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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldawgs
Coach: Jim Miller
League: 6A District 3 (moving from 5A District 3)
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
2013 JV Record: 7-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Isaiah McIntyre 6'0" 180 Senior WR/DB 4.50 [New Mexico State]
Kameron Miller 6'2" 180 Junior QB/DB 4.69
Carlos Campos 6'2" 290 Senior OL/DL 5.55

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Sam Denmark 6'0" 220 Senior LB [Abilene Christian]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: QB, WR, Experience At Key Positions
Team Weaknesses: Experience

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 54.9
2013 National Rank: #170
2013 State Rank: #1
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6
2014 Starting Power Rating: 46.3
2014 National Rank: #344
2014 State Rank: #1
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 35.6
Dynasty National Rank: #358
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 13.3
Dynasty Record: 97-31 (34-10 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 12-1
2013 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd)
2013 Points For Average: 45.2
2013 Points Against Average: 12.5
2013 Differential: +32.7
2013 Wins: #581 Mayfield (Las Cruces) (27-26), #923 Valley (Albuquerque) (68-36), #1188 Sandia (Albuquerque) (56-8), #2079 Rio Rancho (42-6), #2118 Cibola (Albuquerque) (47-12), #2636 Eldorado (Albuquerque) (38-8), #3012 Chapin [John L.] (El Paso, TX) (56-14), #4634 La Cueva (Albuquerque) (20-0), #6054 Artesia (54-0), #7314 Onate (Las Cruces) (55-19), #7979 Gadsden (Anthony) (55-6), #9593 Alamogordo (50-0)
2013 Losses: #581 Mayfield (Las Cruces) (28-20)
2013 Opponents W-L: 83-63
Recent State Championships: 2013 (5A), 2012 (5A), 2008 (5A)
Recent League Championships: 2012 (5A District 3), 2010 (5A District 3), 2009 (tied for 1st; 5A District 3), 2008 (5A District 3), 2004 (AAAAA District 3)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 5
Streak List: 11/23/13 Sandia (Albuquerque) (56-8), 11/30/13 Valley (Albuquerque) (68-36), 12/7/13 Mayfield (Las Cruces) (27-26), 8/28/14 Montwood (El Paso, TX) (44-18), 9/5/14 La Cueva (Albuquerque) (42-35)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/28 Montwood (El Paso, TX), 9/5 La Cueva (Albuquerque), 9/12 at Volcano Vista (Albuquerque), 9/19 at Rio Rancho, 9/26 Centennial (Las Cruces), 10/3 at Artesia, 10/9 at Deming, 10/17 at Gadsden (Anthony), 10/31 at Onate (Las Cruces), 11/7 Mayfield (Las Cruces)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Mayfield (Las Cruces) (44.4), Rio Rancho (27.2), La Cueva (Albuquerque) (23.6)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Onate (Las Cruces) (2.6), Deming (6.8), Gadsden (Anthony) (12.5)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.3 (25.8 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.7
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #7
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2095
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 71%