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GENERAL
Nickname: Blue Devils
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Coach: Joe Herrera
League: 3A Colorado 7 (moving from 2A Patriot)
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #26

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2013 JV Record: 5-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jacob Browne 6'2" 265 Senior DT/OL
Jacob Ornales 6'2" 250 Senior C/DL
Elijah Vargas 5'8" 155 Sophomore ATH/DB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Lines
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At Skill Positions

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: -1.1
2013 National Rank: #8216
2013 State Rank: #118
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: -1.6
2014 National Rank: #8310
2014 State Rank: #118
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): -7.8
Dynasty National Rank: #10649
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6.2
Dynasty Record: 28-82 [30-80 on the field] (19-64 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 5-5
2013 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (5th)
2013 Points For Average: 26.4
2013 Points Against Average: 25.4
2013 Differential: +1
2013 Wins: #7317 Resurrection Christian (Loveland) (20-15), #9280 Sterling (27-14), #9805 University (Greeley) (48-26), #12430 Valley (Gilcrest) (32-6), #13841 Middle Park (Granby) (41-0)
2013 Losses: #1790 Platte Valley (Kersey) (26-7), #2548 Brush (54-8), #5593 Strasburg (36-26), #7128 Gunnison (49-28), #7656 Eaton (28-27)
2013 Opponents W-L: 54-40
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/22 at Centaurus (Lafayette), 9/5 Valley (Gilcrest), 9/12 Berthoud, 9/19 Lutheran (Parker), 9/26 at Englewood, 10/3 at Skyview (Thornton), 10/10 Elizabeth, 10/17 at Weld Central (Keenesburg), 10/24 at Vista PEAK Prep (Aurora), 10/31 Fort Morgan
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Lutheran (Parker) (18.8), Elizabeth (7.7), Vista PEAK Prep (Aurora) (3.2)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Englewood (-24.3), Skyview (Thornton) (-23.5), Valley (Gilcrest) (-18)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.1 (0.3 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.6
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -6.5
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #148
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9874
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2014 Projected League Finish: 5th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%