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GENERAL
Nickname: Mustangs
Colors: Green/Red/White
Coach: Joe Fiacchi
League: Section 3 B - West (moving from Section 3 Class B - West)
Playoff Division: B
Playoff Division Rank: #17

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

TOP PLAYERS
Ian McGloon 6'0" 175 Senior TB/FS 4.65
Will Coon 6'2" 170 Senior WR/C 4.50
Aaron Cusick 5'10" 170 Senior C/WR 4.80

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Team Speed, Experience At Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: Youth

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 11
2013 National Rank: #5314
2013 State Rank: #127
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: 10.2
2014 National Rank: #5184
2014 State Rank: #121
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 3.7
Dynasty National Rank: #6941
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.8
Dynasty Record: 54-44 (33-30 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 5-4
2013 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (tied for 2nd)
2013 Points For Average: 32.1
2013 Points Against Average: 32.3
2013 Differential: -0.2
2013 Wins: #6285 Vernon-Verona-Sherrill (Verona) (14-6), #7865 Westhill (Syracuse) (43-14), #8230 Cortland (19-14), #11730 Solvay (40-32), #12875 Birdlebough [John C.] (Phoenix) (54-12)
2013 Losses: #1134 Cazenovia (63-18), #1134 Cazenovia (43-35), #3559 Homer (58-45), #8533 Chittenango (49-21)
2013 Opponents W-L: 48-33
Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st; Section 3 Class B - West)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/5 at Solvay, 9/12 Skaneateles, 9/19 Chittenango, 9/26 at Ithaca, 10/3 Westhill (Syracuse), 10/10 at Homer, 10/17 Birdlebough [John C.] (Phoenix)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Homer (26.7), Westhill (Syracuse) (0), Chittenango (-2.4)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Birdlebough [John C.] (Phoenix) (-35.2), Solvay (-17.9), Ithaca (-15.5)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.8 (8.9 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.6
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.8
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #259
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10147
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-1
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 6%