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GENERAL
Nickname: Fighting Pintos
Coach: Joseph Anaya
League: 4A District 4 (moving from 5A District 5)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #5

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Santiago Mora 5'10" 190 Senior MLB/OL 4.9
Elijah Tapia 5'9" 170 Senior RB/OLB 4.75
Matt Smith 5'10" 185 Junior FB/ILB 4.8

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 3 OL Starters Return, 3 Good LBs Are Back
Team Weaknesses: Entire Secondary Lost To Graduation, Multiple DL Players To Replace, Young At Skill Positions

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 17.3
2015 National Rank: #3975
2015 State Rank: #19
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.4
2016 Starting Power Rating: 13.8
2016 National Rank: #4553
2016 State Rank: #27
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 3.2
Dynasty National Rank: #7172
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10.6
Dynasty Record: 77-67 (23-15 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 9-3
2015 League Record/Finish: 3-0 (1st)
2015 Points For Average: 25.8
2015 Points Against Average: 17.3
2015 Differential: +8.5
2015 Wins: #3855 Roswell (19-14), #4020 St. Pius X (Albuquerque) (21-14), #4744 Farmington (27-26), #7809 Belen (24-7), #9293 Grants (34-15), #9293 Grants (36-0), #10690 Gallup (53-8), #10764 Valencia (Los Lunas) (34-0), #11100 Los Alamos (38-12)
2015 Losses: #1322 Centennial (Las Cruces) (42-0), #2570 Piedra Vista (Farmington) (33-13), #9790 Miyamura [Hiroshi] (Gallup) (37-10)
2015 Opponents W-L: 69-62
Recent League Championships: 2015 (5A District 5), 2013 (4A District 5), 2012 (4A District 5), 2011 (tied for 1st; 4A District 5), 2006 (4A District 5)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/26/16 Bernalillo (47-0), 9/2/16 Los Alamos (41-0)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 vs Bernalillo, 9/2 at Los Alamos, 9/10 vs St. Michael's (Santa Fe), 9/16 vs Espanola Valley (Espanola), 9/23 at Capital (Santa Fe), 10/7 at Thoreau, 10/14 vs New Mexico Military Institute (Roswell), 10/21 Hope Christian (Albuquerque), 10/28 vs Portales, 11/4 vs Ruidoso
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Portales (27.1), Ruidoso (5.7), St. Michael's (Santa Fe) (4.7)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Bernalillo (-37.4), Thoreau (-29.1), Los Alamos (-15.3)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.2 (7.3 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.5
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.3
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #48
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10016
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 6%