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GENERAL
Nickname: Cowboys
Colors: Silver/Gold/Black
Coach: Shane Phelan
League: 1A Western Slope
Playoff Division: 1A
Playoff Division Rank: #13

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2013 JV Record: 3-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jake Phelan 5'11" 170 Senior QB/DB 4.54
Raul Lopez 5'9" 165 Senior WR/DB 4.50
Trenton Shelton 5'11" 190 Junior RB/LB 4.44

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Team Speed

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: -15.2
2013 National Rank: #11283
2013 State Rank: #165
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +11.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: -3.7
2014 National Rank: #8825
2014 State Rank: #126
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): -6
Dynasty National Rank: #10134
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.3
Dynasty Record: 50-45 (34-28 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 4-4
2013 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th)
2013 Points For Average: 26
2013 Points Against Average: 20.5
2013 Differential: +5.5
2013 Wins: #11922 Grand Valley (Parachute) (32-29), #13840 Lake County (Leadville) (46-0), #13995 Coal Ridge (New Castle) (36-13), #14523 Del Norte (42-0)
2013 Losses: #3034 Paonia (28-22), #6883 Hotchkiss (28-0), #8358 Cedaredge (38-30), #10505 Roaring Fork (Carbondale) (28-0)
2013 Opponents W-L: 31-47
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 3
Streak List: 8/23/14 Rye (26-14), 8/29/14 Roaring Fork (Carbondale) (46-0), 9/5/14 Coal Ridge (New Castle) (53-6)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/23 Rye, 8/29 Roaring Fork (Carbondale), 9/5 at Coal Ridge (New Castle), 9/20 Holyoke, 10/3 Paonia, 10/10 at Cedaredge, 10/17 Grand Valley (Parachute), 10/24 at Hotchkiss
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Paonia (32.5), Hotchkiss (4.3), Holyoke (-6.7)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Coal Ridge (New Castle) (-35.6), Grand Valley (Parachute) (-28.8), Rye (-11.4)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -16.4
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.3
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.1
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #156
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10368
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-3
2014 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%