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GENERAL
Nickname: Titans
Colors: Blue/Green/Black
Coach: Russ Jones
League: 5A Region 1
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #14

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 1
2013 JV Record: 7-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Daunte Atkinson 6'2" 165 WR/DB 4.40
Kole Tracy 6'1" 220 QB/MLB 4.60
Romney Harker 5'11" 175 K 4.60

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Kavika Fonua 6'0" 205 Senior DB 4.40 [Brigham Young]

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

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 34.2
2013 National Rank: #1298
2013 State Rank: #19
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 23.9
2014 National Rank: #2465
2014 State Rank: #29
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 33.6
Dynasty National Rank: #487
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.4
Dynasty Record: 52-27 (28-18 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 8-2
2013 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2013 Points For Average: 25.4
2013 Points Against Average: 13.4
2013 Differential: +12
2013 Wins: #1854 Highland (Salt Lake City) (17-14), #2354 Northridge (Layton) (45-27), #2960 Box Elder (Brigham City) (16-7), #3790 Weber (Pleasant View) (37-13), #4150 Layton (28-7), #5475 Mountain Crest (Hyrum) (21-10), #6442 Fremont (Plain City) (36-14), #9527 Viewmont (Bountiful) (34-0)
2013 Losses: #529 Lone Peak (Highland) (21-13), #1009 Davis (Kaysville) (21-7)
2013 Opponents W-L: 47-59
Recent League Championships: 2012
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 3
Streak List: 8/22/14 Box Elder (Brigham City) (31-28), 8/29/14 Highland (Salt Lake City) (24-21), 9/5/14 Mountain Crest (Hyrum) (16-13)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/22 Box Elder (Brigham City), 8/29 at Highland (Salt Lake City), 9/5 Mountain Crest (Hyrum), 9/11 at Davis (Kaysville), 9/19 at Northridge (Layton), 9/26 Layton, 10/3 Viewmont (Bountiful), 10/15 at Weber (Pleasant View), 10/24 Fremont (Plain City)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Davis (Kaysville) (37.1), Northridge (Layton) (29), Highland (Salt Lake City) (26)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Viewmont (Bountiful) (-6.8), Fremont (Plain City) (6.1), Mountain Crest (Hyrum) (6.4)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.4 (22.8 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.4
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #43
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2701
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2014 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%