/19 Maize, 9/26 at Eisenhower (Goddard), 10/3 Haysville Campus (Wichita), 10/10 Hutchinson, 10/17 at South (Salina), 10/24 Great Bend, 10/31 Newton
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Derby (47.8), Lawton (OK) (46.9), Hutchinson (41.3)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Eisenhower (Goddard) (-4), Haysville Campus (Wichita) (3.7), Great Bend (17.5)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27 (28.3 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: 0
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #9
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #749
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2014 Projected League Finish: 5th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%