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GENERAL
Nickname: Blue Hawks
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Jared Koskela
League: Western 7B
Playoff Division: B
Playoff Division Rank: #33

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2014 JV Record: 3-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Trais Hoisington 6'5" 205 Senior WR/CB 4.8
McKenzie Holt 6'4.5" 220 Junior TE/ILB 4.7
Colton Fowle 5'7" 325 Senior OL/NG 5.6

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 18 Seniors On Roster, Many All-Conference Players Returning
Team Weaknesses: Losing Record Last 6 Seasons

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: -34.2
2014 National Rank: #13655
2014 State Rank: #67
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: -33.7
2015 National Rank: #13533
2015 State Rank: #68
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): -10.4
Dynasty National Rank: #11313
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 23.3
Dynasty Record: 53-53 [55-51 on the field] (31-24 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 2-7
2014 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (tied for 2nd)
2014 Points For Average: 18.6
2014 Points Against Average: 32.8
2014 Differential: -14.2
2014 Wins: #12827 Troy (37-36), #14439 Plains (35-12)
2014 Losses: #5816 Bigfork (48-0), #7242 Choteau (54-14), #10271 Powell County (Deer Lodge) (20-13), #11049 Ronan (31-26), #12568 Cut Bank (44-13), #12953 Lincoln County (Eureka) (30-16), #13636 Florence-Carlton (Florence) (20-13)
2014 Opponents W-L: 36-46
Recent League Championships: 2007 (Western 8B), 2005 (Western 8B), 2003 (B- Western 6B)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 2
Streak List: 9/11/15 Cut Bank (9-8), 9/18/15 Ronan (28-14)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 Powell County (Deer Lodge), 9/4 at St. Ignatius, 9/11 Cut Bank, 9/18 at Ronan, 9/25 Bigfork, 10/2 Lincoln County (Eureka), 10/16 at Troy, 10/23 at Libby
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Bigfork (8.9), Powell County (Deer Lodge) (-10.5), St. Ignatius (-16.6)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Cut Bank (-30.9), Lincoln County (Eureka) (-27.3), Ronan (-25.6)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -19.2
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -18.6
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.6
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #69
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12712
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-7
2015 Projected League Finish: 5th
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%