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GENERAL
Nickname: Rattlers
Coach: Wayne Ferguson
League: 3A District 5 (moving from 2A District 2)
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #14

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

TOP PLAYERS
Saul Moriel 5'8" 220 Senior FB/ILB
Javier Villanueva 5'9" 165 Senior TE/OLB
Daniel Lopez 5'6" 140 Junior RB/S

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Team Speed
Team Weaknesses: Experience

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: -31.7
2013 National Rank: #13457
2013 State Rank: #79
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6
2014 Starting Power Rating: -39.2
2014 National Rank: #13931
2014 State Rank: #84
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): -7.7
Dynasty National Rank: #10619
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 31.5
Dynasty Record: 64-60 (9-22 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 1-9
2013 League Record/Finish: 0-4 (5th)
2013 Points For Average: 9.4
2013 Points Against Average: 38.3
2013 Differential: -28.9
2013 Wins: #12437 New Mexico Military Institute (Roswell) (26-14)
2013 Losses: #3070 Clayton (54-0), #3197 Santa Rosa (52-0), #7638 Dexter (49-0), #7860 Estancia (47-15), #9275 Albuquerque Academy (Albuquerque) (55-0), #11713 Texico (21-20), #12100 Raton (35-21), #12322 Eunice (35-6), #12715 Fort Sumner/House (Fort Sumner) (21-6)
2013 Opponents W-L: 66-44
Recent League Championships: 2003 (AA District 2)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Escalante (Tierra Amarilla), 9/5 Texico, 9/12 at Estancia, 9/19 at Dexter, 9/26 Fort Sumner/House (Fort Sumner), 10/3 Eunice, 10/10 at West Las Vegas (Las Vegas), 10/24 at Santa Rosa, 10/31 Raton, 11/7 at Clayton
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Clayton (25.6), Santa Rosa (23.9), Estancia (0.6)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: West Las Vegas (Las Vegas) (-32.1), Eunice (-21.6), Escalante (Tierra Amarilla) (-21.3)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.8
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.9
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.1
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #48
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9953
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 0-10
2014 Projected League Finish: 4th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%