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GENERAL
Nickname: Mustangs
Colors: Maroon/Black
Coach: Harrison Chisum
League: 3A Northern
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2016 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Trey McBride 6'3" 245 Senior WR/DE
Isaac Linker 6'1" 225 Junior QB/LB
Dylan McBride 6'1" 235 Senior TE/DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed
Team Weaknesses: Lost Big Senior Class To Graduation

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 28.8
2016 National Rank: #1812
2016 State Rank: #16
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.3
2017 Starting Power Rating: 30
2017 National Rank: #1625
2017 State Rank: #13
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 9
Dynasty National Rank: #5248
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 21
Dynasty Record: 87-67 (56-42 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 10-2
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 34.6
2016 Points Against Average: 15.4
2016 Differential: +19.2
2016 Wins: #2152 Holy Family (Broomfield) (45-28), #2331 Mead (Longmont) (20-14), #2816 Longmont (21-0), #5479 Conifer (59-35), #6934 Northridge (Greeley) (46-14), #7602 Falcon (26-8), #7897 Centaurus (Lafayette) (47-13), #8386 Thompson Valley (Loveland) (32-6), #10672 Berthoud (39-0), #11605 Brush (40-6)
2016 Losses: #1146 Discovery Canyon (Colorado Springs) (33-26), #1474 Silver Creek (Longmont) (28-14)
2016 Opponents W-L: 76-57
Recent League Championships: 2015 (3A Colorado 7), 2008 (3A Tri-Valley), 2007 (3A Tri-Valley)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 Brush, 9/8 at Falcon, 9/15 at Holy Family (Broomfield), 9/22 at Berthoud, 9/29 Mead (Longmont), 10/6 at Centaurus (Lafayette), 10/13 Silver Creek (Longmont), 10/20 at Thompson Valley (Loveland), 10/27 Northridge (Greeley), 11/3 Longmont
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Longmont (29.3), Holy Family (Broomfield) (27.8), Mead (Longmont) (27.6)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Brush (-14.5), Centaurus (Lafayette) (-10.5), Berthoud (-5.4)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.5 (13 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.9
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #40
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4270
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 14%