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GENERAL
Nickname: Cavemen
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Aaron Behm
League: 5A Region 4
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2014 JV Record: 8-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Tanner Smith 6'3" 200 QB
Coleson Worley 5'11" 175 WR/DB
Nate Honey 6'1" 185 RB/LB

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
James Empey 6'4" 270 Senior OL
Lopini Katoa 6'0" 200 Senior RB
Nate Heaps 6'3" 235 Senior TE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experienced Returning Starters/Others Who Saw Considerable Playing Time Last Season
Team Weaknesses: Youth

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 56.1
2014 National Rank: #156
2014 State Rank: #3
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 49.2
2015 National Rank: #301
2015 State Rank: #4
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 26.2
Dynasty National Rank: #1275
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 23
Dynasty Record: 72-59 (32-32 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 11-3
2014 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2014 Points For Average: 34.6
2014 Points Against Average: 18.4
2014 Differential: +16.2
2014 Wins: #368 Riverton (35-18), #388 Brighton (Salt Lake City) (58-28), #476 Herriman (West Herriman) (24-21), #674 Jordan (Sandy) (58-13), #1676 Pleasant Grove (30-10), #1999 Lone Peak (Highland) (51-24), #2013 Logan (33-7), #2596 Orem (35-17), #2926 Westlake (Saratoga Springs) (44-28), #4948 Hillcrest (Midvale) (42-13), #5743 Lehi (35-14)
2014 Losses: #33 Bingham (South Jordan) (20-3), #115 Eastside Catholic (Sammamish, WA) (20-13), #388 Brighton (Salt Lake City) (24-23)
2014 Opponents W-L: 100-64
Recent League Championships: 2014, 2007 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 2
Streak List: 9/11/15 Westlake (Saratoga Springs) (24-17), 9/18/15 Corner Canyon (Draper) (10-7)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/21 Hunter (West Valley City), 8/29 vs Highland (Pocatello, ID), 9/4 at Brighton (Salt Lake City), 9/11 Westlake (Saratoga Springs), 9/18 Corner Canyon (Draper), 9/25 at Lehi, 10/2 at Lone Peak (Highland), 10/9 Herriman (West Herriman), 10/14 Riverton, 10/22 at Pleasant Grove
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Highland (Pocatello, ID) (52.4), Brighton (Salt Lake City) (47.5), Herriman (West Herriman) (38.1)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Lehi (17.8), Pleasant Grove (28.1), Westlake (Saratoga Springs) (32)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 34.3 (38.3 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 35.7
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.4
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #2
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #209
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2015 Projected League Finish: 1st
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 10%