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GENERAL
Nickname: Cowboys
Colors: Red/Black
Coach: Bob Howard
League: 2A Western Slope - South (moving from 2A Western)
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #9

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2013 JV Record: 5-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Michael Howard 5'11" 185 Senior FB/LB 4.90
Jake Wallin 6'3" 170 Senior QB/S 5.00
Brady Wilson 5'10" 165 Junior RB/OLB 4.80

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Depth At Skill Positions, Team Speed, Returners With Varsity Experience
Team Weaknesses: Overall Program Numbers, Size On Lines

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 3.3
2013 National Rank: #7128
2013 State Rank: #102
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 10.5
2014 National Rank: #5104
2014 State Rank: #76
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): -3.4
Dynasty National Rank: #9350
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 15.2
Dynasty Record: 52-55 (41-34 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 8-3
2013 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 23.5
2013 Points Against Average: 20.5
2013 Differential: +3
2013 Wins: #8216 Fort Lupton (49-28), #8860 Olathe (25-22), #9537 Aspen (14-10), #10629 Bayfield (7-0), #11922 Grand Valley (Parachute) (27-25), #12091 Basalt (20-9), #12276 Pagosa Springs (52-13), #13995 Coal Ridge (New Castle) (31-3)
2013 Losses: #3014 Delta (39-7), #3298 Faith Christian (Arvada) (48-0), #5774 Monte Vista (28-27)
2013 Opponents W-L: 56-57
Recent League Championships: 2013 (2A Western), 2007 (2A Western Slope), 2006 (tied for 1st; 2A Western Slope), 2004 (tied for 1st; 2A Western)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/30 Kent Denver (Englewood), 9/5 at Monte Vista, 9/12 at Moffat County (Craig), 9/19 Roaring Fork (Carbondale), 9/26 Montezuma-Cortez (Cortez), 10/3 at Bayfield, 10/10 Alamosa, 10/17 Pagosa Springs, 10/24 at Olathe
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Kent Denver (Englewood) (16), Monte Vista (4), Bayfield (-1.7)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Pagosa Springs (-21.5), Moffat County (Craig) (-19.6), Roaring Fork (Carbondale) (-11.3)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13.5 (-3.5 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.5
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #147
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9725
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 23%