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GENERAL
Nickname: Huskies
Colors: Midnight Blue/White
Coach: Mike Schmidt
League: 1A Foothills (moving from 1A Metro)
Playoff Division: 1A
Playoff Division Rank: #10

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2015 JV Record: 3-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Connor Peterson 6'0" 190 Senior DL/OL 4.9
Otis Schmidt 6'3" 190 Senior QB/FS 5.0
Bradly Wright 5'11" 160 Senior RB/DB 4.75

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Secondary, OL, Experience
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: -0.6
2015 National Rank: #8093
2015 State Rank: #112
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 2.9
2016 National Rank: #7128
2016 State Rank: #105
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 6.6
Dynasty National Rank: #6074
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.7
Dynasty Record: 95-44 (60-27 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 7-2
2015 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2015 Points For Average: 37.3
2015 Points Against Average: 13.7
2015 Differential: +23.6
2015 Wins: #5801 Wiggins (36-20), #10778 Ridge View Academy (Watkins) (34-16), #12153 Cornerstone Christian Academy (Westminster) (56-6), #12795 Front Range Christian (Littleton) (43-0), #13494 Clear Creek (Evergreen) (40-0), #13675 Estes Park (50-0), #13947 Lyons (51-7)
2015 Losses: #3323 Resurrection Christian (Loveland) (42-6), #7409 Meeker (32-20)
2015 Opponents W-L: 43-41
Recent League Championships: 2013 (1A/2A Metro), 2012 (1A Metro), 2009 (2A Colorado), 2008 (2A Colorado)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/2/16 Sheridan (Denver) (47-0)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/2 at Sheridan (Denver), 9/9 at Wiggins, 9/17 at Buena Vista, 9/24 Center, 9/30 at Vail Christian (Edwards), 10/8 Front Range Christian (Littleton), 10/14 at Manual (Denver), 10/22 Clear Creek (Evergreen), 10/29 Bennett
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Buena Vista (25.1), Bennett (3), Wiggins (-0.4)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Sheridan (Denver) (-47.1), Clear Creek (Evergreen) (-25.5), Manual (Denver) (-22.4)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -18.6 (-13.2 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.4
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.2
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #173
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11399
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%