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GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Black/White
Coach: Flavio Lopez
League: 4A District 2 (moving from 3A District 2)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Kevin McCarty 5'9" 170 Senior QB/FS
Lorenzo Rael 5'9" 160 Senior RB/SS
Ramon Marmol 6'1" 315 Senior DL/TE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Size On Lines, Versatile RB, QB Is 3-Year Starter
Team Weaknesses: Lack Varsity Experience

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 11.5
2013 National Rank: #5201
2013 State Rank: #26
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6
2014 Starting Power Rating: 7.4
2014 National Rank: #5853
2014 State Rank: #30
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): -16.2
Dynasty National Rank: #12582
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 26.2
Dynasty Record: 43-68 (14-25 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 10-2
2013 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 34.7
2013 Points Against Average: 14
2013 Differential: +20.7
2013 Wins: #4077 Robertson (Las Vegas) (14-13), #7742 Bloomfield (49-14), #8672 Hope Christian (Albuquerque) (37-14), #10329 Pojoaque Valley (Pojoaque) (60-7), #10409 Laguna-Acoma (New Laguna) (18-12), #11498 Bernalillo (14-12), #12100 Raton (40-19), #13299 West Las Vegas (Las Vegas) (45-0), #13460 Hot Springs (Truth or Consequences) (54-0), #14379 Espanola Valley (Espanola) (49-7)
2013 Losses: #3197 Santa Rosa (49-20), #4077 Robertson (Las Vegas) (21-16)
2013 Opponents W-L: 66-70
Recent League Championships: 2013 (3A District 2)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/29/14 Bernalillo (49-24), 9/5/14 Hope Christian (Albuquerque) (48-8)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Bernalillo, 9/5 Hope Christian (Albuquerque), 9/13 St. Michael's (Santa Fe), 9/19 Bloomfield, 9/26 Laguna-Acoma (New Laguna), 10/3 Espanola Valley (Espanola), 10/11 at Albuquerque Academy (Albuquerque), 10/17 at West Las Vegas (Las Vegas), 10/31 at Robertson (Las Vegas), 11/7 Pojoaque Valley (Pojoaque)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: St. Michael's (Santa Fe) (17.3), Robertson (Las Vegas) (15.8), Bloomfield (0.6)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Espanola Valley (Espanola) (-44.7), West Las Vegas (Las Vegas) (-32.1), Bernalillo (-17)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -16.4 (-8.4 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.9
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.5
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #54
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10536
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%