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GENERAL
Nickname: Golden Bears
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Rob Stanton
League: AA
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2014 JV Record: 8-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jayson Leinwand 6'1" 225 Senior ILB/TE 4.88
Levi Stovall 6'3" 240 Senior DT/T 5.44

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: LBs, DBs, QB
Team Weaknesses: Young, Start Many Players Moving Up From JV

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 3.5
2014 National Rank: #7055
2014 State Rank: #27
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 1
2015 National Rank: #7596
2015 State Rank: #29
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 19.5
Dynasty National Rank: #2440
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 18.5
Dynasty Record: 95-45 (79-36 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 4-7
2014 League Record/Finish: 4-6 (tied for 8th)
2014 Points For Average: 22.9
2014 Points Against Average: 30.7
2014 Differential: -7.8
2014 Wins: #6878 Billings (20-8), #7576 Bozeman (36-30), #7965 Sentinel/Valley Christian (Missoula) (25-23), #10719 Capital (Helena) (16-14)
2014 Losses: #1316 Glacier (Kalispell) (31-7), #1316 Glacier (Kalispell) (58-8), #4170 Russell [C. M.] (Great Falls) (42-31), #4484 Helena (31-20), #5466 Big Sky (Missoula) (46-40), #6342 Skyview (Billings) (31-28), #8476 Butte (24-21)
2014 Opponents W-L: 81-45
Recent State Championships: 2005
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st), 2006, 2005, 2004
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/18/15 Hellgate (Missoula) (41-0)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 vs Capital (Helena), 9/4 vs Russell [C. M.] (Great Falls), 9/11 at Billings, 9/18 vs Hellgate (Missoula), 9/25 vs Big Sky (Missoula), 10/2 at Butte, 10/9 vs Skyview (Billings), 10/15 vs Sentinel/Valley Christian (Missoula), 10/23 vs Great Falls, 10/30 vs Helena
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Helena (12), Billings (8.7), Butte (6.6)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Hellgate (Missoula) (-25.1), Capital (Helena) (-14.7), Great Falls (-12.9)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.1 (12.3 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.8
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -6.9
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #31
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8521
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2015 Projected League Finish: 7th
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%