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GENERAL
Nickname: Cowboys
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Leon Garcia
League: 2A Flatirons
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #37

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Malcom White Senior RB/LB
Ramiro Barraza Senior QB
Emmanuel Kutubu Senior ATH/CB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Excellent Team Speed, Improved Senior Leadership, Defensive Players Fly Around Ball
Team Weaknesses: Players Need To Learn How To Win, Must Improve Attitude/Determination

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -48.9
2016 National Rank: #14270
2016 State Rank: #205
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.9
2017 Starting Power Rating: -40.4
2017 National Rank: #13715
2017 State Rank: #198
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -29
Dynasty National Rank: #14100
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 11.4
Dynasty Record: 26-109 (17-74 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 1-8
2016 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th)
2016 Points For Average: 5.7
2016 Points Against Average: 32
2016 Differential: -26.3
2016 Wins: #14451 Jefferson (Edgewater) (14-2)
2016 Losses: #7168 D'Evelyn (Denver) (42-8), #8264 Faith Christian (Arvada) (48-0), #10384 Lincoln [Abraham] (Denver) (48-6), #11639 Denver North (Denver) (36-10), #11865 Manual (Denver) (18-0), #12967 Englewood (28-7), #12995 Arvada (28-0), #13155 Middle Park (Granby) (38-6)
2016 Opponents W-L: 41-44-1
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 Manual (Denver), 9/8 Englewood, 9/14 at Lincoln [Abraham] (Denver), 9/23 at Denver North (Denver), 9/29 at Middle Park (Granby), 10/5 at Jefferson (Edgewater), 10/13 Arvada, 10/20 at Faith Christian (Arvada), 10/26 D'Evelyn (Denver)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Faith Christian (Arvada) (2.2), D'Evelyn (Denver) (-0.5), Denver North (Denver) (-12.5)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Jefferson (Edgewater) (-59.8), Arvada (-31.1), Englewood (-27.9)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -21.1
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -21.7
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.6
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #191
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #13076
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-8
2017 Projected League Finish: 5th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%