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GENERAL
Nickname: Mustangs
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Rich Trail
League: 5A East
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #9

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2016 JV Record: 2-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed
Team Weaknesses: Lost 20 Seniors, Roster Size, Depth

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 30
2016 National Rank: #1679
2016 State Rank: #25
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1
2017 Starting Power Rating: 23.5
2017 National Rank: #2502
2017 State Rank: #35
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 10.6
Dynasty National Rank: #4776
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 12.9
Dynasty Record: 71-76-1 (49-49 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 8-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd)
2016 Points For Average: 35.5
2016 Points Against Average: 27.5
2016 Differential: +8
2016 Wins: #3025 Blytheville (56-28), #3339 Greenbrier (60-27), #4230 Valley View (Jonesboro) (40-14), #4244 Nettleton (Jonesboro) (30-15), #6781 Paragould (36-0), #7548 Central (West Helena) (54-42), #9984 Dollarway (Pine Bluff) (30-0), #11053 Greene County Tech (Paragould) (46-7)
2016 Losses: #70 Pulaski Academy (Little Rock) (56-18), #228 Wynne (63-28), #1415 Batesville (36-8), #2009 West Memphis (42-20)
2016 Opponents W-L: 76-60
Recent League Championships: 2009
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 West Memphis, 9/8 at Dollarway (Pine Bluff), 9/15 at Central (West Helena), 9/22 Greene County Tech (Paragould), 9/29 at Valley View (Jonesboro), 10/6 Batesville, 10/13 at Paragould, 10/20 Nettleton (Jonesboro), 10/27 Wynne, 11/3 at Blytheville
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Wynne (50.8), West Memphis (26.8), Batesville (26.6)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Paragould (-7.8), Greene County Tech (Paragould) (-7.5), Central (West Helena) (-6.6)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.4 (23.4 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.4
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #51
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3246
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%