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GENERAL
Nickname: Cardinals
Coach: Ken Stevens
League: 3A District 4
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2016 JV Record: 1-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Cameron Santa Cruz 5'10" 165 Junior WR/DB 4.7
Travis Hacker 6'3" 240 Senior OL/DL 5.3
Tari York 5'9" 150 Senior ATH 4.6

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, 17 Starters Return, Skill Position Depth
Team Weaknesses: Line Depth

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -11.3
2016 National Rank: #10002
2016 State Rank: #40
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.9
2017 Starting Power Rating: -2.8
2017 National Rank: #8065
2017 State Rank: #30
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -11.4
Dynasty National Rank: #11509
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8.6
Dynasty Record: 68-69 (23-18 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 8-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (3rd)
2016 Points For Average: 28.4
2016 Points Against Average: 15.9
2016 Differential: +12.5
2016 Wins: #9272 Estancia (38-13), #11900 Texico (19-6), #11900 Texico (26-22), #13503 Trinity Christian (Lubbock, TX) (40-13), #13528 Jal (62-12), #13788 Tularosa (14-0), #14242 Loving (26-0), #14285 Tucumcari (43-6)
2016 Losses: #7716 Capitan (27-26), #7716 Capitan (21-12), #9272 Estancia (50-28), #9781 Dexter (21-7)
2016 Opponents W-L: 72-60
Recent League Championships: 2015, 2014, 2011 (2A District 4), 2010 (2A District 4), 2004 (AA District 3)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 Estancia, 9/8 at Hatch Valley (Hatch), 9/15 Texico, 9/22 Jal, 9/29 Tucumcari, 10/6 Capitan, 10/13 Dexter, 10/20 at Tularosa, 11/3 Loving
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Capitan (7.5), Hatch Valley (Hatch) (-2.4), Dexter (-5.4)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Tucumcari (-48.7), Loving (-41.9), Tularosa (-39.6)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -28.8 (-18.6 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -21.2
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.6
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #58
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #13009
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 4%